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November 14

Science and technology

The Italian Data Protection Authority fines American technology company Meta for €805 million (US$887 million) after it was found that the Facebook Android app had access to users' photos and videos without specific consent or disclosure.
Source: Reuters external link

Arts and culture

The Philippines, with the song "Sobra-Sobra" by Carmelle, wins the inaugural Eurovision Song Contest Asia held in Bangkok, Thailand.
Source: AP external link

Law and crime

Border Guard Bangladesh seize 48 explosive gel sticks, 100 detonators, and 11 fuses during an operation along the Bangladesh–India border in Kanaighat Upazila, Sylhet District, Bangladesh.
Source: BSS external link
The Guatemalan Army begins deploying a battalion to the departments of Zacapa, Izabal, and Chiquimula following an attack in the Zacapa Department the previous day that killed five people.
Source: Prensa Libre external link

Health and environment

Eight more people in Bangladesh are reported to have died from dengue fever, bringing this year's outbreak's death toll to 491.
Source: BSS external link

Disasters and accidents

The Slagdijkstermolen windmill in Friesland, Netherlands, burns down.
Source: in Dutch external link

Politics and elections

Student protesters, unions, and the yellow vests hold another nationwide protest in France, with over 100,000 participants.
Source: Türkiye external link
The South Sudanese election commission postpones the country's first presidential and parliamentary elections since independence in 2011 from December 22, 2026, to February 11, 2027, amid political tensions and continuing violence.
Source: AFP via RFI external link

Business and economy

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association threatens to indefinitely close unrest-affected factories without pay under the Bangladesh Labour Act 2006, after ongoing wage protests force the shutdown of 55 units and halt production at 147 others.
Source: The Business Standard external link
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney announces that negotiations for a free-trade agreement (FTA) with the Philippines have concluded, with signing expected in 2027. The FTA would eliminate more than 90% of tariff lines.
Source: AFP external link

November 13

Disasters and accidents

A tanker and the cruise ship collide in the Mississippi River of the United States. The cruise ship, carrying 130 people, sinks. All aboard the survive, with some taken to local hospitals for treatment of minor injuries.
Source: CNN external link
The United States Federal Aviation Administration issues a nationwide ground stop for all flights due to "extraordinary circumstances involving communications failures". It is later lifted.
Source: Reuters external link
Twenty-six people are killed and eleven more are injured in a bus–truck collision in Golaghat, India.
Source: Xinhua external link
Six people are killed and five more injured after an under-construction building partially collapses in Nairobi, Kenya.
Source: Xinhua external link

International relations

Source: Macau Business external link
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

Law and crime

Hungary's National Asset Recovery and Protection Office recovers cash worth around US$19.5 million, including 5 billion Ft, from various locations around the country as part of a bribery investigation into Miklós Seszták, who served as Minister of National Development under former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán from 2014 to 2018.
Source: Reuters external link
In the United Kingdom, Metropolitan Police announce a criminal investigation into actor David Walliams about "alleged serious sexual offences". The police say they are separate to those investigated by ITN and .
Source: BBC News external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Iran says it has destroyed an early-warning radar in Bahrain as a retaliation for a United States strike on telecommunication infrastructure on Sirik.
Source: Türkiye external link

Sports

In association football, the Royal Spanish Football Federation suspends FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono for 12 matches following a collision with CD Tenerife forward Jesús de Miguel during a November 2 match, which resulted in de Miguel's death.
Source: Al Jazeera external link

November 12

Law and crime

A British court convicts two Iranian men of spying on journalists from London-based broadcaster Iran International. One of them is also convicted of preparing a violent attack, while a third defendant is acquitted.
Source: AP external link
One person is killed and four more are injured in a shooting spree in Logan Circle, Washington D.C., United States. The suspected gunman later kills himself after barricading himself from police inside a nearby apartment.
Source: AP external link
Europol announces that Operation TorNado, an international investigation into illegal dark web marketplaces, resulted in 354 arrests across 14 countries and the seizure of approximately 5.7 tonnes of drugs, 209 firearms, and €211 million (US$234 million) in assets.
Source: AFP external link

Disasters and accidents

Fourteen people are killed and 30 more injured in a multiple-vehicle collision involving 18 cars and five trucks in the Emirate of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
A passenger van plunges off a road in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, killing eleven people and wounding three more.
Source: AP external link
A bus veers off a mountain road in Bhimphedi, Nepal, killing ten people and wounding five more.
Source: AP external link
A military helicopter crashes in Malatya, Turkey, killing four soldiers.
Source: AP external link

Sports

Finland announces visa restrictions preventing Russian athletes, including neutral competitors, from entering for sporting events beginning November 16. Norway also announces similar restrictions on Russian and Belarusian athletes and their support staff.
Source: AFP via RFI external link

Arts and culture

Guatemala receives the remains of 1967 Nobel Prize in Literature recipient Miguel Ángel Asturias from France, 52 years after his death. President Bernardo Arévalo attends a ceremony ahead of the writer's burial in Guatemala City.
Source: AFP external link

Business and economy

Jensen Huang resigns as chief executive officer (CEO) and president of Nvidia and leaves the company's board following reports of two extramarital affairs, including one involving a suspected Chinese intelligence agent. Chief financial officer Colette Kress becomes interim CEO.
Source: Reuters external link
Over 200 garment factories shut down as workers block the Dhaka–Tangail Highway in Gazipur, leading police to fire stun grenades at the protesting workers.
Source: New Age external link

Health and environment

Four more children in Bangladesh are reported to have died from measles, bringing the death toll past 1,299.
Source: BSS external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Haitian and Salvadoran soldiers take control of the Stade Sylvio Cator in Port-au-Prince after two years of gang control.
Source: France 24 external link
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and United States special envoy Jared Kushner announce that European representatives will join future peace negotiations with Russia, which Russian president Vladimir Putin agrees to while maintaining his territorial demands and rejecting foreign peacekeeping troops in Ukraine.
Source: Reuters external link
At least 10 people, including five with gunshot wounds, are injured in Munshiganj Sadar, Bangladesh, during a clash involving gunfire and crude bomb explosions between two factions of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
Source: The Business Standard external link

Science and technology

A major outage impacts multiple Microsoft services, including Microsoft 365, Copilot and Teams, worldwide.
Source: BBC News external link