Military pressure severely damaging Hamas, helping push to free captives, says army chief.

UN health agency says no official order given but personnel told to move stocks. 

Platform rubbishes claims it did not work with police to remove inciting posts.

Lawmakers say cheap smokes open a pathway to serious addiction.

Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani urges international probe into massacres committed by Israel.

Beijing expresses disappointment over ratings agency’s decision.         

Aircraft to conduct flyby over Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour next week.   

Nearly 200 nations to reach final decision on climate conference agreement.

Atsushi Ozawa is reportedly angry that a flock of birds were on the road.         

Meteorological department warns of ‘exceptionally heavy rainfall’ in some areas today.         

Rescue agency says 10 hikers are still missing since Mount Merapi's eruption on Sunday.

Min Aung Hlaing warns it is the local folk who will suffer.       

It says the UN agency is not reporting things accurately.  

India overtakes EU as third-biggest fossil fuel emitter.

 

North Macedonian police seek local far-right party leader Ljupco Palevski, who has fled to Serbia. 

New York authorities clamp down on anti-trafficking operations.  

President says they caused ‘enormous, difficult to repair damage to our people, state’.

 

Funding has been mired in divisions on Capitol Hill.   

Those involved in ‘repressing members of marginalised or vulnerable populations’ will be denied entry.  

President alleges national guard, special forces colluded to overthrow him.

US military says two crew members from the aircraft remain unaccounted for.   

French minister says relocation not an option, security being upped instead.

Swedish company to lay off around 1,500 people.         

Chinese property giant given more time before court rules on its liquidation.

They are among scores of people freed during the temporary truce that ended on Dec 1.