Wednesday, November 27
Donald Trump won a bid on Monday to pause his $454 million civil fraud judgment if he posts a smaller $175 million bond within 10 days, in a victory for the former U.S. president that blocks New York state authorities from taking steps to seize his assets. The decision by a mid-level state appeals court eases an acute cash crunch for Trump, who has said he would be forced to sell assets at "fire sale prices" to post bond in the case.\
North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of leader Kim Jong Un, revealed that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has expressed interest in a potential meeting with the North Korean leader through alternative communication channels. Kim emphasized that the future of bilateral relations hinges on Japan's ability to make practical political decisions, as per state media KCNA.
On Tuesday at a meeting with senior Federal Security Service officers, Putin hit out at "frankly, provocative statements" by Western officials earlier this month warning of a possible imminent terrorist attack in the city. "All this resembles outright blackmail and the intention to intimidate and destabilize our society," the president told Russia's main internal security service, known as the FSB.
Four people lost their lives and several others sustained injuries on Sunday in a Hungarian motorsport rally, as a driver skidded off the road and collided with spectators, as per officials. The incident took place in the course of the two-day Esztergom Nyerges Rally in northern Hungary, between the towns of Labatlan and Bajot in the northern Komarom Esztergom county.
Missouri, Louisiana primaries: Biden, Trump seek delegates. Races monitored for various issues. Missouri's first party-run contest after new law; Louisiana postponed primaries due to Covid-19.
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), plans to organise a protest in Islamabad on March 30. The protest aims to highlight allegations of election rigging during the February 8 polls. The party claims that Shehbaz Sharif-led government stole their electoral mandate in the polls and the results were manipulated to favor the opposition.
Slovakia's first round of presidential elections will take place on Saturday, pitting the Central European country's Russia-leaning ruling bloc against a pro-Ukraine opposition candidate. Parliament speaker Peter Pellegrini and liberal ex-foreign minister Ivan Korcok are the clear frontrunners among nine contenders.
