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US House to vote to provide $3 billion to remove Chinese telecoms equipment

Officials concerned about security risks

Georgia's president says she talked with Trump, Macron about 'stolen election'

Kremlin has denied that Russia is interfering in the situation in Georgia

Taiwan reports near doubling of Chinese warships nearby

Beijing has held two rounds of war games around Taiwan this year

Ghana counts votes in tight presidential race, hopes for better times

The electoral commission says more than 99% of polling stations opened on time with voting materials delivered to them

Trump says that US should 'not get involved' in conflict in Syria

'Syria is a mess, but is not our friend,' the US president-elect wrote

30 killed in Gaza as Qatar hopes for ceasefire; Hezbollah fighter killed

The Israeli military says it struck a Hezbollah fighter in southern Lebanon who posed a threat to its troops

Burkina Faso junta fires prime minister, dissolves government 

No reason was given for dismissal of Tambela, who was appointed interim premier soon after military leader Ibrahim Traore seized power in September 2022

Turkey, Iran, Russia to meet Saturday in Qatar to discuss Syria

Romanian top court annuls presidential election result

The second round had been scheduled for Sunday, and voting is already underway in polling stations abroad

Trump picks former Senator David Perdue as ambassador to China

Perdue, a Republican from Georgia who served in the Senate from 2015-2021, previously lived in Hong Kong during a 40-year career as a business executive

Paraguay expels Chinese envoy over Taiwan 'interference'

US judge rejects Boeing plea deal in fatal 737 MAX crashes

Ruling creates uncertainty around criminal prosecution of aerospace giant after 737 Max crashes killed 346 people

US Secret Service chief touts reforms after Trump assassination attempts

Acting director testifies to a bipartisan House task force, speaks of ‘failure to meet the expectations and responsibilities’ of Secret Service

Bitcoin storms above $100,000 as bets on Trump fuel crypto euphoria

Bitcoin has more than doubled in value this year and is up more than 50% in four weeks since Donald Trump's sweeping election victory, which also saw a slew of pro-crypto lawmakers being elected to Congress

Syrian rebels say they have begun to enter crucial city of Hama

Insurgents have been battling to try to enter Hama since Tuesday and there was heavy fighting overnight with Syrian army and allied Iran-backed militia groups supported by Russian bombardment, both sides say

Millions in Cuba remain in dark after nationwide blackout

Schools and non-essential government services were closed until further notice

Prime Minister Barnier to resign as France's political crisis deepens

Barnier's resignation caps weeks of tensions over the budget, which Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally said was too harsh on working people

Azerbaijan denounces diplomatic criticism of human rights

The statement followed news that a veteran human rights advocate, Rufat Safarov, had been placed in pre-trial detention for four months following his arrest on Monday

ASEAN ministers to discuss Myanmar at Thailand meeting, Indonesia says

Myanmar has been in crisis since a 2021 military coup

Hong Kong leader sacks 2 senior officials in aim to 'do better'

He wants city to ‘catch up’ with other tourism destinations