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Revision as of 12:33, 30 November 2019 by TomCat4680 (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) November 29, 2019 (2019-11-29) (Friday) Armed conflicts and attacks- 2019 The Hague stabbing
- Police report that three young 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 fake explosive belt, is shot dead by police on the bridge. The attack is confirmed as terror-related. The attacker, identified as Usman Khan, was a former prisoner convicted of terrorism offences, and had links to Islamist terror groups. (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)
- Yemeni Civil War
- Houthi militants say that they shot down a Saudi Arabian helicopter, killing both pilots. Saudi Arabia has not confirmed the incident. (Sputnik)
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)
- 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)
- A national court rules President of Suriname Dési Bouterse guilty of murder. The case adresses the execution of 15 government critics in 1982, following the 1980 Sergeants' Coup led by Bouterse. Six other former military officers are also declared guilty. (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)
- Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone dies at the age of 101. (NHK WORLD News)