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New Delhi chokes as winter haze thickens
New Delhi’s air quality is getting worse as a thick winter haze blankets the city.
Republicans pick Thune over Trump loyalist as Senate majority leader
Senator John Thune of South Dakota beat Trump's loyalist Rick Scott to lead the Republican-controlled Senate.
North Korean troops enter battlefield against Ukraine
North Korean troops have begun fighting in Russia's Kursk region, as part of a major Russian offensive.
Azerbaijan leader accuses France of colonial ‘crimes’ in COP29 speech
French Ecology Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher says she will not take part in the COP29 climate talks in Azerbaijan.
Trump meets Biden at the White House
US President Joe Biden welcomed President-elect Donald Trump to the White House on Wednesday.
Biden is a ‘lame duck’ president – but can he still put pressure on Israel?
The Biden administration has shown no willingness to change course on Israel. It is running out of time to do so.
How the anti-drug ‘kingpin strategy’ fuels violence in Mexico’s Sinaloa
Rival criminal factions are battling for control in the Mexican state of Sinaloa after the arrests of two drug lords.
Heavy rains lash Spain after deadly floods
In the aftermath of deadly flooding, Spain closed schools and evacuated residents as heavy rains lashed the country.
Trump meets Biden at White House in US presidential transition meeting
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Blinken says Israel met its goals, calls to end Israel-Hamas War
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israel met its strategic objectives in dismantling Hamas’s military operations