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Syria's military has acknowledged that parts of Aleppo have fallen to Islamist rebels and that it's sustained dozens of casualties. It said it was withdrawing from parts of Syria's second city in order to regroup ahead of the arrival of reinforcements. Thousands of civilians cars have been leaving.Also in the programme: We speak to a Ukrainian woman who's just lost three generations of her family in a Russian missile attack; and archaeology and commuting meet in Thessaloniki's new metro system.(Photo: Rebels drive on the international M5 highway, a route into Aleppo, Syria. Credit: Getty Images)

A bill which would allow terminally ill people in England and Wales to end their own lives has taken a major step forward. The majority of MPs have voted to advance it to the next stage, and the bill faces weeks of more scrutiny. What does the vote tell us about British society’s changing attitude towards assisted death?Also on the programme: the BBC’s Rayhan Demetrie with the latest on protests in Georgia, after the country’s government delayed EU accession talks; and we hear from one of the artisans involved in restoring Notre-Dame Cathedral.(Photo: Activists react following the passing of the Assisted Dying Bill in Parliament Square in London, Britain, 29 November 2024. Credit: Neil Hall/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.

Millions of Ukrainians have spent a day without power, after Russia targeted key energy infrastructure and carried out 188 overnight strikes. We speak to two women running businesses in Kyiv about how they have been coping with power cuts ever since the war began.Also in the programme: US and China release prisoners in swap; and an interview with Justin Sun who paid over six million dollars for the controversial banana artwork. (Photo: young woman walks with a flashlight amid power cuts following a country-wide drone and rocket shelling in Kyiv, Ukraine. Credit: Sergey Dolzhenko / Shutterstock)

The ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon appears to be holding, despite reports of minor violations. The US envoy who brokered the deal says it leaves Hamas ever more isolated. Newshour put this to Naim Bassem, a senior Hamas official, who denied that it was losing the support of its allies. Also in the programme: a game-changing new drug to treat asthma and we have a special report on the humanitarian disaster in SudanPhoto: A man shows the victory sign as his vehicle drives past rubble in Al Haush, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect in southern Lebanon. Credit: REUTERS/Aziz Taher

The US envoy who negotiated the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah says it may lead to both a deal with Hamas and a normalisation agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia. Both Israel and Lebanon have told displaced people not to rush back to their homes, but thousands in Lebanon are rushing back home. Also in the programme: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to appeal against the arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court; and German car giant Volkswagen struggles at home and abroad.(Photo: a woman stands among the rubble of her house after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect, in Tyre, Lebanon. Credit: Reuters)

People across Lebanon are celebrating the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah that took effect early this morning -- but many are returning to their homes to find them destroyed. We hear from a Hezbollah MP and an Israeli politician.Also in the programme: Marine Le Pen in court; and the New Zealand seaside town suffering from a stench.(Picture: Lebanese soldiers ride vehicles as they arrive in Tyre, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect. Credit: Reuters)

Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.

Lebanon awaits an Israeli ceasefire deal, as the Israeli security cabinet holds talks this afternoon. Also in the prog; China warns a trade war with the US helps no one, after Donald Trump announced plans to impose tariffs on Chinese, Canadian and Mexican goods; and we hear from the Romanian far-right disruptor, Calin Georgescu, whose TikTok-powered campaign won the first round of the presidential elections.(Picture: Smoke columns billowing over the Beirut. Credit: Reuters/Mohamed Azakir)

Israel's security cabinet will meet on Tuesday to discuss approving a ceasefire with Hezbollah. A final agreement has not been announced, but the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is reported to have agreed its terms in principle.Also on the programme: A BBC investigation reveals a fake baby scam in Nigeria; Putin threatens western bases in Poland; and why singing along in the cinema is causing such disharmony.(Photo: A displaced Lebanese woman and her children in Beirut. Credit: Reuters)