LIVE UPDATES: Israel, Hezbollah Ceasefire

Egypt, Qatar discuss Gaza ceasefire efforts after Lebanon truce “We talked about the sincere and tireless Egyptian-Qatari efforts that continued for more than a year in order to quickly reach…

UK: CCTV shows pupils abused and locked in padded room

CCTV from a school shows autistic children being shoved into padded rooms, thrown to the floor, restrained by the neck – or left alone, sitting in vomit. The footage from…

Georgia: Ruling party taps pro-Russian ex-footballer for president

Georgia’ governing party has nominated far-right politician Mikheil Kavelashvili as its candidate for president after disputed parliamentary elections last month. Bidzina Ivanishvili, the billionaire honorary chairman of the Georgian Dream party, announced…

China: Authorities corruption probe against Defence Minister Dong Jun- Report

China has launched an investigation of Defence Minister Dong Jun due to suspicion of corruption, according to reports. Citing current and former US officials familiar with the situation, British newspaper The…

Netherlands: Prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Myanmar military regime chief

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has requested an international arrest warrant for the military ruler of Myanmar for the persecution of Rohingya. The office of prosecutor Karim…

Pakistan: Police crackdown clears Imran Khan protesters from Islamabad

Pakistan’s security forces have driven supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan from Islamabad following a sweeping crackdown overnight. Authorities reopened roads linking the capital with the rest of…

Lebanon: Displaced citizens returning home amid hopes that the ceasefire will hold

Displaced Lebanese people have started returning to the south of the country amid hopes that the embryonic ceasefire deal between Hezbollah and Israel will hold.Civilians began moving south towards their homes shortly after…

Georgia: Parliament sets a date for presidential vote amid election protests

Georgian lawmakers have agreed to select a new president in a parliamentary vote on December 14. The parliament set the date in a session on Tuesday, amid a boycott by the…

USA: Bad weather expected as millions travel for Thanksgiving Holiday

Much of the eastern US could experience a wave of bad weather as travellers hit the roads and airports for the Thanksgiving holiday. The National Weather Service (NWS) has forecast…

Canada: A 25% tariff would be devastating for workers- Doug Ford

Doug Ford – who is premier of Ontario, Canada’s most populous province – says America imposing a 25% tariff on all goods imported from Canada would be “devastating to workers…