Erstellt am: 19. 11. 2014 - 15:53 Uhr

The importance of Aleppo

Reality Check: Battle for Aleppo; Israel "Jewish nation-state?: Hong Kong protests; Greece out of recession; Comet data.

EPA/SANA

Syrian army forces are seen near the town of Al-Jbaileh on the outskirts of Aleppo.

Syria

An update on reports that militants belonging to the Free Syrian Army have pulled out of the city of Aleppo, their final stronghold.

Israel

Politicians in the country are divided over a proposed law which would declare Israel the nation-state of the Jewish people. Matthew Kalman explains what it proposes and why it’s controversial.

Hong Kong

There have been clashes between democracy activists and police, so what’s the status of the Occupy Central protests, which started nearly two months ago?

Greece

EU figures show the country has now come out of recession. What does that mean for ordinary people, especially those affected by years of austerity measures?

Comet

Christian Köberl explains the significance of the fact that the comet lander “Philae” lander has detected organic molecules.