{"id":20155,"date":"2025-11-30T19:32:52","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T19:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intl-crimes-doc.org\/?p=20155"},"modified":"2025-12-22T21:27:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T21:27:39","slug":"weekly-international-news-review-nov-22nd-28th-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intl-crimes-doc.org\/en\/weekly-international-news-review-nov-22nd-28th-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"WEEKLY INTERNATIONAL NEWS REVIEW &#8211; Nov. 22nd-28th 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20155\" class=\"elementor elementor-20155\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-347d7bb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"347d7bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc83a15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc83a15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span style=\"background-color: #0015ce; color: white; padding: 2px; font-size: 28px;\">OVERVIEW<\/span><\/b><\/p><p><em>Week 48<\/em><\/p><p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><strong>During the fourth week of November 2025:<\/strong><\/p><p>In <strong>SUDAN,<\/strong> doctors in displaced people camps treated civilians in makeshift clinics, facing RSF threats and resource shortages. The Sudanese army rejected a US-backed truce and claimed it repelled an RSF attack in Kordofan, while the RSF declared a unilateral three-month ceasefire. In<strong> GUINEA-BISSAU,<\/strong> the military conducted a coup d&rsquo;\u00e9tat, detained the President and suspended upcoming elections. General Horta N\u2019Tam was sworn in as transition leader the following day, as Embalo fled to Senegal. The junta banned protests and arrested opposition figures. In <strong>NIGERIA,<\/strong> gunmen abducted 20 people in two separate attacks, as President Bola Tinubu declared a national security emergency and ordered new police recruits to combat a major kidnapping crisis, with 350 people captured by armed groups in two weeks. In<strong> MALI,<\/strong> JNIM jihadists kept blocking key supply routes. Russian private military contractors operating in the country have been accused of massacres, torture, and rape against the local populations.<\/p><p>In <strong>LEBANON,<\/strong> Israel assassinated a Hezbollah military chief in Beirut, resulting in numerous collateral casualties. Other strikes provoked death and injuries in different localities of the country. The UN demanded investigations into strikes conducted in Lebanon the past year, as they killed many civilians. Israel also fortified five positions in southern Lebanon, defying ceasefire terms. In<strong> PALESTINE,<\/strong> Israeli airstrikes killed at least 31 Palestinians in Gaza, including women and children. Israel announced it was targeting Hamas sites and operatives. Israel dismissed three generals over October 7 attack failures while in the West Bank, armed forces executed two surrendering Palestinians. A settler was indicted for terrorism after attacking a Palestinian woman and the UN warned of Gaza\u2019s \u201ctotal ruin,\u201d with 69,756 Palestinians and 1,221 Israelis killed since October 2023. In <strong>SYRIA,<\/strong> thousands of Alawites protested demanding justice and federalism. President Ahmad al-Chareh acknowledged some legitimate requests but rejected federalism. An Israeli raid killed 13, drawing Syrian condemnation. In <strong>YEMEN,<\/strong> a Houthi court sentenced 17 people to death for espionage, following a wave of arrests.<\/p><p>In <strong>AFGHANISTAN,<\/strong> Pakistani airstrikes killed 10 civilians, including 9 children. The Taliban vowed retaliation. Three Chinese workers were killed in a cross-border attack from Afghanistan into Tajikistan.<\/p><p>In<strong> EASTERN EUROPE,<\/strong> the US and Ukraine agreed that any peace deal must respect Ukraine\u2019s sovereignty, as Russia demanded Ukraine withdraw from claimed territories. Russian drone and missile attacks killed 11 in Kharkiv and Kiev and Ukraine struck Russian targets, killing 3 in Rostov. Russia banned Human Rights Watch, labeled Navalny\u2019s foundation a terrorist group, and intensified AI propaganda. Ukrainian teens escaped forced mobilization in Mariupol in Russian forces and Jordan demanded Russia stop recruiting its citizens.<\/p><p>Regarding international justice and international relations<strong>,<\/strong> the <strong>ICC<\/strong> reaffirmed charges against a Central African rebel and denied former Philippine\u2019s President medical release. <strong>GERMANY<\/strong> probed a 100-year-old ex-Nazi camp guard. <strong>FRANCE<\/strong> opened a war crimes probe into the deaths of two French children in Gaza, continued the trials of the Lafarge company in Syria and of Lumbala, a former Congolese warlord. 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The camp, funded by a Sudanese businessman and located near the Nile, hosts hundreds of families fleeing the conflict. Ilham Mohamed, a pharmacist from El-Facher and Dr. Ikhlass Abdallah, who worked at the Saudi hospital in El-Facher, described <strong>treating patients in secret to avoid reprisals from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)<\/strong>. The RSF, according to Abdallah, targeted medics. The camp\u2019s five clinics, staffed by volunteers like Ahmed Al-Tijani (OIM) and Fatima Abdelrahman, struggle with limited resources, treating respiratory and intestinal infections, and assisting over 150 pregnant or breastfeeding women. Abdallah also recounted a drone strike on El-Facher\u2019s last functioning hospital.