Stockholm announces British author Kazuo Ishiguro, best known for his novel "The Remains of the Day" , has won the 2017 Nobel Literature Prize. The 69-year-old author reacts to the news in London.

Although Christmas is still a few weeks away, Santa is already being kept busy at festive events across the world: from skiing in Switzerland to camel riding in Pakistan.

Parents and children express their mixed views on Australia's imminent ban for under-16s to join social media, which will come into effect on December 10. Australia's world-first legislation will apply to the most popular social media platforms and websites, including TikTok, Instagram and YouTube. There is keen interest in whether Australia's sweeping restrictions can work as regulators around the globe wrestle with the potential dangers of social media.

Benin's interior minister says that the army has thwarted an attempted coup by a group of soldiers who said they had ousted President Patrice Talon. "A small group of soldiers launched a mutiny with the aim of destabilising the country and its institutions," says Alassane Seidou, adding that the army's response "ensured control of the situation and foiled the attempt".

Hundreds of people dressed as Father Christmas and Saint Nicholas gather to ski in the Swiss ski resort of Verbier, celebrating the start of the season.

In Belfast, the battle between technology and tradition is playing out at an artists’ market. Organisers of the annual Christmas fair have banned AI-generated artwork, insisting on "human creativity" as artificial intelligence floods the art world.