Armed conflicts and attacks

Two Palestinian teenagers, aged 16 and 18, are killed by Israeli occupation soldiers during a raid in East Jerusalem, in the occupied West Bank. (Al Jazeera)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/11/21/live-israel-keeps-bombing-gaza-kills-two-in-occupied-east-jerusalem

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russian Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov announces that Russian forces have captured the city of Kupiansk, the administrative centre of Kupiansk Raion, Kharkiv Oblast. This is denied by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-met-with-russian-top-military-brass-kremlin-says-2025-11-20/

Disasters and accidents

A 5.5 magnitude earthquake strikes near Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing at least four people and wounding several more.(Sarabangla)

• https://sarabangla.net/news/%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%80/post-1085901/

Arts and culture

Fátima Bosch of Mexico is crowned as Miss Universe 2025 held in Nonthaburi, Thailand. (ABS-CBN News)

• https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2025/11/21/mexico-wins-miss-universe-2025-crown-ph-s-ahtisa-manalo-is-3rd-runner-up-1208