(2025-11-19). What is Europe's role in Sudan's refugee crisis? aljazeera.com Sudan is the world's worst displacement crisis, with many refugees attempting to head to Europe.
(2025-11-19). Trump says he has 'already started working' on ending war in Sudan. aljazeera.com US President Donald Trump said his administration is searching for a possible resolution to the war in Sudan.
(2025-11-19). Climate Change Is Biggest Security Threat That Every Country Is Facing Right Now. truthout.org Sudanese climate diplomacy researcher Lina Yassin is supporting the Least Developed Countries Group at the U.N. climate summit in Belém, Brazil. The group is composed of 44 countries, including Sudan, whose cumulative emissions amount to less than 1% of total global emissions. "They are the countries that have the least amount of resources to respond to the climate crisis," explains Yassin. |
(2025-11-19). Israel Police ban Sudanese protest against UAE, citing national security threat. haaretz.com Members of the Sudanese migrant community in Israel had planned to protest UAE support for the Sudanese rebel militia. The protest, planned for Thursday, was meant to take place outside the embassy in Herzliya…
(2025-11-19). The UN Embraces Colonialism: Unpacking the Security Council's mandate for the U.S. colonial administration of Gaza. mondoweiss.net 
The Security Council's backing of the Trump plan for Gaza ignores international law, punishes the Palestinians, and rewards those responsible for genocide.
(2025-11-19). Boycott Chevron Global Day of Action 22 November. indybay.org The Palestinian-led BDS movement calls for a global day of action on November 22, targeting Chevron for its role in Israel's genocide and apartheid, in addition to its role in climate destruction globally. Through its gas fields and pipeline, Chevron supplies Israel with 70% of its energy needs according to Chevron's own website – and hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue annually. Chevron entered the Israeli market in 2020, and it can just as easily exit.
(2025-11-19). "Microsoft Ignites" Protests for Collusion in Gaza Genocide. indybay.org No Azure for Apartheid (NOAA) calls out Microsoft at its Ignite conference for complicity in the Gaza Genocide demanding the software giant to cancel all contracts and projects with Israel.
(2025-11-19). Taliban's Mandatory Burqa in Herat Assaults Women's Autonomy. hrw.org Click to expand Image | A doctor working with a UN agency examines a woman at a clinic in Herat, Afghanistan, July 5, 2025. | © 2025 Elise Blanchard/Getty Images | The Taliban in Afghanistan's western province of Herat have recently banned women doctors, patients, and healthcare workers from entering hospitals without wearing a burqa. On November 10, 2025, authorities prevented Shabnam Fazli, a female surgeon, from entering a major hospital in the provincial capital and detained her for several hours, allegedly for not wearing a burqa.The requirement of a burqa, a full-face and body covering, immediately…
(2025-11-19). 'It's Israeli policy': Report reveals abuse of Palestinians in prisons. aljazeera.com Physicians for Human Rights-Israel reveals torture, abuse carried out against Palestinians held in Israeli prisons.
(2025-11-19). Texas brands US Muslim rights organisation as 'terrorist group'. newarab.com 
The governor of Texas on Tuesday blacklisted two Muslim groups as terrorist organisations, including Greg Abbott, the Republican governor, also blacklisted "Today, I designated the Muslim Brotherhood and Council on American-Islamic Relations as foreign terrorist an…
(2025-11-19). The Taliban are erasing women from public life. onlineopinion.com.au The call by many heads of state to end human rights violations often rings hollow as the violators in so many countries continue to commit such crimes with impunity.
(2025-11-19). How Global Student Protests Reshaped Palestinian Politics. moderndiplomacy.eu One country in the world, Palestine, is currently experiencing injustice in terms of human rights by Israel. In the past year, the global community has witnessed protests by students in various countries fighting for Palestinian rights. Activities that should not occur in academic spaces, which are generally reserved for research, lectures, and seminars as symbolic …
(2025-11-19). Trump's proposed F-35 sale to Saudi Arabia intensifies scrutiny over human rights, press freedom and congressional oversight. nationofchange.org After a White House visit from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Trump's pledge to sell F-35 fighter jets with no conditions, Rep. Ilhan Omar and human rights advocates warn that the deal rewards a repressive monarchy and sidelines accountability for Jamal Khashoggi's murder.
