Two US pollsters commissioned by Georgian opposition forces called into question official results that showed the governing Georgian Dream party won last weekend's parliamentary election in the South Caucasus country, as opposition parties prepared to hold a new protest next week.US data and polling firm Edison Research, commissioned by the pro-opposition television channel Formula, said the differences between its own exit poll and the official results pointed to "manipulation" of the vote.

A US envoy this week asked Lebanon to declare a unilateral ceasefire with Israel as part of an effort to help negotiations to reach a resolution for the more than year-long conflict, a senior Lebanese political source and a senior diplomat said.The sources said the effort was communicated by US Lebanon Envoy Amos Hochstein to Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati.But such an announcement was seen as a non-starter in Lebanon, the sources said, where it would likely be equated with a surrender.

The United States will give significant further military assistance to Ukraine, the State Department announced on Friday.The military aid in this recent announcement will include weapons and equipment valued at $425 million.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump sued CBS on Thursday over an interview of his Democratic rival Kamala Harris aired in early October that the lawsuit alleged was "doctored" and misleading, according to a court filing.The filing was made in the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Trump and Harris face each other in what polls show to be a tight race for the Nov. 5 US elections.The suit demanded a jury trial and at least $10 billion in damages, the filing showed.

Following reports of explosions heard in Eilat, the IDF announced that two drones were shot down outside of Israel's territory by the IAF on Thursday night.