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November 29, 2019 (2019-11-29) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

2019 The Hague stabbing
- Police reports that several people have been wounded in a stabbing on a shopping street in The Hague, Netherlands. (Reuters)
2019 London Bridge attack
- A mass stabbing at London Bridge results in two civilians killed and three others injured. The attacker, wearing a hoax explosive belt, is shot dead by police. The attack is considered terror-related. (BBC)
War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
- After a surprise visit by U.S. President Donald Trump, the Taliban say they are ready to restart peace talks and reach a ceasefire. (Reuters)
2019 Iraqi protests
- Protest continued across Iraq with a death toll of seven protesters by unsourced reports. Other reports by hospital sources state the death toll is over 20 due to Iraqi forces opening fire in Nasiriya. (Al Jazeera) (BBC)

Health and environment

2019 Samoa measles outbreak
- It is expected that there will be 70 deaths from the illness, and at least 6,500 people will be infected by the highly infectious disease. (NZ Hearld)

Law and crime

The government of Sudan repeals all laws restricting women's freedom of dress, movement, association, work and study, and dissolves the former ruling party. Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok praises women on social media and says that the laws were “an instrument of exploitation, humiliation, violation, aggression on the rights of citizens”. (The Guardian)

Politics and elections

2019 Iraqi protests
- Prime Minister of Iraq Adel Abdul Mahdi announces plans to offer his resignation to the country's parliament as a reaction to the ongoing protest movement. (DW)
Prime Minister of Malta Joseph Muscat intends to step down following controversy over an ongoing investigation about the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia two years ago. (DW)