Gaza: IDF forces evacuation of al-Shifa, 26 dead in Khan Yunis

Today's news: Washington will export nuclear technology to Manila; Xi Jinping and Fumio Kishida intend to promote mutually beneficial relations between China and Japan, but tensions remain; Over 26,000 displaced in renewed fighting between army and Arakan in Rachine State; Taliban minister in Islamabad to mediate on the return of goods and property to Afghans expelled from Pakistan; Hanoi continues its expansion plan in the South China Sea; Since the beginning of the year, only 20 foreigners have applied for a 'golden visa' to Russia.

ISRAEL - PALESTINE
Israel warns the population of Khan Younis, where 26 people have died (including children), to leave the area and head south. The army (IDF) imposed the evacuation "within one hour" of al-Shifa hospital. The authorities tighten restrictions at the al-Aqsa mosque, only 4 thousand faithful (on average 50 thousand) at prayers. Jordanian minister: it is impossible to eradicate Hamas. On November 22, Pope Francis will meet some relatives of Israeli hostages in Gaza and, later, a Palestinian delegation with family members in the Strip.

PHILIPPINES - UNITED STATES
The Philippines and the United States yesterday signed a historic agreement that allows Washington to export nuclear technology and material to Manila, which is exploring the use of nuclear power to decarbonize and increase energy independence. The Southeast Asian nation is vulnerable to global price changes, seasonal power outages and high electricity tariffs.

CHINA - JAPAN
Xi Jinping and Fumio Kishida intend to promote relations between Beijing and Tokyo in the name of mutual benefit. The leaders of the two countries stated this in the first face-to-face talks in over a year, placing emphasis on economic issues in a context of strong conflicts including fishing and the waters of Fukushima, as well as the detention in China of a Japanese business man.

MYANMAR
The new fighting that broke out this week between the soldiers of the Myanmar army and the Arakan Army (AA), linked to the ethnic minority of the western state of Rakhine, has caused the displacement of over 26 thousand people. Fighters launched attacks on security forces in Rakhine and neighboring Chin state on November 13, ending a shaky ceasefire.

AFGHANISTAN - PAKISTAN
The Taliban interim trade minister asked Pakistan to cooperate in the return of goods and properties of Afghans expelled in recent weeks and ways to overcome the deadlock in transactions in the banking sector. The demands emerged during a four-day official visit to Islamabad by Nooruddin Azizi, the first by a senior official from Kabul.

VIETNAM
Vietnam has actively pursued its expansion plan in the disputed South China Sea, nearly doubling the areas it recovered in a year. This is what emerges from a report prepared by the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (Amti), according to which since December 2022 Hanoi has created another 133.5 hectares of land on rocks and coral reefs within the Spratly Islands archipelago.

RUSSIA
Only 20 foreigners have applied for the "golden visa" for Russia since the beginning of the year, reserved for people willing to invest more than 10 million euros in the country's economy. This was reported by Deputy Minister for Economic Development Dmitrij Volvač, specifying that, in addition to the minimum threshold, each request is verified on the real intentions, with a waiting procedure of at least four months.

KAZAKHSTAN
After the funeral on November 13 of Bolat Nazarbaev, younger brother of ex-president Nursultan and main "portfolio" of the entire family, the heirs' war began involving over twenty people (three wives and children, including those outside of marriages). It appears that most of the assets are already in the possession of his son Nurbol, a high-level official in the Kazakh secret service.

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