COVID-19 pandemic in California California reports 15,442 new cases in the past 24 hours, a new single-day record since the pandemic began as curfew begins in most counties. (Bloomberg)
COVID-19 pandemic in South America COVID-19 pandemic in Chile Chile surpasses 20,000 total deaths from COVID-19, including suspected and confirmed cases. (El Mostrador)
More than 7,000 people gather in Guatemala City to protest the recent budget bill. The National Congress building is also set on fire. (AP)
Sixty-nine inmates escape from a prison in Baabda District, Lebanon. Five of them are killed in a car crash while being pursued by security forces. (U.S. News)
The United States surpasses 12 million cases of COVID-19, just six days after surpassing 11 million cases. New cases reach record highs in recent days, with more than 200,000 cases being reported. (NBC News) (NPR)
2020 Burkinabé general election Voters in Burkina Faso head to the polls in an election marred by a dramatic surge of terrorist attacks within the recent years. Incumbent President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré of the People's Movement for Progress seeks another term while he is challenged by two main opponents, Zéphirin Diabré of the Union for Progress and Reform and Eddie Komboïgo of the Congress for Democracy and Progress. (DW)
Voters in Burkina Faso head to the polls in an election marred by a dramatic surge of terrorist attacks within the recent years. Incumbent President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré of the People's Movement for Progress seeks another term while he is challenged by two main opponents, Zéphirin Diabré of the Union for Progress and Reform and Eddie Komboïgo of the Congress for Democracy and Progress. (DW)
2020 G20 Riyadh summit World leaders at the G20 summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, close the summit with calls for a coordinated response to the COVID-19 pandemic and support for vaccinations for everyone. (The Washington Post) (Reuters)
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) names Algerian Islamist Abu Obaida Yusuf al-Annabi as its new leader, following the death of Abdelmalek Droukdel during the Battle of Talahandak in June. Al-Annabi has been on the U.S. "international terrorist" blacklist since September 2015, and he has regularly appeared in jihadist propaganda videos. (Al Jazeera)
COVID-19 pandemic in California Los Angeles County public health officials announces a suspension of outdoor dining at restaurant for three-weeks starting from November 25 at 10:00 p.m. PST due to rise of new infections in the U.S. largest county. (Los Angeles Times)
COVID-19 pandemic in North America COVID-19 pandemic in Canada COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta Alberta reports 1,584 new cases in the last 24 hours, a new one-day record since the pandemic began and highest number of daily cases on Sunday than any other provinces and territories. (CFRN-DT) COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in California Los Angeles County public health officials announces a suspension of outdoor dining at restaurant for three-weeks starting from November 25 at 10:00 p.m. PST due to rise of new infections in the U.S. largest county. (Los Angeles Times)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in California Los Angeles County public health officials announces a suspension of outdoor dining at restaurant for three-weeks starting from November 25 at 10:00 p.m. PST due to rise of new infections in the U.S. largest county. (Los Angeles Times)
Insurgency in the Maghreb Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) names Algerian Islamist Abu Obaida Yusuf al-Annabi as its new leader, following the death of Abdelmalek Droukdel during the Battle of Talahandak in June. Al-Annabi has been on the U.S. "international terrorist" blacklist since September 2015, and he has regularly appeared in jihadist propaganda videos. (Al Jazeera)
Los Angeles County public health officials announces a suspension of outdoor dining at restaurant for three-weeks starting from November 25 at 10:00 p.m. PST due to rise of new infections in the U.S. largest county. (Los Angeles Times)
The United States withdraws from the Treaty on Open Skies. (Al Jazeera)
World leaders at the G20 summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, close the summit with calls for a coordinated response to the COVID-19 pandemic and support for vaccinations for everyone. (The Washington Post) (Reuters)
2020 United States presidential election, Presidential transition of Joe Biden The General Services Administration officially certifies President-elect Joe Biden as the "apparent winner" of the 2020 presidential election, and announces that the formal transition will be allowed to begin. (CNN) (AP)
The General Services Administration officially certifies President-elect Joe Biden as the "apparent winner" of the 2020 presidential election, and announces that the formal transition will be allowed to begin. (CNN) (AP)
California reports 20,654 new cases in the last 24 hours, a new single-day record since the pandemic began. (San Francisco Chronicle)
