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Far-right French lawmaker Marine Le Pen and her party will stand trial on embezzlement charges after judges referred them to the Paris Criminal Court on Friday.
Le Pen, National Rally and 26 others are accused of embezzling public funds and collusion for using EU funds to pay staff.
Simon Gaitán, reports.
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The United States has issued some of its strongest criticism of Israel's conduct in the war in Gaza since fighting began.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said there was 'a gap' between the Israeli government's intent to protect civilians and the mounting casualties seen on the ground.
Sally Patterson has more.
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Ira Spitzer reports.
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The Court of Justice of West Africa's regional bloc, the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS has dismissed a request by the military junta in Niger Republic, calling for the lifting of sanctions by Heads of Governments in the region against them.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán Viktor remains firm in opposing Ukraine's EU accession. Despite French President Emmanuel Macron's attempts to sway him during a recent dinner, Orbán remains unwavering, insisting that talks about Ukraine's EU accession should not be part of the agenda when EU leaders meet next week in Brussels.
Pablo Gutierrez Reports From Budapest.
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Schools and colleges are closed for the fifth day on Friday in the Indian city of Chennai after a cyclone hit the southern coast.
The city has struggled to return to normal as it has suffered severe flooding.
Rebecca Bundhun reports.
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China attacks "smearing" of Belt and Road Initiative after Italy pulls out.
CUE: Beijing says its giant Belt and Road Initiative to build infrastructure abroad is being "smeared" after Italy pulled out. Italy was the only rich democracy to join, back in 2019. Here's Andrew Wood in Hong Kong
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping is set to visit Vietnam next week to convey a message of common destiny between the Asian countries.
It comes on the heels of US President Joe Biden's trip to Vietnam in September, which strengthened relations between the former foes.
Patrick Fok reports.
A judge in Texas has granted an emergency request allowing a woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis to receive an abortion despite the state's near-total ban on the procedure.
Texas is among the states that have enacted strict abortion laws since the Supreme Court ruled last year that abortion access would no longer be protected by the constitution.
Ira Spitzer reports.
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Prosecutors in the U.S. state of Georgia's 2020 election case against Donald Trump want jail time for some of the defendants, according to emails.
They charged Trump and 17 others with trying to overturn the 2020 election.
Caroline Malone reports.
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The House of Representatives is set to vote next week on a resolution to authorize their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.
On Thursday House Republicans released the text of their resolution to formalize their months-long probe into the Biden family finances.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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