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North Korea tests exploding drones as Kim Jong calls for mass production

The country's latest military demonstration came as the United States, South Korea and Japan engaged in combined military exercises

Biden arrives in Peru for summit as world leaders brace for Donald Trump

White House officials insist that Biden's visits will be substantive, with talks on climate issues, global infrastructure

Trump meets Argentina's president, first foreign leader meet since election

After meeting with Trump, Milei addressed the America First Policy Institute gala at Mar-a-Lago

Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of war crimes, forced exile in Gaza Strip

Israel's blistering 13-month war in Gaza has killed over 43,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to local health officials who do not distinguish between civilians and combatants

Brazil launches G20 social summit to highlight needs of low-income people

Proposals developed at the social summit will be summarised in a final document to be presented at the leaders' summit

Ford agrees to pay up to $165 mn fine to US govt for slow recall response

The agency says Ford was too slow to recall vehicles with faulty rear-view cameras

Israeli strikes kill at least 12 Lebanese rescuers, 15 people in Syria

In southern Lebanon, an Israeli strike on Arabsalim village targeted the Health Authority Association

Gaza's freed hostages meet Pope Francis, push campaign to bring others home

The freed hostages included Yelena Troufanov, who was released last November but whose son Sasha remains in Gaza and appeared in a video released Wednesday by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group

EU slaps Meta with 800 mn euro fine over 'abusive' Marketplace practices

Brussels had accused Meta of distorting competition by tying its online classified ad business to its social network, automatically exposing Facebook users to Marketplace whether they want it or not"

UN braces for 4 years of uncertainty as Trump returns to US presidency

In his first term, Trump suspended funding for the UN health and family planning agencies, withdrew from its cultural organisation and top human rights body

In sign of unity, Russian official visits China's premier military showcase

Shoigu, a former defence minister, appeared to be on a mission to reaffirm ties between the countries as Russia's invasion of Ukraine has largely stalemated

Philippines braces for another typhoon, fifth major storm to hit in 3 weeks

Typhoon Toraji blew away from the northern Philippines just two days ago after unleashing floods, knocking down power lines and forcing more than 42,000 people to evacuate their homes

A million migrants in US rely on temporary protection that Trump may target

Federal regulations say a designation can be terminated before it expires, but that has never happened, and it requires 60 days' notice

Ukraine tries to keep Russia from advancing, brace for storm from US

Russia is increasingly hitting the Kharkiv region with unstoppable, building-leveling glide bombs and swarms of drones and chipping away at territory there

France coach Didier Deschamps fed up with questions about Mbappe's absence

Mbappe was also absent from the previous France gathering because of a minor thigh injury. This time he is not injured, but struggling with form.

Sri Lanka votes in parliamentary election that's key for its new president

Of 225 parliament seats, 196 are up for grabs under Sri Lanka's proportional representative electoral system, which allocates seats in each district among parties in proportion of votes they get

Pakistani security forces kill 12 Baloch insurgents in 2 raids hours apart

Four insurgents were killed in the first raid in Kech, a district in the restive southwestern Balochistan province, it said in a statement

Explosion outside Brazil's Supreme Court leaves one dead, forces evacuation

President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva was not in the neighbouring presidential palace at the time of the blast, spokesman Jos Chrispiniano said

Pakistan employs new measures to deal with smog affecting 70,000 people

Smog is a byproduct of large numbers of vehicles, construction and industrial work as well as burning crops at the start of the winter wheat-planting season, experts say

Trump's economic agenda for 2nd term is clouding outlook for mortgage rates

Donald Trump's says he wants to impose tariffs on foreign goods, lower tax rates and lighten regulations, policies that could rev up the economy