“United States President Donald Trump has called on Congress to make public additional files related to the notorious late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, in a reversal of his earlier opposition to the documents’ release. ‘House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide,’ Trump wrote late Sunday on his Truth Social platform. … Trump’s shift comes as a growing number of Republican lawmakers have joined Democrats to back legislation that would compel the US Justice Department to unseal all remaining Epstein-related records. Democrats and a handful of Republicans reached 218 signatures on Wednesday to force a floor vote on a bill to release the files within 30 days. The Epstein Files Transparency Act appears poised to clear the House of Representatives, although its prospects in the Senate remain uncertain.” (11/17/25)
“A Bangladesh war crimes court sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death on Monday, concluding a months-long trial that found her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising last year. The ruling is the most dramatic legal action against a former Bangladeshi leader in decades and comes months ahead of parliamentary elections expected to be held in early February. … Hasina, 78, who has remained in India since she was overthrown in August 2024, challenged the legitimacy of the Tribunal in an email interview with Reuters last month.” (11/17/25)
“A Russian aerial attack on Ukraine’s southern region of Odesa has damaged port equipment and several civilian vessels moored at port, while causing fires at port and energy infrastructure facilities, Ukrainian officials said on Monday. One port suffered power outages following the attack, with technicians working to restore systems, Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration Oleksii Kuleba wrote on Telegram … Russian missile strikes have killed at least three people and injured 10 more in the eastern Ukrainian region of Kharkiv, Ukrainian officials say.” (11/17/25)
“Bitcoin dropped to a six-month low over the weekend mainly due to tightening liquidity, but analysts remain optimistic about a potential reversal. According to The Block’s crypto price page, bitcoin traded at a low of around $93,000 earlier on Sunday but has since recovered to about $95,285 at the time of writing. This price level was the lowest bitcoin has seen since early May. … This liquidity strain boosted the already bearish sentiment formed around the reduced likelihood of another interest rate cut in December. This combo has led $1.1 billion to move out from U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds last week, worsening the price action for the world’s largest cryptocurrency.” (11/16/25)
“U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday rolled back tariffs on more than 200 food products, including such staples as coffee, beef, bananas and orange juice, in the face of growing angst among American consumers about the high cost of groceries. The new exemptions — which took effect retroactively at midnight on Thursday — mark a sharp reversal for Trump, who has long insisted that the sweeping import duties he imposed earlier this year are not fueling inflation. ‘They may in some cases’ raise prices, Trump said of his tariffs when asked about the move aboard Air Force One on Friday evening. But he insisted that overall, the U.S. has ‘virtually no inflation.’ Democrats have won a string of victories in state and local elections in Virginia, New Jersey and New York City, where growing voter concerns about affordability, including high food prices, were a key topic.” (11/15/25)
“The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the M23 armed group signed a framework agreement in Doha on Saturday, setting out a structure for negotiations aimed at ending fighting in the country’s troubled east. The Doha framework comes after months of intense fighting in the North and South Kivu provinces, which escalated early this year with the M23 group capturing the regional capital, Goma, and seizing swathes of mineral-rich territory. Delegations from both sides said the document creates eight protocols that will be negotiated individually in the coming weeks. According to M23’s head negotiator Benjamin Mbonimpa, the protocols address the root causes of the conflict and must each be completed before a final peace deal can be signed.” (11/15/25)
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“President Trump pulled his support for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Friday, ending a years-long alliance after weeks of Greene publicly breaking with her party. Greene was once considered one of Trump’s fiercest allies and a brand ambassador for the MAGA movement. But Trump accused her of veering ‘too far to the left’ and said he’d back a primary challenger ‘if the right person runs.’ … Greene has taken positions in recent weeks that have puzzled Republicans, and irritated Trump. She’s said her party has ‘no plan’ when it comes to health care. She was one of four Republican to sign a discharge petition to release the Epstein files, against Trump’s wishes. In an interview with Axios last month, she slammed Trump’s second-term agenda as ‘America Last.'” (11/15/25)
“At least 120 people — 100 of them police officers — have been injured in clashes during anti-government protests in Mexico City, police said. Thousands of demonstrators marched in the Mexican capital on Saturday to protest against violent crime and President Claudia Sheinbaum’s government. Sheinbaum said the marches, which also took place in other cities, had been funded by right-wing politicians who oppose her government. The rally was organised by Gen Z youth groups, drawing support from citizens protesting against high-profile killings, including the assassination just weeks ago of Uruapan Mayor Carlos Manzo — who had called for tough action against cartels. Demonstrators dismantled parts of a barrier protecting the National Palace, where Sheinbaum lives. Police protecting the compound used tear gas on the crowds.” (11/16/25)
“FBI Director Kash Patel allowed Deputy Director Dan Bongino and two other senior FBI staffers to skip standard polygraph exams, according to a Friday ProPublica report backed up by government and former bureau sources. ProPublica’s William Turton and Christopher Bing found no record of Bongino ever sitting for a polygraph, something insiders told them was ‘unprecedented.’ Instead, they found that Patel personally issued the waiver that cleared Bongino for access despite the missing exam, a step former FBI officials said they had almost never seen granted at that level. … Two other Patel-installed senior figures — congressional liaison Marshall Yates and Patel’s personal assistant Nicole Rucker — ‘did not clear their polygraph exam and were granted waivers by Patel,’ according to the report. All three ultimately received access to sensitive compartmented information (SCI), among the highest levels of classified material.” (11/14/25)
