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WASHINGTON/BEIRUT/JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) – A ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed group Hezbollah took effect at 0200 GMT today after U.S.

KYIV, (Reuters) – A new ballistic missile fired by Russia at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro last week carried multiple warheads but no explosives, and caused limited damage, two senior Uk-rainian government sources said.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – At least one person was killed in Bangladesh in clashes between security forces and Hindus protesting against the arrest of a religious leader, police said, even as neighbouring India urged that the safety of Hindus and minorities be ensured.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party said it had no reason to defend billionaire Gautam Adani yesterday following his U.S.

(Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump yesterday pledged big tariffs on the United States’ three largest trading partners – Canada, Mexico and China – detailing how he will implement campaign promises that could trigger trade wars.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A U.S. judge yesterday dismissed the federal criminal case accusing Donald Trump of attempting to overturn his 2020 election defeat after prosecutors moved to drop that prosecution and a second case against the president-elect, citing Justice Department policy against prosecuting a sitting president.

BUCHAREST, (Reuters) – A hard-right critic of NATO who has praised Russia is set to face a centre-right opposition leader in a presidential election run-off in Roma-nia that could undermine its pro-Western stance after a shock outcome in the first-round vote.

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – The political fortunes of Brazil’s hard-right former President Jair Bolsonaro long mirrored those of his ideological ally Donald Trump – but their fates now look to have diverged dramatically.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A U.S. judge today dismissed the federal criminal case accusing Donald Trump of attempting to overturn his 2020 election defeat after prosecutors moved to drop that prosecution and a second case against the president-elect, citing Justice Department policy against prosecuting a sitting president.

VILNIUS,  (Reuters) – A DHL DHLn.DE cargo plane crashed as it came in to land at Lithuania’s Vilnius airport early this morning, killing one person on the aircraft and with some debris damaging a house.

PARIS, (Reuters) – French oil major TotalEnergies SE TTEF.PA was not informed of a U.S.

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement fired heavy rocket barrages at Israel on Sunday, and the Israeli military said houses had been destroyed or set alight near Tel Aviv, after a powerful Israeli airstrike killed at least 29 people in Beirut the day before.

(Reuters) – Donald Trump Jr. has emerged as the most influential Trump family member in the transition as the president-elect builds the most controversial cabinet in modern U.S.

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Heavy gunfire erupted in South Sudan’s capital Juba on Thursday evening after security forces moved to arrest the former head of the intelligence service, according to Reuters reporters and an alert sent to United Nations staff.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A Pakistani government team mediated a seven-day ceasefire deal between rival sectarian groups on Sunday, halting days of clashes that have killed at least 68 people and injured dozens in the northwest of the country, one of the mediators said.

KINSHASA (Reuters) – At least nine people, including seven children from one family, died in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after heavy rain triggered a landslide that swept away several homes late on Friday, a local official said.

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – Iran will hold talks about its disputed nuclear programme with three European powers on Nov.

BAKU,  (Reuters) – Countries at the COP29 summit in Baku adopted a $300 billion global finance target to help poorer nations cope with the impacts of climate change, a deal roundly criticized by its intended recipients as woefully insufficient.

BEIRUT,  (Reuters) – An Israeli airstrike killed at least 20 people in central Beirut yesterday, Lebanon’s health ministry said, one of the deadliest strikes on the heart of the capital since Israel began its assault against the Iran-backed Hezbollah group in September.

PHNOM PENH,  (Reuters) – At a ceremony in August, Cambodia’s leader Hun Manet knelt to receive blessings from saffron-robed monks as fireworks and balloons heralded the breaking of ground for a canal he hopes will transform his country’s economic fortunes.