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According to media reports, negotiators from the US and Russia have drawn up a 28-point plan to end the war in Ukraine. The news website Axios and the Financial Times say the plan provides security guarantees for Ukraine, but also foresees territorial and political concessions on the part of Kyiv. As with Trump's Gaza peace plan, Turkey and Qatar are said to have been involved in the drafting, with no representatives of Ukraine or the EU.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has visited Donald Trump at the White House and brought several gifts including billions in investments and arms deals. He was accompanied by the most famous footballer on the planet, Ronaldo, who is under contract with the Saudi club Al-Nassr. Commentators examine the three men's shared interests and take a critical view of the meeting.

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted 36 years ago today, on 20 November 1989. On this World Children's Rights Day the media discuss why birth rates continue to decline and Europe's societies face ageing demographics.

The Social Democratic Party led by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen suffered heavy defeats in Tuesday's municipal and regional elections. Although it retained its position as the strongest party nationwide, securing around 23 percent of the vote, it lost more than five percentage points compared to 2021 and also the mayoral seat in Copenhagen for the first time in decades. Commentators conclude that voters wanted to punish the government.

The UN Security Council has endorsed US President Trump's Gaza peace plan with a resolution that provides for the deployment of an international force to stabilise the ceasefire and evokes a 'pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood'. Commentators examine whether the resolution could bring peace to the region.