Vito the pug is the first of his breed to win National Dog Show’s top prize Vito, a pug from Chapel Hill, N.C., beat out more than 1,900 dogs representing more than 200 breeds and varieties that competed in this year’s event. Read more on NPR

Putin threatens Ukraine in remarks after former-Soviet states security summit Putin said his military may use another of its new hypersonic missiles to target government or official buildings in Kyiv, in response to Ukraine’s continued use of American and British weapons. Read more on NPR

Israel and Hezbollah have a ceasefire agreement. Here’s what it says The ceasefire agreement between Hezbollah and Israel brokered by the United States and France was characterized by President Biden as an attempt to deliver a “permanent cessation of hostilities.” Read more on NPR

A social media ban in Australia for children under 16 will be first in the world A social media ban for children under 16 will become first law in the world to levy fines on TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram for allowing youth accounts. Read more on NPR

Lebanon says 2 hurt as Israeli troops fire after truce with Hezbollah The Israeli military said it had fired at people trying to return to certain areas of southern Lebanon on the second day of a ceasefire with the Hezbollah militant group. Read more on NPR

Come for the roller coaster, stay for the shops: Can malls be fun again? Mall of America’s recipe for success includes an amusement park, pop-up stores, weddings and raves. Can local malls take a page from the country’s largest shopping center? Read more on NPR

Concerned about arguments at Thanksgiving? NPR readers give tips to help Many topics have divided the nation recently. NPR asked readers for insights into how they handle divisive conversations over the holidays. Here are the tips they provided. Read more on NPR

‘Tired. Damn tired.’ Some Black women are processing the grief of a Kamala Harris loss Most Black women voters supported Kamala Harris in her presidential run against Donald Trump. Now some say they are pulling back, to rest and mourn. Read more on NPR

Return to the Motherland or Illegal Land Transfer? Depends on Who You Ask (Encore) In an episode we first posted in January, we go to the West African country of Ghana. The Ghanaian government began encouraging people of African descent from around the world to move to the country in 2019, calling it the “Year…

Zuckerberg dines with Trump in Mar-a-Lago A spokesperson for Meta confirmed that Zuckerberg and Trump met on Wednesday, saying he was invited for dinner with the president-elect to talk about the incoming administration. Read more on NPR