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Sorsogon (Philippines) (AFP) – A bridge shakes violently, trees are uprooted and lampposts are toppled in several parts of the Philippines as Typhoon Fung-wong barrels into the country’s east coast. The storm, with a radius spanning nearly the whole of the Philippines, made landfall in Aurora province on the main island of Luzon at 9:10 pm (1310 GMT), the state forecaster reported, killing at least two people and forcing more than a million to evacuate.

Virac (Philippines) (AFP) – Storm surges send waves hurtling over the streets of the Philippine island of Catanduanes as Typhoon Fung-wong bears down on the region. Fung-wong is expected to make landfall late Sunday as a super typhoon, and comes just days after Typhoon Kalmaegi ravaged the country.

Khan Yunis (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – The bodies of 15 Palestinians arrive in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip after they were handed over by Israel to the International Red Cross Committee (ICRC). Under the terms of the ceasefire deal struck by the US, Israel returns 15 Palestinian bodies for each Israeli body returned by Hamas.

Khan Yunis (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – With Dabkeh dances, cheers, and emotional speeches, Gazan students celebrate their graduation from Al-Aqsa University in Khan Yunis, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. It’s the first class to graduate from the university since war erupted in the Palestinian territory more than two years ago. “I am not only a graduate with a degree in English Language and its teaching methods, but also living testament that the human spirit cannot be defeated,” says one student at the ceremony.

Washington (AFP) – The war in Ukraine will end “in the not-too-distant future,” US President Donald Trump says as he hosts Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the White House. Trump also says he isn’t worried about an artificial intelligence bubble on the markets, adding, “I love AI.” [COMPLETE VIDI83ET3CR_EN and VIDI83F23G3_EN]

Nairobi (AFP) – Hundreds of from Greenpeace Africa volunteers form a giant human Africa map banner, calling for taxing of the super-rich ahead of the UN Tax convention.

Dnipro (Ukraine) (AFP) – Emergency services help evacuate residents of a nine-storey building in Ukraine’s eastern city of Dnipro after it was struck by a Russian drone, killing one person and injuring at least ten others, including two children. In his daily statement, President Volodymyr Zelensky calls the strikes “very brazen… demonstrative in many ways”.

Paris (AFP) – Footage captured by a spectator at the Philharmonie de Paris shows a protester holding a flare, disrupting a performance by Israel’s national orchestra. Four people have been arrested after the incident on the evening of 6 November, which saw several ticket-holding individuals interrupt the performance. The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra’s visit to the French capital had drawn criticism from a number of activist groups over the country’s conduct during its two-year military offensive in Gaza.

Berlin (AFP) – “Europe is in the shadow of a war,” says German Foreign Minister Boris Pistorius, pointing the finger at Russia, which he accuses of “waging it with maximum brutality, cynicism and ruthlessness.” Pistorius’ comments come as he speaks at the Bundeshehr conference, amid a national debate on new military service in Germany, where the government is pushing to bolster deterrence against Russia.

Istanbul (AFP) – “Their games are costing our lives,” says Florence Konstantina Delight, a DJ and drag queen at the forefront of Turkey’s embattled LGBTQ scene. In addition to the closure of friendly venues, a new draft law from the country’s conservative government threatens to criminalise behaviour deemed “contrary to biological sex.” Rights groups have warned this could allow the prosecution of anyone identifying as gay, bisexual or transgender. “There has been a wave of hatred rising,” says Ogulcan Yediveren, director of an NGO offering support to LGBTQ people.

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – Their cameras flipped sideways in the bedroom of a faux-castle atop a Los Angeles hill, a small film crew get to work on a “vertical drama.” The format, featuring kitschy plotlines and stories told via addictive and smartphone-friendly 60-second instalments, has taken Hollywood by storm in the last two years. Emerging in China in the 2010s, vertical drama is now a multi-billion-dollar business that is radically changing — and some say saving — a struggling industry.

Belém (Brazil) (AFP) – Leaders pose for a family photo on the second day of climate talks in the Brazilian Amazon, ahead of the United Nations’ (UN) annual two-week conference, COP30. IMAGES TO COMPLETE VIDI83DQ3KE_EN