UN Security Council renews Yemen sanctions for another year

Merve Aydogan 13 November 2026•Update: 13 November 2026 The UN Security Council unanimously agreed Thursday to renew the Yemen sanctions regime for another year. The resolution allows targeted financial and travel sanctions against designated Yemeni individuals until Nov. 14, 2027. The resolution also added some individuals in Yemen to the sanctions list and condemned the…

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The Future of Canadian Foreign Policy: Why Diplomacy Must Matter Again

Canada’s international history provides ample evidence of best, and worst, practices in the management of the state’s external affairs operation.4 In 1932, the Canadian government hosted an Imperial Economic Conference in Ottawa. Initially, the Conservative government of R. B. Bennett saw Canadian diplomats and trade negotiators as an impediment to his, and Canada’s, success. In…

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Israel President asks Eisenkot to form govt | Who is Eisenkot? | Israel Elections Latest

• Israel’s Parliament was sworn in on November 10 without a new government. • The October 27 general elections gave neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot a clear majority in Parliament. • Lawmakers elected in the election took their oaths of office. • Israel’s President Isaac Herzog has officially given Eisenkot…

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U.S. Senate advances Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act in initial procedural vote

  NACo Legislative AnalysisRead NACo’s full analysis of the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026. View analysis UPDATE NOV. 10: On Nov. 9, the U.S. Senate advanced the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (BAAJA; S. 5653) through a successful vote to invoke cloture. The 73-25 vote sets up further debate and consideration…

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Agentic AI and cybersecurity, the story so far

Frontier large language models (LLMs) have rapidly developed from helpful coding assistants to highly capable cybersecurity systems. After several security incidents in the past few months, more oversight and a strong focus on safe testing and deployment seem needed. Between 25 and 28 July, the UK-based AI Security Institute (AISI) conducted an evaluation of frontier…

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