 | UN Chief Ban Offers Condolences to Cuban People on Death of Fidel Castro - Speaking on behalf of the United Nations, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon this morning extended condolences to the Cuban people and to the family of former President Fidel Castro Ruz, who passed away overnight at the age of 90. |
 | Face of Defense: Air Force NCO Assists Families During Deployment Process - An Air Force senior noncommissioned officer who once set his sights on being a first sergeant is now exerting an important influence on airmen and their families in a different position. |
 | NASA to Launch Fleet of Hurricane-Tracking SmallSats - NASA is set to launch its first Earth science small satellite constellation, which will help improve hurricane intensity, track and storm surge forecasts, on Dec. 12 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. |
 | Obama Has Now Granted Commutations to Over 1,000 Individuals - President Obama has commuted the sentences of more individuals in one year than in any other single year in our nation`s history. |
 | UN Welcomes New Peace Deal Between Colombian Government and FARC - Welcoming the signing today of the new peace agreement between the Government of Colombia and FARC, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed the hope that Colombians will come together at this time to move the peace process forward |
 | President, Defense Secretary Make Thanksgiving Calls to Service Members - President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Ash Carter today called several U.S. service members taking part in operations around the world to wish them a Happy Thanksgiving, according to officials. |
 | Ash Carter Offers Condolences for Fallen U.S. Service Member in Syria - Defense Secretary Ash Carter today offered his condolences to the family, friends and other loved ones of a U.S. service member who was killed on Thanksgiving in Syria. |
 | Inaction has Cost Measured in Human Lives, Security Council Told in Middle East Debate - Briefing the Security Council on the Middle East peace process, two senior United Nations officials " the UN relief chief and the UN coordinator for the Middle East peace process " called for action to prevent further deterioration of the region plagued by humanitarian crises and to save lives and alleviate human suffering. |
 | Cambodia: UN-backed Court Upholds Life Sentences for Former Khmer Rouge Leaders - The United Nations-backed court set up to bring to trial those most responsible for crimes committed during Cambodia`s brutal Khmer Rouge regime today upheld life sentences for two top former Khmer Rouge leaders on Wednesday for crimes against humanity. |
 | Countries at UN Forum in Dubai Encouraged to Make Space for Women - At a high-level United Nations forum under way in the United Arab Emirates aimed at exploring the role of space in socio-economic and sustainable development, a senior UN official is urging the global space community to make Space for Women " within the next two years. |
 | NASA Selects Launch Services for Global Surface Water Survey Mission - NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for the agency's Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission. Launch is targeted for April 2021 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. |
 | Faint F Ring and Prometheus - Surface features are visible on Saturn's moon Prometheus in this view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Most of Cassini's images of Prometheus are too distant to resolve individual craters, making views like this a rare treat. |
 | Damages to Agricultural Sector in Storm-hit Haiti Estimated at $580 million - Post-disaster assessments by the United Nations food security and emergency food relief agencies in hurricane-hit Haiti have revealed extensive damage to crops, livestock and fisheries. |
 | Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq - U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Iraq and Syria yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. |
 | U.S. Service Members Mark Thanksgiving Serving on Global Missions - While the vast majority of Americans will be sitting down with family for a fall feast, hundreds of thousands of U.S. service members will be on guard around the world, ensuring their fellow citizens enjoy a day of peace. |
 | NASA Saturn Mission Prepares for 'Ring-Grazing Orbits' - A thrilling ride is about to begin for NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Engineers have been pumping up the spacecraft's orbit around Saturn this year to increase its tilt with respect to the planet's equator and rings. And on Nov. 30, following a gravitational nudge from Saturn's moon Titan, Cassini will enter the first phase of the mission's dramatic endgame. |
 | Mars Ice Deposit Holds as Much Water as Lake Superior - Frozen beneath a region of cracked and pitted plains on Mars lies about as much water as what's in Lake Superior, largest of the Great Lakes, researchers using NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have determined. |
 | Worsening Humanitarian Situation in Benghazi - The United Nations is extremely concerned by the continued worsening humanitarian situation in Ganfouda area in the Libyan city of Benghazi due to increased hostilities over the past week, a senior UN aid official in the North African country said today. |
 | DoD, Army Ramp Up Cybersecurity Measures With New Initiatives - Two initiatives were rolled out today to strengthen the cyber security environment in the Defense Department and the Army, DoD officials announced. |
 | Coalition Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq - U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Iraq and Syria yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. |
