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Millions are voting in two states as a key round of regional elections begin in India.
The central Indian state of Chhattisgarh and north eastern region of Mizoram are among the five states going to the polls this month.
These state elections will set the stage for the general elections next year with analysts saying the results could determine how the ruling and opposition parties will perform in 2024.
Priyata Brajabasi has more from New Delhi
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Iranian President Dr. Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi called for peace in the Israel-Hamas war during a phone conversation.
Mr Modi's office says India also raised concerns about terrorist attacks and loss of civilian lives during the ongoing conflict.
Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.
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Top diplomats from G7 countries are gathering in Japan for their final summit of the year on Tuesday.
Conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine are expected to top the agenda.
Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo.
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Donald Trump has taken the witness stand in his New York fraud trial.
The former President of the United States is accused of inflating his wealth to secure better loans from banks.
He could be forced to pay $250 million in damages and be banned from doing business in his home state.
Sally Patterson reports from outside the courthouse.
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The White House is on an election battle footing after polling over the weekend showed US President Joe Biden trailing rival Donald Trump in the majority of key battleground states.
The data, published exactly a year before Americans head to the ballot box, is a major warning sign for the Biden campaign, which says it's already "hard at work."
Benji Hyer reports.
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Donald Trump is due to testify today [Monday] in a New York civil trial accusing the former president of fraudulently inflating his wealth.
State prosecutors are seeking to bar Trump from doing business in his home state and 250 million dollars in damages.
US correspondent Ira Spitzer reports.
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The French government says it is returning 150 million dollars stolen from Nigeria and kept in the country since 2021.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in an interview that aired on NBC's 'Meet the Press' on Sunday, invited former U.S. president Donald Trump to Ukraine. Zelensky said Trump should see the scale of conflict for himself, responding to comments made by the former president in September that he would be able to resolve the war within 24 hours if he was re-elected.
Megumi Lim has more from Kyiv
Lawmakers in France are examining a controversial and tough draft immigration law, which proposes to take action against foreigners who are legal residents but oppose "the values of the Republic".
Human Rights Watch says that the bill threatens to limit the rights of asylum seekers and migrants.
Rebecca Bundhun reports from Paris.
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Australia's prime minister says his country needs to co-operate with China where it can, and disagree where it must. Anthony Albanese is visiting China for three days … he's expected to meet President Xi Jinping on Monday in Beijing.
Here's Andrew Wood in Hong Kong
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Nepal's government says it is trying to get aid to affected areas after more than 150 people died and nearly 8000 houses were damaged by an earthquake.
The medium intensity tremor was the worst to hit the country since 2015, when more than 9,000 people lost their lives.
Ishan Garg has more.
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