More than 10,000 people protested in front of the Montenegrin parliament on November 17 to demand snap elections and the withdrawal of a law on presidential powers.
Ukrainian forces repelled multiple Russian attacks in the east, the military said on November 18, as Moscow continued to target Ukraine's energy infrastructure, causing shortages and interruptions in the supply of electricity and gas at the onset of the winter season.
Authorities in Kazakhstan said on November 17 that they had detained seven people suspected of planning "riots" during this weekend's presidential elections, which being held months after deadly unrest rocked the Central Asian country.
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down in 2014 by a Russian-made missile fired from a field in eastern Ukraine, the Dutch court handling the trial of four suspects in the downing of the plane said on November 17.
Ukrainian national energy company Ukrenergo says its specialists have restored power to about 70 percent of consumers in a number of regions in central Ukraine.