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Former US President Donald Trump has hit out at Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, belittling his Republican rival as "average."
Mr DeSantis won re-election in his state convincingly in Tuesday's Midterms, boosting his chances of becoming his party's nominee for the White House in 2024.
Mr Trump, meanwhile, is widely expected to announce his own bid for the Presidency next week.
From Washington DC, Chris Jones reports.
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China is stepping up Covid-19 lockdowns amid a surge of cases nationwide.
Officials say the situation “remains severe” and are pledging “more decisive” measures to control the virus.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will discuss climate finance and the global economy with her Indian counterpart during a day-long visit to New Delhi on Friday.
Ahead of her trip, Yellen called the US and India natural allies and expressed hope that the two big democracies can work together on key issues.
Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.
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Across the nation - people have come to a standstill - pausing to pay tribute to more than 100-thousand Australian lives lost to war.
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Elon Musk has warned Twitter employees that the company could lose billions of dollars next year and has said that he can't rule out bankruptcy.
It comes just weeks after the Tesla CEO bought the social media platform for $44 billion dollars and laid off half its staff.
Ira Spitzer has more from San Francisco.
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He's rejected efforts by his advisors to postpone Tuesday's speech at his Mar A Lago resort in Florida.
Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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US President Biden will meet President Xi Jinping of China in person for the first time since he became American leader.
The encounter will take place on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in Bali on Monday.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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Cars, vans, lorries and trucks sold in the European Union will have to comply with tougher emissions rules in future under new plans aimed at improving air quality.
The EU says its proposals, dubbed "Euro 7 standards", will be the first in the world to regulate emissions of harmful ultrafine particles from brakes and tires.
Rosie Birchard has more from Brussels.
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A former US Navy engineer and his wife have been jailed for trying to sell military secrets to a foreign country.
Jonathan Toebbe <pron: toby> was given an 19 year sentence for offering secrets about nuclear-powered submarines.
His wife Diana Toebbe received 21 years for helping and attempting to hide her role.
Our US correspondent Kate Fisher reports
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U.S. midterm elections results are showing a better than expected outcome for the Democratic party, who were tipped to lose the House, and possibly the Senate.
President Biden said it was a relief, and a show of success for democracy.
Counting continues for Senate seats for Arizona and Nevada, while Georgia will have a run off on December 6th.
U.S. Correspondent Caroline Malone reports.
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