China Launches Advanced Aircraft Carrier, Vietnam Struck by Deadly Typhoon, Musk Celebrates $1 Trillion Tesla Milestone – 11/7/2025, 4:24:35 PM

Here are the latest world news highlights as of November 7, 2025:

• China has launched its most advanced aircraft carrier in a ceremony attended by President Xi Jinping. The new vessel is equipped with electromagnetic catapults, allowing for faster aircraft launches, and is seen as a move to extend China’s naval power further from its coast.

• Typhoon Kalmaegi (Galmage) has made landfall in central Vietnam, bringing destructive winds and heavy rains. The storm has killed at least five people in Vietnam after causing nearly 190 deaths in the Philippines.

• Sudan’s civil war continues, with reports of explosions near the army-controlled capital Khartoum. This follows a recent announcement by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces agreeing to a humanitarian ceasefire.

• Indonesia experienced a significant explosion at SMAN 72 Jakarta, a school in the capital, during Friday prayers. At least 50 people, including students and teachers, were injured.

• Thailand is holding Cambodian soldiers captured during recent deadly border clashes and will not return them unless Cambodia withdraws heavy weapons from the frontier and permits landmine clearance.

• Elon Musk celebrated receiving a $1 trillion Tesla pay package, contingent on meeting strict growth targets for the company over the next decade.

• South Korea’s Ministry of Culture has condemned a court decision to relax development restrictions around Jongmyo, the country’s first listed World Heritage Site, warning that it jeopardizes the temple’s global status.

• Japan has resumed seafood exports to China for the first time since a ban was imposed over the discharge of treated radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

• India is holding a key state election in Bihar, seen as a major test for Prime Minister Modi, and is repatriating hundreds of its nationals who fled a cyberscam center in Myanmar.

• Tanzania is holding general elections, with reports of election protests.

• Malaysia saw a landmark lawsuit victory for families of a missing pastor and activist, with a court ruling the government and police responsible for their enforced disappearance.

• United States: A judge has ordered the Trump administration to fully fund food aid for tens of millions of Americans in November, accusing the government of withholding benefits for political reasons. Additionally, the U.S. is terminating South Sudan’s temporary protected status, affecting thousands of residents.

These events reflect major developments in politics, natural disasters, international relations, and social issues around the world on this date.