British court finds AI cannot be named as inventor for patent

A British court has ruled that artificial intelligence cannot be named as an inventor on a patent. An American computer scientist brought a lawsuit against the Intellectual Property Office after it rejected his application for AI to hold the rights to a patent for some of its creations. Julia Chapman reports.

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Trump appeals to US Supreme Court to overturn Colorado ruling

Former US President Donald Trump is urging his supporters to "fight back" after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that he is ineligible to seek the Presidency again.

Trump will now appeal that decision to the US Supreme Court.

Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.

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Ukraine to Send 25,000 Tons of Grain to Nigeria

Ukraine says it is preparing to ship 25,000 tons of grain to Nigeria.

It is part of the Black Sea grain deal, an initiative setup last year to abate a global food crisis due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos.

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Zelensky: Military proposes to mobilize 500,000 more soldiers

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday, that the country's military leadership had proposed to mobilize an additional 500,000 people. In November Zelensky had asked his top general and defense minister to come up with a new mobilization plan, but in response to this proposal, he said there are key issues that need to be addressed before he can support it. 

Megumi Lim has more from Kyiv

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UK Inflation Rate Falls

Inflation in the UK has dropped to under 4% - the lowest it's been in more than two years.

A reduction in the price of petrol and diesel helped the rate of inflation slow to 3.9%, down from 4.6% a month earlier.

Slower price rises for many food items also helped bring down the headline figure, which peaked at 11% in 2022.

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Modi says allegations of Indian assassination attempt in the US will not derail ties

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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi says allegations of an Indian assassination plot in the US will not derail India-US ties.

In an interview with the Financial Times, Mr. Modi claimed New Delhi is looking into America's claims that an Indian official was allegedly involved in an assassination attempt on a Sikh activist on US soil.

Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.

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India's opposition calls for nationwide protests over MPs' suspension

Suspended opposition leaders held a protest outside India's Parliament on Wednesday.

Opposition parties say they will take their campaign to the streets and hold nationwide demonstrations this week to protest the mass suspension of their leaders.

More than 140 Indian opposition leaders have been suspended from Parliament in the last two weeks, the largest number in history.

Priyata Brajabasi has more

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Death toll from China quake mounts to 127

In China, cold weather is hampering searches for survivors of an earthquake. The 6.2 magnitude shock struck a poor mountainous area about seven hundred miles or eleven hundred kilometres west of Beijing on Monday.

Here's Andrew Wood.

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Torrential rains batter India's southeastern coast

At least 10 people have died as heavy rainfall has battered India's southern state of Tamil Nadu for more than four days now.

Entire towns have been submerged and thousands of people displaced.

Experts have blamed climate change for the deluge with some regions receiving more rainfall this week than they do through the year.

Neha Poonia has more.

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Trump blasts Colorado Supreme Court decision, will appeal to US Supreme Court

The Supreme Court in the American state of Colorado has ruled that Donald Trump is ineligible to run as a candidate for the Presidency.

The bombshell ruling threatens to upend Trump's campaign to win his old job back.

Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.

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Colorado Supreme Court disqualifies Trump from primary ballot

The Supreme Court in the US state of Colorado has ruled that Donald Trump can't appear on the state's presidential primary ballot due to his role in the January 6th riot at the US Capitol.

The former president says he plans to appeal the decision to the federal Supreme Court.

Ira Spitzer reports.

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UNSC holds briefing following North Korea missile launches

United Nations officials have called on North Korea to comply with international law after it launched ballistic missiles over the weekend.

At a briefing on Tuesday, members of the UN Security Council urged Pyongyang to commit to denuclearization.

But Russia and China criticised their fellow members for being 'one-sided'.

Sally Patterson reports from New York, where the UN is headquartered. 

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First legal challenges to Texas immigration law roll in

The legal challenges are already rolling in - less than 24 hours after Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law one of the strictest immigration enforcement bills in the country. It gives police the power to arrest anyone they believe is in the state illegally - even if they're nowhere near the border.  Toni Waterman has more.

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Sandra Day O’Connor, first female Supreme Court Justice, hailed as “American Pioneer”

Sandra Day O'Connor - the first woman to sit on the US Supreme Court - was remembered as a "force of nature" during a funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday. O'Connor died earlier this month, aged 93. Toni Waterman reports.

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U.N Security Council delays Gaza vote again

The United Nations Security Council members are still negotiating a
new resolution on Gaza that is expected to be put to a vote on
Tuesday.
A draft resolution has been tabled by the United Arab Emirates calling
for a suspension of hostilities in Gaza to allow for the delivery of
critically needed humanitarian aid into the strip.
The vote has been delayed several times to allow more time for negotiations.
Jody Jacobs reports from the United Nations...

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Google to pay out more than one million U.S. customers over high app prices

Google has struck a deal to pay out a total of 700 million dollars to consumers to settle a case over the high fees it charged app developers. Consumers affected are those in the United States and U.S. territories.

Caroline Malone reports from Washington.

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US VP announces 'fight for reproductive freedoms' tour

US Vice President Kamala Harris is set to begin a nationwide tour focused on abortion rights in January, her office has announced.

The "Fight for Reproductive Freedoms" tour will include events across the country, beginning in the state of Wisconsin.

Abortion access is set to become a key issue in next year's general election.

Sally Patterson has more.

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US and EU suspend trade war over tariffs

The United States and the European Union will pause their ongoing trade war until after the Presidential election, it was announced on Tuesday. 

Trump-era tariffs on steel and aluminium, and the EU's levies on American goods including motorcycles and whisky, will be suspended until the end of March 2025.

Benji Hyer reports. 

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Poll: Americans disapprove of Biden on Gaza

A majority of American voters disapprove of the way President Joe Biden is handling the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians according to a new poll from the New York Times and Siena College.

Younger voters are more critical than their older counterparts when it comes to both Israel's actions and the Biden administration's response to the war in Gaza.

Kate Fisher reports from Washington.

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Houthis promise more Red Sea attacks despite US patrols

Iran-backed Houthi rebels have defied US efforts to protect commercial
ships in the Red Sea by promising more attacks on vessels.

The group says it will only stop if Israel suspends its military
campaign in Gaza.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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