Nov 13, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan urged world leaders to transition immediately from climate commitments to practical implementation as the World Leaders Climate Action Summit concluded at COP31 in Antalya. Addressing delegates, Erdoğan argued that international rhetoric must yield to concrete measures, emphasizing equitable climate finance mechanisms to support developing countries facing existential environmental risks.

The two-day summit gathered representatives from over 100 countries, including UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Western European representation remained sparse, though European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attended alongside leaders from Austria, Cyprus, Finland, Malta, and Slovenia. Parallel sessions hosted by the Turkish Presidency’s Directorate of Communications focused on integrating women and youth into international climate governance.

Sources: Anadolu Ajansı (Anadolu Agency), Bianet, Cumhuriyet, Daily Sabah, TRT Haber.

Following two days of US-mediated talks between Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi, American emissaries arrived in Moscow on Tuesday for high-level discussions with Russian officials. Negotiations focused on a potential large-scale exchange of prisoners of war between the two nations.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated during a visit to Dublin that a "window of opportunity" may exist to achieve a ceasefire before 2027, despite deep political divisions remaining between Kyiv and Moscow.

Meanwhile, international efforts continued in Paris to raise 250 million dollars toward a 500-million-euro project repairing the Chernobyl nuclear plant's containment arch, which was damaged in a recent Russian drone strike.

Sources: Le Figaro, Le Monde, Libération, Le Soir, RTBF Info

Engineers at Microsoft continue working to resolve a widespread disruption affecting Microsoft 365 applications, including Outlook, Teams, and Word, for a second day. The technical failure has impacted users across at least 74 countries and territories, causing significant downtime for businesses, government institutions, and connected artificial intelligence tools.

Microsoft reported that the issue stems from a process establishing secure connections becoming overwhelmed under high infrastructure loads, causing servers to become unresponsive as traffic returns. The company confirmed that there is no evidence of a cyberattack or malicious activity behind the failure. While engineers are deploying configuration changes and restarting affected infrastructure to stabilize system capacity, Microsoft warned that full restoration could take time.

Sources: The Guardian, STV News, Cyprus Mail, BBC News, France24

An overnight Israeli airstrike targeting the surgery department at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis killed at least six people and wounded 20 others, according to local medical staff and Gaza's civil defence agency. Among the victims were a surgeon and a teenage boy. Israel's military stated the operation targeted a senior Hamas militant and operational personnel using the medical facility as a command hub.

Additional strikes were reported across Gaza, including Gaza City, resulting in further casualties. Meanwhile, harsh winter conditions have worsened humanitarian distress in displaced persons' camps, where emergency workers reported a nine-month-old infant died from extreme cold exposure.

Sources: BBC News, Bloomberg, Cyprus Mail, France24, Sweden Herald.

U.S. intelligence agencies and Nvidia's board of directors have opened inquiries into Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang after allegations surfaced that he was targeted in a foreign espionage operation. The probes focus on Huang's extramarital relationship with Alice Huang, a former executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed, who U.S. authorities suspect attempted to gather sensitive semiconductor data for Chinese intelligence.

While Jensen Huang acknowledged the affair in an internal employee memo, he did not publicly identify the woman. U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is reviewing the case, stating that Huang denied knowing about any foreign intelligence ties. An internal audit by Nvidia found no evidence compromising corporate or government secrets, though the developments triggered a decline in the company's stock price.

Sources: Hospodářské noviny, Money, Rzeczpospolita, Seznam Zprávy, TVP info.