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Russian attacks kill at least 6 in Ukraine and Ukraine attack kills 3 in southern Russia while US peace plan is discussed (LINK) 25 November 2025
European officials see progress in Ukraine peace talks (LINK) 24 November 2025
US and Ukraine announce 'updated' framework to end war (LINK) 23 November 2025
— US and Ukrainian officials said on Sunday that they agreed that any deal to end the war should "fully uphold" Ukraine's sovereignty as they unveiled an "updated and refined peace framework" that was scant on details. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said negotiators had made some changes to US President Donald Trump's 28-point peace plan, including around the role of NATO, to narrow the differences between the sides.
Trump says Kyiv has shown 'zero gratitude' to the US while accusing European nations of continuing to buy Russian oil despite sanctions (LINK) 23 November 2025
CNN fact check: 78 times Zelensky has expressed gratitude to the US (LINK) 24 November 2025
Mamdani reiterates Trump is a 'fascist' and 'despot' days after cordial meeting (LINK) 23 November 2025
— The pair agreed to work together on housing, food prices and cost-of-living concerns, and bonded over a mutual love for New York.
— Asked on NBC's "Meet the Press" if he thought Trump was a fascist, Mamdani replied, "And that's something that I've said in the past. I say it today." (LINK)
US federal judge dismisses indictments against Letitia James and James Comey, saying Lindsey Halligan appointment was unlawful (LINK) 24 November 2025
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Guardian: 'Fossil fuel giants finally in the crosshairs': Cop30 avoided total failure with last-ditch deal (LINK) 25 November 2025
— Rather than explicitly namecheck fossil fuels, the agreement refers to "the UAE consensus", the name given to the Cop28 deal to 'transition away from fossil fuels'. To great surprise, the wording was accepted.
Suicide bombers strike security force headquarters in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan, killing 3 officers (LINK) — ground.news: 46 media reports (LINK) 24 November 2025
Gaza food kitchens still missing essential products despite ceasefire: Israel is allowing more food into Gaza, but aid workers say vital ingredients needed to improve people's diets are still missing. (LINK) 24 November 2025
US set to label Maduro-tied Cartel de los Soles today as a terror organization. It's not a cartel per se (LINK) 24 November 2025
— U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused Cartel de los Soles, or Cartel of the Suns, of being "responsible for terrorist violence" in the Western Hemisphere. Venezuelans began using the term Cartel de los Soles in the 1990s to refer to high-ranking military officers who had grown rich from drug-running. The "suns" in the name refer to the epaulettes affixed to the uniforms of high-ranking military officers.
At least 6 airlines cancel flights to Venezuela after FAA's "heightened military activity" alert (LINK) 23 November 2025
Claims of systemic problems with BBC news coverage disputed by former adviser (LINK) 24 November 2025
IDF chief officially dimisses Oct. 7's heads of intel, operations, Southern Command (LINK) 23 November 2025
— Most of the commanders who were being dismissed had already resigned from the IDF, making Zamir’s moves largely symbolic. The censured officers will continue to serve in their roles until the end of their tenures, in some cases expected to last several more years.
Trump to designate Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organization (LINK) — ground.news: 31 media reports (LINK) 23 November 2025
— Trump considered designating the Brotherhood as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) during his first administration, though that effort never materialized. Trump's announcement comes less than a week after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, issued a declaration designating the Muslim Brotherhood and Council on American-Islamic Relations as foreign terrorist groups and transnational criminal organizations, a move prohibiting both groups from buying land in Texas and allowing the AG’s office to sue to shut them down.
Philippine president says 7 suspects in corruption scandal involving flood control projects. have been detained, others being sought (LINK) 24 November 2025
— AP: Massive corruption has been blamed for substandard or non-existent flood control projects in the poverty-stricken Southeast Asian country long prone to deadly floods and extreme weather.
Swiss court jails two men on Kosovo-linked terror charges (LINK) 24 November 2025
— The Federal Criminal Court sentenced two men from the Balkans, the so-called "Frères de Genève" [the Geneva Brothers], to 30 and 53 months in prison for their support of the Islamic State group. However, the court acquitted them of the charge of participating in the Islamist organisation in Kosovo, the Viti Brothers.
CERN's new careers website is now live:careers.cern now has an improved interface for a more intuitive user experience for potential applicants for CERN jobs (LINK) 24 November 2025
Grisons mountain village of Brienz faces imminent landslide: villagers already evacuated for over a year (LINK) 24 November 2025
Why some species developed consciousness while others remained non-conscious: the evolutionary advantages: reflexive conscious experiences — as its core function — makes it possible for us to better integrate into society and coordinate with others, and birds meet many criteria of established theories of consciousness (LINK) 24 November 2025
Bitcoin creator Satoshi now "poorer" than Bill Gates after $41b loss (LINK) 24 November 2025
Swiss police warn of rising violence as Turkish mafia expands: drugs, human trafficking and the increasing use of violence (LINK) 23 November 2025
WEF: This year's G20 Summit is taking place in South Africa, marking the first time an African nation has hosted the summit. The summit is taking place on 22 and 23 November under the theme 'Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability'. (LINK) 19 November 2025
WEF report: The State of Social Enterprise: Unlocking Inclusive Growth, Jobs and Development in Africa (LINK) 21 November 2025
UNEP: In the run-up to the first session of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution (ISP-CWP P1), the ISP-CWP Secretariat, in collaboration with the Geneva Environment Network, is organizing a series of events to prepare governments, non-government stakeholders and other interested parties for the session, to be held from 2 February to 6 February 2026 at CICG (LINK) 11 November 2025
— Established on 20 June 2025 under the mandate of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) resolution 5/8, the Panel addresses one of the most critical but under-supported pillars of the global environmental agenda: pollution.
Davos 2026 theme 'A Spirit of Dialogue': 19–23 January 2026 (LINK) 29 October 2025
— Discussions are centred around five key global challenges: cooperation in a contested world, unlocking new sources of growth, investing in people, deploying innovation responsibly, and building prosperity within planetary boundaries.