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USA

Venezuela’s Machado presents Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize

Trump confirmed on social media that Machado had left the medal for him to keep, saying it was an honour to meet her.

China

Canada PM Mark Carney meets China's Xi Jinping in landmark visit

According to Carney, the relationship "will not only deepen our bilateral ties to the benefit of our peoples but will also—from our judgement—help improve the multilateral system—a system that, in recent years, has come under great strain."

World News

US accuses Russia of 'dangerous escalation' over Oreshnik launch

Speaking at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, US Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations Tammy Bruce singled out Russia’s launch of a nuclear-capable Oreshnik ballistic missile last week, close to Ukraine’s border with Poland, a NATO ally.

Culture news

French legendary actress Brigitte Bardot dies aged 91

The funeral of Brigitte Bardot, who's died at the age of 91, will take place on Wednesday 7 January at the Notre-Dame of Assomption church in Saint- Tropez, her beloved city on the French Mediterranean coast.

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Switzerland

Geneva talks on Ukraine under way as EU pushes back on US peace plan

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff are leading the United States delegation's meeting with Ukraine's senior government officials.

South Africa

Africa's first G20 summit adopts declaration despite US boycott

The summit, the first to be held in Africa, opened on Saturday with EU leaders and their counterparts from leading and emerging economies coming together as Washington's proposed peace plan for Ukraine loomed large on the sidelines.

Culture news

High seas drama: Poland's deadly 'Hevelius' shipwreck set for Netflix

'Hevelius' is a new Netflix series based on the story of Poland's worst maritime tragedy, when 56 people died in 1993. The highly anticipated Polish-made production has already been described as one of the 'most difficult and demanding cinematographic projects' to be staged in Poland's history.

Philippines

Philippines declares state of emergency after Typhoon kills hundreds

According to the Office of Civil Defense, nearly 2 million people have been impacted by the typhoon's devastation, with some 560,000 villagers currently displaced.

USA

Democrat Zohran Mamdani wins New York City's mayoral race

Zohran Mamdani has been elected as New York City's mayor, defeating Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa in a historic election with over 2 million votes cast.

World News

Peru breaks diplomatic ties with Mexico over asylum claim of ex- PM

According to a foreign ministry statement, since the events of December 2022, “the Mexican government has been interfering in an inadmissible and systematic manner in Peru’s internal affairs.”

Afghanistan

At least 20 people killed as powerful earthquake rocks Afghanistan

Several earthquakes have rocked Afghanistan in recent years, particularly in isolated areas, straining the country's megre resources and emergency rescue services

USA

US will resume nuclear weapons testing after 30 years, Trump says

Trump said changes were necessary because other countries were testing their weapons. Russia has claimed it has recently conducted multiple nuclear arms tests.

USA

Trump lowers tariffs on China to 47% after meeting with Xi

Washington and Beijing are "in agreement on many things," Trump said after the meeting that lasted nearly two hours, the first between both leaders in six years.

Venezuela

US warship docks in Trinidad amid rising tensions with Venezuela

Government officials from the twin-island nation and the US announced that the massive warship will remain in Trinidad until Thursday, allowing both countries to conduct training exercises.

Culture news

Louvre reopens as its director prepares for parliamentary questions

The Paris Louvre reopens on Wednesday after the daring theft from the most visited museum in the world. Its director Laurence des Cars is facing questions from a parliamentary culture committee scrutinising security failures.

France

Former French President Sarkozy starts jail sentence in Paris prison

Nicolas Sarkozy begins a five-year prison sentence in La Santé. He maintains his innocence and vows to fight the decision.

Japan

Sanae Takaichi elected as Japan’s first female prime minister

Takaichi replaces Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, ending a three-month political vacuum and wrangling since the Liberal Democratic Party’s disastrous election loss in July.

USA

US appeals court says Trump can take command of Oregon troops

The verdict is the most recent step in a rapidly advancing case that started last month when the states of California and Oregon, along with the city of Portland, filed a lawsuit to prevent President Trump from deploying the National Guard.

Sweden

Sweden cancels Jewish film festival over secuirty concerns

The Swedish government described the situation as alarming and said it has put in place a number of efforts to increase security for Jewish organisations, institutions and events.

Ukraine

Russia batters Ukraine's energy grid with drone and missile strikes

Ukraine is seeking cruise missiles, air defense systems and joint drone production agreements from the United States, Kyiv officials say. Zelenskyy also wants tougher international economic sanctions on Moscow.

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