President Donald Trump has retweeted anti-muslim videos from Jayden Fransen, the Deputy Leader of far-right group Britain First. Fransen has been found guilty of harassing a Muslim woman and was most recently charged with using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour.
A few days after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced that he wanted Maoist rebel leaders arrested after the failed peace talks with the National Democratic Front (NDP), Philippine security forces killed 15 New People's Army (NPA) rebels in separate encounters in the Northern Philippines.
North Korea confirmed on Wednesday (29 November) that it successfully tested a Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile earlier in the day. The missile landed in Japanese waters and triggered international outrage. North Korea made a special announcement about its latest missile test, featuring Ri Chun Hee, the newsreader who appears only when there is big news. The isolated regime has conducted dozens of ballistic missile tests under Kim Jong-un, in defiance of international sanctions.
Presidential adviser Ivanka Trump kicked off the three day summit by explaining economic motivations for closing the pay gap.
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is sworn in for his second five-year term. Protesters were teargassed by police and gunshots were heard as crowds were forced to disperse.
A graphic video of Japanese fishermen hunting whales in an Australian ocean sanctuary in the Antarctic region has finally been released, nearly a decade after it was caught on camera and after five years of legal battle. The footage released by Sea Shepherd conservation group shows the men using a harpoon on a whale before dragging its injured body on to their boat.
Melania Trump shared footage of holiday season decorations at the White House in a Twitter video posted on 27 November, showing the presidential residence decked out with large numbers of Christmas trees and a nativity scene.
President Trump used the White House press conference as an opportunity to reignite his ongoing feud with Massachusetts Democrat Elizabeth Warren.
Pakistani police used tear gas and watercannon in clashes with stone-throwing Islamist protesters on November 25, as they moved to clear a protest by the religious hard-liners who have blocked main routes into Islamabad for more than two weeks. Clashes immediately broke out between members of Tehreek-e-Labaik, a hard-line Islamist party, and some 4,000 police sent to break up the protest.
Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn in as President of Zimbabwe on November 24 to loud cheers from a packed national stadium in Harare. Mnangagwa, 75, was nominated for president by the ruling ZANU-PF party after Robert Mugabe resigned on 21 November following an intervention by the military last week.
President Trump thanked military personnel from his Mar-A-Lago resort during the holiday.
Zimbabwes former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa returned to capital Harare Wednesday to a warm welcome, two days ahead of his scheduled sworn in ceremony as the countrys president. The incoming president thanked the people for their trust and support, praising the military and amp;#39;s actions, saying that he was in constant contact with the military.
President Donald Trump defended embattled US Senate candidate Roy Moore on Tuesday (21 November), saying the Alabama Republican had denied allegations of sexual misconduct and emphasized that he did not want Moores Democratic opponent to win.Trump has previously said that Moore should step aside if the allegations were true.
US President Donald Trump did not rule out backing the Senate candidacy of Republican Roy Moore, saying any option is better than the presence of another "liberal" in the upper house.
The 70th annual presidential pardon of a turkey ahead of Thanksgiving was hosted by the White House on 21 November 2017.