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At least twelve people have died, and more than a hundred thousand remain without power in California, as a result of severe winter storms.
US President Biden has declared a federal emergency in order to mobilize more resources.
Ira Spitzer has more from San Francisco.
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The international community has pledged billions of dollars to help rebuild Pakistan at a UN conference in Geneva. More than seventeen hundred people lost their lives and 8 million people were displaced following devastating floods in the summer of 2022.
Alex Cadier reports from Geneva.
The leaders of the US, Mexico and Canada have roundly condemned the weekend's uprising in Brazil that saw supporters of former President Jair Bolsanaro occupy and vandalize government buildings in the capital Brasilia.
At least 1,200 people have been detained by the authorities in connection with the riots.
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan is traveling with President Biden today in Mexico City.
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Mr. Bolsanaro has been admitted to a hospital in Florida suffering from abdominal pain, amid reports that he has taken advice in recent days from figures within former President Donald Trump's inner circle.
The former Brazilian leader claims that the country's Presidential election last October was rigged.
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan says Brazil has not asked the US authorities to cancel Mr. Bolsanaro's visa or force him to return to Brazil.
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The US House of Representatives will today (Monday) vote on how the chamber will conduct business over the next two years.
The rules package needs a majority to pass, and it's expected to be close, with Democrat lawmakers and some Republican rebels likely to reject the deal.
Our US Correspondent Benji Hyer reports.
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Leaders from across Europe have condemned the storming of Congress and other key institutions in Brazil on Sunday by supporters of the country's former President Jair Bolsenaro.
The UN's human rights chief has slammed "baseless allegations of electoral fraud" in Brazil, saying disinformation must stop.
Rosie Birchard reports from Brussels.
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The first federal death penalty trial of the Biden administration opens on Monday in New York City.
Sayfullo Saipov is charged with killing eight people when he allegedly drove a rental truck into pedestrians and cyclists along the West Side Highway on Halloween in 2017.
Our US correspondent Kate Fisher reports
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Brazilian authorities say they've arrested more than one thousand two hundred people following the weekend's assault on government buildings including the country's Congress.
The events in Brasilia have been roundly condemned on the world stage, amid reports that allies of former US President Donald Trump may have offered former Brazilian President Jair Bolsanaro advice on how to pursue his claims that the country's recent election was rigged.
Sunday's events in Brasilia had echoes of the January 6th uprising in 2021 by Donald Trump's conspiracy theory-believing supporters.
Reporter Euan Marshall is in Sao Paolo.
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It's a series of in person meetings to discuss energy, drug trafficking, trade, and border security and migration, between the leaders of Canada, Mexico and the U.S.
Caroline Malone reports from Washington.
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Residents of India’s Joshimath (Joe-she-mut) town are about
their city sinking after more than 600 houses there developed deep cracks.
The federal government has deployed rescue teams and has
declared the Himalayan city a disaster-prone area.
Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive John Lee says he’s pushing for a full resumption of travel with the Chinese mainland. It follows the reopening of quarantine-free cross-border travel reopened for the first time in three years.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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Japan's Prime Minister is starting a tour of G7 member countries to discuss economic security and military contracts.
The week-long trip comes ahead of Japan hosting the G7 summit in May.
Chris Gilbert reports.
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Thousands of protesters loyal to the Brazil's former president, Jair Bolsonaro have stormed government buildings and clashed with police in the capital Brasilia, many demanding that the military arrest the current president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva,
The far-right Bolsonaro has yet to publicly concede he lost the election October, in which he was defeated by Lula who tallied around 51% of the vote.
On Twitter, US President Joe Biden condemned what he called the assault on democracy and on the peaceful transfer of power in Brazil.
Journalist Beatriz Correa, who's in Sao Paulo, says president Lula has warned the protestors of the consequences of their actions.
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