NewsCeasefire in Lebanon, Trump prepares transition, Merkel reflects
Ceasefire in Lebanon, Trump prepares transition, Merkel reflects
This happened while you were asleep. Here's what global agencies reported during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday.
27 November 2024 06:01
- During the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah came into effect, aiming to end the conflict in southern Lebanon. Israeli forces will not withdraw immediately from Lebanon but are required to do so within 60 days, according to the terms of the agreement.
- Even after the ceasefire announcement between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Israeli army announced further night raids on Beirut. Hezbollah reported that it attacked military targets in Tel Aviv with drones.
- US President-elect Donald Trump signed an agreement with the White House allowing the initiation of the process to prepare his new team to take over the administration, reported Trump campaign manager Susie Wiles. Contrary to tradition, Trump's team will not utilize state resources, including in the area of cybersecurity. The agreement allows Trump’s team representatives to enter various departments and government agencies, meet with current officials who are to prepare the new team to take over the administration, and gain access to sensitive information.
- More than 700,000 residents of the 11-million-strong Haiti have been forced to leave their homes in recent years due to violence from armed gangs, according to a report published by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
- "I can't say I left Germany in a tip-top state at the end of my term, I really can't," admitted the former chancellor, as quoted by the "Tagesspiegel" portal. Angela Merkel presented her autobiography "Freedom" at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin.
- John Alfred Tinniswood, the world's oldest man, has died. The record holder lived for 112 years. He was born a few months after the Titanic disaster.
