Thursday, November 28
The mother of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has filed a lawsuit in the Arctic city of Salekhard, disputing officials' reluctance to release her son's body, Russia's state news agency Tass reported Wednesday. She appealed to Putin on Tuesday, asking the release of her son's body, who died at the Arctic prison colony where he was serving a 19-year sentence.
Zimbabwe launches emergency campaign to vaccinate 4 million children against polio after detecting cases caused by a mutated polio virus from an oral vaccine. Sewage samples confirm the presence of the mutated virus. Vaccination teams will deliver new doses to protect children. Wild polio virus caused cases in Afghanistan and Pakistan last year.
Greek farmers protest rising fuel and production costs in Athens. At least 8,000 farmers, beekeepers, and livestock breeders joined the protest on Syntagma Square. Climate change effects like flooding, extreme heat, and wildfires are also mentioned. Negotiations for financial relief with the conservative government, including the extension of power bill discounts and a permanent tax rebate scheme, continue.
Elon Musk has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by a Norwegian MP for being a 'stout proponent of free speech. Norway's libertarian MP, Marius Nilsen, while nominating Elon Musk, said the Tesla founder had stood up for 'defense of dialogue, free speech, and enabling the possibility to express one's views' in a 'continuously more polarized world.'
Russia launched 19 attack drones and fired six missiles at Ukraine overnight, with the defence systems destroying 13 of the drones and one missile, Ukraine's air force said on Wednesday. The Air Force, communicating via Telegram messaging app, said that Some of the drones that were not damaged failed to reach their designated targets, without providing further detail.
Zelenskyy and other officials have often expressed frustration at the slowness of promised aid deliveries, especially since signs of war fatigue have emerged. European countries are struggling to find enough stocks to send to Kyiv, and US help worth $60 billion is stalled over political differences. That appears to be playing into the hands of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
