Wednesday, November 23rd, 2022 

The European Parliament designates Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism citing Russia’s military strikes on civilian targets in Ukraine, including critical infrastructure, hospitals, schools and bomb shelters. (Reuters) 

Germany says it will deploy Patriot surface-to-air missile systems on the Poland–Ukraine border in order to protect Polish airspace. Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak says he has accepted the German proposal. (International Business Times) 

Widespread blackouts are reported in Western Ukraine as Russian forces launch another wave of cruise missile strikes, including the city of Lviv which has experienced a total blackout. Moldova also reports “massive” power cuts, though it has not been directly hit. (BBC News) 

The United Kingdom will send three Sea King helicopters to the Ukrainian Air Force as part of a new £50 million support package to Ukraine, according to UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace. (The Telegraph) 

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom unanimously denies the Scottish government of holding a second referendum on Scottish independence from the United Kingdom without approval from the British government. (The Guardian) 

At least five people are killed in a mass shooting at a mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Xinhua) 

Two people were killed and 68 others are injured by a 6.1 magnitude earthquake in Düzce, Turkey. (DW) 

Tuesday,  November 22nd, 2022 

The Saudi Arabia national football team defeats Argentina 2–1 in an upset. With this loss, Argentina fails to equal Italy’s record 37-match unbeaten streak in international football. (NPR) 

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake kills at least 268 people and injures over 1,000 others in West Java, Indonesia. (BBC) 

The Australian parliament ratifies a free trade agreement with India. (Times Now News) 

Six people are killed and five more are injured during a mass shooting at a Walmart Supercenter in Chesapeake, Virginia, United States. The perpetrator, identified as the supermarket’s store manager, kills himself after the shooting. (BBC) 

A helicopter crashes in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, killing the pilot and a meteorologist, both WBTV news station employees. (CNN) 

One person is killed and 30 others are injured in a car bombing at a police compound in Narathiwat, Thailand. (Al Jazeera) 

At least 14 people, including eight Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland members, are killed in two separate attacks by unidentified armed individuals in northern Burkina Faso, with one occurring near Markoye, Oudalan. (AFP via Free Malaysia Today) 

Monday,  November 21st, 2022 

At least one person is killed and 19 others are injured when a vehicle crashes into an Apple Store in Hingham, Massachusetts, United States. (BBC News) 

The Iranian team chooses not to sing the Iranian national anthem prior to a match against England amid ongoing civil unrest in Iran. (Reuters) 

A court in Tel Aviv rules that former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert committed defamation against the family of prime minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu by claiming that members of Netanyahu’s family are mentally ill and orders Olmert to pay $18,000. (BBC News) 

A rocket attack on the Turkish border town of Karkamış, kills three people, including a child. Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu blames Kurdish militants in Syria and vows a “strong response”. Kurdish groups have denied being behind the attack. (DW) 

A Turkish soldier is killed and seven police officers are injured after the Bab al-Hawa Border Crossing is shelled by suspected Kurdish militants. (ABC News) 

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan threatens to launch a ground operation in northern Syria and Iraqi Kurdistan in response to the rocket attacks on Turkish territory. (France 24) 

Three people are killed and 22 others are injured after an ambush on a major highway in Central Equatoria, South Sudan. (AP) 

At least 38 people are killed and two others are injured by a fire at a factory in Anyang, Henan, China. Local officials report evidence of electric resistance welding violating workplace safety standards as the likely cause of the fire. (AFP via NDTV) 

Twelve people are injured in an explosion at a school in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. (OneNews) 

The Assimi Goïta-led military junta prohibits the operation of France-supported NGOs in Mali to reciprocate the French government’s suspension of development aid for the West African country due to its involvement with Russia’s Wagner Group in the war. (AFP via Al Arabiya) 

NASA’s Orion spacecraft performs a flyby of the Moon, coming within 130 kilometres (81 mi) of the lunar surface before entering into a lunar orbit. (BBC News) 

The End