His appointment to that post, under a different bishop, happened despite him working under a safeguarding agreement that barred him from being alone with children and entering schools.

Hamas and two other Palestinian militant groups said that reaching a ceasefire agreement in Gaza "has become closer than ever before" only if Israel "stops imposing new conditions".

These agreements hindered Google’s rivals from growing and reduced the incentive for other companies to invest in search, the judge found.

Alphabet's Google proposed new limits to revenue-sharing agreements with companies including Apple which make Google's search engine the default on their devices and browsers.

The third attempt at funding the government beyond midnight tonight was without an agreement package to suspend the federal debt ceiling for two years, something President-elect Donald Trumpov insisted upon.