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France to build new aircraft carrier as defence spending rises: Macron

The new vessel is planned to be ready in 2038, replacing the ageing Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, which came into service in 2001

Saudi Arabia expands access to alcohol store for its non-Muslim residents

The kingdom, which adheres to Islamic Sharia law, has opened movie theatres, allowed women to drive and hosted major music festivals

Israeli Cabinet approves 19 new settlements in occupied West Bank

The approval increases the number of settlements in the West Bank by nearly 50 per cent during the current government's tenure

US peace plan for Ukraine are moving ahead constructively, says Russia

The talks are part of the Trump administration's monthslong push for peace that also included meetings with Ukrainian and European officials in Berlin earlier this week

Australia retain Ashes with two Tests to spare after tense Adelaide win

Australia started Day 5 needing four wickets to retain the Ashes, with England resuming at 6-207 and still 228 runs away from the victory target of 435

Massive San Francisco outage leaves 130,000 homes, businesses without power

The power failure left a large swath of the northern part of the city in the dark, beginning with the Richmond and Presidio neighbourhoods and areas around Golden Gate Park

WW II Navy veteran Ira 'Ike' Schab, Pearl Harbor survivor, dies at 105

With his passing, there remain only about a dozen survivors of the surprise attack, which killed just over 2,400 troops and propelled the United States into the war

Epstein files offer scant insight on crimes or how he evaded prosecution

Missing are FBI interviews with survivors and internal Justice Department memos examining charging decisions records

US forces stop oil tanker off Venezuela coast as Trump ramps up pressure

The pre-dawn operation comes days after Trump announced a blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers coming in and out of the South American country

16 files disappear from DOJ webpage on documents linked to Jeffrey Epstein

The missing files, which were available Friday and no longer accessible by Saturday, included images of paintings depicting nude women, and one showing a series of photographs along a credenza

Jordan confirms its air force joined US strikes on Islamic State in Syria

The US launched military strikes Friday on multiple sites in Syria to eliminate Islamic State group fighters and weapons in retaliation for an attack by a Syrian gunman that killed two US troops

Fighting West Indies escape follow-on after gritty Day 3 in 3rd Test vs NZ

Hodge was 109 not out at stumps, Anderson Phillip was 12, and the West Indies were 381-6 Saturday, having avoided the follow-on as they replied to New Zealand's 575-8

Nathan Lyon's 3-wicket burst steers Australia closer to Ashes series win

Just as England was starting to gain confidence Saturday, chasing what needed to be a world-record 435 to keep the Ashes series alive, Lyon returned to the Australian attack

8 killed, dozens wounded in Russian strike on Ukraine's Odesa port

Some of the wounded were on a bus at the epicentre of the overnight strike, the service said in a Telegram post

Trump announces lower drug price deals with 9 major pharma companies

As part of the deal, new drugs made by those companies will also be charged at the so-called most-favoured-nation pricing across the country on any newly launched medications for all

Tesla CEO Musk recovers $55 billion pay package in Delaware court ruling

With Musk still signaling discontent, Tesla upped the ante again this year by crafting another pay package that could pay him $1 trillion if he can lead the automaker down a road during next decade

Head of group suing over White House ballroom backs Trump-picked chairman

The planning commission on Friday released the agenda for its January meeting and the East Wing Modernisation Project is listed for an information presentation

Epstein files: Clinton photos draw attention in recent release by US DOJ

The released files include a small number of photos of Trump, which appear to have been known for decades, including two in which Trump and Epstein are posing with now-first lady Melania Trump

US, Canada to launch formal talks to review free trade pact in mid-January

Canada is one of the most trade-dependent countries in the world, and more than 75 per cent of Canada's exports go to the country's southern neighbour

Justice Department faces deadline to release files on Epstein investigation

The records could contain the most detailed look yet at nearly two decades worth of government investigations into Epstein's sexual abuse of young women