Today In International News: November 29, 2017

Courtesy of Washington Examiner

• Slobodan Praljak, a commander of the Bosnian Croat forces during the Bosnian War has died from drinking what he claimed to be poison at the war crimes court for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague

• A federal jury in the United States has cleared Ahmed Abu Khatallah, who was accused of orchestrating the September 11, 2012, Benghazi attack that killed Christopher Stevens, the US ambassador to Libya, and 3 other Americans. He was acquitted of murder, but convicted on lesser terrorism-related charges.

• US President Donald Trump has sparked shock and outrage on social media after sharing videos posted by a British far-right activist, known for her anti-Muslim rhetoric, on Twitter. The US leader shared 3 videos by Britain First deputy leader Jayda Fransen, who was convicted by a British court in 2016 for harassing a woman wearing a hijab.

• Pope Francis has met Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi but avoided directly addressing the ongoing Rohingya crisis.

• United Arab Emirates has barred Egyptian 2018 presidential candidate from traveling.

• Senior Saudi Arabian prince Miteb bin Abdullah, has been freed after agreeing to pay over $1 billion to settle corruption allegations against him.

• Kuwait will go ahead and host an annual Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit next month, despite an ongoing rift between some member states.

• US President Donald Trump vowed to slap "major sanctions" on North Korea after the communist country test-launched its most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile yet, with a range capable of striking Washington DC.

• Egypt's president has told the military to restore "security and stability" to the Sinai peninsula within 3 months, after an attack on a mosque there last week left 305 people dead.