Thai Invasion Day 5 sees fighting across the border and a rising death toll. Thai PM Anutin Charnvirakul confirms a scheduled phone call with US President Trump to address the conflict.
A scathing UN report accuses Venezuela’s National Guard and security services of state-orchestrated torture, extrajudicial killings, and disappearances since 2014 to repress dissent.
Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Youssef Raji declined an invitation to Tehran, proposing talks in a neutral country while stressing that only the state should hold the right to bear arms.
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Thai Invasion Day 2: Cambodia fires back with artillery and drones after Thai forces breach defenses. Civilian death toll hits seven; 130,000 students displaced.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul confirmed he authorized full-scale military operations under an NSC resolution, justifying the ground invasion as a necessary act of self-defense to protect Thailand’s sovereignty against Cambodian aggression.
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos reportedly left a mid-November meeting with President Trump confident the WBD acquisition would clear regulatory hurdles, contrasting sharply with rival Paramount, which relied on its relationship with Trump to win.
Germany has launched a specialized anti-drone unit and is investing heavily in counter-drone technology after a record 190+ airport incursions, including a major shutdown at Berlin Brandenburg, to combat the escalating “hybrid threat.”
The US State Department approved a potential $90.5 million sale of medium tactical vehicles and equipment to Lebanon, boosting the logistical and operational capacity of the Lebanese Armed Forces.
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The Iraqi government formally designated both Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthis as “terrorist entities,” ordering the freezing of their assets to protect Iraq’s banking system from US sanctions.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and officials have proposed exiling Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his family to Qatar in exchange for his resignation, aiming to lower tensions.