Boris Johnson hails watered down COP26 agreement, Cubans protest in Pretoria, water shortages in parts of the country, suicide bombings rock Kampala, schools reopen after lockdowns, and more
— British Prime Minister Boris Johnson addresses a media conference inside the Downing Street briefing room in London. The
UK leader said he was “immensely proud” of the UN Climate Change Conference agreement, but was disappointed over successful efforts by some of the world’s largest emitters of greenhouse gases to water down the language on coal, among other things.— Migrants gather on the Belarusian-Polish border in an attempt to cross it at the Bruzgi-Kuznica Bialostocka border crossing, Belarus.
At least eight people, including an infant, have died in the freezing conditions at the border. European countries accuse Belarus of flying thousands of migrants in from the Middle East and pushing them to attempt to cross the frontier illegally.— People walk dogs past a 42m KAWS “Companion” inflatable art installation created by artist Brian Donnelly, at Marina Bay in Singapore.
— A child waits for the opening ceremony of the new year for primary school pupils in Havana on Monday, while on the streets, Cuban dissidents are planning protests this week to push for more political freedoms and the release of political prisoners.— The Gaza Circus team performs for children in a school at Al-Shujaiya neighbourhood in Gaza City. The entertainment provided relief for children living with food and water shortages, power outages and widespread joblessness among adults.
Three suicide bombers in the heart of Uganda’s capital killed at least three civilians in latest in a string of bombings over the past month.— A view of the SA flag flown at half-mast in Cape Town. President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a five-day mourning period in honour of the last apartheid president FW de Klerk and the national flags will be flown at half-mast from sunset on November 17 until November 21.
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