The UN Security Council has endorsed US President Trump's Gaza peace plan with a resolution that provides for the deployment of an international force to stabilise the ceasefire and evokes a 'pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood'. Commentators examine whether the resolution could bring peace to the region.
The US House of Representatives and Senate have approved the release of confidential files from the investigations into the Epstein scandal. Now the law still needs to be signed by US President Trump, who has long resisted the release of the documents even though he promised to go along with it during his election campaign. Could the files on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein pose a threat to the president?
A political dispute has erupted in Ukraine over how to deal with the corruption scandal in the country's energy sector. On Tuesday, the opposition blocked a parliamentary vote on dismissing Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko and Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynychuk, with the leader of the European Solidarity party, ex-president Petro Poroshenko, insisting that the entire government resign.
Just under eight months after the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu, President Erdoğan's main political rival, Turkish prosecutors have charged him with offences that could carry a penalty of up to 2,430 years in prison. The charges include corruption and leading a criminal organisation. The arrest of the CHP politician last spring triggered mass protests across the country.
The British government has announced plans to tighten its asylum policy and adopt a Danish style migration model. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood wants to introduce new rules that would halve the current five years refugees are allowed to remain in the country to two and a half years and oblige them to return to their countries of origin as soon as these are deemed safe. Benefits are also to be restricted. What are the motives behind the Labour Party's reform?
Unidentified perpetrators have carried out a bombing attack on a railway line in Poland that leads to Ukraine, leaving tracks in the village of Mika badly damaged. During a visit to the site, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that attack was likely aimed at blowing up a train travelling from Warsaw to Dęblin. The intelligence services are investigating.
The presidents of France and Ukraine, Emmanuel Macron and Volodymyr Zelensky, have signed a memorandum of understanding on the purchase of aircraft, air defence systems and drones. Under the deal, France is to supply Ukraine with around 100 Rafale fighter jets worth more than ten billion euros. Who will pay for them remains unclear.
Jeannette Jara of the Communist Party has won the first round of the Chilean presidential election. However, because together the four right-wing candidates secured more than two-thirds of the votes, observers say her right-wing populist opponent José Antonio Kast has a good chance of winning the run-off vote. The son of a German Wehrmacht officer, Kast has close ties to the Spanish right-wing populist party Vox.
Spanish dictator Francisco Franco died on 20 November 1975. The death of the "Caudillo" marked the end of his nearly 40-year fascist regime and Spain embarked on the path to democracy as a constitutional monarchy. Commentators examine how the country has changed since then and what remains of the Franco-era legacy today.
In the wake of the corruption scandal in Ukraine's energy sector, the investigations into the dealings of close associates of President Volodymyr Zelensky continue. Justice minister German Galushchenko and energy minister Svitlana Hrynchuk have tendered their resignations. The president denies any involvement and has announced a radical restructuring of the energy sector.
Sanna Marin, prime minister of Finland from 2019 to 2023, has presented her autobiography entitled Hope in Action - A Memoir About The Courage To Lead. In it, the 40-year-old recounts among other things how she and other female members of the government were confronted with misogyny and sexism. Commentators share their impressions.