November 27, Friday, 2020 (1:30 p.m.) Newsline read by Mr. Raja Pradhan

  1. U.S. President Donald Trump says he will leave the White House if the Electoral College formalizes President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. But at the same time, he reiterated his claim that the election was rigged.
  2. Ethiopia’s prime minister says the country’s army has been directed to launch military operations against ethnic minority forces in the northern Tigray region, after an ultimatum for their surrender expired.
  3. The first regular commercial flight between Israel and the United Arab Emirates has gone into operation, signaling the beginning of closer economic ties between the two nations.