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The Spanish government has imposed a €64 million ($75 million) fine on Airbnb for advertising unlicensed tourist rentals, citing failure to verify license numbers and incorrect host information. The penalty follows ongoing protests over rising housing costs linked to short-term rental platforms.
The Israeli military suspended a planned attack on Hezbollah in southern Lebanon following swift action by the Lebanese army, which had previously been improving in neutralising Hezbollah positions.
Two people are killed and two others injured by a Russian guided bomb strike on a shop in Velyka Pysarivka, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine.
Bolivia and Israel have formally restored diplomatic relations, ending a two-year rupture that followed Bolivia's 2023 severance of ties over Israel's military actions in Gaza.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has filed a proposal to require social media history from applicants to the Visa Waiver Program, including details from the past five years.
The 2025 Southeast Asian Games open at Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok with enhanced security for Cambodian athletes and staff due to ongoing border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation of India orders IndiGo, the country's largest airline, to reduce its flights by 5% following a scheduling crisis last week that caused thousands of cancellations.
McLaren's Lando Norris wins his first Formula One World Drivers' Championship by finishing second in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, outscoring Red Bull's Max Verstappen by two points.
Brazil claimed the first FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup title by defeating Portugal 3–0 in the final held in Metro Manila, Philippines. Emilly was awarded the tournament's Golden Ball.
Nigerian authorities secured the release of 100 of 315 students and staff abducted from a school in Niger State, with over 160 still unaccounted for.
IDF soldiers shot two Palestinians in Hebron after a car accelerated toward them; one was in the vehicle, the other was an uninvolved passerby. A soldier was lightly injured.
Israel plans to reopen the Rafah border crossing with Egypt to allow Palestinians to leave Gaza, pending security approval and coordination with Egypt and the EU.
The Israeli Knesset votes 39–0 to endorse the 20-point Gaza peace plan, in a vote boycotted by the member parties of the Netanyahu government.
Hamas returned remains of an unidentified person to Israeli authorities for forensic examination, with officials assessing whether the remains belong to a hostage. The remains were not confirmed as those of the two remaining hostages still in Gaza.
North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos defeated the Brisbane Lions in the grand final by 40 points to claim their second premiership in a row, with Eilish Sheerin named best-on-ground.
Two Palestinian children were killed in an Israeli drone attack while gathering firewood in Bani Suheila, Gaza Strip, on 29 November 2025.
The International Monetary Fund announces a staff-level agreement with Ukraine on a proposed Extended Fund Facility worth more than US$8 billion, outlining fiscal and monetary policies intended to support macroeconomic stability, debt sustainability, and external financing amid the ongoing war with Russia.
The Tatmadaw grants amnesty to over 3,000 political prisoners, drops charges of over 5,500 others, and grants conditional release to 724 prisoners ahead of the general election in December.
Seven people were killed in Kyiv and three in Rostov-on-Don as both Ukraine and Russia launched airstrikes against each other. Multiple attacks caused injuries and damage across both cities.
The Israeli government approves a plan jointly-coordinated with the Indian government to admit 5,800 members of the India-based Bnei Menashe ethnic group to Israel under Aliyah laws and will settle them to the Galilee region.
The United States and the Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation announce it will permanently wind down operations, after closing its distribution sites six weeks ago.
Morgan Geyser was captured in Posen, Illinois, following her escape from a supervised group home in Wisconsin. She had removed her electronic monitoring device and was on the run before being apprehended.
Aonishiki Arata defeats Hōshōryū in playoff to become first Ukrainian to win a sumo tournament
Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip killed 24 Palestinians, including children, across multiple locations on 22 November 2025, according to the Gaza Government Media Office.