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Sri Lanka is voting in a snap general election that has been called by the island nation's new president.
It's the second national election to take place in just a matter of months amid political turbulence following the country's economic crisis in 2022.
Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.
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A thick layer of toxic smog is once again engulfing India's capital New Delhi as experts call for stepping up anti-pollution measures.
The city's air quality remains in the "severe" category for a second consecutive day - with finer pollutants in the air about 70 times higher than what's considered tolerable.
Ishan Garg tells us more from New Delhi.
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US President-elect Donald Trump will nominate Florida Senator Marco Rubio to be his secretary of state.
Trump also announced the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard as his Director of National Intelligence.
Ira Spitzer has more
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US President-elect Donald Trump will command a trifecta of power in Washington after the Republicans secured a clean sweep of Congress.
Having won last week's election handedly, his party also flipped the Senate and — it was confirmed on Wednesday — narrowly held the House of Representatives, giving them control of the White House and both chambers of the legislature.
Benji Hyer reports.
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The prosecutor leading two of Donald Trump's criminal cases will step down before the president-elect takes office.
Reports from the New York Times say Special counsel Jack Smith and his team plan to resign after winding down both federal cases facing the former president.
Sally Patterson reports.
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US President-elect Donald Trump returned to the White House today to meet with outgoing President Joe Biden.
The sitting President told his predecessor and successor that he looks forward to a "smooth transition," after the former President re-took the Oval Office in last week's election.
Benji Hyer was there.
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United States Senator John Thune will become the next Majority Leader of the US Senate after winning two rounds of votes amongst his peers.
The Republicans retook Congress's upper chamber in last week's election, and have picked the seasoned South Dakota Senator to spearhead the party.
In Wednesday's contest he narrowly overcame John Cornyn of Texas, and convincingly beat Florida's firebrand conservative Rick Scott, who was the preferred candidate amongst Donald Trump's closest allies.
From Washington, Benji Hyer reports.
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Donald Trump will meet Joe Biden at the White House later today [WEDNESDAY] as the two men prepare for the transfer of power set to take place on January 20th of the new year.
While the post-election meeting has become standard in the modern era, Trump never invited Biden to the White House following his defeat in 2020.
Ira Spitzer has more.
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Japan, the US, and South Korea are holding the second joint "Freedom Edge" war games on Wednesday.
The US military says the drills, held off the Korean island of Jeju, are to strengthen trilateral cooperation between the countries.
Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo.
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Donald Trump's team has been given another week to negotiate with prosecutors in the former president's hush money case in New York.
On Tuesday Judge Juan Merchan delayed a key ruling on whether to set aside the guilty verdict agreed by a jury earlier this year.
Sally Patterson has more from New York.
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