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WASHINGTON — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy clashed throughout Wednesday’s fourth Republican primary debate in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, reigniting one of the most contentious feuds of the primary cycle thus far, which was punctuated by Ramaswamy’s accusation that Haley was “corrupt.” Ramaswamy attacked Haley in the …

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro has dramatically raised the stakes in his country’s border dispute with Guyana, ordering state companies to exploit contested oil and mineral deposits and redrawing official maps …

A volunteer offers food to a resident after his house got partially submerged following heavy rains due to Cyclone Michaung, in Chennai, India, December 6, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. Rescuers used boats to reach people stranded in their homes amid widespread flooding in India’s Chennai yesterday after cyclone …

CARACAS — Venezuela’s president ordered the creation of a new state called “Guayana Esequiba” on Tuesday, following a controversial Sunday referendum which saw Venezuelan voters approving the annexation of land from neighboring Guyana. The area in question, the densely forested and oil-rich Essequibo region, amounts to about two-thirds of Guyana’s …

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — A military helicopter carrying seven people vanished Wednesday near Guyana’s border with Venezuela, with authorities saying there was bad weather in the area and stressing there was no indication it may have been hit by hostile fire as tensions escalate between the countries. Two crew members …

Singer/songwriter Taylor Swift appears on the cover of Time magazine’s 2023 ‘Person of the Year’ edition in an image released in New York City yesterday. (Reuters) Time magazine named US pop superstar Taylor Swift as its person of the year yesterday, calling the musical force of nature the “hero of …

GENEVA—The UNESCO committee that protects so called Intangible Cultural Heritage met in Botswana this week to add new entries to the UN culture agency’s list of world treasures, some of which must be “urgently” safeguarded. Convened in the town of in Kasane, the Intergovernmental Committee is considering new entries to …

RAMALLAH, West Bank/BEIRUT, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Israeli forces unleashed an aerial and ground blitz against Hamas in Gaza after a cross-border rampage by the enclave’s ruling Islamist group on Oct. 7. At least 16,015 Palestinians have been killed since then, according to Gaza Health Ministry figures, while 1,200 people …

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on aid to Ukraine from the White House in Washington yesterday. (Reuters) US President Joe Biden pleaded with Republicans for a fresh infusion of military aid for Ukraine yesterday, warning that a victory for Russia over Ukraine would leave Moscow in position to attack …

NEW YORK — Invoking a rarely used article of the UN Charter, Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday called on the Security Council to “press to avert a humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza and unite in a call for a full humanitarian ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants. In a letter to …