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It was a difficult day of trading on Monday which saw US stock indexes fall.
They were dragged down by the tech sector, where several major companies are due to report earnings later this week.
Sally Patterson has more in New York.
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is meeting (15.20GMT) newly re-elected Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, in Jerusalem amid spiraling violence in the region.
At least 22 people have been killed in the past week in retaliatory attacks targeting Israelis and Palestinians, including shootings and the burning of cars and property.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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The head of Tiktok will appear before US lawmakers later this year amid growing concerns over the Chinese-owned platform.
Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew is due to testify before the Energy and Commerce Committee in March.
Some senators have pushed for the video sharing app to be banned from the US completely.
TikTok stresses it is in negotiations with US officials on how to restructure its business to alleviate national security and data concerns.
Sally Patterson has more.
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A US General is reported to have told the UK's Defense Secretary that the British army is no longer a top-level fighting force. Speaking to Sky News, sources warned the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, is at risk of 'failing' as a wartime leader. Laura Makin-Isherwood has more from London.
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A coalition of pro democracy civil society organisations in West Africa say next month's general election in Nigeria will have implications for other polls in the region.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos.
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The Secretary General of the NATO military alliance has called on South Korea to "step up" military support to Ukraine.
South Korea has provided millions of US dollars in humanitarian aid to Kyiv and has imposed sanctions on Moscow over the invasion -- but Seoul has so far stuck to offering non-lethal assistance in line with a longstanding policy of not sending arms to countries at war.
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg made the comments during a visit to South Korea on Monday.
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New Zealand’s biggest city Auckland is bracing for yet more torrential rain after the city was crippled by severe flooding.
Waist-deep water throughout the central city has claimed at least four lives, destroyed homes, and resulted in cancelled flights.
Chris Gilbert reports.
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India's Adani Group has hit back at claims by US-based Hindenburg Research of financial irregularities – following a report which led to some $50 billion being wiped off the value of Adani's listed companies.
The conglomerate led by Asia's richest man, the Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, has described the report as a "calculated attack" on India.
Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.
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Isaac Lukando reports from Dar Es Salaam
A San Francisco court has released police body camera footage showing an intruder attacking Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul with a hammer in the 82-year-old's home in late October last year.
The suspect, David DePape, faces numerous felony charges in state court, including attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. He pleaded not guilty, but if convicted, he would face the possibility of life in prison.
Benji Hyer reports.
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