Hot events of the world yesterday

(Baonghean.vn) -Zimbabwean President Resolutely Refuses to Resign;European Council President warns about Poland; Vietnamese pilot killed in plane crash in UK;... are the international news highlights yesterday, November 19.

1. Zimbabwean President is determined not to resign

On November 19, crowds of people gathered in restaurants and cafes in Harare to watch President Robert Mugabe's 20-minute speech on national television. Many thought it would be the last speech by the Zimbabwean president, ending his 37-year reign, but it turned out not to be the case. The 93-year-old president insisted he would remain in power despite pressure to resign. Many people were surprised and disappointed, some burst into tears.

2.European Council President warns about Poland

On November 19, European Council President Donald Tusk warned of similarities in the policies of Poland’s ruling PiS (Law and Justice) party with what he described as “the Kremlin’s plan,” referring to Russia. “Warning! A bitter dispute with Ukraine, isolation within the European Union, a departure from the rule of law and the independence of the courts, an attack on the non-governmental sector and the free media. Is this PiS’s strategy or the Kremlin’s plan? There are too many similarities to be easily overlooked,” Tusk wrote on Twitter. Tusk did not elaborate on what he described as “the Kremlin’s plan.”

3. Vietnamese pilot killed in plane crash in UK

Captain and pilot Nguyen Thanh Trung, Deputy Head of the Training Department of the Training Center, Army Corps 18, died on November 17 while participating in a long-distance visual flight training course on a Cabri G2 helicopter in the UK, the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense confirmed. The accident occurred near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, about 15 minutes after the helicopter took off from Wycombe Airport. Captain Nguyen Thanh Trung's helicopter was hit by another two-seat aircraft, also conducting a training flight at an altitude of 600 m, which suddenly lost altitude, crashed into the tail and caused the accident. According to BBC, this aircraft was a Cessna 152, also departing from Wycombe Airport.

4. Mr. Trump said Mrs. Hillary was the 'worst loser'

On his personal Twitter account on November 18, Mr. Trump wrote that Mrs. Hillary was “the worst (and biggest) loser ever.” He urged his former rival to “get on with your life and try again in three years.” According to Fox News, Mr. Trump seemed to respond to what Mrs. Hillary said in a recent interview with Mother Jones magazine. The former Democratic candidate called for an independent commission to investigate allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 election.

5.Search for submarine in Atlantic Ocean hampered by storm

Bad weather has hampered the search for a missing Argentine submarine carrying 44 sailors. The submarine went missing in the Atlantic Ocean while traveling from its base in Ushuaia to the port of Mar del Plata with 44 crew members on board. The ARA San Juan contained enough food to last the crew for several days, despite the lack of communication with the mainland.

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