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November 28, 2015 (Saturday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

At least three people are killed in an attack on a United Nations peacekeeping base in Kidal, northern Mali. The jihadist group Ansar Dine claims responsibility. (Euronews), (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Post-coup unrest in Egypt (2013–present)
- At least four Egyptian police officers are killed in a drive-by shooting in Saqqara, south of Cairo. (BBC)
Turkey–PKK conflict
- Tahir Elçi, a pro-Kurdish lawyer, is shot dead at a press conference in the city of Diyarbakir as clashes break out between Turkish security forces and PKK militants. (Bloomberg via Washington Today)

International relations

2015 Russian Sukhoi Su-24 shootdown
- A day after Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had harsh words for Russia, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, in an essay in the Times of London, says the downing of the Russian jet, "was not -- and is not -- an act against a specific country. ... While the measures to defend our territory will remain in place, Turkey will work with Russia and our allies to calm tensions." (CNN) (Times of London)
South Korea's Yonhap news agency reports North Korea appears to conduct a submarine-launched ballistic missile test that ended in failure with no indication that the missile successfully ejected from the vessel and took off. (Reuters)
European migrant crisis
- Macedonia's Army begins erecting a metal fence on its southern border with Greece. Migrants later clash with police on the border. (CNBC), (AP)
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2015
The Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Malta calls for an ambitious and legally binding outcome at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference. (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Law and crime

2015 Colorado Springs shooting
- Colorado Springs Police Chief Peter Carey says all nine of the injured - five police officers and four civilians - are listed in good condition at area hospitals. (Reuters)

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 *[[South Korea|South Korea's]] [[Yonhap|Yonhap news agency]] reports [[North Korea]] appears to conduct a [[submarine-launched ballistic missile]] test that ended in failure with no indication that the missile successfully ejected from the vessel and took off.  [http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/28/us-northkorea-missile-idUSKBN0TH09M20151128 (Reuters)]
 *[[European migrant crisis]]
-**[[Republic of Macedonia|Macedonia]]'s [[Army of the Republic of Macedonia|Army]] begins erecting a metal fence on its southern border with [[Greece]]. [http://www.cnbc.com/2015/11/28/macedonian-army-starts-building-fence-on-greek-border.html (CNBC)]
+**[[Republic of Macedonia|Macedonia]]'s [[Army of the Republic of Macedonia|Army]] begins erecting a metal fence on its southern border with [[Greece]]. Migrants later clash with police on the border. [http://www.cnbc.com/2015/11/28/macedonian-army-starts-building-fence-on-greek-border.html (CNBC)], [http://bigstory.ap.org/article/babcfa8e41074c189aae9d765845bd6c/migrants-clash-macedonian-police-greek-border (AP)]
 *[[Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2015]]
 *The Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in [[Malta]] calls for an ambitious and legally binding outcome at the [[2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference]]. [http://news.yahoo.com/commonwealth-wants-ambitious-legally-binding-cop21-result-193050489.html;_ylt=AwrC1DESAlpWJzUAuXnQtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTByOHZyb21tBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg-- (AFP via Yahoo! News)]