Portal:Current events/2016 November 30

November 30, 2016 (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- Afghan security forces killed 16 militants from Taliban group in Ghazni. (TOLOnews)
Aleppo offensive (November 2016)
- Syrian Civil Defense claim that more than 45 people have died as a result of heavy artillery bombardment of eastern Aleppo. (Reuters), (RFERL)

Iran–Israel proxy conflict
- Allegedly Israeli fighter jets strike a suspected Hezbollah weapons convoy near Damascus, Syria. (Forward), (BBC)
Colombian peace process
- The
  FARC to end the Colombian conflict. (Telesur TV)

OPEC agrees to cut oil production by 1.2 million barrels a day. Key non-OPEC producers most notably Russia have also agreed to cut their production. Oil futures have risen by 9%. (Market Watch), (Market Watch)
The
Bank of America Merrill Lynch $7 million for failure to supervise the use of leverage in its brokerage accounts, especially in connection with Puerto Rico municipal bonds. (Reuters)

2016 Southeastern United States wildfires
- At least three deaths and several injuries caused by wildfires in Tennessee are reported near Dolly Parton's Dollywood resort. (BBC)
- The death toll from wildfires in Sevier County, Tennessee, rises to at least seven. (WBIR)
Tornadoes of 2016
- Three people are dead after a tornado hits in Jackson County in the U.S. state of Alabama. Four other people are injured in neighboring De Kalb County. (WAFF), (NBC News)
LaMia Airlines Flight 2933
- The
  Medellin. (BBC)

Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, the current governor of Jakarta, faces charges of blasphemy for allegedly insulting Islam. (The Washington Post )
Hong Kong Legislative Council oath-taking controversy
- Two Hong Kong Youngspiration party Legislative Council election victors lose their appeal to take their seats in parliament by a High Court three-judge panel. Tomorrow, the High Court will hear the independence supporters' petition for a hearing by the Court of Final Appeal. (Time)
The Indian Supreme Court orders all cinemas must play the national anthem, and the audience must stand during its performance, before a film is screened. Order is effective in 10 days. (BBC) (The Indian Express)

Politics and elections

South Africa launches the HVTN 702 trial for an experimental AIDS vaccine, which will involve over 5,400 men and women over the course of four years. (Al Jazeera)

Sport