Massive Global Headlines: From Explosive Crises to Archeological Discoveries – 11/21/2025, 4:24:33 PM

Here are the latest world news highlights as of November 21, 2025:

• Ukraine-Russia Conflict: A Russian glide bomb struck a residential district in southern Ukraine, killing five people. The US has revived its peace push for Ukraine, but President Zelenskyy is facing challenges due to a corruption scandal. European leaders are insisting on being involved in any US-Russia peace plan, which reportedly would cede territory to Russia and limit Ukraine’s military.

• Canada: A grizzly bear attacked a group of schoolchildren and teachers on a walking trail in British Columbia, injuring 11 people, two of them critically.

• Nigeria: Armed men attacked a Catholic school in western Nigeria, abducting several schoolchildren and staff. Separately, a Nigerian court convicted separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu of terrorism-related charges.

• Japan: The Japanese Cabinet approved a $135 billion stimulus package to help revive its sluggish economy and relieve the impact of higher prices.

• Pakistan: A boiler explosion at a glue-making factory in eastern Pakistan killed 15 workers and injured seven others. Pakistani forces also conducted raids near the Afghan border, killing 23 militants.

• Bangladesh: A 5.5-magnitude earthquake in central Bangladesh killed at least six people and left dozens injured.

• Poland: The government continues to struggle with reversing changes to the judicial system made by the previous nationalist, conservative administration.

• Spain: The Supreme Court found the country’s attorney general guilty of leaking confidential information about the partner of a leading conservative politician.

• Archaeology: Archaeologists in Budapest unearthed a well-preserved 1,700-year-old Roman sarcophagus, providing insights into the life of a young woman from that era.

• Cambodia: A night bus from Cambodia’s top tourist destination plunged off a bridge, killing 13 passengers.

• Indonesia: A sudden eruption of Mount Semeru forced the rescue of more than 170 climbers.

• G20 Summit: The G20 summit is underway in South Africa, but is overshadowed by the boycott of US President Donald Trump and his administration.

• Other notable events: A court in Spain ordered Meta to pay nearly half a billion euros in damages to media outlets. In the US, the Capitol City Trail will remain open until summer 2026, and flags are flying at half-staff for the anniversary of the Waukesha parade attack.