COVID-19 pandemic in Australia The land border between New South Wales and Victoria reopens after 137 days of closure. People will now be able to travel between the two states without permits. (ABC Australia) Victoria eases restrictions, allowing larger public and private gatherings, larger capacity quotas for businesses, and relaxing of the mask mandate so that masks will only be required in settings where social distancing is impractical. Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton states that he is confident there will be no community transmission in the state. (ABC Australia)
COVID-19 pandemic in California California reports 20,654 new cases in the last 24 hours, a new single-day record since the pandemic began. (San Francisco Chronicle)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in California California reports 20,654 new cases in the last 24 hours, a new single-day record since the pandemic began. (San Francisco Chronicle) COVID-19 pandemic in Ohio Ohio reports a new single-day record of 11,885 new cases. This number is likely inflated because of a two-day backlog from multiple labs. (The Columbus Dispatch) COVID-19 pandemic in Maryland Maryland is expected to send state troopers to enforce restrictions in the state for Thanksgiving. (WRC-TV)
Israeli media reports that, on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly flew to Neom in Saudi Arabia for a meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz describes "the leak of the prime minister's secret flight to Saudi Arabia" as "an irresponsible move". Saudi Arabia denies that such a meeting occurred. On Saturday, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud repeated the 2002 Saudi Arab Peace Initiative offer to fully normalize relations, only after the Palestinians achieve statehood. (BBC News) (The New York Times)
The land border between New South Wales and Victoria reopens after 137 days of closure. People will now be able to travel between the two states without permits. (ABC Australia)
Politics of France The National Assembly approves the first version of a law that would make it a crime to circulate an image of a police officer, if there is an intention to harm the officer. The government says the law is "not targeting the freedom of the press". (Reuters) Minister of the Interior Gerald Darmanin describes images of police brutality, at yesterday's clearing of an illegal migrant camp on the Place de la République in Paris, as "shocking" and "unacceptable". He calls for an investigation to be concluded within 48 hours. (CBS News)
The National Assembly approves the first version of a law that would make it a crime to circulate an image of a police officer, if there is an intention to harm the officer. The government says the law is "not targeting the freedom of the press". (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic in Texas Texas reports a record 13,998 new cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to more than 1.1 million. (Austin Statesman)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in Texas Texas reports a record 13,998 new cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to more than 1.1 million. (Austin Statesman) COVID-19 pandemic in Maryland Montgomery County tightens their mask mandate and restricts indoor gatherings in response to an increase in cases. (The Hill) COVID-19 pandemic in Oregon Oregon reports 21 new deaths, a new daily record since the pandemic began. (The Oregonian)
Minister of the Interior Gerald Darmanin describes images of police brutality, at yesterday's clearing of an illegal migrant camp on the Place de la République in Paris, as "shocking" and "unacceptable". He calls for an investigation to be concluded within 48 hours. (CBS News)
Opioid epidemic in the United States Drugmaker Purdue Pharma pleads guilty to three criminal charges and acknowledges their role in the opioid epidemic that has contributed to an increase in deaths over the past two decades. (AP) (The Week)
Russia says its navy made a United States destroyer turn back after threatening to ram it, claiming that the destroyer violated Russia's territorial waters in the Peter the Great Gulf, "passing the maritime border by two kilometers". The U.S. navy says that their destroyer conducted a freedom of navigation operation to challenge a Russian claim "inconsistent with the rules of international law as reflected in the Law of the Sea Convention to enclose the waters of a bay". (TASS) (NBC News)
Russia–United States relations, United States and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Russia says its navy made a United States destroyer turn back after threatening to ram it, claiming that the destroyer violated Russia's territorial waters in the Peter the Great Gulf, "passing the maritime border by two kilometers". The U.S. navy says that their destroyer conducted a freedom of navigation operation to challenge a Russian claim "inconsistent with the rules of international law as reflected in the Law of the Sea Convention to enclose the waters of a bay". (TASS) (NBC News)
Texas reports a record 13,998 new cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to more than 1.1 million. (Austin Statesman)
