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It's the second coming of Donald Tusk, with implications well beyond Poland’s borders. Two months after a general election win marked by huge turnout comes a comeback for the centre-right leader. Tusk's first stint as prime minister was followed up by a move to Brussels where as president of the European Council, he found himself clashing with the leadership of his own country.

The short answer, military analysts say, is "no." The long answer is more complex. Israel's campaign may degrade the group's capabilities but defeating its ideology is likely impossible without a political solution.

The COP28 climate summit delivers a deal which for the first time calls on all nations to move away from using fossil fuels. But what does it mean for oil and gas-producing countries? Also, it's a bittersweet return for dozens of Tunisians from the Gaza Strip. They managed to escape heavy bombing via Egypt, but are thinking of those they left behind.

At the Brussels summit, EU leaders discuss the Western Balkans' accession, emphasizing the need for significant reforms. The Balkan states have been on the waiting list for over a decade with little progress.

Two months after the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, evidence is mounting of the sexual violence perpetrated by Hamas that day. Prosecutors have little doubt that women were raped, tortured and some of their dead bodies mutilated. Israeli police, who opened a probe in mid-November, say they have gathered more than 1,500 testimonies from witnesses and first responders. Hamas denies the allegations.

The highest court in the United States has announced a review of obstruction charges in cases relating to the storming of the US Capitol in 2021. The court will also rule on access to abortion medication.

COP28 pact agrees to 'transition away' from fossil fuels. Countries at the COP28 conference have agreed to "transition away" from fossil fuels. The deal is billed as historic, but critics say it falls short of what needs to be done to avert the climate crisis.

Hungary's Viktor Orban threatens to derail EU military aid to Ukraine. And Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy can't rely on ongoing support from the United States either.

Chinese President Xi Jinping traveled to Vietnam for talks on a "shared future" in the wake of Hanoi upgrading ties with the US. Relations between the two communist nations have suffered due to regional tensions.

In a new Russian disinformation campaign uncovered by Microsoft, celebrities such as Elijah Woods, Priscilla Presley and Mike Tyson, were tricked into recording a video via Cameo that was later doctored and used for anti-Zelensky propaganda. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak survived a rebellion within his party over his signature immigration policy. The plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda has cost millions — and so far been an abject failure.

Nigerians recently awoke to news of yet another tragic military error resulting in the death of at least 85 civilians. Now, calls for an investigation into the military's failures are growing louder.