While the world watches Israel's war with Hamas and the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, surely anything that eases tensions is to be welcomed? So why won't Israel's government call time on attacks by Jewish settlers in the West Bank, settlers who since October 7 have stepped up their push to forcefully expel Palestinians from their land?

Cyclone Michaung has hit the coast of Andhra Pradesh state in southeastern India, causing widespread damage. At least eight people have been killed in intense floods in the city of Chennai further down the coast.

In tonight's edition: more than 60 people have been injured in a dawn blast at an explosives depot in the Seychelles. Also, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the two warring sides in Sudan have committed war crimes.

President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina speaks about how fiscal decentralization will move Nigeria forward.

Hunter Biden indicted on nine new federal tax evasion charges in California, which carries a maximum sentence of 17 years in prison. It follows previous charges of tax evasion and unlawfully owning a gun filed in July.

A new study showed people who ate a vegan diet lost weight compared with those eating an omnivorous diet.