World news from The Thursday Times' foreign desk.
Ukraine says three patients were hurt when a drone hit a trauma hospital in central Kyiv. Russian officials say Ukrainian drones killed nine people in Volgograd, Samara, and Bryansk.
The watchdog says it cannot rule out that nuclear material has been diverted, and has never inspected an enrichment plant Iran declared near Isfahan. Tehran says inspections cannot resume under US threats.
US Central Command says the Guards launched two drones at Bahrain and both were shot down, with no injuries or damage. Iran had said it destroyed a US early-warning radar there.
A mother and her son were among those killed when two vehicles were fired on near New Heaven on the Imphal-Ukhrul road, a day after a Kuki woman was shot dead.
Microsoft says its servers became “unexpectedly unavailable” and has ruled out a cyberattack, as the disruption hits governments, airlines, and hospitals.
The Oman Investment Authority calls it its largest-ever package with Chinese partners, from an $800 million Silk Road Fund vehicle to a $1 billion battery storage deal.
A State Department review says the Treasury-run account took in $12.26bn from January to September and paid out about $12.11bn to Venezuela's interim government.
The Justice Department says more than $2.7 billion of the stolen funds has been frozen. It also seized servers behind a deepfake scheme it says took $400 million.
On his first full day back in Peru, the pope said the Church must answer clergy abuse with truth, justice, forgiveness, and amends, and protect the weakest.
Brian Mast said the former Nvidia chief will answer questions behind closed doors about his links to a suspected Chinese spy. House committees now want him on December 1, and the Senate on December 3.
