GENEVA, 25 November 2022, (TON): The UK’s Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Ambassador Simon Manley, raises concerns about the deteriorating human rights situation in Iran.
Thank you High Commissioner and Special Rapporteur for your powerful statements this morning.
Sixteen year old Nika Shakarami, last heard from by a friend whilst being chased down a street during a protest in Tehran, identified by her parents in a morgue nine days later.

KUALA LUMPUR, 25 November 2022, (TON): Malaysia’s king has named Anwar Ibrahim as the nation’s 10th prime minister, ending five days of political uncertainty after the general election ended with no single coalition earning enough seats to form the government.
Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, the country’s constitutional monarch, said he was satisfied that Anwar and his Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition had secured enough support from fellow elected representatives to lead Malaysia for the next five years.
The king “made a decision to appoint a member of the Dewan Rakyat who to his understanding may hold the support of the majority of Dewan Rakyat members as prime minister”.

ATHENS, 25 November 2022, (TON): Greece’s coast guard said nearly 500 asylum seekers rescued in a dramatic operation this week off the island of Crete had been temporarily transferred to a ferry for processing.
The migrants including 128 boys and nine girls were on board a derelict fishing boat that issued a distress call late on Monday whilst sailing southwest of Crete.
Greek officials say "because of bolstered patrols by the Greek coast guard and EU border agency Frontex in the Aegean Sea, migrant smugglers embark increasingly on a longer and more perilous route south of Crete."

DHAKA, 25 November 2022, (TON): Bangladesh and the European Union expressed willingness to sign a "partnership cooperation” agreement to elevate the relations to the next level.
However, it is still at an initial stage as it requires extensive discussions and negotiations.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam together with Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service Enrique Mora conveyed two sides' willingness regarding such a mechanism.

RIYADH, 25 November 2022, (TON): Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received the first deputy chairman of Kyrgyzstan’s cabinet of ministers in Riyadh on behalf of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Adylbek Kasymaliev headed the Kyrgyz delegation that participated in the third session of the Saudi-Kyrgyz joint committee that took place between Nov. 21-23.
During the meeting, Prince Faisal and Kasymaliev reviewed bilateral relations and ways of enhancing them in various fields.

MOSCOW, 25 November 2022, (TON): Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said "contacts with the UN nuclear watchdog over safety at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine were constructive and showed some promise."
The Zaporizhzhia plant, which Russia seized shortly after its Feb. 24 invasion, was again rocked by shelling last weekend, prompting renewed calls from the International Atomic Energy Agency to create a protection zone around it to prevent a nuclear disaster.
The head of the UN nuclear watchdog met a Russian delegation in Istanbul on Wednesday to discuss safety at the plant, which both Ukraine and Moscow have accused each other of shelling.

DHAKA, 25 November 2022, (TON): Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has sought supply of LNG and investment from the United Arab Emirates in special economic zones, high-tech parks, and in establishing warehouses and hypermarkets in Bangladesh.
UAE State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ahmed bin Ali Al Sayegh met with Foreign Minister Momen on the sidelines of the IORA Ministerial meeting in Dhaka and discussed bilateral issues of mutual interest.
The state minister highly appreciated the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the socio-economic development of Bangladesh.
He emphasized cooperation for enhancing trade and investment, air and shipping connection, agriculture, food security, energy, pharmaceuticals, IT, aforestation, alliance for mangrove forest, renewable energy, and enhancing efficiency of energy systems.

KYIV, 25 November 2022, (TON): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky demanded the United Nations punish Russia for air strikes on civilian infrastructure, after a missile barrage plunged cities into freezing darkness in the worst nationwide power outages yet.
With temperatures falling below zero, authorities were working to get the lights and heat back on.
Russia’s latest missile barrage killed 10 people and shut down all of Ukraine’s nuclear power plants for the first time in 40 years.
Regional authorities in Kyiv said "power had been restored to three quarters of the capital by Thursday morning and water was working again in some areas."

NEW DELHI, 25 November 2022, (TON): Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said "the Indian authorities are seeking consular access from the Qatari government to eight former naval officers who were detained in Doha."
"Yes, this issue is something that we have been pursuing and talked about it earlier.
A Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson said "our embassy in Doha has been regularly raising the issue with the Qatari authorities.
That some family members have recently been permitted to visit their relatives in detention. We are separately seeking further consular access and as soon as we have some updates we will continue to share them."

BERLIN, 25 November 2022, (TON): Berlin Brandenburg Airport said "it closed its takeoff and landing runways due to unauthorized access of several people, while a climate group said its activists glued themselves to the tarmac."
the group said "The activists from the Last Generation environmental group called on the public to stop traveling by air and on the government to stop subsidizing it."
Berlin police said “In an airport area that is not open to the public, we encountered several people who had previously gained unauthorized access and some glued themselves."
A spokesperson for the airport said police had detained the activists but the runways were closed in order for staff to check for and rule out the presence of further people.