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Hezbollah leader promises response to Israel’s strike killing top commander
Published On 28 Nov 2025
Naim Qassem, the leader of Hezbollah, asserts that the organization has the right to respond to the week-long strike in southern Beirut against Israel’s top military leader.
Qassem described the killing of Haytham Ali Tabtabai as “a blatant aggression and a heinous crime” in a televised speech on Friday, adding that the Lebanese armed group has “the right to respond, and we will determine the timing for that.”
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Do you anticipate a conflict later? It’s possible at some point. Yes, there is a chance of a war, and there is also one, Qassem said.
Qassem argued that Lebanon should develop a strategy to confront Israel, which rely on “its army and its people,” without specifically stating what the group’s role would be in any new war would be.
The Hezbollah leader added that he hoped that Pope Leo’s upcoming visit to Lebanon would “help bring about peace and put an end to the]Israeli] aggression.”
Qassem reaffirmed that Hezbollah had complied with the ceasefire that had been in place since November 2024 and that had called for the Israeli government to stop its ongoing attacks on Lebanon.
When he was struck, Tabtabai was meeting with four of his aides “to prepare for future actions,” according to Qassem.
Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee criticized Qassem’s remarks, calling Israeli military operations “inadequate.”
In a post on X, Adraee wrote that “Hezbollah continues to manipulate them and work covertly to keep its arsenal.”
Hezbollah has asserted that it will not give up its weapons as long as Israel continues to launch attacks on Lebanese territory and deploys its forces at five locations throughout southern Lebanon.
Israel has attacked Beirut several times and has been carrying out nearly daily strikes against southern Lebanon. The capital had not been hit in months prior to the assassination, though, prior to last week’s murder.
Why gender-based violence in South Africa is now a national emergency
We recall the women’s nationwide shutdown of South Africa, where they halted their jobs in protest of gender-based violence.
This episode explores the significance and potential effects of a women’s shutdown in South Africa, as well as how its online expression amplified and connected the message to global activism trends in digital, color-based activism. We also examine the circumstances surrounding Mali, where a female TikTok influencer was killed, which raises questions about the dangers women face as their voices and visibility rise online.
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Published On 28 Nov 2025
Global futures reopen after exchange operator CME hit by hours-long outage
After one of its longest outages in a long time, halting trading across stocks, bonds, commodities, and currencies, the world’s largest exchange operator, CME Group, the world’s largest exchange operator, caused global futures markets to scuttle for several hours.
After being out for more than 11 hours due to an outage at a significant data center, trading in foreign exchange, stock and bond futures, and other products had resumed by 13:35 GMT on Friday, according to LSEG data.
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CME attributed the outage to a cooling failure at CyrusOne’s data centers, which claimed customer services, including CME, had been impacted by the facility’s claims to be in the Chicago area.
According to LSEG data, the disruption caused the trading of major currency pairs on CME’s EBS platform as well as benchmark futures for West Texas Intermediate crude, Nasdaq 100, Nikkei, palm oil, and gold.
“A black eye,”
Due to the United States Thanksgiving holiday, trading volumes have been thinned out, and there was a chance for volatility to increase significantly in the coming weeks as dealers closed positions for the month’s end, according to market participants.
According to Ben Laidler, head of equity strategy at Bradesco BBI, “It’s a black eye to the CME and probably a long-overdue reminder of the importance of market structure and how interconnected all of these are.”
“We compulsively assume that the timing is unfavorable in large part. Many things are rebalanced because it’s month-end.
“I should say that it could have been much worse; it’ll be a very low-volume day.” There would have been worse days like this, he said, if you had it.
Futures are a key component of financial markets and are used by dealers, speculators, and other businesses to hedge or hold positions in a variety of underlying assets. Brokers were left flying blind without these and other tools, and many were reluctant to trade contracts without any live prices for extended periods of time.
The incident raises broader concerns about reliability, according to Axel Rudolph, senior technical analyst at trading platform IG. “Beyond the immediate risk of traders being unable to close positions, and the potential costs that follow,” Rudolph said.
A few European brokerages announced earlier that they were unable to provide trading for some products and futures contracts.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission both confirmed they are aware of the problem and are currently monitoring it, with regulators also keeping an eye on it.
largest exchange operator
According to CME, the largest exchange operator by market value offers the broadest range of benchmark products, including rates, equities, metals, energy, cryptocurrencies, and agriculture.
According to earlier this month’s CME report, the average daily derivatives volume was 26.33 million contracts in October.
The operator had to stop electronic trading for some agricultural contracts in April 2014 due to technical issues, which at the time caused traders to return to the floor, more than a decade prior to the CME outage on Friday.
More recently, LSEG and the exchange operator in Switzerland briefly slowed down markets in 2024.
Chelsea vs Arsenal: Premier League – teams, start time, lineups
Chelsea and Arsenal: Whom?
What: English Premier League
Where: Stamford Bridge, London, United Kingdom
When: Sunday, November 30 at 4:30pm (16:30 GMT)
How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 14:30 GMT in advance of our text commentary stream.
