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WEST PALM BEACH, Florida,  (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump yesterday sided with key supporter and billionaire tech CEO Elon Musk in a public dispute over the use of the H-1B visa, saying he fully backs the programme for foreign tech workers opposed by some of his supporters.

SEOUL, (Reuters) – At least 28 people were killed when an airliner went off the runway and slammed into a wall at South Korea’s Muan International Airport on Sunday, Yonhap news agency reported.

Reuters) – Severe weather disrupted holiday travel yesterday across the U.S.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – The body of Manmohan Singh, the former Indian prime minister whose death has sparked outpourings of grief at home and accolades from abroad, was cremated yesterday on the banks of the Yamuna River in New Delhi with full state honours.

(Reuters) – OnlyFans is on a mission to redefine porn. With $1.3 billion in revenue and over 300 million users, the fast-growing company has fused sex work with the online creator economy so successfully that it has branched out into comedy, music and motor-racing.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – Russia’s Vladimir Putin today apologised to Ilham Aliyev, the president of Azerbaijan, for a “tragic incident” which happened in Russian airspace involving an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane that crashed on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to pause implementation of a law that would ban popular social media app TikTok or force its sale, arguing he should have time after taking office to pursue a “political resolution” to the issue.

HELSINKI,  (Reuters) – NATO said yesterday it would boost its presence in the Baltic Sea after the suspected sabotage this week of an undersea power cable and four internet cables, while alliance member Estonia launched a naval operation to guard a parallel electricity link.

(Reuters) – North Korean forces are experiencing mass casualties on the front lines of Russia’s war against Ukraine, with a thousand of their troops killed or wounded in the last week alone in Russia’s Kursk region, White House spokesperson John Kirby told reporters on Friday.

(Reuters) – The man accused of killing a woman who was sleeping on a New York City subway car by setting her on fire, was indicted by a grand jury yesterday of murder and arson charges, prosecutors announced.

BAKU,  (Reuters) – Two passengers on the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan told Reuters that they heard at least one loud bang as it approached its original destination of Grozny in southern Russia.

BAMAKO/LAS PALMAS, Spain,  (Reuters) – At least 69 people died after a boat headed from West Africa to the Canary Islands capsized off Morocco on Dec.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Major European energy companies doubled down on oil and gas in 2024 to focus on near-term profits, slowing down – and at times reversing – climate commitments in a shift that they are likely to stick with in 2025.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – New York state will fine fossil fuel companies a total of US$75 billion over the next 25 years to pay for damage caused to the climate under a bill Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law yesterday.

SEOUL, (Reuters) – South Korea’s parliament impeached acting President Han Duck-soo today, less than two weeks after suspending President Yoon Suk Yeol’s powers over his short-lived declaration of martial law, plunging the country deeper into political chaos.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Described as a “reluctant king” in his first stint as prime minister, the soft-spoken Manmohan Singh, who died today at the age of 92, was arguably one of India’s most successful leaders.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Guatemala is open to receiving citizens of other Central American nations who are deported from the United States, three sources familiar with the matter said, as the country looks to build a positive relationship with the incoming Trump administration.

BAKU, (Reuters) – Russian air defences downed an Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan, killing 38 people, four sources with knowledge of the preliminary findings of Azerbaijan’s investigation into the disaster told Reuters today.

DAMASCUS, (Reuters) – Fourteen members of the Syrian police were killed in an “ambush” by forces loyal to the ousted government in the Tartous countryside, the transitional administration said early today, as demonstrations and an overnight curfew elsewhere marked the most widespread unrest since Bashar al-Assad’s removal more than two weeks ago.

ASTANA/TBILISI/BAKU, (Reuters) – An Embraer EMBR3.SA passenger jet flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan today with 62 passengers and five crew on board, Kazakh authorities announced, saying 32 survivors had been rescued.