General sworn in as Guinea-Bissau leader in swift coup after disputed vote: No details on ousted President Embalo's whereabouts (LINK) 27 November 2025
Gaza: IDF says helicopters struck targets in West Bank to support ground troops (LINK) 27 November 2025
— There are no immediate reports of casualties in the strikes. In addition to raids in several Palestinian towns and villages in the northeast of the West Bank, including Tubas, Tammun, and al-Aqaba, the IDF says troops are now also operating in the city of Jenin.
Suspect in Washington DC national guard shooting had ties to CIA, agency confirms: Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, worked with agency-backed military units during US war in Afghanistan (LINK) 27 November 2025
Suspect in National Guard shooting served alongside U.S. troops in Afghanistan, relative says (LINK) 27 November 2025
Trump vows immigration crackdown after shootings of National Guardsmen in DC: authorities held a man Trump described as an Afghan national: the full details of the incident in Washington are not yet known. (LINK) 26 November 2025
Atlantic Council: Venezuela uses crypto to sell oil—and what the US should do about it: restrict its access to dollar-pegged stablecoins: countering similar sanctions evasion schemes used by other heavily sanctioned states, including Russia, Iran, and North Korea (LINK) 26 November 2025
Venezuela bans six major airlines after tensions with US escalate: Iberia, TAP Portugal, Gol, Latam, Avianca and Turkish Airlines (LINK) 26 November 2025
— The US has deployed 15,000 troops and the world's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald Ford, to within striking distance of Venezuela. US forces have carried out at least 21 strikes on boats they say were carrying drugs, killing more than 80 people. The banned airlines suspended their flights to Venezuela after the US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) issued a warning on Friday to flight operators operating in MaiquetÃa, the international airport serving Caracas.
Thousands stranded in Europe as Ryanair, KLM, Air France, British Airways, and Brussels Airlines face 76 cancellations and 1,301 delays at major airports (LINK) 26 November 2025
Gaza: Construction of first US-backed housing compound said to begin this week in Rafah (LINK) 26 November 2025
— NY Times report outlines American eagerness to move ahead with plan to build 'alternative safe communities' of temporary structures on Israeli side of Yellow Line dividing Gaza
Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff to hold Ukraine peace plan talks at Kremlin next week (LINK) 26 November 2025
Trump says 'only a few' sticking points remain in Ukraine-Russia peace talks as Kyiv reportedly backs framework (LINK) 25 November 2025
Can Europe save frozen Russian assets from Donald Trump? (LINK) 25 November 2025
Fire in Hong Kong high-rise complex kills at least 55 people, more than 250 others reported missing; 3 arrested from construction company (LINK) 26 November 2025
Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet began a wide-scale counterterrorism operation overnight in the northern West Bank (LINK) — ground.news: 59 media reports (LINK) 26 November 2025
At least 13 people killed as fire engulfs high-rise buildings in Hong Kong (LINK) — ground.news: 155 media reports (LINK) 26 November 2025
— Bamboo scaffolding, a common renovation method in Hong Kong, allowed flames to spread rapidly along scaffolding and construction netting, while the Hong Kong government moved earlier this year to require 50% metal frames in public works. Firefighters deployed 128 fire trucks and 57 ambulances while about 700 evacuees were sheltered at Kwong Fuk Community Hall and Tung Cheong Street Leisure Building.
Trump-era global funding cuts devastate HIV prevention programmes, UNAIDS says (LINK) — ground.news: 45 media reports (LINK) 25 November 2025
— "Persistent funding shortfalls and the perilous risks facing the global HIV response are having profound, lasting effects on the health and wellbeing of millions of people throughout the world," the UNAIDS agency said on Tuesday in a report titled "Overcoming Disruption".
Ambitious plan to store CO2 beneath the North Sea set to start operations (LINK) 26 November 2025
Turkish, Qatari, and Egyptian officials meet in Cairo to advance Gaza ceasefire (LINK) 25 November 2025
Greta Thunberg banned from Venice for 49 hours after dyeing canal green: Thunberg and 35 other activists received a 48-hour ban from the northeastern Italian city and a $174 fine. (LINK) 25 November 2025