Browsing: World News

The US front pages continue their coverage of domestic politics – looking ahead to a Donald Trump presidency, assessing his nominations for Cabinet and discussing his plans from tariffs and trade wars to trimming the fat off public spending.

Thanksgiving is also covered on the front of the main papers this morning. Several front pages look at how much food waste this year’s Thanksgiving will produce, while other papers report heartwarming tales of people doing good things for others this holiday.

On the international front, there is continued reaction from the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire as residents start to return to their homes in Beirut. Other papers say there is now a push for a Gaza ceasefire.

Sweden urged the Chinese cargo ship Yi Peng 3 to return to Swedish waters on Tuesday to facilitate the investigation that opened following the recent damage of two underwater communication cables linking four NATO nations, several media report.

In a pivotal address to European leaders, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola underscored the critical need for a comprehensive European…

Provisions for immunity from prosecution at the International Criminal Court (ICC) apply to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the French foreign ministry said on Wednesday, November 27. In a statement the ministry reaffirmed its commitment to international justice after the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu, but also said that the Israeli leader was covered by immunity rules that apply to states which are not a party to the ICC. Israeli is not an ICC member.

Voters in Namibia cast ballots to elect a new president and parliament in polls that could result in the country’s first female head of state being elected. Around 1.4 million people — roughly half of country’s population — are eligible to vote.

President-elect Donald Trump said Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum had “agreed to stop migration through Mexico”. In a post on his…

Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah militants have begun a ceasefire in a major step toward ending nearly 14 months of fighting.…

China brutally oppresses the Uyghur minority in Xinjiang – and Volkswagen operates a factory there of all places. The company…

They are said to have drunk free “Tiger vodka” in the hostel – shortly afterwards six people were dead. After…

A 60-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants has commenced, with both sides withdrawing from southern Lebanon. The deal,…