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Thousands of Lebanese civilians are returning to their destroyed homes, hours after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah came into effect. The US-brokered ceasefire to end 13 months of fighting began at 04:00 local time (02:00 GMT) and so far appears to be holding

EU has proposed for the first time to target Chinese companies and individuals with visa bans and asset freezes over their dealings with Russian firms linked to Moscow's war effort in Ukraine. G7 allies are also expected to step up pressure on China while offering Kyiv “unwavering commitment”

Russia’s armed forces have recruited hundreds of Yemeni men to fight in Ukraine, brought by a shadowy trafficking operation that highlights the growing links between Moscow and the Houthi rebel group.

The escalating conflict in the Middle East is endangering is endangering aircraft in some of the world’s busiest skies. Negotiators at a global climate conference in Baku struck a last-minute deal for wealthy countries to help their poorer neighbors deal with global warming, saving the annual meeting as it verged on collapse.

Confirmed: foreign ships have disappeared off Odesa waters. Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai has testified at his national security. An American investor with a history of dealmaking in Russia has asked the U.S. government to allow him to bid on the sabotaged Nord Stream Pipeline 2

ICC issued arrest warrants for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip. Vladimir Putin said his military fired a new intermediate-range missile into Ukraine 

Ukraine says Russia fired RS-26 Rubezh intercontinental ballistic missile from its territory on its attack on Dnipro today. U.S. regulators demanding that Google be broken up to prevent it from continuing to squash competition through its dominant search engine

Hezbollah has been enhancing its fighting capacity with the help of sophisticated Russian arms. President Joe Biden has authorized the provision of antipersonnel land mines to Ukraine.

A Hong Kong court has sentenced 45 former politicians and activists to years in jail for subversion following a controversial mass trial. President-elect Donald Trump said to be prepping to declare a national emergency upon taking office.

This morning’s massive Russian attack on Ukraine was one of biggest to date with close to 120 rockets and 90 drones. Moscow cuts gas supplies to Austria.

Iran sent a message to the Biden administration in October saying that it was not trying to kill Donald J. Trump, as Tehran attempted to ease rising tensions with Washington. Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin, urging the Kremlin leader to end the war against Ukraine and negotiate with Kyiv for a "just and lasting peace.”

The United Nations' COP climate talks are "no longer fit for purpose" and need an urgent overhaul, key experts including a former UN secretary general and former UN climate chief say. Trump taps vaccine-denier Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be his next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services

The Republicans will take control of the House of Representatives. President-elect Donald Trump has shocked even those in his immediate circle by choosing Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to serve as his attorney general

Donald Trump expected to move quick to reverse executive orders imposed by Joe Biden. Dutch government introduces border controls 

Control over the U.S. House of Representatives still hangs in the balance, teetering between a Republican or Democratic majority with less than 20 races left to be called. Vladimir Putin has deployed 50,000 Russian and North Korean troops in an attempt to recapture Kursk from Ukraine before Donald Trump takes office as US president in January