These were the key developments on the 1,008th day of the Russia-Ukraine war.

London police say they are investigating associates on suspicion of 'assisting and facilitating' sexual abuse.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has opened a broad antitrust investigation into Microsoft, including of its software licensing and cloud computing businesses, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The probe was approved by FTC Chair Lina Khan ahead of her likely departure in January. The election of Donald Trump as U.S. president, and the expectation he will appoint a fellow Republican with a softer approach toward business, leaves the outcome of the investigation up in the air. The FTC is examining allegations the software giant is potentially abusing its market power in productivity software by imposing punitive licensing terms to prevent customers from moving their data from its Azure cloud service to other competitive platforms, sources confirmed earlier this month. The FTC is also looking at practices related to cybersecurity and artificial intelligence products, the source said on Wednesday. Microsoft declined to comment on Wednesday. Competition complains about practices Competitors have criticized Microsoft's practices they say keep customers locked into its cloud offering, Azure. The FTC fielded such complaints last year as it examined the cloud computing market. NetChoice, a lobbying group that represents online companies such as Amazon and Google, which compete with Microsoft in cloud computing, criticized Microsoft's licensing policies, and its integration of AI tools into its Office and Outlook. "Given that Microsoft is the world's largest software company, dominating in productivity and operating systems software, the scale and consequences of its licensing decisions are extraordinary," the group said. Google in September complained to the European Commission about Microsoft's practices, saying it made customers pay a 400% mark-up to keep running Windows Server on rival cloud computing operators, and gave them later and more limited security updates. The FTC has demanded a broad range of detailed information from Microsoft, Bloomberg reported earlier on Wednesday. The agency had already claimed jurisdiction over probes into Microsoft and OpenAI over competition in artificial intelligence and started looking into Microsoft's $650 million deal with AI startup Inflection AI. Other companies faced accusations Microsoft has been somewhat of an exception to U.S. antitrust regulators' recent campaign against allegedly anticompetitive practices at Big Tech companies. Facebook owner Meta Platforms, Apple and Amazon.com Inc. have all been accused by the U.S. of unlawfully maintaining monopolies. Alphabet's Google is facing two lawsuits, including one where a judge found it unlawfully thwarted competition among online search engines. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella testified at Google's trial, saying the search giant was using exclusive deals with publishers to lock up content used to train artificial intelligence. It is unclear whether Trump will ease up on Big Tech, whose first administration launched several Big Tech probes. JD Vance, the incoming vice president, has expressed concern about the power the companies wield over public discourse. Still, Microsoft has benefited from Trump policies in the past. In 2019, the Pentagon awarded it a $10 billion cloud computing contract that Amazon had widely been expected to win. Amazon later alleged that Trump exerted improper pressure on military officials to steer the contract away from its Amazon Web Services unit.

Musk, a confidante of the president-elect, is set to co-lead Trump's newly created Department of Government Efficiency.

The regulator finds a fifth of children are pretending to be adults, potentially exposing them to harm.

Mexico emphasises interconnectedness of economic ties with US - and the mutual threat of tariffs.

An FBI statement says there were 'numerous' threats targeting Trump cabinet picks and appointees to his government.

Agreement ends more than a year of fighting between Hezbollah and Israeli military.

Thousands of displaced people set out to return home to southern Lebanon, but others heed Israeli warnings to stay out.

Islamabad is recovering after violent protest led by Imran Khan’s supporters.

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is seeking an arrest warrant for Myanmar’s military leader.

Approval comes despite US promise to renew efforts on long-elusive Gaza ceasefire after Israel-Hezbollah truce.

A huge disparity in the amount of death and destruction has become clear in Lebanon and Israel.

The university says it is doing everything it reasonably can to support students.

Namibian voters waited in long queues to cast their votes in one of the nation’s most competitive elections.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel urged the court to suspend the warrants against him and Yoav Gallant.

The US says its sanctions target 21 individuals involved in anti-democratic practices and the repression of protests.

Currency falls beyond 110 to the US dollar for first time since just after Ukraine invasion, Russian state media report.

Conflicting emotions in Gaza as the people there watch the ceasefire in Lebanon take effect.

Seoul, South Korea’s capital, was blanketed by the heaviest November snowfall on record.