Donald Trump's sentencing in his Manhattan hush money trial has been postponed indefinitely by a New York judge. Many claim the trial is one step closer to being over, as the judge considers whether the case should be dismissed entirely. Trump's spokesperson Steven Chung called it a win, saying in part of a statement "President Trump won a landslide victory as the American people have issued a mandate to return him to office and dispose of all remnants of the witch hunt cases".

A volcano on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula has erupted for the seventh time in 12 months. Authorities are warning of gas emissions, especially in the nearby town of Grindavik. The repeated eruptions have damaged property and infrastructure.

Aiming to promote the importance of physical activity and exercise, over 30 federal MPs and senators are swapping their suits for activewear as they take part in AUSactive’s Fit for Office campaign. AUSactive chief executive Barrie Elvish and shadow health and aged care minister Anne Ruston joined Sky News Australia to discuss the three-week fitness initiative and the importance of physical activity. “So the challenge is for our elected members from Canberra to basically wear a myzone technology for a three-week period and just see how many of them are actually fit for office,” Mr Elvish said. “It's a very friendly competition, it's not really taken seriously. The point of it is actually to get them, I guess, demonstrating to the local community the importance of exercise and physical activity.”

US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated hedge-fund manager Scott Bessent as US Treasury Secretary. The 62-year-old is an advocate for tax reform and deregulation, particularly to encourage more bank lending and energy production. Trump said he was "most pleased" to nominate him as the 79th Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, describing him as an example of the American Dream coming true.

Courier Mail Columnist and Sky News Contributor Des Houghton warns Australia’s methamphetamines problem is “worse than a lot of people think.” Mr Houghton’s comments follow the report new figures suggest Australia is losing the war against methamphetamines. “The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission says Australians consume $10.5 billion worth of meth in one year,” he said. “I don’t think the community at any level has got its head round the wreckage this is causing. “There’s terrible violence, criminal violence of people getting shot and wounded every day.” Warning – this video contains distressing content.

Queen Camilla has pulled out of one of the royal's most high-profile annual events due to illness. King Charles had to attend the Royal Variety Performance alone as Her Majesty dealt with a lingering chest infection. A royal spokesperson says she is "naturally disappointed to miss the evening's entertainments and sends her sincere apologies to all those involved."

The Vatican celebrates the festive season in style by installing a 29-metre-tall Christmas tree. The infamous Christmas tree was transported from the forests of Trentino. Large cranes were used to install the tree in St Peter’s Square. On December 7, a lighting ceremony will take place for the tree as well as a Nativity scene. Pope Francis is expected to be in attendance for the ceremony.

The Mediterranean Island of Sicily is struggling with an exacerbated water crisis. The emergency is highlighting the urgency of global action on water security. Sky News Weather Presenter Nikolina Kharoufeh reports on the issue.

New South Wales Police have met with the press to address the fatal overnight shooting taking place in the Sydney suburb Surry Hills. The victim believed to be a man in his thirties was treated by paramedics but died at the scene. NSW Police confirmed the victim was known to the police and it was a targeted attack.

More than six million Australians across 38 national private hospitals will be impacted after hospital operator Healthscope announced its plans to terminate contracts with private health insurers. The companies include Bupa and the Australian Health Services Alliance. The two companies allegedly refused to pay a hospital facility fee which covers the gap between health insurance payouts and the cost of hospital care. Private Healthcare Australia has accused Healthscope of alleged bullying and being unethical.

Israel has expressed outrage at Australia's decision to deny a visa to its former justice minister Ayelet Shaked. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke confirmed the application had been rejected but failed to explain why. Ms Shaked was reportedly barred under the belief she may vilify or incite discord in Australia. Ms Shaked responded to the decision on X, calling the Australian government “antisemitic”. "The issue here is not that I didn't get a visa. The issue here is that the current Australian government has become antisemitic,” she said.

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te will visit three Pacific nations next month. The visit will mark Lai Ching-te’s first trip as President. Sky News Asia correspondent Staś Butler reports no confirmation that the President will stop in Hawaii or Guam.

Former Republican congressman Zach Wamp claims President-elect Donald Trump has two months of “honeymoon” before the claws “come back out”. “The Democratic Party failed, and this was a repudiation of the progressive left on a host of policies,” Mr Wamp told Sky News Australia. “President Trump pretty much swept the country … he’s got about two months here where everybody is going to be cheering for him. “There’s no telling the claws will come back out.”

A jury in a civil trial in Ireland has found mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor guilty of sexual assault in 2018.

The Kremlin warns Russian President Vladimir Putin will react against Western nations involved in the war against Ukraine. Ivor Bennett reports on the recent claim.

Ukraine's military has confirmed the use of British Storm Shadow missiles in Russia. A senior military source has called it a successful strike. Stuart Ramsay filed a report on the latest update.

Sky News contributor Beau Davidson has reacted to a new poll which shows the Democrats want Kamala Harris to run again with the Vice President the frontrunner for the 2028 Democratic Party presidential nomination. “The fact that she’s still at 40-something per cent ... is just a testament to how much of a state of disarray and upheaval the Democrat Party is actually in right now,” he told Sky News host Danica De Giorgio. “I think she’s unlikeable and I think she’s unelectable.”

NSW One Nation Leader Tania Mihailuk says Australia is becoming a “basket case of a country”. An Australian delegate at COP29 performed a Welcome to Country, despite being in Azerbaijan. Ms Mihailuk told Sky News host Danica De Giorgio that it has shown people don’t know what the acknowledgement “actually means”.

Sky News host Danica De Giorgio says the COP29 was a “farce from the very beginning”. Ms De Giorgio made note that the Taliban turned up to the event, alongside Western countries. “It really tells you everything you need to know about the legitimacy of this event.”

Sky News host Danica De Giorgio claims things just “keep getting worse” for MSNBC following the latest blow to the network. “The New York Post is reporting that its parent company Comcast has confirmed a massive spinoff of its cable networks,” she said. “And that the network is likely to have large-scale layoffs, a change of its name, logos and headquarters. “It really seems as though the hosts of Morning Joe meeting and grovelling to Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, well, they can’t even save this tanking network.”