(2025-11-19). US resolution should not violate Palestinians' rights. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) — Iran's UN Envoy says that the US resolution on Gaza must not be interpreted or implemented in a manner that violates or undermines the fundamental rights of the Palestinian people.
(2025-11-19). US Preterm Birth Worsening, Including in Petrochemical Polluted Louisiana. hrw.org Click to expand Image | An industrial plant in Louisiana's Cancer Alley, October 17, 2023. | © 2023 Eli Reed for Human Rights Watch | March of Dimes issued their annual report on US rates of preterm birth on November 17. The findings are a gut punch.Rates worsened between 2023 and 2024 in 21 states. Preterm birth rates among babies born to Black women climbed to 14.7 percent, 1.55 times higher than the rate for white moms. For the fourth year running, fewer pregnant people began prenatal care in the first trimester in 2024 than the year prior.In Louisiana, the hike in preterm rates is especially grim beca…
(2025-11-19). Brazil: Don't Strip Protection of Environment, Defenders. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Activists carry a banner warning of efforts to dismantle environmental licensing requirements in Brazil. | © 2025 Cesar Muñoz Acebes/Human Rights Watch | (Belém) — Brazil's Congress should reject proposals to dismantle environmental licensing requirements and to revoke a plan to protect human rights defenders, Human Rights Watch said today. Instead, it should contribute to global efforts to curb climate change by approving the Escazú agreement. "As the world comes together to tackle the climate crisis at COP30 in Brazil, its Congress is considering proposals that would exacer…
(2025-11-19). Bahrain: Immediately Release Prominent Activist. hrw.org (Beirut) — Bahraini authorities have detained Ebrahim Sharif, a prominent political activist, for peaceful comments he made in Beirut, Human Rights Watch and the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) said today.Yusuf al-Jamri, a blogger, said that the authorities detained Sharif, former secretary general of Bahrain's National Democratic Action Society, due to comments he made in Beirut to LuaLuaTV calling for Arabs and Arab governments to support Palestinians. The Bahrain authorities should immediately release him and end their long-standing practice of detaining people for their peaceful free s…
(2025-11-19). Belarus calls on UN Human Rights Council to stop targeting states on political grounds. eng.belta.by A representative of the Belarusian delegation noted that the UN Human Rights Council has been and remains an important platform for discussing all aspects of human rights.
(2025-11-19). Court Strikes Down Texas Maps Packed With Extra GOP Seats. scheerpost.com Federal judges have blocked the state of Texas from using its newly drawn U.S. House map in the 2026 mid‚Äëterm elections. The ruling comes amid a lawsuit alleging the map dilutes minority voting power and violates federal civil‚Äërights protections. Until further changes are made, Texas must continue to use its existing congressional map. From the …
(2025-11-19). Martín Mosquera: The Meaning of Milei. newleftreview.org With Latin America in Trump's cross-hairs, a report from Buenos Aires on the social stalemate that allowed far-right firebrand Javier Milei to impose the harshest shock therapy in Argentina's history. Mosquera mobilizes the conceptual legacies of Gramsci, Trotsky, Otto Bauer and Angelo Tasca to identify the function of the region's highly successful new rights.
(2025-11-19). Trump's 'power to the people' healthcare pitch masks a plan that preserves private insurance control. nationofchange.org Trump's push to redirect federal healthcare dollars into individual cash payments while ending Medicaid and ACA subsidies is drawing warnings of a deepening national crisis and renewed calls for universal, publicly financed coverage.
(2025-11-19). Nearly one-third of women worldwide faced partner or sexual violence: WHO. aljazeera.com Despite stark findings, World Health Organization says violence against women and girls is 'a deeply neglected crisis'.
