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Andriy Yermak, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, has been implicated in a corruption scandal that is shaking the political establishment in Kyiv. But who is the man seen by many as the country’s de facto number 2? Source link
RFE/RL correspondent Serhiy Horbatenko was filming a civilian evacuation team’s mission in Ukraine’s Donetsk region when a Russian drone strike hit their vehicle. The driver, an American chaplain with the Plain Compassion Crisis Response NGO, suffered shrapnel wounds to the face. Source link
Protesters in Tunis denounce an escalating crackdown on dissent and demand the release of jailed dissidents. Source link
Officials from the US, Ukraine, and national security advisers from France, UK and Germany to hold talks. Source link
RFE/RL’s Hungarian Service is closing down from midnight on November 21, some five years after relaunching to provide Hungarians with accurate, independent news and information. Source link
This edition of the Farda Briefing looks at speculation about the Saudis facilitating talks between Tehran and Washington over Iran’s nuclear program. Source link
Russia’s leading movie studio, Mosfilm, is one of several cultural institutions buying drones and military-capable electronic equipment for use in Moscow’s war against Ukraine, RFE/RL’s Russian Service has found. Source link
A US-Iranian dual citizen has been detained in Iran and is facing multiple security-related charges, according to her son, who says authorities are using his mother to pressure him. Source link
Tajikistan, the only Central Asian country that publicly opposed the return of the Taliban to power in Afghanistan, is now attempting to mend fences with the hard-line Islamist group. Source link
Ukraine marked Holodomor Remembrance Day on November 22 as Russia launched a massive overnight attack amid rising pressure on Kyiv to accept a US-proposed peace deal to end the war. Source link
Iran has urgently requested international assistance to combat a devastating wildfire that has been raging for nearly three weeks in the ancient Hyrcanian Forests, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2019. Source link
Parallel to Russia’s war on the ground in Ukraine, there’s another battle: over history. Moscow claims that parts of southern and eastern Ukraine are “historically Russian,” but that ignores the centuries of conquest and tragedy Ukrainians endured, including one of the darkest chapters: Holodomor. Source link
Belarusian authoritarian leader Aleksandr Lukashenko has pardoned and released 31 Ukrainian citizens who had been held in Belarus, a move Minsk said was part of an agreement reached with US President Donald Trump. Source link
Ukrainian officials are set to meet with US counterparts in Geneva on November 23 to discuss President Donald Trump’s 28-point peace plan — one that Kyiv’s allies have said is highly tilted in Russia’s favor. Source link
Flight suspensions come after US regulator warned planes of security risk in the airspace in and around Venezuela. Source link
Drone sightings caused suspension of air traffic at Eindhoven airport, impacting both civilian and military operations. Source link
Divisions mark the last days of the UN climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belem. Source link
Deal reached at UN climate talks in Brazil spurs mixed reactions as climate campaigners say more action is needed. Source link
Scholar Mahmood Mamdani says Palestinian rights helped motivate his son Zohran’s run for New York City mayor. Source link
An Israeli 'kamikaze' drone blew up a vehicle on a busy street in Gaza City on Saturday, testing the fragile ceasefire. Source link
Fear grips Palestinians across the Gaza Strip as Israel continues to carry out attacks despite US-brokered truce. Source link
The unions demand the laws be withdrawn before nationwide protests they plan to hold on Wednesday. Source link
World leaders broke with tradition and quickly adopted a new declaration at the start of the G20 summit. Source link
Hello! This week we cover the surprise announcement of a second summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, asking why now and what kind of agreement they might reach. Putin-Trump 2.0: Hungary calling The saga of the Putin-Trump talks is entering its second cycle. After yet another round of Trump expressing his disappointment with the Russian leader, a series of threats from the White House, and as Washington and Kyiv edged closer together than at any point since Trump returned to power, a surprise summit between the pair was announced. Putin is sticking to his maximalist demands, but it’s…