The Premier League title race may be severely shattered by Chelsea’s clash with Arsenal on Sunday, which has the potential to open up.
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In other words, it runs the risk of turning into a procession.
The potentially crucial Premier League game is looked at by Al Jazeera Sport.
In what leagues does the Premier League include Chelsea and Arsenal?
At Stamford Bridge, Arsenal are six points clear of the leaders.
It’s possible Arsenal will lose the title if they lose against defending champions Liverpool and Manchester City.
Second-place Chelsea, winners of the FIFA Club World Cup in July, and a team worth more than $1 billion, are the closest competitors. However, it may be a step ahead of the curve if the team, who won the UEFA Conference League trophy last year, starts a serious title defense.
How did Chelsea perform before visiting Arsenal?
The Blues have won three straight games, winning only once out of nine of their final eleven games.
How did Arsenal perform before the Chelsea game?
Mikel Arteta’s men have won 14 games in 16 games and are regarded as one of Europe’s strongest squads.
What does Arsenal think of Chelsea’s trip?
Second-placed Chelsea, according to Arsenal manager Arteta, “fully deserve” to be regarded as Premier League title contenders.
Chelsea’s youngster, under the leadership of Enzo Maresca, are still viewed as outsiders who want to win the Premier League.
Arteta, however, does not underestimate the opponents.
He told reporters about Chelsea on Friday, “They are there because they fully deserve to be.”
It makes sense that what is happening there is very, very positive and they deserve to be there, according to what they have done in the last few years, the squad they have assembled, the numbers they have, the quality they have, the number of coaches they have, etc.
The former midfielder from Spain and Arsenal said he found watching Chelsea to be one of his favorite teams.
They are very clear about their goals, he said, and their fluidity, threat, individual talent, and ability to be very tough make them very tough.
It’s a big London derby, as one might say, without a doubt. We’re going to face a formidable adversary. We are fully prepared for it because they are in excellent form, and we are aware of the challenge and opportunity we have on Sunday.
Are Chelsea really Arsenal’s greatest threat?
The title defense of Chelsea will be put to the test when they square off against Arsenal.
Estevao, a Brazilian forward, has scored nine goals in his last 13 games for the club and nation, making a quick establishing name at Chelsea.
One of the main factors contributing to the Blues’ prolific Premier League start has been the 18-year-old, who signed from Palmeiras in the summer.
Liverpool’s title defense is currently in a crisis, with coach Arne Slot facing growing scrutiny after nine games without success in all competitions. On Sunday, the Reds travel to West Ham.
If Manchester City defeats Leeds United at Etihad Stadium on Saturday, they can move up to second.
When did Chelsea last capture the Premier League?
Chelsea won the league title for the second time in three years when they last won it.
When did Arsenal last last claim a Premier League title?
It will finally win its first league title since 2004, when Arsene Wenger’s “Invincibles” went unbeaten for the entire top-flight campaign, on a wave of optimism and a growing belief.
After three straight seasons as the opponents, Arsenal feels like a long way away.
Champions League performances that were extraordinary. They now compete in the Premier League.
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What transpired during Chelsea’s final game?
Chelsea produced their most impressive performance of the campaign on Tuesday, defeating Barcelona 3-0 in the Champions League, while Enzo Maresca, who is currently in his second season in charge of the Premier League, has a squad full of inexperience.
What transpired in the most recent game for Arsenal?
Bayern Munich’s 3-1 defeat on Wednesday provided further proof of Arsenal’s ability to win the biggest prizes, perhaps the Champions League as well, thanks to its 3-1 victory.
What transpired during Chelsea’s most recent encounter with Arsenal?
In the match between the teams last year at Emirates Stadium, Arsenal won 1-0, with Mikel Merino’s 20th-minute goal settling matters.
Last year’s corresponding fixture at Stamford Bridge ended with a 2-2 draw.
Chelsea vs. Arsenal: head-to-head
Arsenal won 84 of the 212 matches between the London rivals, while Chelsea won 66 of those matches.
news from the Chelsea team
Following a sooner-than-expected return from a toe injury, Cole Palmer will be fit for Chelsea’s top-of-the-table clash with Arsenal on Sunday.
Following what was described as an accident at home, the England forward suffered the injury. However, Maresca, the coach for Chelsea, confirmed that he was eligible to start against Arsenal.
Everyone is happy and Cole returned, according to Maresca. He can be very helpful to us. We are delighted to see him back, despite the fact that he is undoubtedly our best player. He needs to be completely healthy by this point. He has done fantastic in the past and has no doubt that he will continue to contribute greatly to this club.
Palmer has a groin injury that has kept him out since September. Before suffering a toe injury, which prevented him from winning against Burnley last weekend and Barcelona in the Champions League on Tuesday, he was close to returning.
news from the Arsenal team
After being substituted in the first half of Arsenal’s midweek victory against Bayern Munich, Leandro Trossard will be tested to see if he will play.
After suffering an unspecified injury for Brazil earlier this month, defender Gabriel is still recovering.