Portal:Current events/2023 November 30

November 30, 2023 (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israel–Hamas war
- 2023 Givat Shaul shooting
  - Three Israeli civilians are killed and sixteen injured in a mass shooting in the Givat Shaul neighborhood of Jerusalem. Two Palestinian gunmen are shot and killed by security forces. An armed civilian who shot the Palestinian attackers, Yuval Doron Castleman, is mistaken for an attacker and is also shot dead. Hamas claims responsibility for the attack. (The Times of Israel) (Haaretz)
- 2023 Israel–Hamas ceasefire
  - A deal is reached to extend the ceasefire for at least one more day after it had been due to expire. (The Times of Israel)
- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has expressed doubts that Israel is abiding by international law in the war, due to the high number of civilian casualties and video footage of growing numbers of children dying. (Al Jazeera)
- United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken steps up calls for Israel to comply with international law and protect civilians during its military operations in southern Gaza, while reaffirming US support. (Al Jazeera)
Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
  - Ukraine says its special forces bombed a freight train as it was passing through the Severomuysky Tunnel in Buryatia, Russia. Russia's Investigative Committee acknowledges an explosion and fire inside the tunnel, and says that a preliminary probe is underway to determine the cause. (Reuters)
Gunfire breaks out between the National Guard of Guinea-Bissau and the Presidential Guard after the National Guard frees two ministers from the opposition PAIGC from police custody. (BBC) (Al Jazeera)

Business and economy

Russian grain exports
- Somalia receives 25,000 tons of grain as humanitarian aid from Russia. It is part of an agreement announced at the 2023 Russia–Africa Summit to provide food to African nations. (Anadolu)
The insolvency of the Austrian Signa Holding leads to the insolvency of the German sporting goods retailer SportScheck [de]. (rbb24)

Disasters and incidents

At least 13 people are killed in a fire at a hostel in Almaty, Kazakhstan, with preliminary reports indicating carbon monoxide poisoning as the cause of death. (AFP via France 24)

Health and environment

2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference
- The United Nations Climate Change conference opens in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with an agreement to provide funding to least developed countries that are most at risk from the effects of climate change. (The Guardian)

International relations

Foreign relations of Argentina
- Incoming Foreign Minister Diana Mondino announces that Argentina will not join the BRICS group of nations, as it already has members of the BRICS bloc as the country's primary trading partners. (MyInd Markets)

Law and crime

LGBT rights in Russia
- The Supreme Court of Russia bans the LGBT movement, labelling participants as extremists. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

2023–24 Bhutanese National Assembly election
- Citizens of Bhutan vote in the preliminary round of elections to elect members of the National Assembly. (Reuters)
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele is granted a leave of absence prior to the 2024 general election and is succeeded by his private secretary Claudia Rodríguez de Guevara as acting president. (La Prensa Gráfica)