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- Russian troops launched an intercontinental ballistic missile from the Astrakhan region in an early morning attack on Ukraine on Thursday, according to Ukraine's Air Force.
- Iran turns to commercial sector to conceal its development of its ballistic missile program and evade sanctions as tensions with the West mount amid wars in Ukraine and Middle East.
- Researchers gave a detailed look into perforated stones collected out of excavations in Israel, and came to the conclusion that they could have served as spindle whorls.
- Pope Francis announced this week that he intends on having a much more simple funeral than those of his predecessors at the Vatican, including a humble wooden casket.
- Kizza Besigye, a prominent critic of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, appeared in a military court Wednesday after being reported missing in Kenya.
- Japanese officials said they are watching to see if China prevents further airspace violations; China explained that an August violation of Japanese airspace was unintentional.
- The Biden administration vetoed a one-sided U.N. Security Council draft resolution on Israel on Wednesday. The council voted 14-1 for the draft, but as a permanent member of the body, the U.S. has a veto.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tells Fox News that his country "cannot legally acknowledge any occupied territory of Ukraine as Russian."
- Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu offers a $5 million reward for any Palestinian in Gaza who helps secure the freedom of Israeli hostages still held by Hamas after more than a year in captivity.
- Food prices are rising in Gaza following the robbery of a U.N. convoy over the weekend, during which, drivers were forced to unload aid at gunpoint, officials say.
- The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, has released a warning stating that they have "specific information of a potential significant air attack" taking place on Wednesday, Nov. 20.
- IDF reported encountering terrorists in hospitals but Hamas' health ministry refuses to admit the group's presence there. Critics say the U.N. and others are too quick to parrot Hamas talking points.
- Brazil’s first lady Janja Lula da Silva ripped Elon Musk over the weekend, telling the entrepreneur that she "isn't afraid of him" during a pre-G-20 event.
- Following days of unrest in which the opposition seized government buildings, the leader of Georgia's separatist region of Abkhazia has resigned.
- Marius Borg Høiby, the eldest son of Norway Crown Princess Mette-Marit, was arrested on suspicion of rape in Oslo late last night.
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- The days of plugging in an iPhone to charge won't last forever.
- Nandan Nilekani, co-founder of one of India's biggest outsourcing companies, says an H-1B visa crackdown would ultimately hurt the U.S.
- Mexican Senator Armando Rios Piter told CNN that he plans to introduce a bill this week that would stop Mexican purchases of American corn.
- The market is at all-time highs and many say Trump is the reason. But stocks were rallying when investors thought Hillary Clinton would win. Janet Yellen and the Fed may deserve more of the credit for the market's move.
- Apple stock is less than $1 away from its all-time high amid renewed optimism for the iPhone.
- President-elect Donald Trump focuses his criticism of NAFTA on Mexico. But Canada and America have a rocky trade history too.
- Verizon has decided to bring back unlimited data plans. But while that's great for its subscribers, it's awful news for investors. It's another sign of how brutally competitive the telecom business is. And it's hurting Verizon's stock.
- The automaker announced Monday that its first official venture in the oil-rich Middle East will be in the United Arab Emirates.
- Sears Holdings, the company that owns retail stores Sears and Kmart, said this weekend that it would remove 31 Trump-branded items from its website.
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- The price of crude oil has more than doubled over the past year after bottoming out at $26 per barrel in February 2016.
- Uber's top rival in India has some unsolicited advice for the U.S. startup: Go local.
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- Universal Biopack makes packaging that it sells to restaurants and manufacturers. But rather than plastic, it uses a mixture of bamboo and cassava.
- Treasury secretary pick Steven Mnuchin is an executive producer on Warner Bros.' "The Lego Batman Movie," which pulled in an estimated $55.6 million from U.S. audiences during its opening weekend.