America Uruguay To restore police presence on the streets is priority for Montevideo's new police chief, who rejects the idea of heavy hand, defends use of armored vehicles to protect officers, maintains that Uruguay is far from falling into violence as Central America
Europe Austria Austria has experienced an early winter surprise as a cold front swept across the country, bringing snow to both mountainous and lowland areas; passes in Tyrol that had been closed for some hours due to heavy snowfall have been reopened
Europe Croatia Tens of thousands of people from all over Croatia and the diaspora marched through Vukovar in a procession commemorating 18 November 1991: a defining moment in national history when the town fell to the Yugoslav People’s Army, JNA and Serbian paramilitary
Asia Jordan Royal Jordanian announced the launch of a new nonstop route between Amman International Airport and Washington D.C. starting mid-March 2025
Asia Japan A survey released by organizers of “Good Couples Day” — 22 November, as date can be read phonetically as ii fūfu, which means “good couple” — showed that 24% of married couples in their 20s met their partner through a dating app, same percentage as work
Europe Kosovo Premier Albin Kurti has accused politicians and commentators of spreading “wild propaganda” over the issue of sex education in school – the focus of a major political controversy over the past week after the implementation of manuals for teachers
Asia Taiwan A resort in Hsinchu County hosted the wedding between Bo Guagua, son of imprisoned Chinese politician Bo Xilai - seen as a major rival to current Chinese leader - and Hsu Huei-yu, businesswoman from an influential family in Yilan; both now live in Canada
Europe Russia President Putin decleared that "Russia has the right to strike at countries that have supplied arms to Ukraine"
Europe Monaco The 21st edition of the Monte-Carlo Film Festival, an international event devoted entirely to comedy, will open on 27 November with a gala during which prizes are awarded to the winners of the films and lifetime achievement awards
Oceania Vanuatu Mind Care Clinic is understaff and under-budgeted, said professional Psychiatric Nurse Norah Titus, needing more resources to ensure all patients are cared for; in the department only four people, with no vehicle, have to care for the entire Vanuatu
Africa Kenya In his State of the Nation address, President Ruto said he had blown the procurement process for the expansion of Nairobi's main airport and a multi-million dollar power line deal with Indian group Adani
Europe United Kingdom The coronation of King Charles III last year cost taxpayers £72 million, including £50 million for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and almost £22 million for policing costs, Government figures revealed
Europe Vatican City Failure of education is a cultural genocide that robs children of their future, Pope Francis told the Dicastery for Culture and Education at first Plenary Assembly, and dicasters “are morally obliged” to help 250 million children who do not attend school
Asia Yemen The country fired a hypersonic missile at an Israeli airbase in the Negev, in the southern part of the occupied territories