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Syrian government troops battle insurgents in Aleppo, targeting rebel supply lines, as violence escalates in the city. Watch in for more details!

Local health officials reported that more than 44,000 people have died in the 13-month-old conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Notre Dame Cathedral has been unveiled anew after more than five years of reconstruction following its 2019 fire.

The Russia-Ukraine war has continued for nearly three years now. Ukraine's frontline defenses are in danger of crumbling, and amid the war weariness, President Volodymyr Zelensky's popularity is fading. According to a recent poll, most voters prefer that he does not seek a second term. Watch in for more details!

Thanksgiving festivities take over streets of New York and Chicago. Macy's annual Thanksgiving parade in New York brought back to life dozens of balloons and floats featuring cartoon characters in addition to that Spectators also witnessed marching bands dances and musical performances. Watch in for more details!

Flooding driven by heavy rains in southern Thailand has killed nine people and displaced more than 13,000, officials said on Saturday, as rescue teams using boats and jet skis worked to reach stranded residents.

Ukraine's military has unleashed a unique electronic warfare strategy. According to reports, the Ukrainian forces are hacking the satellite coordinates of Russian Shahed drones and even redirecting these unmanned weapons back to their point of origin in Russia and Belarus. Watch in for more details!

A United Nations report has revealed startling statistics about women being killed at the hands of their partners across the world. The shocking study states that a woman or girl dies at the hands of an intimate partner or close relative every 10 minutes.

Namibia is voting in a historical presidential election in which 72-year-old independence movement veteran and current vice president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, is a front-runner to become the country's first female president. Nandi represents the ruling SWAPO party, which has governed since the country's independence in 1990, but SWAPO faces tough challenges this year. Watch in for more details!

Ireland's two large centre-right parties looked on course to be returned to power after an election on Friday, but they will likely need at least one junior partner to reach a majority, raising questions about the stability of the next government.

Amid rising attacks on minority communities, Bangladesh authorities have detained two more monks associated with the Hindu spiritual organisation International Society for Krishna Consciousness, known as ISKCON.

Energy workers in war-torn Ukraine are carrying out repairs in the country's power facilities despite Russia targeting the country's power grid, a report by the news agency Associated Press late Friday (Nov 29) said.

Rohingya youth living in squalid conditions in a refugee camp in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazaar have been recruited by Myanmar's junta to participate in the insurgency against the Arakan Army, with the promise of nationality cards to return home. This has often meant having to fight alongside their own tormentors in the Myanmar army. ISA turns the focus again on their plight in Cox's Bazaar and a willingness to go to any lengths to return home.

Syrian forces withdrew from Aleppo and other strategic towns in Idlib and Hama provinces as rebel fighters launched a major offensive this week against the government of President Bashar al-Assad.

This Christmas, Bethlehem—known as the birthplace of Jesus—feels the weight of sadness and uncertainty. The usual festive lights and decorated trees are absent, replaced by solemn prayers and quiet reflections. Manger Square, typically alive with celebration, now stands as a poignant symbol of hope and resilience. Watch in for more details!

A march by workers of Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf to Islamabad last week put Pakistan on the boil, with ugly clashes between the PTI and security forces. It's one of many protests by Khan's party, demanding that be freed from jail among other things. The first story on Inside South Asia this week looks at Pakistan's frequent spiralling into this vortex of chaos and mayhem.

China warns Taiwan against 'seeking independence'. Watch in for more details!

A Hamas delegation would arrive in Cairo today for talks with Egyptian officials. The visit comes days after the U.S. said it would begin new efforts with Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey to revive Gaza ceasefire talks. Months of efforts to negotiate a ceasefire in Gaza have yielded scant progress, and negotiations are now on hold. A ceasefire in the parallel conflict between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah, an ally of Hamas, took effect before dawn on Wednesday, bringing a halt to hostilities that had escalated sharply in recent months and had overshadowed the Gaza conflict. Announcing the Lebanon accord on Tuesday, U.S. President Joe Biden said he would now renew his push for a ceasefire agreement in Gaza and he urged Israel and Hamas to seize the moment. Watch in for more details!

Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem on Friday (Nov 29) vowed to cooperate with the Lebanese army and help build the country's defence capacities amid efforts to implement the terms of a ceasefire with Israel.