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The people of 12 November
5 people in 5 stories, 23 deaths recorded, 2025
German Galushchenko
Ukrainian lawyer
Ukrainian justice minister German Galushchenko and energy minister Svitlana Hrynchuk resign following a National Anti-Corruption Bureau investigation into an alleged kickback scheme involving Ukraine's nuclear power plant operator Energoatom. The alleged head of the corruption group, Tymur Mindych, has fled Ukraine.
Crime & Justice · 12 Nov · with Svitlana Hrynchuk, Tymur Mindych
Hun Manet
Prime Minister of Cambodia since 2023
Cambodian prime minister Hun Manet accuses Thailand of shooting and killing a Cambodian villager near the border, two days after a Thai soldier was injured by a land mine in the area, increasing tensions and threatening the ceasefire that put an end to the conflict in July.
Conflict · 12 Nov
Donald Trump
President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
A bill passes through Congress and is signed by president Donald Trump, ending the longest government shutdown in American history at 43 days.
Politics · 12 Nov
Anita Anand
Canadian politician and professor (born 1967)
During a G7 meeting on the Russo-Ukrainian war, Canadian foreign minister Anita Anand announces new sanctions targeting Russian entities involved in cyberattacks, drone production, energy infrastructure, and the transport of oil via the shadow fleet.
World · 12 Nov
Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani
Prime Minister of Iraq from 2022 to 2026
Preliminary results show prime minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani's Reconstruction and Development Coalition leading the polls.
Politics · 12 Nov
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