November 17, 2022

*) Zelenskyy insists Poland missile attack wasn't by Ukraine Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy insists a missile that killed two people in Poland did not come from Ukrainian armed forces. Zelenskyy says a full-access investigation involving his officials should clarify what happened in Poland. He maintains a missile that crossed over into Poland did not come from Ukrainian armed forces. Earlier, Poland's President Andrej Duda said the missile strike appears to have been an accident, not an intentional attack. His comments were also echoed by the head of NATO. *) Republicans take control of lower chamber of Congress In the US, Republican lawmakers have taken control of the lower chamber of Congress, after winning the required 218 seats in the House of Representatives. Democrats have lost key races in New York, Florida and other states with slim margins. Now, Republicans will be able to block Biden's legislative decisions since all bills must pass both the House and the Senate to become law. Meanwhile, President Biden congratulated Republicans for winning the majority in the House. *) DPRK fires another ballistic missile South Korea's military says Pyongyang has test-fired another ballistic missile off its east coast. North Korea has threatened to launch more military responses after the US, South Korea and Japan announced strengthened security ties this week. Pyongyang warned that an accord on the North would leave tensions on the Korean Peninsula more unpredictable. *) World leaders express resolve to limit temperature rise to 1.5C Leaders at the Group of 20 (G20) meeting in Bali have agreed to pursue efforts to limit the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degree Celsius. They also agreed to speed up efforts to "phase down" the unabated use of coal. A declaration issued after the end of the summit urged delegates at COP27 to "urgently scale up" efforts on the issue of mitigating and adapting to the climate crisis. *) Football players get protection from online abuse during World Cup FIF