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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Sunday, November 13th, 2022 

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

Slovenes head to the polls for a run-off vote for president between right-wing Anže Logar and independent liberal Nataša Pirc Musar. (Foreign Brief) 

Saturday, November 12th, 2022 

A Bell P-63 Kingcobra and a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress collide mid-air at an air show in Dallas, Texas, United States, leaving 6 people dead. (CBS News) 

Lebanon launches their first cholera vaccine campaign. (Arab News) 

Bahrainis head to the polls to elect the 40 members of the Council of Representatives. (SwissInfo) 

Ukrainian troops enter the city of Kherson, the only Ukrainian regional capital captured by Russia during the invasion, ending the city’s eight-month occupation by Russian forces. (CNN) 

The Russian Foreign Ministry bans 200 US citizens from entering Russia, including White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and three siblings of President Joe Biden. (Reuters) 

The Food and Agriculture Organization forecasts that by the year’s end, global spending on food imports will have increased by 10 percent from the previous year to reach “an all-time high” of US$1.94 trillion, due to currency depreciations and the war in Ukraine. “The bulk” of this increase in spending will be by high-income countries while food import “volumes are also expected to rise.” (AFP via The Economic Times) 

East Timor is granted observer member status of the ASEAN bloc of nations, with a roadmap to membership established. The country welcomes the decision as it currently experiences high levels of unemployment and malnourishment. (AFP via The Bangkok Post) 

The United Nations General Assembly Fourth Committee adopts a resolution to request the opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the effects of the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories. It will then proceed to the United Nations General Assembly for final approval. (Haaretz) 

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Friday,  November 11th, 2022 

The Pentagon announces that it will send four AN/TWQ-1 Avenger surface-to-air missile systems, Stinger missiles, 400 grenade launchers, 100 humvees, and other artillery rounds and small arms ammunition to Ukraine as part of its latest $400 million weapons package to support the Ukrainian military. (The Hill) 

NASA announces that an approximately 15 by 15 feet (4.6 m × 4.6 m) section of the Space Shuttle Challenger has been found by divers in the Atlantic Ocean. It is the first debris from the shuttle to be found since 1996. (AP) 

The Ukrainian military says that it recaptured the city of Snihurivka in Mykolaiv Oblast, the last remaining city controlled by Russia in the oblast. (Voice of America) 

Ukrainian troops recapture the village of Kyselivka, advancing within nine miles of the city centre of Kherson. Explosions are reported near the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant. (The Guardian) 

A Taliban spokesman for the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice says that the group has issued an edict banning women from gyms, public parks and fun fairs because people were ignoring segregation orders and women were not wearing hijabs appropriately. (ABC News) 

The Food and Agriculture Organization forecasts that global spending on food imports will reach “an all-time high” of US$1.94 trillion by the end of the year, a 10 percent increase from the previous year, as a result of rising food prices caused by currencies depreciating and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, to which both countries are major exporters of corn and wheat. (AFP via The Economic Times) 

East Timor is granted the status of observer member of the ASEAN bloc of nations, with a roadmap to membership established. The country welcomes the decision as it fights high levels of unemployment and malnourishment. (AFP via The Bangkok Post) 

A police officer is killed and another is injured in a stabbing attack in Brussels, Belgium. The perpetrator is shot and injured. The incident is being investigated as a terrorist attack. (BBC News) 

Two people are killed after Hurricane Nicole makes landfall in Florida, United States, thereby bringing the death toll from the hurricane to eight. (The Wall Street Journal) 

Thursday, November 10th, 2022 

The Russian embassy in Jakarta confirms that President Vladimir Putin will not attend the G20 summit in Bali on November 15–16. However, the embassy is working to have Putin attend virtually instead. (The Manila Times) 

The Ukrainian military claims it recaptured the city of Snihurivka in Mykolaiv Oblast, the last remaining city controlled by Russia in the oblast. (Voice of America) 

French President Emmanuel Macron announces the official end of Operation Barkhane in the Sahel. (Africanews) 

Three soldiers and four Moro Islamic Liberation Front militants are killed during a gunbattle in Basilan, Philippines. (Al Jazeera) 

The International Monetary Fund agrees to a preliminary deal with Bangladesh for a US$4.5 billion loan to support the struggling Bangladeshi economy amid rising energy and food prices. (Al Jazeera) 

Tropical Storm Nicole makes landfall in the Bahamas, with flooding and power outages reported in the Abaco Islands. In the United States, Walt Disney World and other resorts in Florida close because of the storm. (AP) 

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