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>UAE SLAMS SUDAN ARMY CHIEF FOR BLOCKING US-BACKED TRUCE<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 24, 2025, the United Arab Emirates criticized Sudanese army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhane for rejecting a US-backed truce proposal.<\/strong> UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation Reem al Hashimy accused Burhane of \u201cobstruction\u201d and \u201cstubborn refusal\u201d to accept the ceasefire. Burhane, in a video, called the proposal \u201cthe worst\u201d and accused US envoy Massad Boulos of echoing Emirati talking points. <strong>The UAE, part of the \u201cQuad\u201d mediation group with the US, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt, denied arming the RSF, despite international reports suggesting otherwise.<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>RSF DECLARES UNILATERAL THREE-MONTH TRUCE <\/strong><\/p><p><strong>On November 24, 2025, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by Mohamed Hamdane Daglo, announced a unilateral three-month humanitarian truce<\/strong>, following international pressure.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>ARMY CLAIMS TO REPEL RSF ATTACK IN STRATEGIC SOUTHERN TOWN<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 25, 2025, the Sudanese army stated it repelled an RSF attack on its infantry base in Babanusa, Kordofan, a strategic town linking Kordofan to Darfur<\/strong>. The army claimed to have destroyed RSF vehicles and killed several field commanders and \u201cmercenaries.\u201d Communications in Kordofan have been cut for months, preventing independent verification.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2><strong>GUINEA-BISSAU<\/strong><\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>MILITARY COUP IN GUINEA-BISSAU: PRESIDENT EMBALO DETAINED, ELECTIONS SUSPENDED<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 26, 2025, heavy gunfire erupted near the presidential palace in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, as soldiers from the presidential guard and elite gendarmerie units seized control of the main avenue leading to the palace<\/strong>. The shooting caused panic, prompting hundreds to flee the area. By mid-afternoon, calm had returned, but the fate of President Umaro Sissoco Embalo remained unknown. <strong>Military officers, led by General Denis N\u2019Canha, announced they had taken \u201ctotal control of the country,\u201d suspended the electoral process, closed all borders, and imposed a curfew<\/strong>. N\u2019Canha cited national security concerns and alleged plots as justification. <strong>Embalo was later confirmed detained at the military headquarters<\/strong>, along with the chief of staff and interior minister. The National Election Commission was also attacked by armed men.<\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>GENERAL HORTA N\u2019TAM NAMED TRANSITION LEADER, EMBALO FLEES <\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 27, 2025, General Horta N\u2019Tam, former army chief of staff, was sworn in as the new strongman of Guinea-Bissau, heading a one-year transition<\/strong>. The capital remained under heavy military surveillance, with checkpoints and patrols. The junta reopened borders, lifted the curfew, and banned all protests. <strong>President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, initially detained, left for Senegal \u201csafe and sound\u201d on a flight arranged by the Senegalese government<\/strong>. The UN condemned the coup, calling for the immediate restoration of constitutional order. Opposition candidate Fernando Dias claimed victory. Domingos Simoes Pereira, leader of the historic PAIGC party, was also arrested.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2><strong>NIGERIA<\/strong><\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>10 KIDNAPPED IN THE WEST, AS ABDUCTION WAVE CONTINUES<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 24, 2025, gunmen abducted 10 women and children from Isapa village, Kwara State, western Nigeria<\/strong>. Police Commissioner Adekimi Ojo said the attackers fired sporadically before seizing the victims around 7 p.m. This follows the November 17 abduction of 35 Christians in a church nearby Eruku, Kwara State. Police and locals are searching for the victims.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>10 MORE ABDUCTED, KIDNAPPING CRISIS DEEPENS<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 26, 2025, armed men kidnapped 10 people from Angwan-Kawo and Kuchipa villages, central Nigeria<\/strong>. Police spokesperson Wasiu Abiodun confirmed the abduction and said rescue efforts were underway. This brings the <strong>total number of abducted individuals in Nigeria to over 350 in the past 10 days, including the 315 students and teachers from Saint Mary School<\/strong> of Papiri. President Bola Tinubu declared a national security emergency, ordered the recruitment of 50,000 new police officers, and redeployed personnel from VIP protection to frontline duties. Some victims have been rescued or escaped, but many remain missing.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2><strong>MALI<\/strong><\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>RUSSIAN FORCES STRUGGLE TO BREAK JIHADIST FUEL BLOCKADE IN MALI<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Mali faced expanding jihadist fuel blockades imposed by the JNIM armed group on the roads from Senegal and C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, causing national shortages and attacks on convoys.