International News

PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, November 27: We look at reactions and analysis as an Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal is agreed. The local and international press ponders if peace will be long lasting and what the deal means for the war in Gaza. Source link

Lebanon’s army early on Wednesday said it is preparing to deploy troops to the southern part of the country, following a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah that came into effect at 4am Paris time. The army has asked residents of villages on the border to Israel to put off returning to their … Read more

A US-France-brokered ceasefire agreement to the 14-month conflict between Israel and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah came into power on Wednesday morning, but Israel’s vow to double down on its war in Gaza and focus on its main enemy, Iran, could soon challenge the deal’s solidity. Source link

Citing “concern” for his country’s farmers and food security, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said his government “will not accept” the prospective free trade deal between the European Union and the Mercosur block in its current form, joining its “primary ally”, France, in forming a blocking minority to against the agreement. Source link

Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City remains winless in six consecutive games after blowing a three-goal lead to Feyenoord on Tuesday, while Arsenal, Atlético Madrid, and Atlanta piled on the goals, and Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski became the third player to score 100 goals in the Champions League. Source link

Israel approved a US-brokered ceasefire agreement with Lebanon’s Hezbollah on Tuesday, setting the stage for an end to nearly 14 months of fighting. Here is a look at some of the deal’s key provisions. Source link

Angela Merkel, the longest-serving chancellor of a unified postwar Germany, was back in the spotlight on Tuesday evening. The Deutsches Theater in Berlin was the first port of call on Merkel’s multi-continent tour to promote her autobiography Freedom. Memories 1954-2021. On stage, Merkel was given the opportunity to defend her more controversial decisions. When pushed … Read more

Brazil’s former right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro was alleged to have “actively participated” in a 2022 coup plot to prevent his elected leftist successor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from taking office and was “fully aware” of a plan to assassinate him, his vice president, and a Supreme Court judge in an explosive police report unsealed … Read more

France announced on Monday a new campaign to combat violence against women, including raising awareness about the use of drugs to commit sexual abuse, as the country reckons with a mass rape trial that has shocked the public. Source link