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Zelenskyy Visits Frontline as Ukraine Strikes Russian Oil

Zelenskyy Visits Frontline as Ukraine Strikes Russian Oil

November 13, 2025 11:31 am

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited troops near the front line in southern Zaporizhia on Thursday, as Ukraine’s military reported attacks on Russian-occupied oil facilities in the region and Crimea. The visit underscored Kyiv’s focus on morale amid intensified fighting and Russia’s accelerated advances.

“I listened to a report on the operational situation in this sector, enemy activity, and losses among the occupiers,” Zelenskyy said on X. “We are doing everything to strengthen our warriors.”

The Ukrainian general staff reported that its forces struck an oil terminal in Russian-annexed Crimea, along with an oil depot in occupied Zaporizhia. Domestically produced weapons, …

Trump Signs Bill To End Longest U.S. Shutdown After 43 Days

Trump Signs Bill To End Longest U.S. Shutdown After 43 Days

November 13, 2025 3:20 am

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a bipartisan funding bill that officially ended the 43-day U.S. government shutdown, the longest in the nation’s history, restoring pay for hundreds of thousands of federal employees and reviving critical public services.

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives approved the measure 222–209 earlier in the day, following Senate passage earlier this week. Trump’s signature allows federal agencies to reopen as soon as Thursday, though it remains unclear how quickly full operations will resume. “We can never let this happen again,” Trump said during a late-night signing ceremony in the Oval Office, where he criticized Democrats …

Google Denies Altering Western Sahara Border Display

Google Denies Altering Western Sahara Border Display

November 12, 2025 9:58 am

Google has denied making any recent changes to how borders between Western Sahara and Morocco appear on its Maps platform, following media speculation that the tech company had removed the dotted lines marking the disputed territory.

In a statement to AFP on Tuesday, a Google spokesperson clarified that no modifications were made, stressing that the platform’s display of disputed borders has long followed established internal policies.

“We have not made changes to Morocco or Western Sahara on Google Maps,” the spokesperson said. “These labels follow our longstanding policies for disputed regions. People using Maps outside of Morocco see Western Sahara …

Gavin Newsom COP30 Speech Slams Trump’s Climate Absence

Gavin Newsom COP30 Speech Slams Trump’s Climate Absence

November 12, 2025 1:33 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s absence from the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belem, Brazil, calling it a “disgrace” and accusing his administration of abandoning global leadership on the climate crisis.

The United States, one of the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitters, declined to send senior officials to the summit, marking a striking absence as global leaders gathered to address the accelerating effects of climate change. In Trump’s stead, a delegation of U.S. state and local leaders, including Newsom, sought to reassure the international community that many Americans still support robust climate action.

Speaking …

Tens of thousands of mourners gathered in central Israel on Tuesday for the funeral of Lt. Hadar Goldin, the Israeli soldier whose body was held in Gaza for more than a decade before being returned over the weekend. The massive turnout

Hadar Goldin Funeral Draws Tens Of Thousands In Israel

November 11, 2025 11:11 am

Tens of thousands of mourners gathered in central Israel on Tuesday for the funeral of Lt. Hadar Goldin, the Israeli soldier whose body was held in Gaza for more than a decade before being returned over the weekend. The massive turnout filled the cemetery and surrounding streets, as crowds waved Israeli flags and sang in tribute to the fallen soldier.

Goldin’s burial marked a long-awaited moment of closure for his family, which had spent 11 years campaigning globally for his return. His case became a national symbol in Israel, reflecting both the deep emotional toll of missing soldiers and the …

Delhi Car Blast Near Red Fort Sparks Terror Probe

Delhi Car Blast Near Red Fort Sparks Terror Probe

November 11, 2025 10:45 am

Indian police have opened a terrorism investigation into a deadly car explosion near Delhi’s historic Red Fort that killed at least eight people and injured 20 others, officials said Tuesday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice.

The blast, which occurred Monday evening in one of the capital’s busiest areas, shattered a decade of relative calm in the city. It marked the first major explosion in Delhi since 2011, prompting heightened security and an investigation under India’s main anti-terrorism law.

