Charles Michel on a visit to Kiev for the Maidan anniversary

The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, arrived on Tuesday in an unannounced visit to the Ukrainian capital Kiev, on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the beginning of the pro-European Maidan protest movement, reports AFP.

US approves $100 million in military aid to Ukraine

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin pledged further American support for Ukraine during an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Monday, November 20, to stem concerns that help from its biggest ally could waver. The United States has provided over $40 billion in security aid to Ukraine since Russia's invasion and pledged to back Kyiv for "as long as it takes" but opposition from hardline Republicans has raised doubts about the future of US assistance, Le Monde reports.

Red Cross president meets with Hamas leader in Qatar

The International Red Cross president travelled to Qatar on Monday to meet with the leader of Palestinian group Hamas to "advance humanitarian issues" related to the group's conflict with Israel, the Geneva-based body said in a statement, Reuters reports.

The Minister of Defense from Germany, on an unannounced visit to Ukraine.

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius arrived in Kiev on Tuesday on an unannounced visit to reaffirm Berlin's support for Ukraine in its fight against Russian troops, AFP reports.

US says Israel hostage deal 'closer than ever'

A deal to release hostages taken from Israel during Hamas's attacks last month is "closer than ever before", according to a senior US official, BBC reports.

Turkish cargo ship sinks in Black Sea in severe storms

Turkish rescuers on Monday recovered the body of a crew member of a cargo ship that sank off Turkey’s Black Sea coast in severe storms, officials said. Eleven other crew were reported missing, AP reports.

Grenade explosion in Kyiv apartment kills 2

A grenade explosion inside an apartment in the Dniprovskyi district of Kyiv killed two people and injured one other person, the Kyiv City Police reported on Nov. 19, reports Kyiv Independent.

Far-right outsider Javier Milei wins Argentina’s presidency

Javier Milei has won Argentina’s presidential elections in provisional results, wrenching his country to the right with a bombastic anti-establishment campaign that drew comparisons to that of former US President Donald Trump – all against the backdrop of one of the world’s highest inflation rates, CNN reports.

Around 3,000 trucks stuck at the Ukrainian border due to Polish drivers' blockade

About 3,000 mostly Ukrainian trucks were stuck on the Polish side of the border as of Sunday morning due to a more than 10-day blockade by Polish truckers, Ukrainian authorities said, quoted by Reuters.

Russia has intensified its attacks on the capital of Ukraine. Ukrainian forces have destroyed most of the drones launched over Kiev

Russia launched waves of drone attacks on Kiev for the second night in a row, after several weeks of pause, the city's military administration of Kiev announced, reports Reuters, taken by Agerpres.

15 injured children from Gaza who need treatment have arrived in Abu Dhabi

The first flight carrying injured Palestinian children from Gaza landed in Abu Dhabi. The plane was carrying about 15 children who need treatment alongside their families. They arrived from Egypt after leaving Gaza through the Rafah border crossing, BBC notes.

Finland fights against illegal migration on its border with Russia. Travelers with valid documents are affected after several crossing points have been closed

Finland has closed four crossing points on its border with Russia to stop the flow of migrants. The Kremlin qualified the neighboring country's choice of the "confrontational way" as a mistake. At the same time, Helsinki does not exclude a complete closure of the border, if the situation does not improve in the next three months, and migrants without appropriate documents will continue to storm the checkpoints.