UN/Somalia
 Political consensus critical ahead of Somalia election: UN mission chief |
UN/Syria conflict
 Missile strike kills 12 civilians, including children, in Syria’s Idlib: UN
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UN/Digital Future
 ‘Maximize the positive’ from new technologies, for our digital future, Guterres |
Egypt/Repression
 Aisha el-Shater critically ill amid torture and denial of medical treatment in prison |
UN/Israel/Palestine
 Israeli settlements remain ‘flagrant violation’ of international law, UN envoy |
UN/Sahel
 Serious concerns over Sahel, require ‘urgent action’: UN Africa official |
Trump/Ukraine
 Sondland: Trump conditioned Ukraine aid on investigations |
NATO/Space
 NATO Ministers to adapt, recognize space as an operational domain |
Sweden/UAE
 UAE to ink $ 1bn deal with Saab for more GlobalEye early warning aircraft
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Iran/Military
 Iran military power report statement
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US/China/Hong Kong
 Hong Kong human rights and democracy act passes US house |
Morocco/defense
 Morocco to buy 36 Apache helicopters worth $ 4.25bn |
Niger/Human rights
 Release of civil society leader must signal end of attacks on human rights defenders |
Mars/Insect spotted
 Scientist claims to have spotted insect-like beings in Mars photos |
Kosovo/Serbia
 Kosovo's Thaci insists on resuming dialogue with Serbia 'without conditions'
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Bosnia-Herzegovina/Politics
 Who is the ethnic Serb nationalist slated to lead Bosnia-Herzegovina?
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Mosquito-borne virus
 Bacteria used to control the mosquito-borne virus dengue in the wild
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G20/Exchange of information
 Global forum on exchange of information for tax purposes in Paris 26 November |
OECD/GDP growth
 OECD GDP growth slows to 0.3% in the third quarter of 2019 |
Africa/Domestic resources
 Urgent action needed to mobilise domestic resources as tax revenues plateau |
OECD/Unicef/Human trafficking
 Ending forced labour and human trafficking in global supply chains
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UK/Parasite detected
 Emerging tick-borne parasite detected in UK |
Eurojust/Organised crime
 Disruption of organised crime group selling worthless stocks
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Sweden/Assange
 Sweden to drop Assange inquiry welcomed by WikiLeaks |
Iran/Repression
 Over 100 protesters believed killed as top officials give green light to crush protests |
UK/China/Hong Kong
 UK summons Chinese ambassador over accusations of torture of Hong Kong consulate worker |
IFAD/Ethiopia
 Ethiopia and IFAD to help families adapt to climate shocks |
UNCTAD/Poor countries
 UN calls for poorest countries to direct external aid to development |
UN/Mali
 Reconciliation helps ‘repair fractures’, enable lasting peace, UNSC |
UN/Ex-combatants
 UN guidelines to ensure return to civilian life for former combatants |
US/War crime
 US pardons for accused war criminals, contrary to international law: UN rights office |
UN/US/Israel
 UN ‘regrets’ new US position on legality of Israeli settlements |
Sahel/WFP
 ‘Three-country crisis’ across central Sahel puts whole generation at risk, WFP |
US/Japan
 US pressing Japan to pay 300% more for American troops deployment |
US/China
 US lawmakers renew calls for sanctions on China following document leak on Xinjiang abuses |
Iran/IAEA
 Iran accumulates slightly more than 130 tonnes of heavy water: IAEA
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Gaza/unexploded bombs