World in brief: November 13, 2026

US Imperialism / 13 November 2026 Trump wants to ‘get Cuba done’ before leaving role 13 November 2026 War / 13 November 2026 Bombings in Russia kill a military officer and injure an adviser to Ukraine’s former prime minister 13 November 2026 Middle East / 13 November 2026 US denies Iran hit early warning radar system 13 November 2026 Oceania / 13 November 2026 Nauru’s president has no political opponents after all politicians join government 13 November 2026 Big Tech / 13 November 2026 US nonprofits sue tech giants to halt AI development 13 November 2026 GAZA: A nine-month-old infant has died from hypothermia, becoming the first reported cold-related death of the winter season, health officials said today.

Doctors at Nasser Hospital pronounced Kanan Ahmed Arqiq dead after a severe drop in body temperature, with family members saying the tent he was living in was flooded by rains earlier this week.

The majority of Gaza’s roughly two million people live in tents and makeshift shelters, and humanitarian groups have warned more are at risk without a surge of winter supplies.

PAKISTAN: Security forces killed 74 militants in multiple raids on hideouts in the north-west and south-west regions bordering Afghanistan over the past 10 days, the military said today.

Troops reportedly killed 43 militants in the Mir Ali and Orakzai districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, seizing weapons and explosive devices, and 31 more in Balochistan province since November 3.

The military alleged the militants were backed by Afghanistan and India, accusations both countries have previously denied.

NETHERLANDS: Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten called a crisis meeting today with the senior leaders of his two coalition partners, seeking to ease open acrimony in the three-party minority administration less than nine months into its four-year term.

The fragile unity took a hit this week when lawmakers from Mr Jetten’s D66 party and the Christian Democrats agreed to amendments proposed by two centre-left opposition parties to push a tax package through parliament, enraging the coalition’s third partner, the pro-business VVD.

Mr Jetten said no-one was waiting for endless political squabbling or new elections.

GUINEA: Clashes between protesters and security forces enforcing restrictions on gold mining in north-east Guinea killed 10 people and injured 13 others, the government said today.

The violence erupted on Wednesday in Balato, in the Siguiri region, during a patrol against illegal gold mining, with protesters erecting barricades before the situation escalated into exchanges of gunfire.

Five foreign nationals were among those killed, and judicial authorities have been tasked with establishing the circumstances of the violence.