US coverageNov 12, 2026Kushner and Witkoff Meet Putin on Ukraine Talks ApprovalFull BreakdownShareCenterKushner seeks Putin approvalU.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow on Thursday, November 12, 2026, for talks with President Vladimir Putin. Kushner said the Moscow…Read perspectiveLeftFragile Humanitarian SwapU.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow Thursday, November 12, 2026, to meet President Vladimir Putin. The visit underscored a fragile…Read perspectiveHistoryIn December 1994 the United States, United Kingdom and Russia signed the Budapest Memorandum, granting Ukraine security assurances after it surrendered…Read perspective
CenterKushner seeks Putin approvalU.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow on Thursday, November 12, 2026, for talks with President Vladimir Putin. Kushner said the Moscow…Read perspective
LeftFragile Humanitarian SwapU.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow Thursday, November 12, 2026, to meet President Vladimir Putin. The visit underscored a fragile…Read perspective
HistoryIn December 1994 the United States, United Kingdom and Russia signed the Budapest Memorandum, granting Ukraine security assurances after it surrendered…Read perspective
NewsNov 12, 2026Bolton launches high hedge investigation over 10-foot hedge disputeFull BreakdownShareRichard Accuses SurveillanceRichard Grundy alleges Phil Grundy installed garden cameras that view his property. Phil Grundy denies any cameras and rejects monitoring claims. Greater…Read perspectivePhil Demands Hedge CutBolton Council is reviewing the dispute after Phil complained the hedge blocks his view. Council ordered Richard to remove the illegal fence and shed in 2022.…Read perspectiveHistoryBritain introduced the High Hedges Regulations in 1996, giving councils power to curb ever-growing evergreen barriers that can exceed 6 metres and block…Read perspective
Richard Accuses SurveillanceRichard Grundy alleges Phil Grundy installed garden cameras that view his property. Phil Grundy denies any cameras and rejects monitoring claims. Greater…Read perspective
Phil Demands Hedge CutBolton Council is reviewing the dispute after Phil complained the hedge blocks his view. Council ordered Richard to remove the illegal fence and shed in 2022.…Read perspective
HistoryBritain introduced the High Hedges Regulations in 1996, giving councils power to curb ever-growing evergreen barriers that can exceed 6 metres and block…Read perspective
NewsNov 12, 2026Ramanujan College suspends NSUI VP Anas Khan over concert offersFull BreakdownShareAnas Khan BribesNSUI vice-president Anas Khan allegedly offered female students money, tickets and VVIP access to a Diljit Dosanjh concert in Ahmedabad. The messages listed…Read perspectiveCollege WarnsCollege warned that any repeat offence could terminate Khan’s enrollment. Students called the WhatsApp offers potentially exploitative and feared freshers’…Read perspectiveHistoryIn 1997, the Supreme Court of India delivered the Vishaka judgment, establishing nationwide sexual-harassment guidelines for educational institutions. The…Read perspective
Anas Khan BribesNSUI vice-president Anas Khan allegedly offered female students money, tickets and VVIP access to a Diljit Dosanjh concert in Ahmedabad. The messages listed…Read perspective
College WarnsCollege warned that any repeat offence could terminate Khan’s enrollment. Students called the WhatsApp offers potentially exploitative and feared freshers’…Read perspective
HistoryIn 1997, the Supreme Court of India delivered the Vishaka judgment, establishing nationwide sexual-harassment guidelines for educational institutions. The…Read perspective
NewsNov 12, 2026Dublin hosts 45-nation European Political Community summitFull BreakdownShareCenterLargest policing deploymentThe ninth European Political Community summit opened in Dublin on 12 November 2026, gathering heads of state and government from over 45 nations. Ireland…Read perspectiveLeftEastern Voices MarginalizedThe ninth European Political Community summit opened in Dublin on 12 November 2026, gathering heads of state and government from over 45 nations. Polish…Read perspectiveHistoryThe 1999 NATO summit in Washington, held April 12-13 1999, approved the alliance’s first post-Cold-War expansion, admitting Poland, the Czech Republic and…Read perspective
CenterLargest policing deploymentThe ninth European Political Community summit opened in Dublin on 12 November 2026, gathering heads of state and government from over 45 nations. Ireland…Read perspective
LeftEastern Voices MarginalizedThe ninth European Political Community summit opened in Dublin on 12 November 2026, gathering heads of state and government from over 45 nations. Polish…Read perspective
HistoryThe 1999 NATO summit in Washington, held April 12-13 1999, approved the alliance’s first post-Cold-War expansion, admitting Poland, the Czech Republic and…Read perspective
NewsNov 12, 2026Taliban bar male doctors treating women patientsFull BreakdownShareTaliban Bar Male DoctorsTaliban authorities bar male doctors from treating female patients. Communications Minister Hamdullah Nomani said in February 2026 doctors are mahram for…Read perspectiveChatham House Announces PrizeChatham House announced the 2026 prize honoring Afghan women’s resistance to Taliban gender persecution. Former British Prime Minister Theresa May presented…Read perspectiveCricket Scotland BoycottsCricket Scotland will stop bilateral matches with Afghanistan outside ICC events because of the Taliban’s treatment of women. The Afghanistan T20 Premier…Read perspectiveHistoryIn 1996 the Taliban seized Kabul and ordered a ban on girls’ schooling and women’s work, closing roughly 3,000 schools and affecting about 2 million females,…Read perspective
