envoys · displaced · disrupted
· 0:51 · With Emma
Learn “envoys”, “displaced”, “disrupted” in slow English. From: U.S. envoys meet Putin as Ukraine peace talks continue.
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- U.S. envoys meet Putin as Ukraine peace talks continue
- Israeli strike kills six at Gaza hospital, health authorities say
- Mississippi elects Scott Colom in historic Senate upset
- Spain’s general strike protests rising housing costs
- Indonesia’s vice-president resigns after education credentials questioned
- Ethiopian families find refuge in Kenya but struggle to feed children
- Fighting in Yemen displaces more than 320,000, UN health agency says
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- RechercheAfter Moscow, Kushner and Witkoff were expected to travel to Dublin to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
- NPRU.S. officials set to meet with Putin, Zelenskyy following Abu Dhabi peace talks
- RechercheThe Abu Dhabi talks ended with an agreement on a Russia-Ukraine prisoner exchange; no figures were provided, and U.S. envoy Jared Kushner called it the biggest ever.
- RechercheThe BBC said independent verification of events in Gaza was difficult because Israel does not allow international news organizations, including the BBC, into the territory.
- RechercheThe Associated Press journalist at the scene reported that parts of the building’s second floor were destroyed.
- RechercheColom is the first Black person elected to the U.S. Senate from Mississippi since Blanche Bruce in 1874.
- RechercheThe Associated Press called the race for Colom on Wednesday after local officials spent several days processing absentee and provisional ballots, known in Mississippi as affidavit ballots.
- RechercheCNA reported Democrats held a 55–44 advantage in the 100-member Senate, with Alaska’s Senate race still undecided.
- RechercheIn Barcelona, local police put evening march attendance at 55,000, while organizers claimed 400,000; the estimates differed substantially.
- RechercheThe AP report also describes disrupted transport and businesses and says about 5% of flights were canceled that Wednesday, citing airport operator AENA.
- RechercheDW reports the Spanish central bank estimated a housing deficit of about 750,000 homes, expected to exceed one million by 2028; these are estimates, not counts of completed homes.
- RechercheIndonesia’s Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka submitted his resignation to the leadership of the People’s Consultative Assembly in Jakarta on Thursday, Nov. 12.
- ABC NewsIndonesia Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka resigns over questions about his eligibility - ABC News
- RechercheThe Constitutional Court and Supreme Court ruled the previous month that documents concerning Gibran’s overseas education did not meet election requirements.
- RechercheA petition submitted Wednesday by 120 lawmakers from eight political parties began a parliamentary process that could lead to impeachment.
- WRAL / Associated PressIndonesia's vice president resigns as his eligibility and academic credentials are questioned :: WRAL.com
- RechercheIn late October, UNHCR cited local authorities' estimate that as many as 50,000 people had crossed into Kenya; registration and verification were continuing.
- RechercheThe WHO said medical supplies had been delivered and a vaccination campaign was targeting nearly one million children, while major gaps remained in trauma care, rehabilitation and mental health services.