<\/strong> Mali, aligned with Russia since 2021, relied on the Africa Corps, the successor to Wagner, for air support and since late 2025 for ground escorts. According to Maria Zakharova, from the Russian foreign affairs ministry, the group was \u201cactively deployed\u201d to secure fuel convoys, but a European intelligence source said these operations repeatedly failed at high cost. JNIM warned that all tanker drivers would be treated as \u201cmilitary targets.\u201d The article cites accusations by Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime of <strong>massacres, torture and rape by Russian PMCs, which jihadists use to present themselves as protectors<\/strong>. Analysts H\u00e9ni Nsaibia and Ulf Laessing noted Africa Corps\u2019 limited combat engagement, its concentration in northern Mali and its growing role in convoy security. In early November, General Assimi Go\u00efta called the blockade a \u201cdiversion\u201d and said real targets included Kidal, Tombouctou, Ber, M\u00e9naka and Gao. Mid-November, Malian troops and Russian soldiers retook the Intahaka mining site in Gao region. <strong>ACLED data cited 924 civilians killed in 2024 and 434 since January 2025 in incidents involving Wagner and the Malian army<\/strong>.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2><strong>LEBANON<\/strong><\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>ISRAELI STRIKES CONTINUE IN SOUTHERN LEBANON DESPITE CEASEFIRE<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 22, 2025, an Israeli airstrike killed a man in Zawtar el-Charqiyeh, southern Lebanon. Five more were wounded in a drone attack in Chaqra<\/strong>. Israel\u2019s army said it targeted Hezbollah agents and sites.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>HEZBOLLAH MILITARY CHIEF KILLED IN BEIRUT SUBURB<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 23, 2025<\/strong>, Israel killed Hezbollah\u2019s military chief, Haitham Ali Tabatabai, in a strike on a densely populated building in Beirut\u2019s southern suburb. The attack, which targeted the third and fourth floors of a nine-story building, <strong>left 5 dead and 28 wounded, according to Lebanese authorities<\/strong>. Israel\u2019s army confirmed the strike, stating it was ordered by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz. Tabatabai, previously responsible for Hezbollah\u2019s Yemen and Syria portfolios, had risen to military chief after the deaths of senior commanders during the 2024 war. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun condemned the attack and called for international intervention.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>UN CALLS FOR IMPARTIAL PROBES INTO LEBANON STRIKES<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 25, 2025, the UN Human Rights Office demanded rapid, impartial investigations into Israeli strikes in Lebanon, especially the November 18 attack on Ain el-Heloue refugee camp<\/strong>, which killed at least 13 civilians, including children. <strong>The UN said all documented victims were civilians<\/strong>, raising concerns over potential violations of international humanitarian law. Israel claimed it killed Hamas militants in the camp. The UN also noted that Israeli attacks have killed at least 127 civilians in Lebanon since the ceasefire.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>ISRAEL FORTIFIES FIVE POSITIONS IN SOUTHERN LEBANON<\/strong><\/p><p>As of <strong>November 26, 2025, Israel continues to occupy and fortify five military posts in southern Lebanon, despite the ceasefire requiring full withdrawal. Satellite images show expanded access roads and fortifications at sites along the border<\/strong>, overlooking strategic Lebanese villages. Israel justifies its presence by citing Hezbollah\u2019s activity. <strong>The UN and Lebanon demand Israel\u2019s withdrawal<\/strong>, while the US and Israel accuse Lebanon of delaying Hezbollah\u2019s disarmament. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned there would be \u201cno calm\u201d in Lebanon until Israel\u2019s security is guaranteed. He vowed to intensify pressure on Hezbollah, citing the recent killing. Egypt\u2019s Foreign Minister Badr Abdel Ati expressed concern over escalating tensions and pledged efforts to de-escalate. Lebanon\u2019s President Joseph Aoun rejected Israeli allegations against the Lebanese army, calling them baseless.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>AIRSTRIKES NEAR JEZZINE ON CEASEFIRE ANNIVERSARY<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 27, 2025, Israel conducted new airstrikes in southern Lebanon, targeting alleged Hezbollah infrastructure.<\/strong> The strikes hit Al-Mahmoudiya and Al-Jarmak near Jezzine, with smoke seen rising from several villages. Israel denied violating the ceasefire, claiming it acted to prevent Hezbollah\u2019s rearmament.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2><strong>PALESTINE<\/strong><\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>ISRAELI STRIKES KILL 21 IN GAZA <\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 22, 2025,<\/strong> Israeli airstrikes <strong>killed at least 21 Palestinians in Gaza City, Deir al-Balah, and Nuseirat<\/strong>, according to Mahmoud Bassal, spokesperson for Gaza\u2019s Civil Defense. The Israeli military claimed it targeted Hamas sites in response to an armed attack near its positions in southern Gaza. Khalil Al-Daqran, spokesperson for Gaza\u2019s Health Ministry, reported over <strong>20 victims, mostly women and children, at al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah<\/strong>. Israel stated it killed five senior Hamas operatives, while Hamas accused Israel of expanding its control beyond agreed ceasefire lines.