Portal:Current events/2017 November 25
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November 25, 2017 (Saturday)
International relations
- Russia–United States relations
- Russian President Vladimir Putin signs into law amendments that allow foreign media outlets in Russia to be listed as foreign agents. Earlier this month, RT America has been forced to be registered as a foreign agent in the United States. (CNN) (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Aftermath of 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état
- Former Zimbabwe finance minister Ignatius Chombo, who was arrested during Operation Restore Legacy, is charged in Harare Magistrate’s Court with three counts of fraud, abuse of power, and corruption. (Reuters) (The Citizen)
- Russia–United States relations, LinkedIn hack in 2012
- The United States and Russia begin fighting over the extradition of Yevgeniy Nikulin, who was detained in October 2016 in the Czech Republic, after the U.S. Justice Department issued an international arrest warrant for him. However, soon after the U.S. issued its arrest warrant, Russian authorities also sought his extradition. The Russian charge accuses Nikulin of stealing from an online money transfer company back in 2009. (CNN)
- Crime in Canada
Politics and elections
- Queensland state election, 2017
- The Australian Labor Party leads the tight race with three-quarters of the votes counted. Pauline Hanson's One Nation party has yet to confirm victory in any contest; the nationalists are projected to win just one seat though they may poll better overall than the predicted 20 percent. Official results may not be known for several days. (Reuters)