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Burgum set for interior secretary

President-elect Donald Trump has picked North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, a wealthy former software company executive, to be his interior secretary. “He’s going to head the Department of Interior, and it’s going to be fantastic,“ a tuxedo-wearing Trump said at a gala at his Mar-a-Lago Florida retreat, adding that he would make an official announcement on Friday. Burgum, 68, has portrayed himself as a traditional, business-minded conservative. He ran against Trump for the Republican presidential nomination before quitting and becoming a loyal Trump supporter, appearing at fundraisers and advocating for Trump on television.

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Traveller caught with 320 tarantulas strapped to body

A Korean citizen was detained last week at Lima’s airport with 320 tarantulas, 110 centipedes, and nine bullet ants concealed within two girdles strapped to his body. The animals, including tarantulas the size of a hand, were suspected to have been illegally extracted from the Madre de Dios region. The 28-year-old man had planned to fly to South Korea, but was discovered when security staff noticed his stomach looked unusually swollen.

Reuters

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Kim orders mass production of suicide drones

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has guided a test of suicide drones and ordered a mass production of the aerial weapon, saying the introduction of such drones around the world requires an urgent update of military theory, state media says. Kim had previously supervised the test of suicide drones earlier in the year amid a rapidly developing military cooperation with Russia, raising questions as to whether he was receiving technical help from Moscow to develop them.

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2 hours ago

Hostage families call on Trump, Biden to work together

Families of Israeli hostages taken captive to Gaza by Islamist group Hamas have urged US President Joe Biden and president-elect Donald Trump to work on a deal to free those still being held before winter. A delegation of former hostages and hostages’ relatives were visiting Rome for meetings including with the local Jewish community and Pope Francis. They said a deal was swiftly needed to bring back all the hostages still being held after the October 7 2023, Hamas attack on southern Israel that triggered the Gaza war, and said Biden and Trump should work together.

Reuters

5 hours ago

Trump focus of Biden’s global farewell

US President Joe Biden is heading to South America for a curtain call with global leaders after over 50 years in US politics, but the man he tried and failed to keep from returning to power is likely to be the focus of many meetings – incoming US President Donald Trump. Biden will hold private meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and the heads of Japan, South Korea and Brazil during the summits of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, or APEC, in Peru and the Group of 20 leading economies, or G20, in Brazil.

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Burgum set for interior secretary

Traveller caught with 320 tarantulas strapped to body

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Kim orders mass production of suicide drones

Hostage families call on Trump, Biden to work together

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