POLITICS

"How do you know he's so dumb if you never watch him? #impressive" British tennis star Andy Murray tweeted.

Aerial patrols come after a top Beijing diplomat warned that China would not hesitate to use military force against Taipei if US warships make a port-call in Taiwan.

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah calls on his allies to come up with a united strategy "in the field" in order to confront Israel.

Theresa May's deputy, Damian Green, will reportedly not have to resign over claims he had porn on his computer.

Numerous women who have accused US President Donald Trump of sexual misconduct have called for Congress to investigate the allegations in a "non-partisan" way.

The Good Country Index released an updated version of its global ranking of countries' contribution to the common good of humanity. UK's ranking drops second year in a row.

Sophie Warrener, who votes Conservative, posted a tweet about her and her best friend Rose, who votes Labour, to make a point about cross-political friendships.

David Davis has said he doesn't have to "know that much" or be "very clever" to do his job as Brexit Secretary – but that his main role is to simply remain "calm".

"The situation is in a vicious cycle of provocation and confrontation. This is not conducive to regional peace and stability," Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said.

"The liar of all liars complaining about an honest mistake," one person tweeted.

Alabama's Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore cited Hitler during a 2011 interview about Barack Obama's birth certificate and said he would be interested in "new 9/11 hearings".

Twitter furiously blasted King for his "ignorant" anti-diversity tweets with many calling it "absolutely despicable" and hateful rhetoric.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shot back at Erdogan and said he does not need a lecture from the Turkish leader.

"I have taken a decision: a significant part of the Russian troop contingent located in Syria is returning home to Russia," Putin said.

Malaysia's defence minister says military awaits orders from top leadership to see if it has a role to play.

Theresa May is set to tell MPs that the preliminary Brexit agreement struck on the Irish border is actually dependent on a future deal on trade.

Trump, 71, likes to keep track of what the media is saying about him.

Avigdor Lieberman says Arab residents and businesses in Wadi Ara region should be boycotted as they "do not belong to the State of Israel".

If Saudi Arabia stops the bombing of Yemen and stops bowing to Israel and stands straight, then we will have no problems with them, Rouhani said.

A high-ranking UN official visited North Korea for a four-day trip in an attempt to ease tensions in the region.

The controversial comedian passed away on this day in 2005. We look at some of his funniest quotes that still have people laughing.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasts EU's "double standards" and "hypocrisy" as he embarks on a two-day trip to Paris and Brussels.

Pyongyang had used the term, considered derogatory, at least twice in the past and it did not go down well with the US president.

The UK's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson had a two-hour meeting with Mohammed Javad Zarif in which he appleaded for Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe to be released on humanitarian grounds.

"Will any of them EVER grow up?" one person asked.

South Korea launched the special brigade on 1 December, two days after North Korea conducted a long-range ICBM test.

"A tweet for every occasion," one Twitter user said.

"Hopefully better days to come," one Twitter user wrote.

Will donation from the late Golden Golden girls actress has helped to fund a new centre for homeless LGBT children in New York.