Thousands of displaced Lebanese returned homeafter Israel’s Security Cabinet approved a cease-fire,with both Israel and Hezbollah accusing each other of violating its terms,and Syrian rebels launched an offensive in western Aleppo.This comes as Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin suggested Moscow could strike Kyiv with a new hypersonic missile,Ukraine made a renewed push to join NATO,several unidentified drones were spotted over US airbases in the UK,and a South Korean man was jailed for gaining weight to avoid mandatory military service.Meanwhile, the International Atomic Energy Agency claimed that Iran plans to expand its nuclear program,the International Court of Justice sought an arrest warrant for Myanmar’s military chief,and the UN evacuated non-essential personnel from Port-au-Prince,as it estimated a 70% rise in child gang members in Haiti.

A petition calling for a new UK general election crossed 2M signatures,exit polls showed a three-way tie in Ireland's general election,and Romania’s presidential election headed to a runoff.This comes as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with Donald Trumpafter the US president-elect pledged to impose tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China,Ottawa agreed to boost its border security,and UK net migration fell by 20%.Meanwhile, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel described Brexit as a “humiliation,”Georgia protesters clashed with police following the suspension of EU membership talks,and Poland joined France in opposing the EU's current trade deal with Mercosur.Elsewhere, Venezuela passed a law to criminalize support for international sanctions,Chile’s Pres. Gabriel Boric denied allegations of sexual harassment,leaked audio recordings suggested that high-ranking Brazilian officers sought to pressure former Pres. Jair Bolsonaro to stage a coup,and over 4K supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan were detained after defying a lockdown.In other news, Trudeau condemned “violence” at anti-NATO and pro-Palestine protests in Montreal,a study found that British police are quietly reducing their use of X,and UK minister Pat McFadden warned of alleged Russian cyberattacks.

Trump’s transition team signed a memorandum of understanding with the White House,Elon Musk named the government agencies he wants to cut,and several nominees for Trump's upcoming administration received death threats.Meanwhile, Trump tapped Jay Bhattacharya to lead the National Institutes of Health,Trump’s pick for "border czar" vowed to cut funding to "sanctuary" states,the election interference case against the former president was dismissed,and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was rebuked during a hearing on his Georgia election case.

Australia approved the world’s first social media ban for children under 16,TikTok announced new age restrictions on its beauty filters,an assisted dying bill passed its second reading in the UK House of Commons,and Hong Kong’s High Court granted same-sex couples access to subsidized housing and inheritance.Meanwhile, several US lawmakers urged Pres. Joe Biden to pardon WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange,dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested at Macy's Thanksgiving parade in New York City,a Canadian petition for free birth control gained record support in Quebec,and a Brazilian congressional committee voted in favor of outlawing abortion in all instances.

A suspected terrorist on the FBI's "most wanted" list was caught in the UK,a Colombia-led operation seized a record 1.4K tons of drugs,and the UN reported that the home is the most dangerous place for women.Meanwhile, a former childcare worker in Australia was sentenced to life in prison for sexually abusing 73 children,French prosecutors sought the maximum sentence for Dominique Pelicot over the mass rape of his wife,UK police opened an investigation into associates of the late Harrods owner and alleged sexual offender Mohammed Al Fayed,and seven people were arrested in London during a terror probe linked to the Kurdistan Workers' Party.

Several Canadian news outlets sued OpenAI over alleged copyright infringement,a probe of a 2019 hacking at Canada's LifeLabs was published,and a judge postponed the sale of InfoWars to The Onion.

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier warned parliament against rejecting the proposed 2025 budget,and Prime Minister Keir Starmer claimed the UK "simply isn’t working" amid a jobs push.

The Biden administration proposed expanding health coverage for weight-loss drugs,cervical cancer deaths among young American women were found to have dropped,and Canada failed to identify the cause behind a human case of bird flu in British Columbia.Meanwhile, vaping — even without nicotine — was found to immediately reduce vascular function,researchers discovered a new way to treat asthma,and Arizona-based SunFed recalled its cucumbers amid concerns of salmonella.

A DHL cargo plane crash in Lithuania killed one person,dozens died after a boat capsized in Nigeria,and four people were left dead after a tourist yacht sank off the Red Sea.

Landslides in Uganda killed at least 20.

Formula 1 approved General Motor's Cadillac as an 11th team on its grid in 2026,and FIFA backed Saudi Arabia's bid to host the 2034 World Cup.

China designed egg-shaped homes for assembly on the moon.

Workers completed the restoration of France's Notre-Dame Cathedral.