War & security
Russia & UkraineDW: ‘lasting peace’, Lenta.ru: ‘intervention’: first ‘coalition of the willing’ drill in Poland
The first exercise of the ‘coalition of the willing’ for Ukraine begins in Poland with about 2,800 troops from eleven countries, running to 22 November. Germany’s DW stresses securing future peace, while Russia’s Lenta.ru relays Maria Zakharova’s claim that any foreign troop entry into Ukraine would be an ‘intervention’.
Middle EastBBC: ‘Houthis’, Tehran Times: ‘Yemeni Armed Forces’: Aramco Tower hit in Riyadh
The Aramco Tower in Riyadh's financial district was damaged in an attack claimed by Yemen-based fighters. Outlets differ on what to call the attackers, how bad the damage was, civilian casualties from earlier Saudi strikes and the causes of the escalation.
Russia & UkraineDW: cause “not yet known”, TASS: line cut after “damage” – Zaporizhzhia loses power again
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has again lost external power via the Ferosplavna line. German and Russian outlets agree on the basic facts but differ on what they say about the cause and the context.
Russia & UkraineTagesschau: ‘600,000 without power’, TASS: ‘substation for military industry’
After Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure on 8 November, Germany's Tagesschau reports hundreds of thousands of people without electricity, while Russian outlets, citing the Russian Defence Ministry, describe targets they say served the Ukrainian military and its industry.
Middle EastTagesschau: US ‘blockade’, Mehr: ‘violating’ tankers and mines – ships burn at Hormuz
Iran's Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) says two tankers hit mines and caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz. Tagesschau pairs this with a US military shooting in the Gulf of Oman and the US blockade, while Iranian and Russian outlets stress violations of Iranian navigation rules.
Russia & UkraineDW: ‘Russian attacks’, Lenta.ru: ‘emergency outages’ – Kyiv and regions without power
Germany's DW and Britain's BBC report a massive Russian strike on Ukraine's power grid, with casualties and diplomatic context. Russia's Lenta.ru runs a brief item on ‘emergency outages’ and a hit on a substation.
Middle EastBBC: Houthi media say '33 killed'; Iran's Mehr: '32 martyred' in Saudi strike on Yemen
A Saudi air strike on al-Shariyah, east of Sanaa, killed dozens, but the outlets differ on figures, sourcing and framing. The BBC relies on Houthi-linked media, while Iran's Mehr cites Yemen's health minister.