British Prime Minister David Cameron gets the attention of cartoonists — and European leaders — with his announcement that he’ll hold a referendum to see if Britons want to stay in the 27-nation European Union.

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Cartoons about the possible toxic mix of North Africa, Islamic extremists, and French troops.

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In the wake of the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, there’s been range of comments about the United States and guns by cartoonists and illustrators around the globe. Here’s a selection of them.

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A selection of cartoons about today’s UN General Assembly vote on elevating the Palestinians from the status of U.N. observer to nonmember observer state.

Obama’s victory is tempered by the fractured nature of the country he gets to preside over for another four years. Cartoon by Patrick Chappatte of Switzerland.

Obama’s victory is tempered by the fractured nature of the country he gets to preside over for another four years. Cartoon by Patrick Chappatte of Switzerland.

It’s all up to the voters now…
Cartoon by Paul Zanetti, Australia (mistakenly attributed it to a different cartoonist yesterday. Sorry, Paul).

It’s all up to the voters now…

Cartoon by Paul Zanetti, Australia (mistakenly attributed it to a different cartoonist yesterday. Sorry, Paul).

Frankenstorm Sandy has inspired a number of comments by political cartoonists as far away as Australia. A common theme is Sandy’s impact on President Obama and Mitt Romney as they march toward the finish line with the election less than a week

Cartoonists react to news that the winner of this year’s Nobel’s peace prize is…….drumroll…….. a big squabbling, multi-lingual entity: The European Union!?!   So who’s going to Oslo to accept the award?

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This selection of political cartoons show the fire-breathing that’s been going on at the United Nations this week. Watch Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad and his scheduled insults; President Obama as he tries to get the Arab and Muslim world to love him, and Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi as he equivocates over just what the United States is to Egypt.

Ah, paternalism knows no bounds in Egypt these days. Cartoon by Swiss-Lebanese Patrick Chappatte of The International Herald Tribune

Ah, paternalism knows no bounds in Egypt these days. Cartoon by Swiss-Lebanese Patrick Chappatte of The International Herald Tribune

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