Ministers from global north and south unite in call for a roadmap away from fossil fuels (LINK) 18 November 2025


Israeli drone strike on a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon kills 13 people, Lebanese Ministry Says (LINK) — ground.news: 114 media reports (LINK) 18 November 2025

— Israel said it struck members of the Palestinian armed group Hamas who were operating in a training compound in the refugee camp. Hamas denied Israel's claim, calling it a "fabrication" and stressing the group doesn't have training facilities in Lebanon's refugee camps.


"Nestlé adds sugar to baby cereals sold in Africa but not Europe" — Swiss NGO Publlic Eye (LINK) — ground.news: 17 media reports (LINK) 18 November 2025


Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rejects Trump’s offer of military intervention against cartels (LINK) — ground.news: 106 media reports (LINK) 18 November 2025


U.S. Senate unanimously agrees to pass bill to publish Epstein files after near-unanimous House vote: legislation would next go to Trump who indicated he would sign bill after he and his allies backed down from opposition (LINK) 18 November 2025

House.gov: Chairman Comer destroys Democrats' Anti-Trump hoax (LINK) 18 November 2025


Trump's Justice Department may have accidentally handed Democrats five House seats: US court blocks Texas from using newly redrawn voting maps (LINK) 18 November 2025


Trump defends Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing: "A lot of people didn't like that gentleman" (LINK) 18 November 2025

— Trump said Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman "knew nothing" about the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as he welcomed the kingdom's de facto ruler to the White House. Trump said Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman "knew nothing" about the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as he welcomed the kingdom's de facto ruler to the White House. The crown prince, who has denied any wrongdoing, said at the White House that Saudi Arabia "did all the right things" to investigate Khashoggi's death, which he called "painful". Replying to questions at a press conference in the White House Oval Office, Trump said: "A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he [the Crown Prince] knew nothing about it," Trump added. "You don't have to embarrass our guests."

— Tuesday's meeting between Trump and Mohammed bin Salman was expected to include deals on civilian nuclear power, artificial intelligence and Saudi investment in the US, which the crown prince said was being upped to $1tr (£761bn) from $600bn pledged earlier this year. The two men also discussed the potential sale of advanced F-35 fighter aircraft to the Saudis.

— As President, Biden did not host the crown prince and vowed to make Saudi Arabia a "pariah" over its human rights record. In 2022, however, Biden visited the kingdom to reach agreement on other issues.

Trump threatens ABC's broadcast license again after reporter questions Saudi Crown Prince about Khashoggi murder (LINK) 18 November 2025

— "I think the [broadcast] licence should be taken away from ABC because your news is so fake, and it's so wrong," he said. "And we have a great commissioner... who should look at that."


Trump judges throw out his "meritless" lawsuit against CNN (LINK) 18 November 2025