NEW YORK -- U.S. unemployment rate rose to 4.6 percent in November, the highest level since October 2021, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday. (U.S.-Unemployment)

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MOSCOW -- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that Russia will not make any concessions on the Donbas region or Crimea, and these are not up for discussion, Russian media reported on Tuesday.

According to the reports, Ryabkov told U.S. news outlet ABC in a recent interview that Moscow will not agree to the deployment of Western troops in Ukraine in any form. (Russia-Ukraine-Donbas)

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BANGKOK -- Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on Tuesday reaffirmed the country's stance regarding the Thailand-Cambodia border situation, saying that Cambodia is required to be the first to declare a ceasefire, ensure the ceasefire is genuine and sustainable and cooperate in mine clearance seriously and sincerely.

Maratee Nalita Andamo, deputy spokesperson for the MFA, emphasized at a press conference that Thailand's position has been consistent and clear, and it has been publicly expressed multiple times by the prime minister, foreign minister and spokesperson of the MFA. (Thailand-Cambodia-Border Conflict)

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RAMALLAH -- One Palestinian was killed and another seriously wounded on Tuesday by Israeli settler gunfire in the town of Tuqu', southeast of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials said.

Palestinian state television said a 19-year-old man, Muheeb Jibril, was shot dead at the northern entrance to the town.

Tuqu' Mayor Mohammed al-Badan said the shooting occurred after the funeral of a boy who had been killed by Israeli army fire a day earlier. He said a settler got out of his vehicle and opened fire on a group of young men, killing Jibril and seriously wounding another Palestinian. (West Bank-Settlers-Attack) Enditem