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  • MUNICH, GERMANY – AUGUST 02: (Exclusive Coverage) Adele performs onstage at Messe München on August 02, 2024 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for AD)Finance

    Brazil judge orders Adele song be pulled globally over plagiarism claim by local composer

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  • China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during the opening ceremony of the symposium on the “International Situation and China’s Foreign Relations 2024” at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on December 17, 2024. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP) (Photo by JADE GAO/AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    China and U.S. can achieve ‘many great things’ together, says Beijing’s foreign minister as Trump heads to White House

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  • DAMASCUS, SYRIA – DECEMBER 15: (—-EDITORIAL USE ONLY – MANDATORY CREDIT – ‘SYRIAN TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT / HANDOUT’ – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS—-)The UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen meets Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Abu Mohammad al-Jolani in Damascus, Syria on December 15, 2024. (Photo by Syrian Transitional Government/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)Politics

    Syria’s new rulers start talks with foreign governments as France raises flag at Damascus embassy for first time in over a decade

    By Maher Al Mounes, Marisol Rifai, and others
  • Newly appointed France’s Prime Minister and mayor of Pau Francois Bayrou gestures as he attends the municipal council at the town hall in Pau, south-western France on December 16, 2024. François Bayrou said he was in favor of reauthorizing the accumulation of mandates for members of parliament, confirming to the Pau town council on December 16, 2024 in the evening that he would remain mayor of the town. (Photo by Gaizka IROZ / AFP) (Photo by GAIZKA IROZ/AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    French MPs greenlight spending by decree to avoid government shutdowns, as opposition vows to block ‘any austerity budget’

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  • Russian President Vladimir Putin is captured in a close-up image, appearing deep in thought with his hand touching his forehead. He is wearing a black suit and a red tie, with a somber expression on his face.Politics

    Russia’s chemical weapons chief killed in Moscow blast

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  • A general view of the building architecture seen through railings, on the site of the former Royal Mint in London on December 6, 2024, a site favoured by the Chinese authorities as a home for it&#8217;s new embassy. As Britain&#8217;s new Labour government bids to reset long-fraught ties with China amid a suspected spy scandal, another issue could prove thorny: Beijing&#8217;s contentious plans to open the largest embassy in the UK.<br /> China has for several years been trying to relocate its embassy, to a sprawling historic site in the shadow of the Tower of London. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP) (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    U.K. faces diplomatic headache with China as President Xi turns up the heat on $327 million plan for lavish new London embassy

    By Joe Jackson and AFP
  • VENICE, CALIFORNIA &#8211; NOVEMBER 13: Rivian electric vehicles (EV) are parked at the Rivian Venice Hub on November 13, 2024 in Venice, California. The California-based electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian&#8217;s joint venture with German automaker Volkswagen is being expanded to $5.8 billion. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)Tech

    German giant Volkswagen bets on upstart Rivian to save its flailing EV software strategy

    By Léa Pernelle and AFP
  • The Novo Nordisk A/S logo on a wall at their pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Hillerod, Denmark, on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. Novo is cutting back on recruiting in Denmark after reaching the limits of its home country&#8217;s labor market in the rush to add capacity for blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy. Photographer: Charlotte de la Fuente/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesTech

    Novo Nordisk invests $1.2 billion in new Danish factory to expand beyond insulin and weight-loss

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  • XUCHANG, CHINA &#8211; DECEMBER 8, 2024 &#8211; Customers shop at the Yunding branch of Pangdonglai (DL) supermarket in Xuchang city, central China&#8217;s Henan province, Dec 8, 2024. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)Finance

    Beijing’s stimulus struggles to lift consumption as November retail sales grow more slowly than hoped

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  • A South Korea flag flutters outside the Constitutional Court building in Seoul on December 16, 2024. South Korea&#8217;s constitutional court kicked off proceedings on December 16, over the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has been suspended from office over his failed bid to impose martial law. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP) (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    South Korea’s impeached president refuses to talk to investigators as Constitutional Court starts proceedings

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  • UNITED STATES &#8211; JULY 17: Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, talks with former Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., Trump Media CEO, in the Fiserv Forum on the third day of Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wis., on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)Politics

    Trump taps Truth Social CEO to lead intelligence advisory board

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  • SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA &#8211; DECEMBER 14: (EDITOR’S NOTE: This Handout image was provided by a third-party organization and may not adhere to Getty Images’ editorial policy.) In this handout photo provided by the South Korean Presidential Office, South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol speaks to the nation at the Presidential Office on December 14, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea. The National Assembly voted Saturday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched imposition of martial law, suspending him from his duties until the Constitutional Court decides whether to reinstate him or remove him from office. (Photo by South Korean Presidential Office via Getty Images)Politics

    South Korean President Yoon impeached over martial law bid with prime minister now interim leader ahead of court vote

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  • TAKETOMI ISLAND, JAPAN &#8211; SEPTEMBER 01: Senior japanese woman with an umbrella, Yaeyama Islands, Taketomi island, Japan on September 1, 2017 in Taketomi Island, Japan. (Photo by Eric Lafforgue/Art In All Of Us/Corbis via Getty Images)Health

    Are ‘blue zones’ a myth? Extreme aging is built on pension fraud and century-old lies, researcher claims

    By Daniel Lawler and AFP
  • FREJUS, FRANCE &#8211; 2023/05/03: The mayor of Pau François Bayrou is seen during the funeral of François Léotard. French politician and former Minister of Defense and Culture François Léotard died on April 25 at the age of 81. His funeral takes place in Frejus. (Photo by Laurent Coust/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)Politics

    Macron hopes for a centrist cure to France’s political maelstrom, naming Francois Bayrou as PM

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  • Fashion designer Matthieu BlazySuccess

    Chanel appoints Matthieu Blazy to fashion’s most coveted position

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