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>GAZA CIVIL DEFENSE REPORTS 7 DEAD IN ISRAELI ATTACKS<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 22, 2025, Gaza\u2019s Civil Defense reported at least 7 Palestinians killed<\/strong> in Israeli strikes across Gaza City, Deir al-Balah, and Nuseirat. Mahmoud Bassal, the organization\u2019s spokesperson, detailed <strong>3 deaths in Gaza City, 3 in Deir al-Balah, and 1 in Nuseirat<\/strong>. The Israeli military simultaneously announced it had killed a terrorist who crossed into its positions in southern Gaza. The attack occurred as the October 10<sup>th<\/sup> ceasefire between Israel and Hamas showed signs of unraveling, with <strong>both sides accusing each other of violations<\/strong>.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>ISRAELI MILITARY KILLS 3 IN GAZA <\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 24, 2025, Gaza\u2019s Civil Defense reported three Palestinians killed<\/strong> in Israeli attacks: two by a drone in Bani Suheila (east of Khan Younis) and one by a tank shell in al-Touffah (Gaza City). The Civil Defense spokesperson confirmed the deaths. The Israeli military stated it targeted three terrorists near Khan Younis. Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis received two dead and three wounded, one critically. Al-Shifa Hospital\u2019s director, Mohammad Abou Salmiya, confirmed one death and several wounded from tank fire in al-Touffah.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>ISRAELI GENERALS DISBANDED OVER OCTOBER 7 ATTACK FAILURES<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 24, 2025, Israel\u2019s military announced the dismissal of three generals<\/strong>, Aharon Haliva, Oded Basyuk, and Yaron Finkelman, for their roles in the <strong>failures leading to the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack<\/strong>. Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir also imposed disciplinary measures on several other officers, including Tomer Bar and David Saar Salma. Defense Minister Israel Katz demanded a review of the military\u2019s report, deepening tensions with Zamir. <strong>The moves follow a committee\u2019s findings of \u201csystemic and organizational failure\u201d in Israel\u2019s military response<\/strong>.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>CONTROVERSIAL HUMANITARIAN GROUP ENDS MISSION <\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 24, 2025, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), backed by Israel and the US, announced the end of its emergency mission in Gaza<\/strong>, claiming it distributed 187 million meals \u201cwithout Hamas diversion.\u201d Director John Acree praised the operation, while the US State Department thanked GHF for pressuring Hamas into ceasefire talks. <strong>The UN had criticized GHF for violence at its aid sites, which reportedly killed over 1,000 people<\/strong>.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>GAZA RESIDENTS FEAR ISRAELI \u201cYELLOW LINE\u201d SHIFTS<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 24, 2025, Gaza residents in Shujaiya discovered yellow concrete blocks placed overnight by the Israeli military, marking the contested \u201cyellow line\u201d demarcating Israeli-controlled zones<\/strong>. Local residents Ibrahim Farahat and Fadi Shafiq Hararah reported the blocks\u2019 sudden appearance, sparking fears of further Israeli encroachment. <strong>The military denied expanding its zone<\/strong>, but Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem accused Israel of violating the ceasefire by advancing the line westward.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>ANTI-HAMAS PALESTINIAN ARMED GROUPS SUPPORT ISRAEL IN GAZA<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>The Israeli-controlled eastern zone of Gaza, depopulated since the October ceasefire, hosts a few hundred militiamen from at least four groups, all armed and funded by Israel according to Le Monde. <\/strong>Hussam Al-Astal, a former Palestinian Authority officer sentenced to death by Hamas for allegedly assassinating one of its engineers, escaped from Gaza\u2019s Asdaa prison. Now, he leads a pro-Israeli group in the ruins of Khan Younis, just 1 km from an Israeli base, within the so-called \u201cyellow line\u201d dividing Gaza. Al-Astal, 50, claims to protect 25 families and vows to \u201crid Gaza of Hamas.\u201d His allies include Yasser Abou Shabab, allegedly a gang leader from the Tarabin clan, accused of looting aid convoys and killing drivers. Another key figure is Ashraf Al-Mansi, who commands 50 men in northern Gaza, and Rami Hillis, a former Palestinian Authority security officer based near Gaza City. <strong>Israeli military intelligence (Unit 504) reportedly facilitated their rise. <\/strong>Since the ceasefire, these militias have posted videos flaunting new Israeli-supplied buggies and tactical gear, while selling goods at Israeli prices. They have clashed with Hamas twice. <strong>Meanwhile, Hamas has reasserted control in western Gaza, executing 7 alleged collaborators in mid-October.<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>UN WARNS OF GAZA\u2019S \u201cTOTAL RUIN\u201d<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 25, 2025, the UN warned that Gaza\u2019s survival is at risk, with the territory reduced to \u201ctotal ruin\u201d by Israeli military operations<\/strong>. The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) reported that Gaza\u2019s economy, infrastructure, and governance have collapsed, requiring <strong>$70 billion for reconstruction<\/strong>. UNCTAD called for a universal basic income and coordinated international aid to prevent decades of suffering. <strong>The war has killed 69,756 Palestinians and 1,221 Israelis according to the UN.