(2025-11-19). Transport crisis in Cameroon's Northwest: When travel becomes a high-stakes gamble. globalvoices.org 
(2025-11-19). Iran's performance in Al Ain raises broader concerns. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN – Iran football national team's runners-up finish at the Al Ain International Cup, sealed by a 4—3 penalty defeat to Uzbekistan after a goalless draw, is not a crisis in isolation. Friendly tournaments are designed for experimentation, squad rotation, and tactical testing. Yet the reaction surrounding Team Melli's latest performances, both on and off the pitch, has intensified concerns among supporters and analysts who believe the national team should display a clearer sense of progress and readiness ahead of a challenging 2026 World Cup.
(2025-11-19). Gaza's Collapsing Hospitals Leave 100,000 Untreated as Crisis Deepens. english.almanar.com.lb 
The health system in Gaza has collapsed, leaving more than 100,000 wounded people without adequate care and at least 17,000 in urgent need of evacuation abroad, according to Salah Abdel Shafi, the Palestinian ambassador to Vienna. In an interview with RIA Novosti, Ambassador Shafi revealed the staggering scale of the medical catastrophe, stating that "out …
(2025-11-19). MacKenzie Scott Donated $700 Million To HBCUs This Year. newsone.com 
Source: Dia Dipasupil / Getty | While the affordability crisis has many speaking out against billionaires hoarding their wealth, MacKenzie Scott's philanthropic efforts have bucked that trend to great effect. This year alone, MacKenzie Scott has donated $700 million across 15 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). |
(2025-11-19). Richard Tice calls neurodivergent kids "overdiagnosed" — he's of course wrong. thecanary.co Deputy leader of Reform, Richard Tice, is attacking disabled people again. This time he's going after disabled kids. At a recent Reform party press conference, Tice irresponsibly asserted that there is a "crisis of over-diagnosis". Tice, who splits his time between the UK and Dubai, was asked how Reform would tackle the SEND crisis, in […] | By
(2025-11-19). A Question of Needlessness: Selling Iron Dome to Australia. counterpunch.org 
The world of defence policy is truly another planet. There, budgets are given to astronomical burgeoning and bizarre readings. Threats can be invented or exaggerated. Insecurity can be inflated. Decisions for the next project supposedly more lethal and more effective than ever can be made with cavalier disregard to realities. And the next cockeyed, buffoonish idea can be given
(2025-11-19). UN Security Council: Indiscriminate use of starvation as a method of warfare is prohibited. icrc.org Statement delivered by Elyse Mosquini, Permanent Observer and Head of the ICRC Delegation to the United Nations, at the UN Security Council high-level open debate on conflict-related food insecurity.
(2025-11-19). Ukrainian Military Says It Struck Targets Inside Russia Using US-Supplied ATACMS Missiles. news.antiwar.com The Ukrainian military said on Tuesday that its forces used US-provided ATACMS missiles in strikes on Russian territory, an attack that would require targeting data provided by the US. "The Armed Forces of Ukraine have successfully used ATACMS tactical missile systems to deliver a pinpoint strike on military facilities on Russian territory," the General Staff …
(2025-11-19). Israel warns residents of two Lebanese villages to evacuate ahead of expected strikes. albawaba.com 
ALBAWABA – Israel's military forces urged residents of two villages in southern Lebanon to leave immediately and evacuate their residences. | According to military forces, multiple strikes are about to target Hezbollah military sites in the same area.People look at the damage in the aftermath of an Israeli strike on the Ain al-Hilweh camp for Palestinian refugees, near Sidon in southern Lebanon, on November 19, 2025. (AFP)…
(2025-11-19). US Bombs Somalia for 97th Time This Year. news.antiwar.com US Africa Command said on Wednesday that its forces launched an airstrike in northeastern Somalia's Puntland region on November 18, as the Trump administration continues bombing the country at a record pace. AFRICOM told Antiwar.com on November 17 that it has launched 96 airstrikes in Somalia so far this year, making the November 18 attack …
(2025-11-19). Power line to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant power is restored, Russian management says. devdiscourse.com One of the external power lines to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine was restored on Wednesday, the Russian-installed management said in a statement. The nuclear plant, Europe's largest, has been under Russian control since March 2022, when Russian forces overran much of southeastern Ukraine. It is not currently producing electricity but relies on external power to keep the nuclear material cool and avoid the risk of a meltdown.
