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Opium poppy farming hits 10-year high in war-torn Myanmar

The United Nations says Myanmar is now the world's largest known producer of opium. Poppy production there has reached a 10-year high. The UN says the breakdown of law and order has led to new areas for cultivation and created a desperat...

Al Jazeera

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Angola: Agriculture and beekeeping give refugees hope

In Angola, food aid for thousands of refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo has been cut in half. As donors retreated, the UN has launched farming and beekeeping projects to build sustainable food sources.

DW News

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Chinese maker of Bitcoin-mining machines may be a security threat

Bloomberg News reports that a Chinese manufacturer, Bitmain Technologies Ltd, that sells most of the world's Bitcoin-mining machines, including 16,000 of them to a venture backed by two of President Donald Trump's sons, has been the focu...

Bloomberg

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Kenya scrambles to save key trade pact with EU suspended by court

In force since 2024, the so-called Kenya-European Union Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) drew opposition from experts who argued that the deal was supposed to be agreed with all east African countries, and not with Kenya alone

Africanews

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Niger puts Somair uranium up for international sale

In Niger, the military government announced Sunday that it will place uranium produced by Somair on the international market, escalating its standoff with French company Orano, which owned Somair until it was nationalised in June.

France 24

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Zelenskyy rallies European support ahead of U.S. led Moscow talks

The Ukrainian president met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris to discuss sanctions, security guarantees and US-backed peace negotiations while the Russian advance continues.

Euronews

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U.S. peace talks for Russia and Ukraine continue as war rages on

President Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, is headed to Russia for peace talks with Vladimir Putin. The trip comes after negotiations were held with Ukrainian officials in Florida over the weekend. Meanwhile, Russian missiles and dr...

CBS News

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Jared Kushner joining Steve Witkoff on Russia trip for Putin meeting

Jared Kushner will accompany Trump administration envoy Steve Witkoff on his trip to Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine, a White House source confirms. CBS News' Holly Williams and Olivia Rinaldi...

CBS News

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Republicans, Democrats call for reviews of U.S. strikes near Venezuela

Republican and Democratic lawmakers are calling for congressional reviews of the deadly U.S. strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth denied a report regarding his orders on the matter. ...

CBS America

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South Africa’s Ramaphosa reaffirms G20 commitment amid US boycott

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa stated on Sunday, November 30, that his country would remain fully engaged in G20 activities, despite recent tensions with the United States, which will host next year's G20 meetings.

Africanews

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EU defense chiefs promise Ukraine backing

In Brussels, EU defense ministers pledged to continue the search for a way to support Ukraine financially. Kyiv's European allies have been largely excluded from US-led negotiations around a Ukraine peace deal.

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Honduras in close presidential race after Trump’s intervention

Trump shocked Hondurans on Friday by endorsing one of the candidates and announcing that he would pardon ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández, who was serving a 45-year sentence in a US prison for drug trafficking.

Euronews

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Pentagon 'may have' committed war crime amid questions over drug boats

Lawmakers are questioning the massive mobilization in the Caribbean as President Trump announced airlines and pilots should consider "the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela to be closed in its entirety." It comes amid new controver...

CBS News

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Trump envoy set to meet with Putin in Moscow, Russia confirms

Steve Witkoff, one of President Trump's key envoys helping negotiate a peace proposal between Russia and Ukraine, is set to meet with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, the Kremlin says. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio reports.

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Ukrainians express anger over Trump peace proposal as strikes continue

Russian missiles and drones continue to hit Ukrainian cities even as U.S. negotiators try to broker a deal between the two countries. Some Ukrainians have expressed anger over President Trump's original peace plan put forward last month,...

CBS News

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Russia ramps up attacks Ukraine as envoys travel to U.S for talks

Russia is stepping up its offensive in Ukraine, as a delegation heads from Kyiv to the US to discuss Donald Trump's proposals to end the war. A drone hit an apartment block in the city of Vyshgorod. At least one person has been killed an...

Al Jazeera

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Trump declares Venezuela's airspace closed

President Trump intensified his pressure campaign on Venezuela on Saturday. He posted that the airspace around the country is "closed in its entirety." It comes amid growing pressure on Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to step down.

CBS News

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Trump's call to close Venezuelan airspace stirs confusion in Caracas

U.S. President Donald Trump says the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela should be considered "closed in its entirety," but gave no further details, stirring anxiety and confusion in Caracas as Washington ramps up pressure on Presid...

Reuters

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Trump says Venezuela airspace to be shut as tensions rise

United States President Donald Trump has said the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela is to be closed “in its entirety”, as tensions between the countries escalate. There was no immediate response by Venezuela to Trump’s social medi...

Al Jazeera

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Serbia and DR Congo deepen partnership in Belgrade summit

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić rolls out the red carpet for his DRC counterpart Félix Antoine Tshisekedi, welcoming the leader with full state honors. The two holding talks focused on strengthening cooperation between their countries...

Africanews

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New agreements signal deepening EU–Central Asia economic ties

The EU-Central Asia Economic Forum in Tashkent this week delivered new investments and six major deals, boosting cooperation in trade, green energy, and critical minerals.

Euronews

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Putin demands Kyiv withdraw from Eastern Ukraine

The Russian president reiterated his maximalist demands over occupied areas of Ukraine, and insisted Moscow has no plans of slowing down its full-scale invasion or even negotiating with Kyiv.

Euronews

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Is EU candidate Georgia drifting towards autocracy?

On 28 November 2024, Georgia's prime minister announced the suspension of the country's EU accession plans, and protests broke out in the capital. One year on, demonstrators still demand change.

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Ramaphosa blasts Trump for blocking South Africa from G20 summit

In a statement Thursday, the presidency said South Africa would continue to participate as a full, active and constructive member of the G20.

Africanews

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Interpol global policing forum says security needs a new compass

Senior law enforcement officials and ministers from around the world met in the Moroccan city of Marrakech this week.

Africanews

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The stakes of Pope Leo's trip to the Middle East

Pope Leo XIV is visiting Turkey and Lebanon on his first foreign trip, marking the Council of Nicea anniversary and meeting religious leaders. The journey highlights interfaith dialogue and addresses ongoing political and regional tensio...

France 24

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Dominican Republic allows U.S. access in anti-drug fight

The president of the Dominican Republic says he has authorized the US government to operate inside restricted areas in the Caribbean country to help in its fight against drug trafficking.

France 24

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UN extends Libya arms embargo ship inspections

The resolution approved on Tuesday extends for six months the authorisation to inspect ships on the high seas off Libya’s coast suspected of violating the arms embargo on the country.

Africanews

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UNSC renews authorisation for inspection to enforce Libya arms embargo

The resolution approved on Tuesday extends for six months the authorisation to inspect ships on the high seas off Libya’s coast suspected of violating the arms embargo on the country.

Africanews

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Breaking down Trump admin's diplomacy to end Russia-Ukraine war

The Trump administration's efforts to reach a deal between Russia and Ukraine to end the war involve some unusual players and strategies. Margaret Brennan, the moderator of "Face the Nation," has more.

CBS America