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Beijing is already preparing to retaliate in a second Trump era  The Washington Post World leaders heading to major summits are wary of Trump. China’s Xi sees an opportunity  CNN China Coped With Trump’s First Trade War. A Second One Will Be Tougher.  The Wall Street Journal Experts say Trump’s threatened China tariffs …

COLOMBO — The left-leaning alliance of Sri Lanka’s new leader has secured a landslide victory in the country’s snap parliamentary elections. Official results show President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s National People’s Power (NPP) coalition scored a two-thirds majority in parliament, with 159 seats. Dissanayake, who was elected in September, needed a …

Tropical Storm Sara set to significantly weaken on path to Central Florida, drive up rain chances  WESH 2 Orlando Tropical Storm Sara Is A Dangerous Central America Flood Threat  The Weather Channel Tropical Storm Sara scrapes along northern Honduras coast bringing heavy rain to Central America  The Associated Press Map: Here’s the latest …

MADRID — At least 10 people have been killed and others hurt in a fire that broke out at a care home near Zaragoza in north-eastern Spain, emergency services say. The fire broke out in the town of Villafranca de Ebro early on Friday morning and local officials said 82 …

Frustration grows at fossil fuel influence and structure of UN climate talks. Some call for reform  The Associated Press Cop29 live: calls grow to ban fossil fuel lobbyists at summit as numbers soar  The Guardian COP climate talks not fit for purpose and need reform, say climate leaders  Reuters COP29: UN climate summits …

PALM BEACH, Florida — Donald Trump has said it was an “honor” to meet Argentina’s President Javier Milei in Florida ahead of a conservative investment summit. The right-wing leader is the first foreign leader to meet Trump since his US presidential election victory on 5 November. At a gala at …

Israel Pounds Area Near Beirut Amid Signs of a Widening Offensive  The New York Times LIVE: Israel kills 28 Palestinians in Gaza in 24 hours, pounds Lebanon  Al Jazeera English Israeli strikes kill at least 12 Lebanese rescuers and 15 people in Syria  The Associated Press IDF destroys Hezbollah Radwan command centers during …

MADRID — Over half of the people who died in catastrophic floods in Spain’s Valencia region were aged 70 or over, figures from a data center set up by the police following the disaster have shown. Of the 216 people who died when a tsunami-like wave of water tore through …

Party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president wins two-thirds majority in parliament  The Associated Press Sri Lankan Leader’s Leftist Coalition Wins Elections  The New York Times Sri Lankan president’s coalition wins big majority in general election  Reuters Voting ends in Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election that’s key for its new Marxist-leaning president  The Associated Press …

Tropical Storm Sara forecast to fall apart over land, while remnant low could make way to Florida  Orlando Sentinel Big Changes To Tropical Storm Sara’s Forecast  The Weather Channel Tropical Storm Sara to unleash catastrophic flooding across Central America  Fox Weather Tropical Storm Sara could dissipate before reaching Gulf of Mexico, NHC says  FOX …