Palestinian-American teenager held in Israeli prison freed after nine months 27. November 2025 (16:04) Israeli soldiers had taken Mohammed Ibrahim from his home in a night raid when he was only 15 years old A 16-year-old American citizen was freed on Thursday after spending nine months in an Israeli prison.Mohammed Ibrahim, a Palestinian-American teenager from Florida whose case was first exposed by the Guardian in July, was released following a guilty plea and suspended sentence, according to his family. Relatives said he was taken to a hospital for intravenous therapy and blood work immediately after his release, and noted he is severely underweight, pale and is still suffering from scabies contracted during his detention. Ibrahim had lost a quarter of his body weight in detention, his family said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Arrest warrants issued for Miss Universe co-owners in latest twist in pageant saga 27. November 2025 (15:39) Raúl Rocha Cantú is under investigation for drug, gun and fuel trafficking while Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip is accused of fraudThis year’s edition of Miss Universe, with its onstage injuries, dramatic walkouts and allegations of vote rigging, was already one for the ages.But it turns out the drama had barely begun: just days after Fátima Bosch was crowned Miss Universe in Thailand, the co-owners of the organisation are both facing arrest warrants. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Soup firm Campbell’s dismisses executive over alleged ‘poor people’ comments 27. November 2025 (15:27) Senior figure allegedly referred to customers buying ‘highly processed food’ and denigrated Indian employeesBusiness live – latest updatesCampbell’s has dismissed an executive who allegedly referred to the soup company’s products as being made for “poor people” and denigrated its Indian employees.Martin Bally, who was the vice-president of Campbell’s information technology department, was recorded making the alleged comments by another employee. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Anti-abortion activist Joanna Howe claims her employer gave her immunity from complaints by pro-choice campaigners 27. November 2025 (15:00) University of Adelaide, who employs Howe as a law professor, states that it ‘considers each matter on its merits’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA prominent anti-abortion campaigner who was banned from the South Australian parliament and accused of bullying, claims her employer has granted her immunity from complaints from anyone who is pro-choice.Anti-abortion activist Joanna Howe, who has pledged to make abortion “unthinkable”, says the University of Adelaide, who employs her as a law professor, has agreed that those with ideologically opposed viewpoints to hers will be deemed “vexatious”, and any complaints they make about her will not be acted upon. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
State Library of Victoria faces job cuts as staff accuse management of pursuing ‘digital vanity projects’ 27. November 2025 (15:00) Under the plan, 39 jobs would be lost and the public-facing workforce of reference librarians would be cut from 25 staff to 10Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastState Library of Victoria staff have accused management of undermining the 171-year-old institution’s core purposes in favour of flashy tourist-oriented “digital vanity projects” in a proposed restructure.Under the plan, 39 jobs would be lost and the public-facing workforce of reference librarians would be cut from 25 staff to 10, while many publicly accessible computers would be removed. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘How far is it going to escalate?’ Fear Santos gas plan in Beetaloo basin could be start of NT fracking rush 27. November 2025 (15:00) Environment group warns of ‘major risk’ to groundwater, which supplies 90% of Northern Territory water supplyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA plan by fossil fuel company Santos to expand gas exploration in the Beetaloo basin has been criticised by environmentalists who fear it may mark the beginning of a fracking rush in the Northern Territory.Santos has published plans to drill 12 fracking wells at Tanumbirini Station, a 5,000 sq km cattle station about 340km south-east of Katherine. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Australian diet set to worsen as national food policy is drawn up by profit-driven industry, experts warn 27. November 2025 (15:00) Exclusive: Many industries on new council are ‘associated with significant health harms’, one academic saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCheap and unhealthy foods are set to become further entrenched in the Australian diet, according to health experts, who warn the federal government is developing a national food policy with heavy influence from profit-driven food and agriculture industries.Dr Matt Fisher from the University of Adelaide’s Stretton Institute’s health equity department said the policy could “compromise crucial public health considerations”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Italy’s parliament delays new law to define sex without consent as rape 27. November 2025 (14:35) Legislation stalls after coalition ally says measure would ‘clog up the courts’ and fuel personal vendettasItaly’s parliament has delayed a debate over a landmark law that would define sex without consent as rape amid a rift within the ruling coalition.The measure, the result of a rare pact between the far-right prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, and her main political opponent, the centre-left leader, Elly Schlein, passed in the lower house last week and had been expected to get final approval in the senate this week. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘There should have been an alarm’: in air thick with acrid smoke, people in Hong Kong are reeling and angry 27. November 2025 (14:28) As apartment complex still blazes more than 24 hours after fire began, police suspect cause is owing to ‘grossly negligent’ action How the Hong Kong fire unfolded – visual guideHong Kong fire – latest updatesMore than 24 hours after the first tower caught fire, the Hong Kong residential complex was still burning. Fire crews blasted water from cherry pickers at the mid level floors, but above that, the fires were still roaring out of reach.Wang Fuk Court, in the northern Hong Kong district of Tai Po, was home to about 4,800 people. The eight tower complex had been under renovation for years, clad in bamboo scaffolding and mesh. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Belfast youth football coach expelled after posting cocaine prices on league group chat 27. November 2025 (14:26) List detailed times and costs for ‘proper pure bags’ and specified cash paymentA Northern Ireland football club has removed a coach who posted an apparent menu of cocaine prices in a group chat for a youth league.The list of prices for “proper pure bags” detailed times and meeting locations and specified cash payment. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
