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Donald Trump dines with Meta CEO Zuckerberg in Florida's Mar-a-Lago club

A spokesperson for Meta confirmed that Zuckerberg and Trump met on Wednesday, saying he was invited for dinner with the president-elect and other members of his team

Canada already examining tariffs on some US items after Trump's threat

Canada is preparing for every eventuality and has started thinking about what items to target with tariffs in retaliation

Trump's Cabinet picks, appointees targeted by bomb threats, swatting attack

FBI said in a statement that it is aware of numerous bomb threats and swatting incidents targeting incoming administration nominees and appointees, and we are working with our law enforcement partners

White House pressing Ukraine to draft 18-year-olds so it has enough troops

Currently, Ukraine is not mobilising or training enough soldiers to replace its battlefield losses while keeping pace with Russia's growing military, the official added

Ex-UK Conservative leader Hague elected Oxford University chancellor

Hague was elected in an online vote by staff and alumni of the 800-year-old university. He will replace Chris Patten, the last British governor of Hong Kong, who has held the post since 2003

US economy grows at 2.8% in Q3 on consumer spending, exports surge

The Commerce Department reported that growth in US gross domestic product the economy's output of goods and services slowed from the April-July rate of 3 per cent

WHO Africa director-elect dies while receiving treatment in India

Plans to repatriate the body of Tanzania's Dr Faustine Ndugulile, 55, were underway

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire holds as Lebanese residents return to homes

The US- and France-brokered deal, approved by Israel late Tuesday, calls for an initial two-month halt to fighting

Heavy rains trigger flooding in Sri Lanka; 8, including 6 children, missing

Sri Lanka has experienced heavy downpours and strong winds over the past two days that have flooded homes, fields and roads and forced authorities to suspend train services in tea-growing areas

Walmart's diversity policies rollback an acute shift post Trump's victory

The changes announced by the world's biggest retailer on Monday followed a string of Walmart's diversity policies rollback an acute shift post Trump's victory legal victories

US educators worry over Trump's promise to deport illegal immigrants

Educators around the US are bracing for upheaval, whether or not Donald Trump follows through on his pledge to deport millions of immigrants who are in the country illegally

Harvey Weinstein files claim alleging lack of medical care at Rikers jail

Weinstein was briefly hospitalised in April and again in July for health problems

Trump's team claims credit for Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal by Biden

Biden administration's reported coordination with Trump's team on its efforts to forge ceasefire in Lebanon is perhaps the highest-profile example of cooperation in sometimes choppy transition period

Israel, Hezbollah start a ceasefire after nearly 14 months of fighting

Ceasefire calls for an initial two-month halt to fighting and requires Hezbollah to end its armed presence in southern Lebanon, while Israeli troops are to return to their side of the border

Trump signs agreement with Biden WH to begin formal transition handoff

As part of the agreement with the White House, Trump's team will have to publicly disclose its ethics plan for the transition operation and make a commitment to uphold it, the White House said

EU asks Israel for ceasefire with Hezbollah as 'all concerns addressed'

Israeli officials said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security Cabinet was set to convene Tuesday to discuss a proposed ceasefire

Ukraine says Russian attack sets new record for number of drones used

At the same time, Russia's army has largely held the battlefield initiative for the past year and has been pushing hard in the eastern Donetsk region where it is making significant tactical advances

Auto industry to continue shift towards EVs despite Trump tax credit threat

Ending the credits, which were a key provision of President Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, almost certainly would reduce EV sales, which have been growing in the United States this year, though

Engine of Japan's new small rocket explodes during a test for 2nd time

The fire was followed by an explosion and plumes of white smoke. Tuesday's failure comes just over a year after the explosion last year of the same Epsilon S engine during a test, according to JAXA

Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr sidelined for Champions League Liverpool tie

The team said in a medical update that Vinicius has been diagnosed with an injury to the biceps femoris in his left leg. His progress will be monitored