Gaza City, Gaza Strip – November 29, 2025 – The death toll in Gaza has surpassed 70,000 as Israeli military operations continue, even after a United States-brokered ceasefire with Hamas took effect last month, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. Since the conflict began on October 7, 2023, more than 70,100 people have been killed

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Caracas, Venezuela – November 29, 2025 – Venezuela has denounced US President Donald Trump’s declaration that the airspace above and surrounding the country is “closed in its entirety,” calling it a “colonialist threat” and an escalation of Washington’s pressure on Caracas. In a statement, the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Trump’s announcement constitutes “yet

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Kyiv, Ukraine – November 29, 2025 – A widespread Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine has killed six people and injured dozens more, officials reported Saturday, while Kyiv’s negotiators flew to the United States to discuss a possible resolution to the ongoing war. The strikes targeted residential areas, infrastructure, and the capital’s power grid,

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Tunis, Tunisia – November 29, 2025 – Tunisian police have arrested prominent opposition figure Chaima Issa during a protest in the capital, Tunis, following a wave of jail sentences handed down to opposition leaders, businessmen, and lawyers accused of conspiring to overthrow President Kais Saied. Issa, a well-known critic of Saied’s government, was sentenced to

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Dorset, England – November 29, 2025 – British playwright Tom Stoppard, one of the most celebrated dramatists of the 20th and 21st centuries, has died at the age of 88. Stoppard, known for his witty, intellectual, and philosophically rich plays, passed away peacefully at his home in Dorset, surrounded by family, according to his agency,

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Istanbul, Turkiye – November 29, 2025 – Pope Leo XIV paid a historic visit to Istanbul’s Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque) on the third day of his first overseas trip as pontiff, marking his first known visit to a Muslim place of worship. The trip, which also includes a visit to Lebanon, underscores the pope’s

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Liverpool, UK – November 29, 2025 – Veteran British socialist Jeremy Corbyn’s newly formed political party, Your Party, is facing a fresh crisis just as it kicks off its inaugural conference. Cofounder Zarah Sultana, a former Labour MP, announced she would skip the first day of the event in protest against the expulsion of party

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Brazzaville, Republic of Congo – November 29, 2025 – Former Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has arrived in the Republic of Congo, according to reports from AFP and the Associated Press, days after being ousted in a sudden military coup in his home country. Embalo, who initially sought refuge in neighboring Senegal, is now in

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Dhaka, Bangladesh – November 30, 2025 – Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has been hospitalised in “very critical” condition, her family and party officials confirmed, as supporters and well-wishers across the country urged prayers for her recovery. The 80-year-old politician, a central figure in Bangladesh’s political landscape, was admitted to Evercare Hospital in Dhaka

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Erbil, Iraq – November 30, 2025 – At least one person was killed and several others injured in riots in northern Iraq’s Erbil governorate, Kurdish authorities reported, after an attack on the strategically important Khor Mor gas field disrupted energy production and sparked widespread unrest. The incident underscores the ongoing volatility in Iraq’s Kurdistan region,

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