VP HARRIS CANCELS OVERSEAS TRIP TO DEAL WITH CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES

The White House has announced Vice President Kamala Harris has cancelled an upcoming foreign tour due to the ongoing wildfire emergency in California. 

Trent Murray has the details. 

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EU leaders call for positive engagement with Trump administration

Senior officials of the European Union say they are committed to
strengthening ties with the United States.

This comes in a week where incoming President Donald Trump threatened
Denmark if it did not give Greenland to the U.S.

William Denselow reports from Brussels.

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Pakistan resumes air flights to Paris

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Following the lifting of a four-year ban on its Europe operations, Pakistan's state carrier is resuming flights to Paris.

In June 2020, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency had suspended Pakistan's national carrier authorization.

Hira Mustafa has more.

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Dense fog leads to massive flight and rail travel disruptions in New Delhi

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A blanket of fog has reduced visibility to zero meters in India's capital New Delhi disrupting flight and railway operations.

Perpetual smog coupled with cold conditions are making matters worse for the city's millions of residents, as Ishan Garg tells us from New Delhi.

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Zelenskyy says 4,000 North Korean troops killed or wounded while fighting alongside Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that some 4,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded while fighting alongside Russian troops against Ukraine.

He added that Russia turning to North Korea shows the weakness of president Vladimir Putin.

Rebecca Bundhun reports.

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China's Xi to send top-level envoy to Trump's inauguration, FT reports

INTRO: Chinese President Xi Jinping will send a high-level envoy in his place to US President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, according to the Financial Times newspaper.

Trump had extended the invitation to Xi, but experts said it would have been unprecedented for a leader of China to attend a US presidential inauguration and called it political theater. Laura Westbrook reports.

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Supreme Court rules Trump can be sentenced for hush money conviction

US president-elect Donald Trump will be sentenced on Friday for his
hush money conviction after the Supreme Court refused to block it.

It means he'll become the first convicted felon to serve as president.

Nick Harper reports.

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UN warns Syrian refugees facing 'desperate conditions'

The United Nations is warning more than 125,000 Syrian refugees are facing "desperate conditions" as they return to their home country.

The UN's refugee agency U.N.H.C.R says many people have arrived back in Syria following last month's fall of the Assad regime.

But families find themselves with little shelter and few economic prospects.

Sally Patterson reports from New York.

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President Carter's body returns to hometown of Plains, Georgia following state funeral

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has been honoured with a state funeral attended by all living former and current Presidents.
He was remembered by his family, former colleagues and President Joe Biden as someone with integrity, and foresight, as Caroline Malone reports from Washington.

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Trump considers inauguration day immigration raid

The incoming Trump administration is considering conducting a raid of undocumented immigrants in its first few days, according to US media reports.

It would target workers allegedly living in the United States illegally, possible at a workplace in the Washington DC area

Our Washington correspondent Kate Fisher reports

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LA fires: 0% contained in unprecedented disaster

Fire officials in Los Angeles say they still have no part of the
27,000 acre wildfires under control.

More than 2000 properties and buildings have been destroyed and around
180,000 people have been told to evacuate.

The city's mayor says high winds and droughts have created the "perfect storm".

Ira Spitzer is in LA and has been surveying the damage.

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NEW YORK'S HIGHEST COURT REJECTS TRUMP'S BID TO HALT HUSH-MONEY SENTENCING

New York's highest court has rejected an attempt by Donald Trump and his lawyers to prevent him from being sentenced for his criminal conviction on Friday.

Judge Juan Merchan revealed last week that he plans to sentence Mr. Trump less than two weeks before he takes the oath of office and returns to the White House.

Mitch McCann reports:

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Slovakia threatens Ukraine over gas dispute

Slovakia has threatened to hit Ukraine with a raft of economic and
political sanctions after Ukraine halted the supply of Russian gas
through its territory.

But the European Union insists that the move has not created an energy shortage.

William Denselow reports from Brussels.

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UK MARKETS NERVOUS AS CHANCELLOR HEADS TO CHINA

Pound sterling is at a 14 month low against the dollar and the cost of UK government borrowing hit its most expensive since 2008 on Thursday - as investors worry about plans for the British economy.

Opposition politicians want the Government to review its budget plans for the year — and decried the UK finance minister's absence in Parliament earlier, as Chancellor Rachel Reeves heads off to China.

Stuart Smith has more from London.

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Wildfires ravage Los Angeles

Devastating and deadly wildfires continue to tear through the suburbs of Los Angeles, causing extensive damage and creating post-apocalyptic wreckage at world-famous landmarks. 

Thousands of firefighters are still struggling to contain several huge blazes raging across vast swathes of LA's affluent neighbourhoods, as Benji Hyer reports. 

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Day of mourning for former US President Jimmy Carter's funeral

The funeral service for former US President Jimmy Carter will be held
later today [Thursday] with the country holding a national day of
mourning.

Carter served one term in office as the 39th US President, from 1977 to 1981.

President Joe Biden will speak at a memorial service attended by other
former US presidents, before Carter is laid to rest in his home town
of Plains in Georgia.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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U.S. President Joe Biden cancels trip to Rome due to LA wildfires

President Joe Biden has cancelled his planned visit to Rome and the Vatican due to the catastrophic wildfires in Los Angeles.

It was set to be Biden's final foreign trip before leaving office on 20th January.

Giles Gibson reports from Rome.

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China Development Bank Approves 255 Million Dollar Loan for Nigerian Rail Project

The Chinese Development Bank has approved an over 250 million dollar loan for a railway project linking Kano and Kaduna states in Nigeria's northern region.

Tesem Akende reports.

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Pakistan's Commerce Minister is in south Korea to seek economic investment

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Pakistan's Commerce Minister has been deployed to South Korea to cultivate Asian partnerships, as part of attempts to spur economic revival.

To double trade volume, Islamabad aims to secure a free trade agreement with Seoul.

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LA FIRES CONTINUE TO GROW

Over 100 000 people have been forced to evacuate in LA because of a series of wildfires which have left at least five people dead.

Officials say the majority of at least six fires are 0% contained.

Firefighters say they have a shortage of water and local officials are being criticised over their response.

Nick Stern is a news photographer in LA, who says the Palisades area a scene of devastation.

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