(2025-11-19). Russia Says Ukraine Fired U.S.-Made ATACMS at Voronezh. moderndiplomacy.eu Russia's defence ministry says Ukrainian forces launched four U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles at the southern Russian city of Voronezh.Ukraine confirmed on Tuesday that it had used ATACMS against military targets inside Russia, calling the strikes a "significant development." Kyiv received ATACMS in 2023, but was initially restricted to using them only on Ukrainian territory, parts of …
(2025-11-19). International Crimes Tribunal Hands Ousted Bangladeshi PM Death Sentence. moderndiplomacy.eu Groundbreaking Precedent in South Asia: Bangladesh crossed an extraordinary threshold this November when its ousted prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, was sentenced to death in absentia for crimes against humanity. The verdict, delivered by the country's International Crimes Tribunal, came more than a year after her government's lethal crackdown on a student-led uprising in 2024. It …
(2025-11-19). Freed Israeli hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal says he was sexually assaulted by a Hamas captor. haaretz.com Gilboa-Dalal's testimony follows multiple accounts from released hostages reporting sexual abuse by their captors in Gaza…
(2025-11-19). Civilian Blood on Ceasefire Lines: Israeli Attack Hits Students in Al-Tiri. english.almanar.com.lb The escalating death toll in Lebanon exposes the falsehood of Zionist propaganda regarding its adherence to the ceasefire. The Zionist enemy has renewed its brutal attacks on Lebanese territory, continuing its violations of the truce. This morning, the enemy targeted the southern town of Yaroun with two artillery shells. In a significant escalation targeting civilians, …
(2025-11-19). Israel escalates 'barbaric' attacks on Lebanon. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — Israel continues to violate the ceasefire reached with Lebanon's Hezbollah in November 2024, launching fresh air raids that have left over a dozen civilians dead.
(2025-11-19). Echoes Of Freedom: A Week Of Reflection At The African American Civil War Memorial. newsone.com : | ✕ | Last week, the echoes from Veterans Day were still vibrating off U Street as families, descendants, students, and supporters gathered at the African American Civil War Memorial to honor the legacy of the United States Colored Troops. What began as a single day of remembrance continued as a deep community reflection. A crowd revisited the names, stories, and sacrifices of more than 200,000 soldiers who fought for a nation that did not fight for them. | Frank Smith, executive director of the African American Civil War Memorial Museum, envisioned something unprecedented for this year's comm…
(2025-11-19). Philadelphia to Vote on Divestment from Nukes. worldbeyondwar.org 
By World BEYOND War, November 19, 2025 | On Thursday, November 20, the Philadelphia City Council will vote on the City's nuclear weapons investments. A resolution introduced by Councilmember O'Rourke on November 13 urges the City of Philadelphia to make moral investments and weigh the threat that nuclear weapons pose to all of humanity and our environment in light of the Trump administration's decision to restart testing of nuclear weapons and proposal to build a nuclear submarine in Philadelphia. | Supporters of nuclear weapons divestment will…
(2025-11-19). Zelensky, Erdoƒüan renew push for Ukraine peace as Russian strikes intensify. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Ankara on Wednesday for high-stakes talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan, seeking to revive stalled peace efforts as Russia escalates its air campaign across Ukraine. After laying a wreath at the Anƒ±tkabir mausoleum with Erdoƒüan, Zelenskyy headed to the Presidential Palace for discussions focused on restarting the "Istanbul process." Erdoƒüan called for its resumption on a "broader scope," reaffirming Turkey's support for Ukraine's territorial integrity and insisting that Crimea and other occupie…