Officials from the Trump administration announces that they have held their first Operation Warp Speed briefing with President-elect Joe Biden. (Politico)
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on religion, COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state) The United States Supreme Court temporarily blocks restrictions imposed by Governor Andrew Cuomo on religious sites, with Amy Coney Barrett being the deciding vote. (Newsweek)
List of people granted executive clemency by Donald Trump President Donald Trump announces via Twitter a pardon of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn. (AP)
President Donald Trump announces via Twitter a pardon of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn. (AP)
Second Libyan Civil War, Libyan peace process The United States Department of the Treasury announces unilateral sanctions on the Libyan National Army-linked al-Kaniyat militia and its leader, Mohamed al-Kani, after Russia blocks the United Nations Security Council from blacklisting the group for alleged human rights abuses committed in the city of Tarhuna during the 14-month military offensive led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar. (Reuters)
The United States Supreme Court temporarily blocks restrictions imposed by Governor Andrew Cuomo on religious sites, with Amy Coney Barrett being the deciding vote. (Newsweek)
COVID-19 pandemic in Texas Texas reports 14,648 new cases in the last 24 hours, a new single-day record since the beginning of the pandemic. (KTVT)
Ingrida Šimonytė takes office as the new Prime Minister of Lithuania, becoming the second woman to do so. She also appoints the first gender-balanced cabinet in the country's history. (LRT in English)
Politics of Lithuania Ingrida Šimonytė takes office as the new Prime Minister of Lithuania, becoming the second woman to do so. She also appoints the first gender-balanced cabinet in the country's history. (LRT in English)
Texas reports 14,648 new cases in the last 24 hours, a new single-day record since the beginning of the pandemic. (KTVT)
The United States Department of the Treasury announces unilateral sanctions on the Libyan National Army-linked al-Kaniyat militia and its leader, Mohamed al-Kani, after Russia blocks the United Nations Security Council from blacklisting the group for alleged human rights abuses committed in the city of Tarhuna during the 14-month military offensive led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar. (Reuters)
2020 United States presidential election President Donald Trump acknowledges that he will leave the White House on January 20 if the electoral college confirms Joe Biden's victory. (AP)
President Donald Trump acknowledges that he will leave the White House on January 20 if the electoral college confirms Joe Biden's victory. (AP)
The Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea dismisses a legal challenge against the election of Prime Minister James Marape. The opposition had argued that Marape's election was unconstitutional after the original candidate, Peter O'Neill, withdrew his nomination, paving the way for Marape's election. (RNZ)
Four Christians are killed and seven houses are burned by militants in Sigi, Central Sulawesi. The police believes that attacks was carried out by East Indonesia Mujahideen (MIT), a terrorist group linked to the Islamic State. (CNA)
Mali War Six rice farmers are killed by gunmen in the village of Farabougou, Mali, bringing the death toll to 23 since the siege of the village by suspected jihadists began nearly two months ago. (Reuters)
Somali Civil War Seven people are killed and ten others injured by a suicide bomber in an ice cream parlor in Mogadishu. (ABC News)
Terrorism in Indonesia Four Christians are killed and seven houses are burned by militants in Sigi, Central Sulawesi. The police believes that attacks was carried out by East Indonesia Mujahideen (MIT), a terrorist group linked to the Islamic State. (CNA)
COVID-19 pandemic in California Los Angeles County announces that it will issue a new safer-at-home order that restricts the capacity of businesses, closes playgrounds and cardrooms, and prohibits all public and private gatherings of individuals from different households except for religious services and protests. This order will begin November 30 and will expire on December 20. (CBS News)
COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state) New York reports 8,176 new cases, according to a statement from Governor Andrew Cuomo. It is the state's highest single-day total since April 24 when more than 10,000 cases were reported. (WABC-TV)
New York reports 8,176 new cases, according to a statement from Governor Andrew Cuomo. It is the state's highest single-day total since April 24 when more than 10,000 cases were reported. (WABC-TV)
Seven people are killed and ten others injured by a suicide bomber in an ice cream parlor in Mogadishu. (ABC News)
Six rice farmers are killed by gunmen in the village of Farabougou, Mali, bringing the death toll to 23 since the siege of the village by suspected jihadists began nearly two months ago. (Reuters)
The United States Department of Justice announces that criminal charges will be brought against 700 gang members in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras for human trafficking. (Reuters)