Taliban Bar Male DoctorsTaliban authorities bar male doctors from treating female patients. Communications Minister Hamdullah Nomani said in February 2026 doctors are mahram for…Read perspective
Chatham House Announces PrizeChatham House announced the 2026 prize honoring Afghan women’s resistance to Taliban gender persecution. Former British Prime Minister Theresa May presented…Read perspective
Cricket Scotland BoycottsCricket Scotland will stop bilateral matches with Afghanistan outside ICC events because of the Taliban’s treatment of women. The Afghanistan T20 Premier…Read perspective
HistoryIn 1996 the Taliban seized Kabul and ordered a ban on girls’ schooling and women’s work, closing roughly 3,000 schools and affecting about 2 million females,…Read perspective
NewsNov 12, 2026Jagdeep Dhankhar Collapses During Walk, Hospitalized at AIIMSFull BreakdownShareDhankhar Collapses During WalkFormer Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar collapsed during his morning walk and was taken to AIIMS. He briefly lost consciousness before security moved him home…Read perspectiveSonia Gandhi MournsPTI news agency reported that 75-year-old Dhankhar collapsed and was admitted to hospital. The article quoted Sonia Gandhi saying “I cried my heart out,”…Read perspectiveHistoryVajpayee’s health became a public issue during his 1998-2004 premiership; a 2009 stroke and a 2018 kidney infection both required treatment at AIIMS Delhi,…Read perspective
Dhankhar Collapses During WalkFormer Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar collapsed during his morning walk and was taken to AIIMS. He briefly lost consciousness before security moved him home…Read perspective
Sonia Gandhi MournsPTI news agency reported that 75-year-old Dhankhar collapsed and was admitted to hospital. The article quoted Sonia Gandhi saying “I cried my heart out,”…Read perspective
HistoryVajpayee’s health became a public issue during his 1998-2004 premiership; a 2009 stroke and a 2018 kidney infection both required treatment at AIIMS Delhi,…Read perspective
NewsNov 12, 2026Chauri Chaura Express derails in Kanpur, 300 affectedFull BreakdownShareNorth Central Railway DerailmentNorth Central Railway reported that the Gorakhpur-bound Chauri Chaura Express derailed in Kanpur. Coaches B-4 to B-7 left the tracks, affecting roughly 300…Read perspectiveSarma Provides ReliefAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said four passengers suffered minor injuries and are receiving care. He announced basic necessities for stranded…Read perspectiveHistoryIndia’s rail network has a record of fatal collisions, notably the Gaisal disaster on 2 August 1999 in West Bengal, where a signalling error caused the…Read perspective
North Central Railway DerailmentNorth Central Railway reported that the Gorakhpur-bound Chauri Chaura Express derailed in Kanpur. Coaches B-4 to B-7 left the tracks, affecting roughly 300…Read perspective
Sarma Provides ReliefAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said four passengers suffered minor injuries and are receiving care. He announced basic necessities for stranded…Read perspective
HistoryIndia’s rail network has a record of fatal collisions, notably the Gaisal disaster on 2 August 1999 in West Bengal, where a signalling error caused the…Read perspective
US coverageNov 12, 2026Saudi air defenses intercept two Houthi ballistic missiles in MeccaFull BreakdownShareCenterSyria Deploys TroopsSaudi defenses intercepted two ballistic missiles launched by Yemen's Houthi movement, causing debris to fall in the Mecca region on Wednesday. The report…Read perspectiveLeftHumanitarian Displacement TollTwo Houthi-launched ballistic missiles were intercepted by Saudi air defenses, with debris landing in Saudi Arabia’s Mecca region on Wednesday. The World…Read perspectiveBlindspotWHO says the conflict has displaced over 320,000 people since August and caused 11,755 casualties, and strikes have damaged health facilities and ambulances,…Read perspective
CenterSyria Deploys TroopsSaudi defenses intercepted two ballistic missiles launched by Yemen's Houthi movement, causing debris to fall in the Mecca region on Wednesday. The report…Read perspective
LeftHumanitarian Displacement TollTwo Houthi-launched ballistic missiles were intercepted by Saudi air defenses, with debris landing in Saudi Arabia’s Mecca region on Wednesday. The World…Read perspective
BlindspotWHO says the conflict has displaced over 320,000 people since August and caused 11,755 casualties, and strikes have damaged health facilities and ambulances,…Read perspective
