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This week the scaffolding of power shifted on two fronts, one domestic and one international. In Washington, secrecy gave way to forced disclosure.

In Gaza, a fragile calm thinned under renewed fire. Institutions that once sat confidently now strain against pressure they can no longer ignore.

The days carried both release and rupture, suggesting that familiar orders may be entering a quieter kind of transition.

Let’s dig in.

In today’s edition:

24 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza

U.S. military activity around Venezuela increases

DOJ to release Epstein files

Mamdani’s charm offensive on Trump

Marjorie Taylor Greene to quit Congress

Former Brazil president arrested

Gaza Strip health officials reported at least 24 Palestinians killed and dozens wounded in a new barrage of air- and drone-strikes by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on November 22 2025, which said it was responding to militant fire from Gaza.

The strikes marked a sharp test of the cease-fire reached on October 10, and they came despite the presence of international mediators working toward a transition arrangement in Gaza. The death toll adds to more than 300 Palestinians killed since the truce started.

Humanitarian organisations are warning of renewed displacement, interruption of aid flows and erosion of civilian safety.

For Israel, each fresh strike deepens the political cost of a truce that has already proven fragile.

For the wider region, the signal is that the pause in fighting may be over, not with an explosion but with creeping escalation.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a formal warning to commercial airlines about significant risks flying over or around Venezuela, citing what it called a “worsening security situation” and heightened military activity in the region.

The advisory is grounded in intelligence of satellite navigation interference and U.S. naval build-up in the southern Caribbean.

Some airlines have already cancelled flights or rerouted overflight paths. The move signals that broader U.S.–Venezuela tensions are entering the skies, injecting risk into civil aviation even in peacetime.

Beyond immediate logistics it underlines how military posture and civilian mobility are beginning to intersect in unexpected zones.

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On November 19 2025, Donald Trump signed into law a bill compelling the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) to publish within 30 days all unclassified documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, his 2019 death in federal custody and associated investigations.

The legislation passed the House by 427 – 1 and moved through the Senate by unanimous consent. The law mandates the release of documents unless redactions are authorized for active investigations.

What makes this moment consequential is the convergence of transparency, politics and the occupant of the moment. Trump had previously opposed or delayed large-scale disclosure, yet shifted toward compliance once the bill became inevitable.

Key questions now surface: how will sensitive-material handling affect victims and ongoing probes? What will it reveal about political and elite networks? And will the public gain access to meaningful detail or merely boiler-plate summaries?

The timing matters too. The legislation arrives as Trump positions himself for another run, and it invites renewed scrutiny of his associations and actions. Allies like Marjorie Taylor Greene, who soon announced her departure from Congress over Epstein-files feuds, are already adjusting to the fallout.

For the DOJ, the operational challenge is immediate: converting sealed archives into a public repository while managing legal exposure, witness privacy and national-security concerns. The 30-day deadline looms. For the public, the demand is twofold: accountability and access. What unfolds will test how the U.S. treats power, secrecy and the past.

Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene announced she will resign from the U.S. House of Representatives effective January 5, 2026, following a highly publicized fallout with President Donald Trump.

Greene, once among Trump’s most prominent allies, grew increasingly critical of the president in recent months. Her break with Trump centered in large part on her vocal support for releasing the unclassified files held by the U.S. Department of Justice relating to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Trump had previously resisted such full disclosure, while Greene called the matter one of justice for trafficking victims and signed a discharge petition to force a vote.

Their relationship deteriorated rapidly after Trump publicly withdrew his endorsement of her and began supporting a primary challenger. In a social-media post, Trump labelled Greene a “traitor,” changed his tone toward her, and announced he would back a different candidate rather than offer his usual support.

In New York, reactions to Zohran Mamdani’s meeting with President Trump on November 21 carried a mix of surprise and restraint. The encounter at the White House was their first documented meeting, and it followed months of sharp public criticism between the two men. According to Reuters, the tone shifted unexpectedly. They exchanged polite remarks, spoke about shared concerns around crime and affordability, and signaled openness to further conversations despite occupying opposite ends of the political spectrum. The Guardian described the meeting as an “unlikely alliance,” noting how both men softened earlier rhetoric.

