Nov 11, 2026, 05:30 AM UTC

Russia has threatened legal action following a coordinated boycott of the upcoming World Junior Ice Hockey Championship by several European nations and host country Canada. Russian Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev announced that Moscow is launching "aggressive diplomatic and legal measures" against the decision, noting that President Vladimir Putin is actively monitoring the situation.

The boycott involves ice hockey federations from Finland, Sweden, Czechia, Norway, Denmark, and Latvia, all of which refused to play against the Russian national team. Meanwhile, Canadian authorities plan to deny visas to Russian athletes to prevent their participation.

However, legal questions surrounding the boycott have emerged in Finland. Legal expert Seppo Koskinen warned that the Finnish Ice Hockey Association's efforts to exclude Russia could violate sports arbitration standards and fail legal scrutiny.

Sources: Helsingin Sanomat, Iltalehti

Republicans in the US House of Representatives have selected Jim Jordan of Ohio as their new House leader following elections in which the party lost its congressional majority to Democrats.

Meeting in closed-door votes, House Republicans chose Jordan to head the party's conference in the upcoming legislative session as minority leader. The leadership election comes as Republicans reorganize for their role in opposition in both the House and the Senate, where party members also selected their leadership team for the new Congress. Jordan, who has represented Ohio for years and previously held prominent congressional positions, succeeded in securing the leadership post.

Sources: Anadolu Ajansı (Anadolu Agency)

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has called on the United Nations and international atomic monitors to condemn a United States reward program targeting Iran's nuclear operations.

In formal letters sent to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, UN Security Council President Sanita Pavluta-Deslandes, and IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, Araghchi criticized the US State Department's offer of up to $20 million for information on Tehran's nuclear network. Iranian officials expressed strong opposition to the bounty, framing it as an illegitimate attempt to interfere with the country's technical activities. Tehran urged global bodies to take an official stance against the American initiative.

Sources: Anadolu Agency

Özgür Özel, leader of the YENİ Party, has begun final preparations for the organization's upcoming two-day founding convention scheduled for this weekend. Party sources indicate that Özel has cleared his schedule of out-of-town events to focus on drafting his keynote address and compiling candidate lists for the party assembly.

Under proposed structural changes, the Party Assembly will expand significantly, increasing its membership from 80 to 150 seats divided into three distinct categories. Party lawmakers noted that the dedicated quota for parliamentarians within the expanded council reflects a gesture of appreciation from Özel following recent leadership changes.

Sources: Cumhuriyet.

Turkey's largest labor confederation, Türk-İş, is maintaining its boycott of the country's Minimum Wage Determination Commission due to an unaddressed structural imbalance. The 15-member panel comprises five representatives each from the government, employer organizations, and labor. Because decisions are reached by majority vote, government and employer delegates routinely vote together to set wage figures despite opposition from labor representatives.

Türk-İş boycotted the negotiations last year, demanding structural reforms to ensure fairer representation. As nearly a year has passed without government action on these demands, the union confirmed it will not participate in upcoming talks unless changes are made.

Sources: Cumhuriyet