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French singer Johnny Hallyday, one of the world's best-selling artists of all time, has died after a battle with lung cancer, his wife has said. Despite his success, he was relatively unknown outside the Francophone world. (BNO News)

U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, a decision that breaks with decades of international consensus and has sparked fears of a new conflict in the Middle East. Trump will also begin the process to move the U.S. embassy. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

British counter-terrorism police have arrested two men over an alleged plot to attack Downing Street and assassinate Prime Minister Theresa May, British media report. It was not immediately known whether they were acting on behalf of a terrorist group. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Mariusz Wlazlo, 47, was jailed for 16 months after he plowed his fully-laden HGV into two cars at 43 mph on a busy motorway. Dashcam footage from the lorry and from another nearby car showed how Wlazlo was speeding up at the time of the impact. (BNO News)

Children were among those killed when warplanes targeted rural Damascus, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday (December 3). Video posted on a social media website appeared to show thick smoke rising from locations in Harasta in Eastern Ghouta during what was said to be an air strike. (BNO News)

ABC News journalist Brian Ross, whose erroneous reporting about former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn caused U.S. stocks to fall sharply, has been suspended without pay for 4 weeks, the network said on Saturday. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Hawaii has reinstated the nuclear attack warning siren amid rising tensions with North Korea. The first test since the end of the Cold War happened on Friday morning. (BNO News)

Former U.S. National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, who was fired over his contact with Russia's ambassador, has been charged with making a false statement to the FBI. He is due to appear in court later on Friday. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

North Korea has released video of Wednesday's test of the Hwansong-15 missile which is capable of reaching all parts of the U.S. (BNO News)

North Korea releases first photos of the Hwansong-15 missile which is capable of reaching all parts of the U.S. U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley: "If war comes, make no mistake: The North Korean regime will be utterly destroyed." Haley went on to say North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "made a choice yesterday that brings the world closer to war." (BNO News)

The Duke of Cambridge revealed he is a slapshot hotshot when he showed off his ice hockey skills in a Helsinki ice rink. When William was challenged to take on a goalie during a visit to a welfare charity, using sport to help boys at risk of being excluded from school, he did not need to be asked twice. (BNO News)

Prince William congratulated Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on their engagement and joked that, 'It will stop him scrounging all my food', while on a visit to Finland. (BNO News)

Scientists from Newcastle University and the University of Washington have discovered and named the world’s deepest dwelling fish as the Mariana snailfish, spotted at more than 8,000 meters below sea level. (BNO News)

Britain's Prince Harry, the grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, is engaged to be married to American actress Meghan Markle, the royal palace announced on Monday, ending months of speculation about their relationship.

Actress and singer Naya Rivera, who is well-known for playing Santana Lopez on the comedy TV series "Glee," has been arrested in West Virginia on charges of domestic assault, local officials say. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

A large explosion has occurred at a factory in the Chinese port city of Ningbo, injuring at least 30 people and damaging multiple buildings in the surrounding area, local officials say. Only few details were immediately available. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

A volcano on the Indonesian island of Bali has erupted for a second time in less than a week, spewing ash into the air and prompting nearby villages to evacuate, officials say. Some flights to and from Bali have been canceled. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Survivors team up with some of India's top designers to host fashion show to raise awareness of acid violence in India. (BNO News)

Rainbow flags flowed through the streets of Hong Kong Saturday during the city's annual pride parade, as LGBT activists criticized authorities for lagging behind on equal rights. This year Hong Kong was picked as the first Asian city to host the Gay Games, while a landmark court decision granted a British lesbian the right to live and work in Hong Kong with her partner. (BNO News)

A woman in Italy has been rescued after she was held captive inside an underground cellar for 10 years, during which she was repeatedly raped and gave birth to two children under horrific conditions, local officials say. A man has been arrested.

Panic erupted on Oxford Street in central London after multiple reports of shots being fired, but no evidence of a shooting was found, witnesses and local officials say. One woman suffered minor injuries while fleeing from the scene. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Video shows people fleeing, some of them running, after reports of a shooting on Oxford Street and the Oxford Circus tube station in London. Police later said that it was a false alarm. One person was injured during the panic. (BNO NEWS/SEMANUR PEKKENDIR)

Police and other emergency services in London are responding to reports of shootings on Oxford Street and the Oxford Circus Underground station in central London, witnesses and local officials say. People on Oxford Street are urged to go into a building. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Police and other emergency services in London are responding to a security incident at the Oxford Circus Underground station, witnesses and local officials say. People on Oxford Street are urged to go into a building. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

At least 155 people have been killed in a bomb and gun attack on a mosque in Egypt's North Sinai, state-run media reports, making it one of the country's deadliest attacks in modern history. More than 120 others have been injured. James Valles reports. (BNO News)