News Headlines - 07 December 2017

▽Jerusalem status: World condemns Trump's announcement - BBC News

Traditional US allies are among a growing chorus condemning President Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

▽Hamas has called for a new ‘intifada’ against Israel. Here’s what that means. - The Washington Post

The beginning of the “third intifada” has been predicted repeatedly in the past, but when the leader of Hamas called for a renewed uprising against Israel on Thursday, there was a sense that this time it could be for real.

▽Lebanon's Saad Hariri withdraws resignation - BBC News

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has officially withdrawn his resignation, a month after saying he was quitting in a shock announcement in Saudi Arabia.

▽Judge Seeks Arrest of Ex-President of Argentina on Treason Charges - The New York Times

A federal judge asked Argentina’s Senate on Thursday to allow the arrest of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, the former president, on treason and other charges relating to Iran’s possible involvement in the unsolved 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, which killed 85 people.

▽Pilots stop 222 asylum seekers being deported from Germany by refusing to fly | The Independent

Pilots have stopped 222 deportations of asylum seekers from Germany by refusing to take off with them on board.
Many of the pilots refused to take control of flights taking people back to Afghanistan, where violence is still rife following years of war and occupation by Western forces.