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Last updated: 2026-11-15 23:40 UTC

Global overview

- Turkey and Qatar signed a mutual defense agreement; Saudi Arabia's oil pipeline was attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels. - Southeast Asian leaders meet at ASEAN summit amid energy crisis and territorial disputes in the South China Sea. - Jordan condemns Iran’s drone strike on Bahrain; GCC approves joint forward-command center in Kuwait for military integration. - Melaka Pakatan Harapan chairman urges civil servants to consider government efforts ahead of state elections. - Bulgarian sovereigntist forces win presidential election amid systemic discontent within the EU. - Attacks in DR Congo's Ituri province killed 44 civilians and displaced villages due to an ongoing Ebola outbreak; Kenya discharges its last Ebola patient, beginning countdown to being declared free of the virus; WHO reports over 3,000 cholera deaths globally. - China sees a rebound in foreign tourism after reopening borders; Chinese J-10C fighter jet spotted carrying modified Russian missile. - US F-35 supply-chain leaks potentially aid China’s rival J-35 fleet according to GAO report. - Diesel protests erupt in Africa amid energy crisis linked to Iran's war efforts; Romania faces political crisis following PM collapse. - Amnesty International criticizes South Sudan and UN peacekeepers for failing to prevent a massacre that killed over 200 people. - Hungary approves Rosatom's work on Paks-2 NPP despite change in government; Polish man dies after shooting six and injuring fifteen.

Key events right now

  • UN chief urges world leaders to shift spending from weapons to peace — khmer_times_kh · Other
  • NGE faults journalist’s remand, warns against press intimidation — punch_ng · Other
  • Akpabio dares Amaechi as NDDC funds row escalates — punch_ng · Other
  • Ondo crash: NAF plans memorial for victims — punch_ng · Other
  • EDC signs grid modernisation pact with France’s EDF and RTE International — khmer_times_kh · Western Europe
  • Zelensky blasts ‘empty shells’ among Ukraine support coalitions — rt_ru · Ukraine–Russia
  • Cambodia, Luxembourg pledge broader cooperation at Phnom Penh summit — khmer_times_kh · ASEAN & Southeast Asia

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