Tuesday, 18 November 2025

"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

Ministers from global north and south unite in call for a roadmap away from fossil fuels (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 administration launches plan to dismantle Education Department (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.

Geneva Dialogue stresses equitable AI access for Global South (LINK) 18 November 2025

UK: Reselling tickets above face value to be banned by government (LINK) 18 November 2025

Monday, 17 November 2025

Ethiopia confirms 3 Marburg virus deaths, 3 more under investigation, and 9 cases in new outbreak at Jinka town, Southern Ethiopia (LINK) — ground.news: 105 media reports (LINK) 17 November 2025

— Health Ministry sadi 129 people who were in contact with the confirmed cases had been isolated and are being monitored. The World Health Organization is deploying a team to Ethiopia to support disease surveillance, testing, infection control, clinical care, and community engagement. Marburg virus disease, part of the same family as Ebola, is transmitted to humans through fruit bats and spreads rapidly between people through bodily fluids. Previous outbreaks in Africa have resulted in fatality rates as high as 80% or more, typically within eight to nine days of symptom onset.

Bangladesh court sentences ousted woman PM Sheikh Hasina (now in India) to death for crimes against humanity. Bangladesh has formally requested India to hand over Hasina (LINK) — ground.news: 252 media reports (LINK) 17 November 2025

— The tribunal additionally convicted Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, former interior minister, and Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, former Inspector General of Police, with Bangladesh insisting all three face legal consequences.

Remains of 35-year-old man who vanished 31 years ago found by climbers on glacier at Ober Gabelhorn in Switzerland (LINK) 17 November 2025