NewsNov 12, 2026Motorcycle gunmen injure 3 CRPF officers in Kulgam attackFull BreakdownShareCenterSeventeen Hour CordonOn Nov 11 2026, at 2:15 pm, unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire on a Reserve Police Force checkpoint in Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir.…Read perspectiveLeftKhera blames abrogationOn Nov 11 2026, motorcycle assailants fired on a CRPF checkpoint in Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir, injuring three officers. Pawan Khera said the attack proves the…Read perspectiveRightLashkar commander suspectedUnidentified motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire on a Central Reserve Police Force checkpoint in Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, on Wednesday at about…Read perspectiveHistoryIndia’s 5 August 2019 revocation of Article 370—championed by Home Minister Amit Shah and backed by the BJP manifesto—triggered a massive security buildup,…Read perspective
CenterSeventeen Hour CordonOn Nov 11 2026, at 2:15 pm, unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire on a Reserve Police Force checkpoint in Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir.…Read perspective
LeftKhera blames abrogationOn Nov 11 2026, motorcycle assailants fired on a CRPF checkpoint in Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir, injuring three officers. Pawan Khera said the attack proves the…Read perspective
RightLashkar commander suspectedUnidentified motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire on a Central Reserve Police Force checkpoint in Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, on Wednesday at about…Read perspective
HistoryIndia’s 5 August 2019 revocation of Article 370—championed by Home Minister Amit Shah and backed by the BJP manifesto—triggered a massive security buildup,…Read perspective
NewsNov 12, 2026Pope Leo XIV Urges Peru’s Reconciliation, Tackles CrimeFull BreakdownSharePope Leo Visits PeruPope Leo XIV arrived in Peru, greeting an estimated three million people in Lima. He met privately with President Keiko Fujimori at the Government Palace. Leo…Read perspectiveBishop Prevost SuppliesBishop Prevost rode horseback through remote Andes delivering food and medicine during COVID-19 lockdown. He built a temporary shelter and 13 homes for…Read perspectivePope Francis Advocates HealthcarePope Francis advocated universal healthcare in Uruguay, citing his recent lung cancer surgery. He confirmed he will vote by mail in the U.S. midterm…Read perspectiveHistoryPope John Paul II’s 1985 pilgrimage to Peru, during which he addressed 1.5 million faithful in Lima, sparked renewed Church-state dialogue. The visit…Read perspective
Pope Leo Visits PeruPope Leo XIV arrived in Peru, greeting an estimated three million people in Lima. He met privately with President Keiko Fujimori at the Government Palace. Leo…Read perspective
Bishop Prevost SuppliesBishop Prevost rode horseback through remote Andes delivering food and medicine during COVID-19 lockdown. He built a temporary shelter and 13 homes for…Read perspective
Pope Francis Advocates HealthcarePope Francis advocated universal healthcare in Uruguay, citing his recent lung cancer surgery. He confirmed he will vote by mail in the U.S. midterm…Read perspective
HistoryPope John Paul II’s 1985 pilgrimage to Peru, during which he addressed 1.5 million faithful in Lima, sparked renewed Church-state dialogue. The visit…Read perspective
NewsNov 12, 2026Ujjal Biswas Dies After Ventilator Support in KolkataFull BreakdownShareUjjal Biswas DiesFormer West Bengal minister Ujjal Biswas died in a Kolkata hospital while on full ventilator support on Wednesday. He suffered complications after bypass…Read perspectiveUjjal Biswas ArrestedBiswas’s family denied wrongdoing, claiming the relief items were official allocations for public distribution. An angry crowd allegedly stormed Biswas’s…Read perspectiveHistoryThe 1992 Harshad Mehta securities scam, uncovered in 1992, exposed massive financial fraud and led to 5,000 crore rupee losses. Securities and Exchange Board…Read perspective
Ujjal Biswas DiesFormer West Bengal minister Ujjal Biswas died in a Kolkata hospital while on full ventilator support on Wednesday. He suffered complications after bypass…Read perspective
Ujjal Biswas ArrestedBiswas’s family denied wrongdoing, claiming the relief items were official allocations for public distribution. An angry crowd allegedly stormed Biswas’s…Read perspective
HistoryThe 1992 Harshad Mehta securities scam, uncovered in 1992, exposed massive financial fraud and led to 5,000 crore rupee losses. Securities and Exchange Board…Read perspective
NewsNov 12, 2026Police probe terrorism after Kraków shooter’s deathFull BreakdownShareOksinski Mass ShootingPolice shot and arrested 24-year-old shooter Michal Oksinski after he opened fire in Kraków’s Main Market Square. The attack killed six people and injured 15,…Read perspectiveCybercrime Unit DetainsPoland’s Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime detained six people for posting threatening content after the shooting. Poland’s interior ministry announced…Read perspectiveHistoryFrance had been on high alert since the January 2015 Charlie Hebdo shootings and tightened security for the December UN Climate Conference. On 13 November…Read perspective
Oksinski Mass ShootingPolice shot and arrested 24-year-old shooter Michal Oksinski after he opened fire in Kraków’s Main Market Square. The attack killed six people and injured 15,…Read perspective
Cybercrime Unit DetainsPoland’s Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime detained six people for posting threatening content after the shooting. Poland’s interior ministry announced…Read perspective
HistoryFrance had been on high alert since the January 2015 Charlie Hebdo shootings and tightened security for the December UN Climate Conference. On 13 November…Read perspective