Speaking during a scheduled visit to Bhutan on Tuesday, Modi said he was deeply disturbed …

UK Court Rejects Bid To Remove Asylum Seekers From Epping Hotel

UK Court Rejects Bid To Remove Asylum Seekers From Epping Hotel

November 11, 2025 9:00 am

A British local authority has lost its attempt to remove asylum seekers from a hotel in Essex after a High Court judge ruled that the government’s obligation to house migrants outweighed local planning breaches.

The case, brought by Epping Forest District Council, stemmed from tensions surrounding the Bell Hotel in the town of Epping, about 20 miles north of London. The council argued that the property’s owner was violating planning laws by using the site as temporary accommodation for asylum seekers without official approval.

The council sought an injunction from London’s High Court to stop the practice, but the Home …

Venezuela Plans Guerrilla Resistance Amid U.S. Military Threat

Venezuela Plans Guerrilla Resistance Amid U.S. Military Threat

November 11, 2025 7:28 am

Venezuela is quietly preparing for a possible U.S. military attack by deploying outdated Russian-made weapons and training forces for a nationwide guerrilla-style resistance, according to planning documents and sources familiar with the matter.

The strategy — described internally as “prolonged resistance” — reflects President Nicolás Maduro’s acknowledgment that his armed forces are ill-equipped to face the United States in a conventional war. Washington’s recent military buildup in the Caribbean and President Donald Trump’s comments suggesting that “the land is going to be next” after anti-narcotics strikes near Venezuela have deepened Caracas’s fears of invasion.

In what officials call a dual-defense …

Islamabad Suicide Blast Kills 12; Delhi Car Explosion Kills 8

Islamabad Suicide Blast Kills 12; Delhi Car Explosion Kills 8

November 11, 2025 6:36 am

A suicide bombing outside a district court in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad killed at least 12 people and wounded 27 others on Tuesday, officials said, marking one of the deadliest attacks in the city in years. Hours later, Indian authorities launched an investigation into a separate car explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort, which killed eight people on Monday evening.

Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi confirmed the attack, saying the bomber had attempted to enter the Islamabad district courthouse but detonated the explosive outside after failing to get through security.

“The attacker waited for about 15 minutes near a police vehicle …

Thailand Suspends Truce With Cambodia After Border Blast

Thailand Suspends Truce With Cambodia After Border Blast

November 10, 2025 10:09 am

Thailand has suspended the implementation of a United States-brokered ceasefire with Cambodia after a landmine explosion near their shared border injured two Thai soldiers, raising fears that tensions could reignite between the two Southeast Asian neighbors.

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced on Monday that all actions under the truce would be paused until Thailand’s unspecified demands are met. “The hostility towards our national security has not decreased as we thought it would,” Anutin said following the blast, without elaborating on the nature of Thailand’s demands.

The Cambodian government has not yet responded publicly to Thailand’s announcement.

The explosion occurred Monday …

Iran Dismisses Claims Of Assassination Plot In Mexico

Iran Dismisses Claims Of Assassination Plot In Mexico

November 10, 2025 8:50 am

Iran has rejected as “absurd and baseless” claims from the United States and Israel that it orchestrated a plot to assassinate Israel’s ambassador to Mexico, calling the allegations an attempt to damage Tehran’s diplomatic ties with other nations.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei told reporters on Monday that Israel was seeking to undermine Iran’s “friendly relations” with other countries through “fabricated accusations.” He said the allegations were so unfounded that Tehran initially saw no reason to respond formally. “Our embassy stated that we found this allegation so absurd and ridiculous that we did not even think it required an official …

Shutdown Fears Force US Airlines To Cancel 3,300+ Flights

Shutdown Fears Force US Airlines To Cancel 3,300+ Flights

November 10, 2025 6:53 am

Airlines across the United States have cancelled more than 3,300 flights as concerns mount that air travel could “slow to a trickle” due to the ongoing government shutdown.

The mass cancellations on Sunday followed a 40-day funding impasse in Congress, which left federal agencies operating without new appropriations. As negotiations stretched on, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) last week ordered a phased reduction in air traffic after reports surfaced that controllers were suffering fatigue and failing to report for duty.

More than 13,000 air traffic controllers, deemed “essential” workers, have continued to work without pay since the shutdown began on …

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