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Ukraine is asking NATO countries for an invitation next week

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha urges in a letter to his counterparts in the NATO countries to invite the country to the alliance at next week's summit in Brussels, reports Reuters.

According to the letter, the Ukrainian government understands that membership is out of the question until the war is over, but Sybiha writes that an invitation would show Putin that he cannot prevent Ukraine from joining NATO.

"With the realization that Ukrainian NATO membership is inevitable, Russia will lose one of its main arguments for continuing this unjust war."

On Friday, President Zelenskyi opened for the first time a ceasefire without Russia returning the occupied land, on the condition that Ukraine be invited to NATO. 

Israeli Minister: We will stay in Gaza for years

Israeli military will stay in Gaza for many years. This is according to Avi Dichter, Minister of Food Safety and member of the Security Cabinet, according to The Guardian.

- I think most people understand that (Israel) will be in a kind of West Bank situation for years, where we may go in and out and remain along the Netzarim corridor.

According to IDF soldiers, Israel has expanded the military infrastructure in Gaza, including roads and a number of large military bases along the Netzarim Corridor, an occupation zone that runs right through central Gaza and bisects the area.

The world's richest
Elon Musk 760 billion richer since Trump's victory

Most investors have benefited from Donald Trump's win in the presidential election. But few have benefited as much as Elon Musk, writes Barron's.

In the three weeks that have passed since the election, Musk's fortune has grown by 70 billion dollars, around 760 billion kroner, according to Bloomberg's billionaire index. It is equivalent to the entire market value of Fedex or 3M. Mainly the increase in wealth is due to Tesla's stock exploding.

But other billionaires have not seen the same gratifying development. Among other things, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's fortune has shrunk by $1 billion, mainly because Meta's stock has gone down slightly.

Even Nvidia's CEO and founder Jensen Huang is poorer than before the election. This is mainly because Nvidia's stock has fallen 7 percent since November 5, the magazine writes.

The China-Taiwan relationship
41 Chinese planes and ships around Taiwan ahead of Lai's trip

Taiwan says it has spotted 41 Chinese military aircraft and ships around the island. It is the highest figure in at least three weeks, writes AFP.

The Chinese escalation follows the announcement that Taiwan President Lai Ching-te is planning a tour of the Pacific. Among other things, he will visit the American territories of Guam and Hawaii. Because China considers Taiwan to belong to the country, the visits arouse great anger in Beijing, writes the Hong Kong Free Press.

Even further north, China is active. During the night, there are reports that China and Russia have conducted a joint air patrol exercise in the Sea of ​​Japan, also known as the East Sea, writes Reuters.
 

The accusations against Bolsonaro
Bolsonaro aims for a comeback with Trump's help

Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro wants to return to power, he says in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.

He believes that Donald Trump can help him with this, for example with sanctions against the current president Lula da Silva.

- Trump is back, and it is a sign that we will soon be back too, says Bolsonaro.

Bolsonaro remains very popular among conservative Brazilians, and fares better in public opinion than the incumbent left-wing president. According to a survey this week, he receives 37.6 percent support compared to Lula's 33.6.

Last week, the federal police recommended that Bolsonaro be charged with attempted coup d'état. According to sources to Reuters, Attorney General Paulo Gonet, with whom the decision rests, is not expected to take a position until next year.

The next Brazilian election will be held in October 2026.

The climate threat The global challenges
Workers in Spain allowed to take 'climate leave'

The Spanish government has introduced "paid climate leave" for up to four days per year, The Guardian reports. The aim is for workers to be able to avoid traveling during extreme weather events.

According to labor market minister Yolanda Díaz, it is about "legislating in accordance with the climate emergency" so that "no workers are forced to take risks".

The law, which was inspired by a similar initiative in Canada, comes a few weeks after the catastrophic floods in the Valencia region that killed 224 people.