Overview
- Sudan’s military chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan rejected an internationally mediated ceasefire plan, calling it the “worst,” and said operations to retake territory would continue unless the RSF withdraws.
- The Rapid Support Forces had announced acceptance of the proposal on November 6, underscoring asymmetric responses that now dim prospects for a near-term halt to fighting.
- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi held a call with President Donald Trump on November 25 and said they confirmed close coordination after Trump briefed her on his November 24 conversation with China’s Xi Jinping about Taiwan and recent U.S.–China relations.
- Fukui Governor Tatsuji Sugimoto decided to resign following a staff sexual-harassment complaint, with details to be explained at a news conference; the prefecture had previously surveyed thousands of employees as part of the probe.
- Gifu Prefecture police arrested care-facility director Ritsuyo Otsuka, 72, on suspicion of assaulting a resident, and she admitted the allegation; in separate routine updates, the Nikkei closed up 33.64 to 48,659.52 and tennis player Shintaro Mochizuki rose to No. 93 as Kei Nishikori moved to No. 157.