Britain will hold its first December election in almost a century after Prime Minister Boris Johnson won approval from parliament for an early ballot aimed at breaking the Brexit deadlock.

Prime Minister Johnson, who had promised to deliver Brexit on October 31st, demanded an early election after parliament frustrated his attempts to ratify the last-minute deal he struck with the EU earlier this month.

Lebanon is on the verge of economic collapse unless an “immediate solution” can be found to end days of nationwide protests that have paralysed the country, according to Central Bank Governor Riad Salame.

Protesters have been demanding the resignation of the nation unity government of Prime Minister Saad Hariri, forcing road closures throughout the country and filling the streets of its urban centers.

The Australian government has ignored a request from the United Nations Human Rights Committee to release a Tamil family of four from immigration detention on Christmas Island.

The Australian Crime and Corruption Commission is suing Google for allegedly misleading customers over the collection of location data.

The ACCC has argued users were not able to make an informed choice about how to stop Google obtaining and retaining their personal data and location information.

Although new Google accounts have the “location history” setting turned off, users are still currently tracked by default through the “web and app activity” function, which is automatically turned on.

Jinibara people in Sunshine Coast have been fighting for the closure of Mount Beerwah, the highest of the Glass House Mountain in Queensland, after the closure of Uluru.

They suggest the closure after the reopening to climbing for the first time in 2016 after rock instability issues were addressed.

Indigenous elder Ken Murphy, described the mountain as the ‘mother’ of the range and a sacred birthplace for many Jinibara people in generations gone by.

A Carseldine couple have been left surprised after a two-meter-long beehive containing 10 kg of honey and more than 60,000 bees was found in their home.

The couple said they had been stung by bees while leaving the home, and could even hear them inside.

Beekeeper Paul Wood explained that bees park in a tree for a few days before they migrate to a new home during springtime, but when they cannot find a space due the limited trees left standing, they choose the cavities of houses.

Iraq securities wearing masks and plainclothes have shot protestors in the Shi’ite holy city of Karbala, leading to the death of 18 people and wounding hundreds.

The protestors were fighting against their government’s corruption, and have been attacked by tear gas and bullets, in one of the deadliest single attacks since anti-government demonstrations erupted earlier this month.

Karbala is currently suffering from serious unemployment and unstable political conditions as protestors ask for reformation but not just the government’s resignation.

Hong Kong Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has been disqualified from participating in the upcoming district elections on the grounds that his call for Hong Kong self-determination breaks the electoral law.

Mr. Wong says the government is giving excuses for not letting him run in the office.

He is the only person disqualified out of more than 1100 candidates in district councils set for this year.

Residents near Port Macquarie in NSW remain on high alert this morning as a bushfire continues to burn close to homes.

Firefighters worked overnight to subdue the blaze near the village of Lake Cathie on the state’s Mid North Coast, but were hindered by gusty winds which fanned the flames as homes came under threat.

The fire has burnt through 1700 hectares of land and came right up to gardens in some homes, forcing residents to flee their homes with any possessions they could carry.