Russia yesterday demanded that Kyiv’s allies enter into negotiations with Moscow in order to halt its brutish attacks on Ukrainians, as the capital fended off a large-scale drone barrage overnight.

A US military judge has reinstated plea agreements for 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants, an official said yesterday, three months after the deals were scrapped by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.

"On January 20, we'll have a peaceful transfer of power here in America," said Biden

Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed 40 people around the eastern city of Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley on Wednesday, according to the country's health ministry, and at dusk more strikes hit Beirut's southern suburbs

During his first term, Trump unilaterally withdrew the United States from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and imposed harsh sanctions on the Islamic republic

The impact of inflation on the cost of everyday items was pronounced, with consumer prices rising cumulatively by more than 20 percent during President Joe Biden's time in office, triggering a backlash from voters.

The White House said Biden spoke with Trump on Wednesday

Trump Trade went into overdrive Wednesday as it emerged that the tycoon would return to the White House after beating Democrat Kamala Harris

This will not be the first time Trump has used tariffs to exert pressure on other countries

He is a relatively unusual figure in Trump's inner circle

The Israeli premier was one of the first world leaders to congratulate Trump, calling the re-election "history's greatest comeback".

The leaders of the European Union will be joined by others from the United Kingdom to Turkey, as well as NATO chief Mark Rutte and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, for Thursday's meeting of the European Political Community.

Moscow is watching closely and analysing statements made by American politicians about Russia, Peskov told reporters.

In a "congratulatory message" to Trump, Xi "pointed out that history has shown that China and the United States benefit from cooperation and suffer from confrontation", state broadcaster CCTV said.

Exit polls conducted by CNN showed that the Democratic vice president had an eight-point advantage among women voters -- but that was nearly half what Joe Biden had mustered four years ago.

The only campaigns that would likely come close to the unconventional Republican tycoon's 2024 run -- for chaos, scandal and norm breaking -- are his own previous tilts at the US presidency.

The arachnids -- feared for the toxic stinger poised atop their tails -- are proliferating thanks to urbanization and warming temperatures.

C3S said that from January to October, the average global temperature had been so high that 2024 was sure to be the world's hottest year - unless the temperature anomaly in the rest of the year plunged to near-zero.

Experts have highlighted key headwinds that contributed to why Kamala Harris failed to block Donald Trump from reclaiming the White House

Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris called Donald Trump yesterday to congratulate the Republican leader on his US presidential election win, two aides to Harris said.