Wednesday, November 16th, 2022 

Russian missiles strike several cities across Ukraine, including Kyiv, causing “critical” damage to energy facilities. (The Guardian) 

A missile strike kills two people in the village of Przewodów in eastern Poland. The Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that it was a “Russian-made missile” and summons the Russian ambassador to provide an explanation. (Reuters) 

United States President Joe Biden says that preliminary information suggests that it was “unlikely” that the missile that caused an explosion in Poland was fired from Russia. Polish President Andrzej Duda had earlier said that his government has no concrete evidence on who fired the missile, which he described as a “one-off” incident. (NPR)  

According to U.S. officials cited by the Associated Press, initial findings suggest that the missile that hit Poland was fired by Ukrainian forces at an incoming Russian missile. (Reuters) 

NASA launches the Artemis 1 mission after months of delays. It is the first flight of the Space Launch System. (The New York Times) 

Inflation in the United Kingdom reaches a 41-year record high of 11.1%, pressuring the Bank of England to raise interest rates. (Bloomberg) 

Kuwait says it has carried out a mass execution of seven convicted murderers, including three foreign citizens. (Times of Israel) 

The United States opens an investigation into the death of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed in the West Bank in May. (Telam) 

Protests are held across Iran to mark the third anniversary of the 2019 protests. Protesters blocked streets and a large strike has been reported. (Iran International) 

Tuesday,  November 15th, 2022 

The world population passes eight billion people, according to the United Nations. (The Times) 

The US Navy says that it stopped an Iranian shipment of 70 tons of missile fuel component and fertilizer to Yemen; the type of material used by the Houthis, who are Iran’s allies. (AP) 

The Group of Twenty begins its annual two-day summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia. (Reuters) 

Thousands of demonstrators march nationwide against the proposal of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the president of Mexico, to reform the autonomous National Electoral Institute. The proposals include the possibility of allowing the president and congress to choose the electoral councillors to be subsequently voted by the electorate. (The Washington Post) 

Three Israelis are killed and three are wounded after a Palestinian militant carries out a vehicle-ramming attack and mass stabbing in Ariel, West Bank. (Times of Israel) 

The United Kingdom announces that it is withdrawing its troops from Mali citing “political instability” and the controversial relationship between the Assimi Goïta-led military junta and Russia‘s Wagner Group. (BBC News) 

Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Indonesia, three countries with the largest forest area, propose a trilateral alliance to collaborate on forest protection. (CNN) 

Monday,  November 14th, 2022 

British racing driver George Russell of Mercedes wins the first Formula One race of his career. (CNN) 

An IED explodes on İstiklal Avenue in Beyoğlu, Istanbul, killing eight people and injuring 81 others. (Al Jazeera) 

Turkish interior minister Süleyman Soylu says that 46 people, including the person who planted the bomb, have been detained. Süleyman also accused the Kurdistan Workers’ Party of the attack. (Al Jazeera) 

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) strikes the headquarters of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan in Koy Sanjaq, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, with four missiles, killing at least one person. The IRGC says it “targeted terrorist groups” with missiles and drones. (Al Jazeera) 

The EU adds 30 entities including Press TV and Abr Arvan to sanctions blacklist. (Taz) 

The United Kingdom and France sign a revised border control agreement to stop migrant boats from crossing the English Channel amid record numbers making the crossing. The deal will see officers patrolling the French coast rising from 200 to 300, while British police officers will be embedded with their French counterparts in control rooms and on beaches. (BBC News) 

Incumbent Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto defeats Republican challenger Adam Laxalt to win the 2022 United States Senate election in Nevada, securing the Democratic Party majority in the United States Senate for the upcoming 118th United States Congress. (NBC News) 

Three people are killed and two others are injured after a mass shooting at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States. (AP) 

Israel launches missile strikes on Shayrat Airbase in Homs Governorate, central Syria, killing two soldiers and injuring three others, according to Syrian state television. (Reuters) 

The Islamic Revolutionary Court of Iran issues the first death sentence in connection with the protests. The sentenced person was convicted of burning a government office. (MSN) 

Independent liberal Nataša Pirc Musar defeats her right-wing opponent Anže Logar in a run-off vote and will become the country’s first female president.  (The Guardian) 

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