Soldiers and senior army officers declared they had seized power in the West African nation, detaining the country’s president, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, and suspending all republican institutions, the electoral process, media operations and border access.  Embalo told French media that he was arrested around 1:00 p.m. in his office at the presidential palace. Along with him, the military also detained top officials including the armed forces’ chief of staff Biaguê Na Ntan, his deputy Mamadou Touré, and the interior minister Botché Candé. The takeover comes just days after the 23 November 2025 general election, in which both Embalo and opposition candidate Fernando Dias da Costa claimed victory, though official results had not yet been released. Gunfire was heard near the presidential palace, the interior ministry and the headquarters of the national electoral commission, prompting widespread panic in the capital, Bissau. Military spokesmen announced the formation of a new ruling body, the High Military Command for the Restoration of Order, which declared that it would govern until further notice. They justified the coup by alleging the discovery of a plot by politicians, national and foreign, together with a "well-known drug lord" to manipulate the election results. The events mark yet another episode of political instability in Guinea-Bissau, which has endured multiple coups since independence in 1974.

In the early hours of the morning, armed bandits attacked the compound of Saint Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools, located in the remote Papiri community in the Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, and kidnapped 303 children, both boys and girls aged between 10 and 18, as well as 12 teachers. The school is owned by the Catholic Diocese of Kontagora and managed by the Sisters of Our Lady of Apostles (OLA). The assailants forced the captives into trucks and drove them into neighboring bushland, carrying out the raid over several hours during which the dormitories were ransacked. According to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), the original tally of 215 children was revised after a verification exercise revealed that 88 of those initially thought to have escaped had in fact been taken. (thetimes.com, 22 November 2025; vaticannews.va, 22 November 2025; cbsnews.com, 22 November 2025)

The Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi told parliament that two suicide bombings this week were carried out by Afghan nationals, marking a serious concern amid sharp tensions with neighboring Afghanistan. One attack occurred on 11 November outside a lower court in Islamabad, where a bomber detonated near a police patrol, killing 12 people and wounding 27. The other took place on 10 November near the main gate of a military school in the South Waziristan district bordering Afghanistan, where a vehicle-borne suicide bomber killed three people; militants then stormed the school until Pakistani soldiers neutralized them after more than 24 hours of fighting. Pakistan accused the Afghan Taliban regime of supporting Islamist militants who target Pakistan, while the Taliban’s spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid rejected any responsibility for the attacks, stating that Pakistan had also killed or captured Pakistani nationals during operations against ISI‑KP. The incident underlines longstanding friction between Pakistan, Afghanistan and also India, as Islamabad continues to accuse militants based in Afghanistan of receiving support from rival regional states.

At around at 12:39 p.m. local time, a suicide bomber detonated explosives beside a police car outside the district judicial complex in Islamabad, killing 12 people and injuring 27 others, according to the Interior Ministry. The blast occurred during a busy time of day when hundreds of visitors often gather for court business. The militant faction Jamaat-ul-Ahrar,a breakaway from the Tehrik‑e‑Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed responsibility, though a senior commander within the group later denied the claim. After failing to enter the court complex, the bomber reportedly exploded the device outside, targeting the police vehicle instead. The casualties were mostly passersby or those who had arrived for court appointments, according to Islamabad police. The attack comes amid escalating militant violence in Pakistan, with the defense minister declaring the country to be in a “state of war.” Pakistani officials accused “Indian-backed elements” and Afghan Taliban proxies of involvement, allegations rejected by New Delhi and denied by Kabul.

Security forces foiled an overnight attempt by militants to seize cadets at the army-run UAE PAP Cadet College in Wana, a city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province near the Afghan border. The assault began when a suicide car bomber detonated a VBIED at the facility’s entrance, after which five gunmen attempted to storm the complex, which houses hundreds of young cadets and staff. According to the local police chief, two militants were quickly killed by troops, while three others managed to enter the compound before being cornered in an administrative block located away from the cadets’ dormitories. Commandos swiftly evacuated all cadets and staff to safety. The VBIED explosion damaged dozens of nearby homes, killing three and injuring at least 16 civilians. Some soldiers were also wounded, though the army did not release details about its casualties. Officials said the clearance operation continued well into 11 November, more than 20 hours after the attack began. Pakistani authorities blamed the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) for the assault, labeling the gunmen as “Khawarij,” a term used by the government for militant extremists. The TTP, however, denied any involvement, with spokesman Mohammad Khurasani also rejecting responsibility for another attack that occurred the following day.

At least 13 people were killed and about 20 injured when a car exploded near the Lal Qila metro station, close to the Red Fort , the 17th-century Mughal landmark and major tourist attraction in New Delhi’s old city. The blast occurred at 6:42 p.m. local time and involved a Hyundai i20 vehicle that had stopped at a traffic signal. Authorities immediately invoked the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, India’s principal anti-terror law, to investigate the incident. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called it a “conspiracy” and vowed to bring those responsible to justice. Investigators traced the car’s route from Faridabad in Haryana to New Delhi over an 11-hour journey, monitored via toll-plaza and CCTV footage. Police believe the explosion is linked to an earlier raid in Faridabad, during which a large cache of explosives and weapons was allegedly seized, as well as to the arrests of two doctors in Indian-administered Kashmir, including one from Faridabad, believed to be linked to Jaish-e-Mohammed, a Pakistan-based terrorist organization. The blast has triggered heightened security across Delhi and other states. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation announced that the Lal Qila metro station will be closed on 12 November due to the police investigation.