For New Yorkers accustomed to their long-standing friction, the warmth of the exchange stood out. Mamdani, the incoming mayor and a prominent progressive, has built much of his political identity around challenging federal power. His decision to meet with Trump surprised some supporters, yet the early local reaction has focused less on ideological consistency and more on what cooperation might yield. Commentators noted that even a limited working relationship could influence federal-city interactions on public safety, inflation pressures and housing affordability.

There is no evidence that this meeting was part of a broader series or ongoing negotiation. It remains a single, highly visible moment that punctured expectations about how the two leaders would engage. That sense of scale has shaped public response. Residents appear open to the idea that dialogue could serve the city, yet many prefer to wait for tangible results before calling the exchange meaningful. In a political climate often dominated by confrontation, the quietness of the meeting carried its own kind of signal.

What lies ahead is uncertain. The meeting showed that political opposites can sit at the same table without theatrics, and that circumstance can sometimes shift posture faster than ideology. Whether this becomes an ongoing channel or simply a brief pause in hostilities will depend on what each man chooses to do next.

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro was taken into federal custody on November 22, 2025, after authorities determined he was preparing to evade a scheduled 27-year prison sentence for his role in a 2022 coup-plot conviction.

The arrest order came from Alexandre de Moraes, a justice of Brazil’s Supreme Court, who cited evidence that Bolsonaro tampered with his electronic ankle monitor. Reuters reports that surveillance footage and a custody report show damage consistent with an attempt to disable the device.

The move marks a defining moment in Brazil’s institutional response to the former leader of the right-wing wave. Bolsonaro had been under house arrest in Brasília since August, wearing the ankle monitor following his conviction by the Supreme Court earlier in 2025. His sentence stems from charges of orchestrating a criminal organisation and plotting to overthrow democratic rule after the 2022 election.

Pro-democracy advocates hailed the arrest as evidence that no individual is beyond reach of the judiciary. Bolsonaro’s allies criticized it as political persecution and vowed to fight the decision in court. The detention is preventive and does not yet mark the start of his prison term, which still awaits final appeal outcomes.

The U.S. is weighing whether to permit Nvidia to export its H200 artificial-intelligence chips to China, according to people familiar with the matter. The chips in question are far more advanced than the H20 series currently allowed for export to China, and the department overseeing export controls is reviewing rules that have barred H200 exports on national-security grounds.

Though no final decision has been made, the proposal reflects a potential shift in U.S. posture toward China amid broader talks of trade and technology detente.

For Nvidia, access to China’s vast market could bolster its growth, but critics in Washington warn that such a move might enhance Chinese military and AI capabilities. As discussions advance, the outcome may set a precedent for how Washington balances innovation, competitiveness and security.

Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Company crossed the $1 trillion market-capitalization threshold this week, becoming the first drugmaker to reach that milestone.

The surge is driven largely by soaring demand for its obesity and metabolic-health drugs such as Mounjaro and Zepbound, which have overtaken many older treatments.

Investors see Lilly’s rise as emblematic of a shift in healthcare: weight-loss therapies are no longer niche but central to growth.

The development raises questions about drug pricing, access and the longer-term durability of the blockbuster model.

For Lilly it is validation of its strategy; for public-health observers it signals how commercial incentive and medical innovation are merging in new ways.

A bidding war has begun for Warner Bros. Discovery, as Paramount Global, Comcast Corporation and Netflix, Inc. all submitted preliminary offers to acquire or merge with the entertainment giant.

The target company holds vast assets including the Warner Bros. film library, HBO brands and major cable networks.

In a streaming era where scale and content breadth matter, the consolidation fight signals how media players are positioning for global leadership.

Regulatory scrutiny and antitrust concerns loom large, yet the deals underline how the industry’s future is being reshaped around fewer, dominant platforms.

A painting by Gustav Klimt titled Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer sold at auction for $236.4 million at Sotheby’s in New York on November 18, 2025.

The result set a new high for modern-art auctions and is believed to be the second highest price ever paid for an artwork at auction, following only a record older piece.

The sale has reignited optimism in the high-end art market, which has been relatively subdued in recent years.

For collectors and dealers alike it signals that rare works still command extraordinary valuations, and for the broader market it suggests that art remains a domain of value preservation and asset diversification.