Monday, November 25
In Shahryar county, Iran, Iranian police arrested over 260 people, including three European citizens, for spreading satanism and nudity, with some displaying satanic symbols through piercings, earrings, or tattoos, confiscating drugs and alcohol, in violation of Islamic law prohibiting mixed-gender parties and alcohol consumption.
President Xi Jinping and Russian president Vladimir Putin's meeting underscored the strong China-Russia alliance despite US opposition. Both leaders signed a vision document, affirming their strategic partnership, with Putin expressing readiness to negotiate an end to the Ukraine conflict. China's support for a peaceful resolution was emphasized amid US pressure, highlighting the complexities of global geopolitics.
US treasury secretary Janet Yellen will urge G7 finance officials to advance interest earnings from frozen Russian assets to quickly support Ukraine, according to a senior US treasury official. Ahead of Yellen's May 21-25 trip to Frankfurt and the G7 meeting in Stresa, Italy, the official noted progress toward a consensus on using approximately $300 billion in frozen Russian sovereign assets from the 2022 invasion.
At around 10 am on Wednesday, a barge collided with a pillar of the Pelican Island bridge in Galveston, Texas. This collision resulted in an oil spill into the waters adjacent to busy shipping channels and necessitated the closure of the sole road connecting to the neighboring small island. This led to the closure of a section of the waterway for cleanup efforts.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is currently in serious but stable condition according to a hospital official. The populist leader was targeted in an assassination attempt where he was shot multiple times. This incident has deeply impacted the small country and sent shockwaves across the continent just weeks before the European elections.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday hailed ties with Russia as "conducive to peace" and pledged to strengthen cooperation as he hosted Vladimir Putin in Beijing. In a meeting, Xi then told his "old friend" Putin that "China-Russia relations (are) not only in the fundamental interests of the two countries... but also conducive to peace," according to a readout from Beijing's foreign ministry.
Officials reported that eleven individuals lost their lives in a string of mass shootings that occurred on Tuesday in a small town within Chiapas state, located in southern Mexico. The shootings unfolded in Chicomuselo township, an area recognized as a trafficking route for both migrants and drug smuggling.
