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Portal:Current events/2025 November 21
Armed conflicts and attacks
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Russo-Ukrainian war
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Kupiansk offensive
- Russian Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov announces that Russian forces have captured the city of Kupiansk, the administrative centre of Kupiansk Raion, Kharkiv Oblast. The Ukrainian military denies this information. (Reuters)
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Peace negotiations in the Russo-Ukrainian war, United States and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- The United States outlines a new 28-point peace proposal to end the war in Ukraine, including a casus foederis guarantee for Ukraine and the cession of Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine to Russia. (Axios)
- U.S. president Donald Trump gives Ukraine a deadline of November 27 to accept the peace proposal or the U.S. will end all weapons shipments and military intelligence support. Russian president Vladimir Putin confirms he has formally received the proposal from the White House. (BBC News)
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Zaporizhzhia strikes
- Five people are killed and three others are injured in a Russian glide bomb strike on a high-rise apartment block in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. (Euronews)
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Kupiansk offensive
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Gaza war
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Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Gaza war
- Two Palestinian teenagers, aged 16 and 18, are killed by Israeli soldiers during a raid in East Jerusalem, in the West Bank. (Al Jazeera)
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Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Gaza war
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Kidnapping in Nigeria, Religious violence in Nigeria
- One person is shot 227 people, including 12 teachers and 215 schoolchildren, are abducted in an attack on a Catholic school in Agwara, Niger State, Nigeria. (DW)
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Miss Universe 2025
- Fátima Bosch of Mexico is crowned Miss Universe in Nonthaburi, Thailand, becoming the fourth Mexican woman to win the title. (ABS-CBN News)
- 2025 Bangladesh earthquake
- A earthquake strikes central Bangladesh, killing ten people and wounding over 350 more. (AA) (Jamuna Television)
- 2025 HAL Tejas Dubai Air Show crash
- An Indian Air Force HAL Tejas crashes at the Dubai Airshow in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, killing the pilot. (AP)
- At least 18 people are killed and 21 others injured in an explosion at a glue factory in Faisalabad, Pakistan. (AP) (Al Jazeera)