Multiple Attacks Rock South Asia: Terror Strikes in Pakistan, India; Investigations Launched – 11/12/2025, 12:24:48 PM

The latest world news for November 12, 2025, includes major developments in global politics, security, natural disasters, and ongoing conflicts.

• Suicide bombing in Islamabad, Pakistan killed 12 people and injured at least 27[1][2].
• Deadly car explosion in New Delhi, India is being investigated under anti-terrorism law, with at least 13 dead and 20 injured[1][2].
• Australia’s top court rejected Russia’s challenge to a law evicting its embassy from a construction site on security grounds[1].
• Turkish military cargo plane crash in Georgia resulted in the deaths of all 20 personnel on board[1].
• Taiwan evacuated 8,300 people and closed schools as a tropical storm brushed the southern part of the island[1].
• Protesters clashed with security at the United Nations climate talks in Belem, Brazil, attempting to force their way into the main venue[1].
• Iraq held a parliamentary election marked by tight security and a major boycott[1].
• Corruption investigation in Ukraine is targeting senior officials and a former associate of President Zelenskyy[1].
• Yemen’s Houthi rebels signaled halting attacks on Israel and Red Sea shipping as a ceasefire holds in Gaza[1].
• G7 diplomats met in Canada as trade tensions increased between the U.S. and its allies, especially amid defense spending disputes involving former President Trump[1].
• Indonesia and Australia are close to signing a new bilateral defense treaty[1].
• Hippos caused a traffic jam in St. Lucia, South Africa, drawing crowds and halting vehicles[1].
• Japan’s Northern Alps residents are battling wild monkeys encroaching on homes and farms[1].
• Chileans prepare for a polarized presidential election with security as a top voter concern[1].
• Death toll from capsized boat carrying Rohingya migrants from Myanmar rose to 27[1].
• Chinese Hongqi Bridge collapsed months after opening, with no reported casualties[1].
• New Zealand to remove police from gun licensing but will maintain a near-total semiautomatics ban[1].
• Clandestine cemetery discovered near Cancun, Mexico with at least 16 bodies found[1].
• Early winter blast in the U.S. is causing hazardous driving conditions and threatening further flight cancellations due to the government shutdown[6].
• Largest U.S. aircraft carrier has arrived in Latin America[6].

These headlines reflect significant events in security, geopolitics, disasters, and social issues around the world on November 12, 2025.