November 27, Wednesday, 2024

1. US President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for “border czar” in the coming administration has visited the southern border with Mexico and vowed to carry out a mass deportation of undocumented immigrants. Tom Homan will be responsible for securing the national borders under Trump, who puts border security among his top priorities. 2. A ceasefire between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants has taken effect. The deal arranged between the governments of Israel and Lebanon comes after more than a year of clashes. But it is unclear the agreement will be respected. US President Joe Biden announced it on Tuesday, hailing the efforts of Israel and Lebanon, and saying the United States and France will work with them to make sure it is enforced.
3. A strong earthquake hit Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, at around 10:47 p.m. on Tuesday. The quake registered an intensity of lower 5 on the Japanese seismic scale of 0 to 7. No tsunami was observed. There are no reports of damage caused by the earthquake.