<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>ISRAEL KILLS 5 IN RAFAH TUNNEL<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 25, 2025, the Israeli military killed five Palestinians emerging from a tunnel in Rafah, southern Gaza. <\/strong>The military stated the fighters were <strong>\u201clikely\u201d from a terrorist organization<\/strong>.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>OPERATION IN WEST BANK TARGETS ARMED GROUPS<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 26, 2025, the Israeli military launched an operation in the northern West Bank<\/strong>, targeting armed groups in Tubas, Tammun, Tayassir, and Faraa refugee camp. Governor Ahmad Assaad reported <strong>airstrikes and heavy gunfire<\/strong>. The military claimed to have seized terrorist funds and located an observation post, but no arrests were confirmed. The Palestinian Red Crescent reported <strong>10 injured from soldier beatings<\/strong>. Palestinians officials condemned the operation as part of an annexation project.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>ISRAELI SETTLER CHARGED WITH TERRORISM<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 27, 2025, Israeli settler Ariel Dahari, 24, was indicted for terrorism after beating a Palestinian woman<\/strong> with a stick in Turmus Ayya, West Bank. The attack, filmed and widely shared, left the woman with severe injuries. <strong>Dahari, from Oz Yair outpost, was also charged with racist vandalism<\/strong>. <strong>The UN reported a surge in settler violence<\/strong> in 2025, with over 500,000 Israeli settlers living among 3 million Palestinians in the West Bank.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>NEGOTIATIONS OVER TRAPPED HAMAS FIGHTERS IN GAZA TUNNELS<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 27, 2025, negotiations involving Egypt, Turkey, Qatar, and the US focused on the fate of 60-80 Hamas fighters trapped in tunnels under Israeli-controlled Gaza<\/strong>. A Hamas official confirmed efforts to secure their safe passage to non-Israeli zones, warning that the issue could destabilize the ceasefire. Israel previously rejected safe passage for 200 fighter.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>ISRAELI FORCES EXECUTE TWO SURRENDERING PALESTINIANS <\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 27, 2025, Israeli forces shot dead Montasser Billah Mahmoud Abdullah, 26, and Youssef Ali Assassa, 37, in Jenin, West Bank, as they appeared to surrender. Videos showed the men exiting a building with raised arms, lying down, then being shot<\/strong>. The Palestinian Authority called it a \u201csummary execution\u201d and \u201cwar crime.\u201d The UN demanded an independent investigation.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>FRENCH COURT TO PROBE WAR CRIMES IN GAZA CHILDREN\u2019S DEATHS<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 28, 2025, French prosecutors requested a judicial investigation into the deaths of two French children, Janna and Abderrahim Abudaher, killed in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza on October 24, 2023<\/strong>. The prosecutors cited \u201cdeliberate attack on civilians\u201d as a war crime. The children\u2019s grandmother LDH had filed the complaint.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>UN DEMANDS ISRAEL INVESTIGATE TORTURE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST PALESTINIANS<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 28, 2025, the UN Committee against Torture called on Israel to establish an independent commission to investigate allegations of systematic torture against Palestinian detainees.<\/strong> The Committee cited reports of severe beatings, electric shocks, stress positions, inhumane detention conditions, and food deprivation. The Committee also expressed concern over settler violence and the use of administrative detention. Israel\u2019s ambassador to the UN rejected the accusations.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2><strong>SYRIA<\/strong><\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>ALAWITE PROTESTS FOR JUSTICE ON SYRIAN COAST <\/strong><\/p><p><strong>On November 25, 2025, thousands protested in Latakia, Jableh, and other coastal cities, strongholds of Syria\u2019s Alawite minority, demanding justice<\/strong>, the release of 9,000 detained former soldiers, and federalism for the region. Clashes with pro-government counter-protesters left several lightly injured. <strong>The Alawite Supreme Islamic Council organized the rallies, echoing fears after March massacres killed over 1,700 Alawites and July\u2019s Druze-Sunni violence left 2,000 dead.<\/strong> The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) recorded 42 protests, as authorities imposed a curfew in Homs.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>SYRIAN PRESIDENT PLEDGES TO ADDRESS ALAWITE DEMANDS BUT FEDERALISM<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 27, 2025, Syrian President Ahmad al-Chareh acknowledged \u201clegitimate popular demands\u201d from Alawite protesters but rejected calls for coastal federalism<\/strong>, insisting on national unity and Syria\u2019s strategic need for coastal access. The former jihadist leader, in power since December 2024, referenced decades of Assad-era divisions and pledged to examine grievances seriously, while emphasizing the coast\u2019s importance.