11.27.2022 sunday

Sunday, November 27th, 2022 

A court in the Comoros sentences former president Ahmed Abdallah Sambi to life in prison after he was convicted of high treason for selling passports to stateless people in the Gulf and other crimes, including embezzlement. (AFP via France24) 

At least four people are killed and several others, including Somalia’s internal security minister, are injured when al-Shabaab jihadists attack a hotel in Mogadishu frequented by Somali politicians. (AFP via NDTV)

The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi jointly announce that 40 Burundian rebels of the National Forces of Liberation have been killed recently in eastern DR Congo. (AFP via RFI.fr) 

Hundreds of protesters clash with police in Shanghai as security forces attempt to disperse the crowds during a candlelight vigil for the victims of the recent fire in ÜrümqiXinjiang(Reuters) 

Saturday, November 26th, 2022 

One person is killed and five others are injured during a mass shooting in Atlantic Station in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. (ABC News) 

Residents of Taiwan head to the polls to elect mayors, city council members and other local leaders in nine cities and 13 counties. (BBC News) 

The Kuomintang Party, who has consistently advocated economic engagement and unification with mainland China, wins 13 of the 21 seats contested in the elections. (CNN) 

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen resigns as leader of the Democratic Progressive Party after the party suffers a major defeat in the elections. (AP) 

Residents of Taiwan head to the polls for a constitutional referendum on the issues of lowering the voting age from 20 to 18 and lowering the age of candidacy from 23 to 18. (BBC News) 

The propositions on lowering voting and candidacy ages to 18 fail to pass as they do not receive the required approval of half of the eligible voters. (Focus Taiwan) 

President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, the world’s longest-serving president, is re-elected to a seven-year term. (AFP via Barron’s) 

FIFA announces that they will discipline the Serbian national football team for hanging a banner in their locker room that showed the territory of Kosovo as part of Serbia. Kosovar authorities condemned the incident. (ABC News) 

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