(2025-11-19). Ultra-orthodox faction leader comes out in support of IDF draft exemption bill. haaretz.com Rabbi Dov Lando, leader of the Lithuanian Haredi movement and spiritual leader of Degel Hatorah, had previously instructed the faction's lawmakers to vote against the bill. The decision removes the last remaining ultra-Orthodox opposition to the measure…
(2025-11-19). PSX rebounds strongly with 1,300-point rally driven by retail, institutional buying. tribune.com.pk 
Renewed optimism swept through the Pakistan Stock Exchange as the benchmark KSE-100 index posted a strong gain of nearly 1,300 points, supported by broad-based buying across key sectors. | The rally was evident in automobile assemblers, cement, commercial banks, fertiliser, oil and gas exploration, oil companies, power generation and refinery stocks, signalling robust interest from both retail and institutional investors. This sector-wide momentum helped reinforce overall market strength despite a cautious economic backdrop. | A shift in market dynamics also appears to be emerging. Bloomberg reported…
(2025-11-19). Elon Musk attends Trump's dinner with Saudi crown prince. newarab.com 
Elon Musk joined Musk's attendance could be a sign of reconciliation Musk supported and funded Trump's election last year and became a close adviser to his administrat…
(2025-11-19). Gold drops despite rebound in global market. tribune.com.pk 
Gold prices in Pakistan fell on Tuesday even as the international market saw a rebound from a one-week low, supported by softer US employment data and expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut in December. | According to the All-Pakistan Gems and Jewellers Sarafa Association (APGJSA), the price of gold per tola dropped by Rs7,000 to settle at Rs423,662. Similarly, the rate for 10-gram gold decreased by Rs6,002, closing at Rs363,221. | The decline comes a day after domestic bullion rates remained stable, with the per-tola price standing at Rs430,662. | In the international market, gold recovered after touching…
(2025-11-19). President Ramaphosa pledges deeper engagement with media sector as he receives M20 Johannesburg Declaration. sanews.gov.za President Ramaphosa pledges deeper engagement with media sector as he receives M20 Johannesburg Declaration | President Cyril Ramaphosa has pledged to open direct discussions with the media sector to address concerns around journalist safety, media sustainability and the impact of new technologies, as he formally received the Media20 (M20) Johannesburg Declaration on Tuesday. | Speaking at the handover ceremony at Wanderers Country Club, President Ramaphosa said he strongly supported the issues raised by the media representatives, including the urgent need to protect journalists in conflict zones. | "I support a…
(2025-11-19). Is the UN resolution on Gaza hopeful, meaningless — or dangerous? haaretz.com There are plenty of reasons to be skeptical about the Security Council resolution backing Trump's plan for Gaza. But it's the only game in town, so how can supporters of peace seize the modest opportunities it provides for a better path forward — including towards Palestinian statehood?
(2025-11-19). Surging Israeli settler violence hurts West Bank journalists. Soran Rashid 
(2025-11-19). Philadelphia has achieved 'unprecedented' reduction in gun violence. Experts gathered to discuss how. whyy.org 
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? An inaugural forum put on by nonprofit newsroom The Trace, hosted at WHYY's Philadelphia studios, convened civic leaders, researchers, local practitioners and youth voices to spotlight what's working — and what still needs doing — to reduce gun violence in American cities. | The event, titled "Safer Together: A Forum on Gun Violence Solutions," brought together national experts, community stakeholders and policy leaders for a five-panel program followed by a netw…
(2025-11-19). Saint Day offered this Arab-Jewish city a rare moment of normalcy and beauty. haaretz.com Even as relentless violence and internal rifts continue to plague the Israeli city of Lod, St. George's festival drew thousands this week, looking for a measure of hope. 'We don't want to be depressed all the time'…