Thursday

The people of 27 November

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Alejandro Gertz Manero

Mexican lawyer and politician

  1. Alejandro Gertz Manero resigns as Attorney General of Mexico, citing an invitation from President Claudia Sheinbaum to serve as ambassador to an unspecified country. His departure comes amid scrutiny over his role in overseeing multiple prominent investigations, the most recent being the Miss Universe 2025 controversy involving its co-owner, Rubén Rocha, who has been accused of cooperating in drug, fuel, and weapons trafficking in Mexico.

    Politics · 27 Nov · with Claudia Sheinbaum

Horta Inta-A Na Man

Transitional President of Guinea-Bissau since 2025

  1. The Bissau-Guinean military installs General Horta Inta-A Na Man as interim leader for one year, while President Umaro Sissoco Embaló is flown to Senegal, with opposition candidate Fernando Dias da Costa alleging the coup was orchestrated to block the release of the election results he claims to have won.

    Politics · 27 Nov · with Umaro Sissoco Embaló, Fernando Dias da Costa

Godwin Friday

Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines since 2025

  1. NDP leader Godwin Friday is projected to become the next prime minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, ending 24 years of ULP government under the premiership of Ralph Gonsalves.

    Politics · 27 Nov · with Ralph Gonsalves

Mark Carney

Prime Minister of Canada since 2025

  1. Canadian prime minister Mark Carney and Alberta premier Danielle Smith sign an agreement removing planned federal emissions caps and eases clean-energy rules in exchange for strengthened provincial carbon pricing and support for carbon-capture projects, while also committing to enable a privately financed oil pipeline to British Columbia.

    Business · 27 Nov · with Danielle Smith

José Luis Ábalos

Spanish politician (born 1959)

  1. The Spanish Supreme Court orders former transport minister and former deputy leader of the ruling PSOE José Luis Ábalos and ex-adviser Koldo García into pre-trial detention without bail on charges linked to alleged kickbacks in public procurement, while also naming former lawmaker Santos Cerdán as a suspect.

    Crime & Justice · 27 Nov · with Santos Cerdán

Sonia Dahmani

Tunisian lawyer, journalist, and human rights advocate

  1. Tunisia releases opposition lawyer and journalist Sonia Dahmani after serving half of her prison sentence for remarks deemed to be lèse-majesté.

    Politics · 27 Nov

Pedro Castillo

President of Peru from 2021 to 2022

  1. The Peruvian Supreme Court sentences former president Pedro Castillo to 11 and a half years in prison for criminal conspiracy when he tried to dissolve Congress and attempted a self-coup in 2022.

    Crime & Justice · 27 Nov

Emmanuel Macron

President of France since 2017

  1. French president Emmanuel Macron announces the revival of voluntary military service for 18 and 19-year-olds to begin in 2026.

    Politics · 27 Nov

Entries adapted from the work of Wikipedia contributors (Current events, 27 November 2025), CC BY-SA 4.0.