Asia Myanmar Construction of China–Myanmar railway, high-speed passenger and freight corridor linking Yunnan to Kyaukphyu deep-sea port on the Bay of Bengal, is being accelerated; the line will give China direct access to the Indian Ocean, bypassing the Malacca Strait
Europe Greece The torch for the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics was lit in an indoor and scaled-down ceremony in ancient Olympia; the traditional ceremony at the stadium where the Games were born in ancient Greece was redesigned due to heavy rain warnings
Asia Iran Iranian short film “Sheep”, written, directed, and produced by Hadi Babaeifar, won a prize at the 11th annual Asian World Film Festival AWFF in California, USA; Babaeifar also received a scholarship to the New York Film Academy
America El Salvador The state of emergency in El Salvador has been extended for the 45th time as part of the government’s anti-gang strategy, despite mounting human rights concerns over abuses, deaths in custody, and the prolonged suspension of constitutional guarantees
Africa Uganda Teargas and live bullets were reportedly used to disperse crowds welcoming president candidate Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine campaigning for 2026 election in Mukono District; the candidate claims 180 team members were arrested
Africa Nigeria After dramatic kidnapping of tens of students, Borno State governor Professor Zulum has called for a coordinated offensive involving Army, Navy, Air Force to target strongholds in Lake Chad's Tumbus islands, a critical safe haven for Boko Haram and ISWAP
Oceania Papua New Guinea A training program for small-to-medium entrepreneurs in Wampar has seen the participation of over 1000 people, with the explicit intent of channelling energies into useful, community building activities, avoiding risk of criminal involvement
Africa Cameroon Prominent Cameroonian opposition figure Issa Tchiroma Bakary is currently in The Gambia for “purely humanitarian reasons,” as political tensions continue to rise following Cameroon’s disputed presidential election of 12 October 2025
Oceania Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo, visiting Taiwan on his first state visit since taking office, reaffirmed Tuvalu's diplomatic ties with Taiwan during a military ceremony in Taipei presided over by President William Lai
America Bolivia Bolivia has proposed the creation of a gold bank with public and private capital to control informal mining, ensure traceability, and improve environmental standards amid criticism of the state’s gold purchase scheme launched in 2023
Africa Niger The Diffa region officially launched on 25 November the 16 Days of Patriotic Action campaign against violence against women and girls, coupled with the open day for women's organizations benefiting from projects funded by Japan and CERF
Africa Republic of the Congo The African Institute for Multidisciplinary Applied Research awarded Congolese financial expert and writer Armel Silvère Dongou an honorary doctorate at a ceremony held in Dakar, Senegal
Europe Portugal Claims that ‘Casa da Moeda’, the Portuguese mint, is to start manufacturing two million coins for Israel has sparked a wave of protest; NGOs and political parties blame Portugal of complicity with Israel and people demonstrated outside the mint in Lisbon
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 16 days of activism against gender based violence are to be held in SVG, running to 10 December, under the theme “UNiTE to End Digital Violence Against All Women and Girls”