The United States surpasses 13 million cases of COVID-19, six days after surpassing 12 million cases. (NBC News)
Assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists Assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh Iranian president Hassan Rouhani vows to "respond" to Israel, whom the regime has accused of orchestrating the killing, "at the proper time." (CNBC) The supercarrier USS Nimitz is deployed to the Persian Gulf from its station in Bahrain. The U.S. Navy maintains that the ship's deployment was not related to "any specific threat." (Reuters)
Assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh Iranian president Hassan Rouhani vows to "respond" to Israel, whom the regime has accused of orchestrating the killing, "at the proper time." (CNBC) The supercarrier USS Nimitz is deployed to the Persian Gulf from its station in Bahrain. The U.S. Navy maintains that the ship's deployment was not related to "any specific threat." (Reuters)
2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season, Female American football players Sarah Fuller of Vanderbilt becomes the first female athlete to play in a Power Five college football game. (BBC News)
College of Cardinals Wilton Daniel Gregory, Archbishop of Washington, becomes the first African American to earn the rank of cardinal. (The Washington Post)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in Oregon Oregon reports a new single-day record of 1,669 cases, bringing the total number of cases to 72,506. (The Oregonian) COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan Michigan surpasses 9,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19. (MLive.com) COVID-19 pandemic in Colorado Governor Jared Polis and his husband Marlon Reis test positive for COVID-19 and enter quarantine at their home. (KUSA-TV) COVID-19 pandemic in Ohio Ohio surpasses 400,000 cases of COVID-19. (WCMH-TV)
COVID-19 vaccine The first batch of one million doses of Sinopharm's vaccine arrives in Casablanca, Morocco. Morocco has ordered an initial 10 million doses. (North Africa Post) The first doses of Pfizer's potential vaccine are flown to the United States from Belgium. (The Hill)
European migrant crisis, France–United Kingdom relations UK Home Secretary Priti Patel and French Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin announce an agreement to curb illegal migrant crossings in the English Channel. As part of the measures, costing the UK an additional 31.4 million euro, French border patrol officers will double their patrols on French beaches beginning next week, while enhancing surveillance, including increasing the use of drones to detect migrant boats. (BBC News) (La Voix du Nord)
The first doses of Pfizer's potential vaccine are flown to the United States from Belgium. (The Hill)
The supercarrier USS Nimitz is deployed to the Persian Gulf from its station in Bahrain. The U.S. Navy maintains that the ship's deployment was not related to "any specific threat." (Reuters)
UK Home Secretary Priti Patel and French Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin announce an agreement to curb illegal migrant crossings in the English Channel. As part of the measures, costing the UK an additional 31.4 million euro, French border patrol officers will double their patrols on French beaches beginning next week, while enhancing surveillance, including increasing the use of drones to detect migrant boats. (BBC News) (La Voix du Nord)
Wilton Daniel Gregory, Archbishop of Washington, becomes the first African American to earn the rank of cardinal. (The Washington Post)
COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic The Canadian federal government extends international travel restrictions for most travellers who are not Canadian citizens, permanent residents or people entering from the United States for "essential" reasons until January 21, 2021. (CBC)
The Canadian federal government extends international travel restrictions for most travellers who are not Canadian citizens, permanent residents or people entering from the United States for "essential" reasons until January 21, 2021. (CBC)
Argentine prosecutors announce that the home and offices of Diego Maradona's doctor have been raided as part of an investigation following his death. (The New York Times) (BBC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in California The number of patients that hospitalized for COVID-19 in California reaches a record high of 7,415. (Los Angeles Times)
COVID-19 pandemic in New York City New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announces that public elementary schools will resume in-person classes tomorrow and will require students to have testing consent forms in order to return. Additionally, District 75 schools that cater to students with disabilities will reopen on December 10. (ABC News)
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announces that public elementary schools will resume in-person classes tomorrow and will require students to have testing consent forms in order to return. Additionally, District 75 schools that cater to students with disabilities will reopen on December 10. (ABC News)