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>ISRAELI KILLS 13, DAMASCUS DENOUNCES \u201cWAR CRIME\u201d<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 28, 2025, Israeli forces killed 13 people in Beit Jinn, 40 km southwest of Damascus, during a pre-dawn operation targeting alleged Jamaa Islamiya militants<\/strong>. The Syrian Foreign Ministry condemned the raid as a \u201cwar crime,\u201d while survivors Iyad Taher and Ahmad Kamal described Israeli fire hitting homes and a mosque. The Israeli military reported six soldiers wounded in clashes. Beit Jinn\u2019s mayor, Abdel Rahmane al-Hamraoui, said locals resisted the incursion. The SOHR called it the deadliest Israeli operation outside the Golan buffer zone since Assad\u2019s fall. Israel has conducted hundreds of strikes in Syria over the past year, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insists on demilitarizing southern Syria, despite UN opposition to Israel\u2019s Golan annexation.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2><strong>YEMEN<\/strong><\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>HOUTHI COURT SENTENCES 17 TO DEATH FOR ESPIONAGE<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 22, 2025, a Houthi-run court in Sanaa sentenced 17 people to death by firing squad for spying<\/strong> for Israel, the United States, Saudi Arabia, and the United Kingdom. The defendants, whose identities were not disclosed, were accused of collaborating with foreign intelligence agencies and providing information on missile sites, official movements, and recruitment activities between 2024 and 2025. The Houthi-controlled Saba news agency stated that these activities led to deadly strikes on military, security, and civilian sites. <strong>The sentencing follows a wave of arrests, including UN employees<\/strong>, and comes after the August 2025 Israeli airstrike that killed Houthi Prime Minister Ahmed Ghaleb al-Rahwi and several ministers in Sanaa.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2><strong>AFGHANISTAN<\/strong><\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>STRIKES KILL 10 CIVILIANS, KABUL VOWS RETALIATION<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 25, 2025, Pakistani airstrikes on three Afghan border regions, Khost, Kunar, and Paktika, killed 9 children and 1 woman and injured 4 others<\/strong>, according to Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid. In Khost, drones and aircraft targeted a civilian home. The strikes followed a suicide attack on Pakistani security forces, which Pakistan linked to Afghan nationals. The Taliban government denied involvement and vowed a \u201ctimely and appropriate\u201d response to the strikes, as tensions escalate amid Kabul\u2019s growing ties with India and stalled Pakistan-Afghan trade.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>THREE CHINESE WORKERS KILLED IN CROSS-BORDER ATTACK FROM AFGHANISTAN<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 26, 2025, three Chinese nationals employed by the company Shohin SM were killed in an armed attack launched from Afghanistan into Tajikistan\u2019s southern Khatlon region.<\/strong> The Tajik Foreign Ministry reported that the assault, involving firearms and a drone carrying grenades, targeted the workers. Authorities did not identify the attackers at this point. Tajikistan urged Afghan officials to ensure border security along the 1,350-kilometer frontier. This incident follows the killing of another Chinese national near the Afghan border in November 2024. Chinese firms in Tajikistan primarily seek natural resources. Tajikistan\u2019s President Emomali Rakhmon, critical of the Taliban, has called for respect for ethnic Tajiks in Afghanistan. Recent months have seen sporadic clashes and meetings between Taliban and Tajik officials, with concerns over jihadist groups operating in the mountainous region.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2><strong>EASTERN EUROPE<\/strong><\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>SOVEREIGNTY AS CORE OF FUTURE PEACE DEAL<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 23, 2025, the US and Ukraine announced that any future peace agreement to end the war with Russia \u201cmust fully respect Ukraine\u2019s sovereignty\u201d<\/strong> following \u201cconstructive\u201d talks in Geneva. The negotiations, attended by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Ukrainian negotiator Andri\u00ef Iermak, Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff, and NATO\u2019s top commander in Europe General Alexus Grynkewich, focused on a revised 28-point plan proposed by US President Donald Trump. The new version, described as \u201csignificantly better\u201d for Kiev, <strong>allows Ukraine to maintain an 800,000-strong army and leaves territorial issues for presidential-level discussions<\/strong>. Meanwhile, <strong>Russia claimed the capture of three villages in eastern Ukraine: Petrivsk\u00e9 (Donetsk), Tikh\u00e9 and Otradn\u00e9 (Dnipropetrovsk).<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>RUSSIAN DRONE ATTACK KILLS 4, INJURES 17 IN KHARKIV<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 23, 2025, a Russian drone strike on residential buildings in Kharkiv, Ukraine\u2019s second-largest city, killed 4 people and wounded 17<\/strong>, according to Mayor Igor Terekhov. The attack, which <strong>destroyed three apartment blocks and a civilian infrastructure site<\/strong>, occurred despite ongoing peace negotiations in Geneva. Terekhov condemned the strike as a deliberate targeting of civilians. Russia has intensified drone and missile attacks across Ukraine, frequently targeting energy infrastructure.