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World in brief: November 12, 2026
RUSSIA: US President Donald Trump’s envoys met today with President Vladimir Putin to brief him after the end of two days of US-mediated negotiations between Russian and Ukrainian delegations. Steve W
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Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner brokered the talks in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates’ capital, which were the first direct discussions between representatives of Moscow and Kiev in nine months but produced only a prisoner exchange agreement.
SOUTH SUDAN: United Nations peacekeepers and the country’s authorities failed to take adequate action despite receiving warnings weeks before insurgents raided a village and killed more than 200 people in March this year, Amnesty International said today.
A report by the human rights group said that the UN peacekeeping mission had failed to reinforce the roughly three dozen troops based there until after it occurred.
UNITED STATES: Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang resigned today after his extramarital affair led to national security concerns being raised in the US.
Mr Huang had faced growing calls to quit over his affair with a former Megaspeed executive accused of being a Chinese spy.
On Wednesday night, media reports said he had had another affair with an employee who reports to him at Nvidia, a leader in making chips that power AI.
SPAIN: The interim lower house of parliament ratified housing measures today designed to limit evictions and property speculation, the day after a general strike and major street protests over the country’s high housing costs.
However, the main opposition Popular Party has vowed to repeal the measures if it takes power following the national election set for later this month.