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French President Emmanual Macron is attending India's 75th Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi.
Mr Macron is the chief guest at the annual event that showcases India's military prowess and cultural heritage.
Prime Minister Narenda Modi said that Mr Macron's visit will add a 'significant chapter' to the shared history of friendship and collaboration between the two nations.
Priyata Brajabasi reports from New Delhi
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The Archaeological Survey of India says there is evidence that a Hindu temple once existed on the site of a large, famous mosque in the city of Varanasi.
Hindu groups had filed a case claiming that the mosque was built on the site of a temple
This comes after Indian prime minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a Hindu temple in Ayodhya on Monday, which has controversially been constructed after a mosque was torn down from that location by a Hindu mob in 1992.
Rebecca Bundhun reports.
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Japan’s parliament is reconvening on Friday with the prime minister facing a leadership challenge in the coming months.
Fumio Kishida is beginning the political year with record low public approval ratings and turmoil inside the ruling party.
Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo.
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Former US President Donald Trump says he made defamatory remarks whilst in the White House "to defend himself, his family and the Presidency."
Testifying in a New York courtroom on Thursday, Mr Trump insists he didn't intend to cause harm to E Jean Carroll.
He accused the author of making up a sexual abuse claim against him for financial and political reasons.
But, he says, he stands by his denial of her allegations.
Our US Correspondent Benji Hyer reports.
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Peter Navarro, long-time trade advisor to former U.S. President Donald Trump, was sentenced to four months in jail on Thursday.
He'd been found guilty of two counts of contempt of Congress for not appearing at a January 6th committee hearing.
Caroline Malone reports from Washington.
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Alabama is set to become the first US state to use nitrogen gas to execute a prisoner on death row.
It will be the second time the state has tried to execute Kenneth Smith - after a lethal injection failed in 2022.
Smith was convicted for his role in a 1988 murder for hire plot.
Our US correspondent Kate Fisher reports
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Former US President Donald Trump is on the witness stand at a New York courthouse — for the second time in just two months. This latest trial is among several he's facing this year as he vies for the Oval Office again.
At stake: $10 million in damages sought E Jean Carroll, after Trump defamed the author whilst in the White House in 2019, when he accused her of making up a sexual abuse claim against him for financial and political reasons.
Benji Hyer reports.
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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has officially kicked off his election campaign for a third term in office.
Starting with a rally in the state of Uttar Pradesh, a stronghold of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, Mr Modi also unveiled multiple development projects worth over $2.29 billion.
Priyata Brajabasi has more
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The leader of the biggest political party in the European Parliament has called for the European Union to collectively build up nuclear weapon capabilities.
Manfred Weber says the EU should be capable of defending itself, especially if the US pulls support from NATO - the military alliance widely considered to be Europe's shield against adversaries.
Ishan Garg has more from Brussels.
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Authorities in Kenya are investigating the spread of a red eye viral infection in the region.
The conjunctivitis cases have mostly been reported in the parts of East africa
Daniel Kijo reports
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