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>RUSSIA &amp; UKRAIN STRIKES EACH OTHER, CASUALTIES ON BOTH SIDE<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 25, 2025, a massive Russian drone and missile barrage on Kiev killed 7 and injured 19<\/strong>. Russia claimed further territorial gains in the East, while <strong>Ukraine launched nearly 250 drones at Russian targets, killing 3 in Rostov<\/strong>.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>NEW RUSSIAN CONDITIONS TO STOP THE WAR<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 27, 2025, Russian President Vladimir Poutine declared Moscow would \u201ccease hostilities\u201d if Ukrainian forces withdraw from territories Russia claims as its own<\/strong>, including Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporijjia. Poutine insisted on international recognition of these regions as Russian, excluding Ukraine\u2019s approval. He also warned of economic retaliation if the West seizes frozen Russian assets. Meanwhile, <strong>the Russian Supreme Court labeled Alexei Navalny\u2019s Anti-Corruption Foundation a \u201cterrorist\u201d organization, exposing its supporters to life imprisonment<\/strong>. The move was condemned by Amnesty International as an attempt to \u201cerase Navalny\u2019s legacy.\u201d Navalny was the head of the political opposition in Russia until he was arrested and died in prison.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>RUSSIA BANS HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH AS CRACKDOWN INTENSIFIES<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 28, 2025, Russia added Human Rights Watch (HRW) to its list of \u201cundesirable\u201d organizations, effectively banning its operations and exposing anyone associated with it to prosecution<\/strong>. The decision, announced by the Russian Justice Ministry, follows a <strong>pattern of repression against critical NGOs<\/strong> since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. HRW, which had already closed its Russian offices in 2022, has repeatedly <strong>accused Russian forces of committing abuses in Ukraine<\/strong>.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>UKRAINIAN TEENS ESCAPE FORCED RUSSIAN MOBILIZATION IN MARIUPOL<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 26, 2025, Ukrainian teenagers, recounted to AFP their escape from Russian-occupied Mariupol, where they faced forced conscription into the Russian army<\/strong>. After their school was turned into a recruitment center, they fled the area despite <strong>risks of retaliation<\/strong>. They described the city\u2019s devastation, including the 2022 theater bombing that killed dozens, and the <strong>systematic pressure on young Ukrainians to join Russian forces<\/strong>. Ukrainian officials claim over <strong>46,000 Ukrainians have been forcibly mobilized in occupied territories<\/strong>.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>RUSSIA\u2019S AI PROPAGANDA WAR: FAKE VIDEOS TARGET UKRAINIAN MORALE<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 26, 2025, AFP revealed a surge in AI-generated fake videos on social media, depicting Ukrainian soldiers in despair or surrendering, as part of a Russian disinformation campaign<\/strong>. These videos, some using the faces of Russian streamers without consent, aim to undermine Ukrainian morale and international support. Analysts warn that such content, spread across platforms like TikTok, Telegram, and Facebook, is becoming harder to detect and is used to \u201chumanize\u201d Russian propaganda. TikTok removed some accounts, but the videos continue to circulate in multiple languages.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>JORDAN DEMANDS RUSSIA STOP RECRUITING ITS CITIZENS FOR UKRAINE WAR<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 27, 2025, Jordan\u2019s Foreign Ministry demanded Russia cease recruiting Jordanians into its army and investigate the deaths of two Jordanian nationals fighting for Russia in Ukraine<\/strong>. The ministry warned against online entities targeting Jordanians for recruitment and vowed to take all necessary measures to stop the practice.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2><strong>INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE &amp; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS<\/strong><\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>CONVICTION FOR SREBRENICA GENOCIDE DENIAL<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 21, 2025, a Bosnian court upheld the first conviction for denying the Srebrenica genocide, sentencing Vojin Pavlovic, a 49-year-old leader of the pro-Russian nationalist group \u00ab\u00a0Istocna alternativa,\u00a0\u00bb to three and a half years in prison<\/strong>. Pavlovic was found guilty of inciting national, racial, and religious hatred and discord. The appeals court increased his original two-and-a-half-year sentence. In March 2023, Pavlovic displayed a banner in Bratunac featuring Ratko Mladic\u2019s portrait with birthday wishes; in July 2023, he organized a rally and posted flyers thanking the Republika Srpska Army for \u00ab\u00a0liberating\u00a0\u00bb Srebrenica. <strong>The 1995 Srebrenica massacre, recognized as genocide by international courts, claimed 8,000 Bosnian Muslim lives<\/strong>.