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  1. A coalition of 13 countries has announced new taxes on luxury air travel, applying to private jets as well as business and first-class tickets. Most of the members are from the Global South.
  2. The International Criminal Court is pushing for the maximum penalty, life in prison, for Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, known as Ali Kushayb, a former commander of Sudan’s notorious Janjaweed militia.
  3. For the last two months, Mali’s capital, Bamako, has face a growing shortage of petroleum products. Now the country’s opposition is urging the population to “open their eyes” to a regime that “seizes the nation” without protecting it.
  4. Excavators searching for the remains of three Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas returned empty handed on Sunday, after a full day of searching for the last remaining bodies.
  5. Pix of the Day: November 17, 2025