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Protesters clash with Georgian police

Riot police in Georgia have used pepper spray and water cannon against protesters, who took to the streets after the government suspended moves to join the European Union

In Georgia, police and protesters have yet again clashed throughout the night in the capital, after the government shelved plans to join the European Union. We'll be speaking to a former president.

Ukraine's president has urged its allies to stand firm in the face of what he called Russian blackmail. President Zelensky's comments came soon after the Russian leader Vladimir Putin threatened to attack Kyiv with advanced ballistic missiles.

China sentences a prominent journalist to seven years for espionage after being arrested while meeting a Japanese diplomat.

Lawmakers will be debating on a proposed bill for assisted dying, basically looking into whether terminally ill adults in England and Wales can have the right to end their lives.

Is the ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah holding? We'll speak to our Middle East correspondent

We'll head to Mozambique where post-election protests continue

We'll hear why mortuary workers in Ghana have gone on strike

And the drug Fentanyl has led to huge health crisis for the US and is causing a big row with China.

(Pic: Georgian opposition protests in Tbilisi, Georgia - 29 Nov 2024; Credit: EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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