AnewZ Morning Brief - 21 November, 2025

Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 21st of November, covering the latest developments you need to know.

Trump’s 28-point Ukraine-Russia peace plan unveiled

Axios published the draft on Thursday, outlining security guarantees, political commitments and economic arrangements. The plan affirms Ukraine’s sovereignty but proposes a non-aggression pact involving Russia, Ukraine and Europe, alongside a halt to NATO expansion and a U.S.-mediated Russia–NATO dialogue.

Ukraine would commit constitutionally to staying out of NATO, while the alliance would rule out Ukrainian membership and refrain from deploying troops in the country. Kyiv’s armed forces would be capped at 600,000 personnel, with the draft promising but not detailing “robust security guarantees.”

The document also offers significant concessions to Moscow: U.S. recognition of Crimea, Luhansk and Donetsk as de facto Russian, and a withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from parts of Donetsk they currently hold. Kyiv would relinquish the whole Donbas region under the terms reported.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was ready for “honest” work with Washington on a path to ending the war, but European capitals have warned that the measures risk amounting to capitulation.

COP30 climate talks evacuated after fire breaks out

The UN climate talks COP30 have been evacuated due to a fire breaking out inside the venue in Belém, Brazil.

BBC journalists saw flames and smoke in the pavilion area before they were rushed outside where fire engines raced past. The Brazilian government says that the fire is now under control and that no-one has been injured.

Flames burned a hole through the sheeting that covers the venue, which is in a former aerodrome.

The cause of the blaze is currently unknown, though one eyewitness told the BBC it may have been an electrical fire.

Trump signs order to remove tariffs from Brazilian beef and coffee

U.S. President Donald Trump removed his 40% tariffs on Brazilian food products, including beef, coffee, cocoa and fruits that were imposed in July to punish Brazil over the prosecution of its former president, Trump ally Jair Bolsonaro.

The move follows a similar order by the administration last Friday to remove tariffs on several agricultural products from other countries as the White House makes a U-turn on some tariffs that have increased the cost of food in the United States.

The order will affect Brazilian imports to the U.S. on or after 13 November and may require a refund of the duties collected on those goods while the tariffs were still being charged, according to the text of the order released by the White House.

Brazil normally supplies a third of the coffee used in the United States, the world's largest coffee drinker, and has more recently become an important supplier of beef, particularly the type that is used to make burgers.

Death toll from Indonesia's Central Java landslides rises to 30

The death toll from landslides in two regions of Indonesia's Central Java rose to 30 as rescue efforts continued, the country's disaster mitigation agency said on Friday.

Some 21 people remain missing after landslides triggered by torrential rain struck the city of Cilacap last week and the Banjarnegara region over the weekend, the agency said.

Rescuers found 7 more bodies in Banjarnegara, the worst-affected area, on Thursday, bringing the death toll to 10 with 18 still missing, Abdul Muhari, the agency's spokesperson said in a statement late on Thursday.

Dozens of houses were damaged, seven people injured, and more than 900 residents evacuated from the areas, Muhari said.

U.S. not participating in G20 summit in South Africa: White House

The U.S. will not attend the G20 summit on Nov. 22-23 in South Africa, a White House spokeswoman said.

"I'd be happy to explain because there is not a shift. The United States is not participating in official talks at the G20 in South Africa," Karoline Leavitt told reporters.

Her remarks came after South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the US and South Africa are discussing Washington’s participation in the summit following a “change of mind."

"I saw the South African president running his mouth a little bit against the United States and the president of the United States earlier today, and that language is not appreciated by the president or his team," Leavitt said.

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