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>GERMANY PROBES 100-YEAR-OLD EX-NAZI CAMP GUARD FOR WAR CRIMES<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 24, 2025, German prosecutors confirmed an ongoing investigation into a 100-year-old former guard at the Stalag VI nazi camp, suspected of involvement in executions between December 6, 1943, and September 22, 1944<\/strong>. Thousands of prisoners died in inhumane conditions at the camp, which held over 100,000 detainees. Recent years have seen several trials of former Nazi camp personnel in Germany, though many accused died before sentencing.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>POLAND SUMMONS ISRAELI AMBASSADOR <\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 24, 2025, Poland\u2019s Foreign Minister Rados\u0142aw Sikorski summoned Israel\u2019s ambassador after Yad Vashem\u2019s X post stated that Poland was the first country to force Jews to wear a distinctive badge in 1939, without clarifying the Nazi occupation<\/strong>. Polish officials, including Prime Minister Donald Tusk, criticized the post as misleading or deliberate. Yad Vashem later clarified that the order came from Nazi governor Hans Frank, but the controversy persisted.<\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>ICC PROSECUTOR REAFFIRMS CENTRAL AFRICAN REBEL\u2019S ROLE IN WAR CRIMES<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 25, 2025, ICC prosecutors reaffirmed Mahamat Sa\u00efd Abdel Kani\u2019s \u201cessential contribution\u201d to war crimes and crimes against humanity as a senior commander in the S\u00e9l\u00e9ka rebel coalition during Central African Republic\u2019s 2013 civil war<\/strong>. Sa\u00efd is accused of torturing detainees suspected of supporting ousted president Fran\u00e7ois Boziz\u00e9. The prosecution stated that victims were targeted for political, ethnic, religious, or gender-based reasons, with most being Christian men.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>CONGO WAR CRIMES TRIAL: WITNESS THREATENED <\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 26, 2025, a Congolese customary chief testified at the Paris Assize Court that he was threatened with death<\/strong> in Kisangani, DRC, days before traveling to France to testify against former rebel leader Roger Lumbala. <strong>Lumbala, 67, is on trial for complicity in crimes against humanity<\/strong> during the 2002\u20132003 \u201cErase the Board\u201d offensive in northeastern DRC. The witness <strong>described executions, forced labor, and torture <\/strong>under Lumbala\u2019s RCD-N faction, which sought control of the region\u2019s mineral wealth. Congolese Pygmy leaders testified in Paris about <strong>systematic rape<\/strong>. One chief described his sister\u2019s fatal rape by three soldiers; another recounted being forced to watch his sister\u2019s assault. Lumbala denies the charges and refuses to attend the trial.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>TAIWAN PRESIDENT PLEDGES $40 BILLION DEFENSE BOOST <\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 26, 2025, Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te announced a $40 billion defense spending increase over several years to achieve a \u201chigh level of combat readiness\u201d by 2027<\/strong>, aiming to deter Chinese threats. Lai, in a Washington Post editorial, said the plan would fund new U.S. arms purchases and accelerate development of the \u201cT-Dome\u201d air defense system. The proposal follows U.S. approval of a $330 million military sale to Taiwan and comes amid rising tensions with China, which claims the island and has not ruled out forceful reunification.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>LAFARGE TRIAL: EXECUTIVES DEFEND PAYMENTS TO JIHADISTS AS \u201cLESSER EVIL\u201d<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 26, 2025, former Lafarge executives testified in Paris that the company paid millions to ISIS and other jihadist groups in Syria (2013\u20132014) to keep its Jalabiya cement plant running, calling it the \u201clesser evil\u201d to protect local staff<\/strong>. Bruno Pescheux, former LCS Syria CEO, and Christian Herrault, ex-deputy CEO, admitted to payments but denied sole responsibility, implicating then-CEO Bruno Lafont. Lafarge and eight ex-executives face terrorism financing and embargo violation charges. The plant was seized by ISIS in September 2014.<\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>RWANDA ACCUSES DRC OF DELAYING PEACE DEAL <\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 27, 2025, Rwandan President Paul Kagame accused DRC authorities of delaying the signing of a Washington-brokered peace agreement aimed at ending the conflict in eastern DRC<\/strong>. The deal, agreed upon by foreign ministers in June, has yet to be signed by both heads of state. Kagame claimed Kinshasa set new conditions after the June agreement, causing the delay. The conflict, marked by M23\u2019s capture of Goma and Bukavu, continues despite ceasefire declarations. Kinshasa and M23 also signed a peace roadmap in Qatar mid-November.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>ICC REJECTS DUTERTE\u2019S REQUEST FOR MEDICAL RELEASE<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>November 28, 2025, the ICC upheld its decision to deny former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte\u2019s request for provisional release on medical grounds<\/strong>. The 80-year-old, detained since March 2025, faces <strong>charges of crimes against humanity for his \u201cwar on drugs,\u201d which killed thousands<\/strong>. The court ruled that Duterte remains a flight risk and could influence witnesses. 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