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Joe Biden has for the first time authorized the use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles by Ukraine to strike inside Russia, according to one U.S. official and three people familiar with the matter. The decision is a major U.S. policy shift and comes as Biden is about to leave office and incoming President-elect Donald Trump has said he would bring about a swift end to the war and has expressed skepticism over continued support by the United States. The weapons are likely to be used in response to North Korea's decision to send thousands of troops to Russia in support of Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, according to one of the people. The official and the people familiar with the matter were not authorized to discuss the decision publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.

Uddhav Thackeray claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah are erecting a barrier between Gujarat and the rest of the country by prioritising Gujarat above other states. «I keep saying, I don't have any issues with Gujaratis or Gujaratis. Those Gujarati brothers and sisters who are watching this, you have been living for several years in Mumbai and Maharashtra. We have never fought. However, between you (Gujarati) and the rest of the country Modi and Shah are building a wall that you need to be careful about,» said Thackeray. The UBT Sena President was addressing a rally at the Bandra Kurla complex on Sunday. He added, «Modi and Shah may go but this wall that is being built would be worse than the German wall. It would take years to break this wall and till then there would be a lot of mayhem. Why are you doing this sin? If you take all our industries and business from here to Gujarat then what do the people in this state supposed to do,» questioned Uddhav Thackeray.

The trade union politics has traversed the course of time. In several assembly seats in and around Dhanbad, the leading candidates are either running a trade union or are associated with one. Sitting BJP MP from Dhanbad Dhulu Mahto is the general secretary of United Coal Workers Union. Dhullu Mahto's brother Shatrughan Mahto is contesting from Baghmara. Shatrughan is the president of United Coal Workers Union. People in the area told ET on condition of anonymity that during the recent Lok Sabha polls, Dhulu Mahto mobilised support in his favour through his trade union networks in villages and parts of Dhanbad. Contesting against Shatrughan Mahto is Congress Jharkhand working president Jaleshwar Mahto who is associated with Colliery Shramik Union.

bilateral talks with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and interacted with the Indian community. Modi arrived in the Nigerian capital early Sunday on the first trip to the West African country by an Indian prime minister after a gap of 17 years. After concluding his «productive» visit, Modi posted on X, «Thank you Nigeria for a productive visit, which will add strength and vigour to India-Nigeria friendship.» «PM @narendramodi concludes a productive visit in Abuja, Nigeria,» the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a post on X.

President-elect Donald Trump has selected Chris Wright, a campaign donor and fossil fuel executive, to serve as energy secretary after his second administration begins in January

Kamala Harris' debt-laden presidential campaign spent a staggering $2.6 million on private flights during the final weeks of the election season, according to documents released by the Federal Election Commission (FEC), as mentioned in a report by Fox News. This revelation sheds light on the significant financial decisions made by the campaign, which is now believed to be grappling with a $20 million debt load after its defeat by President-elect Donald Trump on November 5. The FEC filings, which were published in a report by Fox News Digital, detail the private flight expenditures for October alone, totaling $2,626,110.

«The fight against climate change has been a defining cause of President Biden's leadership and presidency,» the White House said in a statement ahead of Biden touching down in the Brazilian city of Manaus, in the Amazon. Biden is making his last swing through South America before handing over the presidency to Donald Trump — a climate-change skeptic.

Biden's administration may be kept on a shorter leash by Donald Trump after he returns to the White House next year. Although regulators began cracking down on tech powerhouses such as Google and Facebook during Trump's first term as president, most experts expect his second administration to ease up on antitrust enforcement and be more receptive to mergers and deal-making after years of hypervigilance under Biden's watch. One of the biggest reasons underlying the anticipated pivot stems from the widespread belief that the chief architects of the Biden administration's get-tougher stance — Lina Khan of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department's Jonathan Kanter — won't be part of the Trump regime.

BJP president J P Nadda on Sunday attacked the JMM-led coalition government in Jharkhand, accusing it of sheltering Bangladeshi infiltrators in madrasas in the state and ensuring Aadhaar, voter ID card, gas connection, ration card and land for them. Nadda also hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi saying he wants to become champion of OBCs, but questioned how many OBC members were in Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and National Advisory Committee. «I have received an intelligence report just now. It says that Bangladeshi infiltrators are given shelter in madrasas here. Their Aadhaar, voter ID, gas connection and ration card are facilitated and then the Hemant Soren government ensures land for them. »Hemant Soren looted 'Jal, Jungle, Jameen' of Jharkhand, infiltration is rampant here. Infiltrators are marrying tribal women and grabbing their land. We will bring a legislation to ensure that their offspring is debarred from land. Only PM Modi-led BJP government can check infiltration," Nadda said while addressing a poll rally at Gomia in Bokaro district.

Manipur, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday alleged the ruling party deliberately wants the border state to burn as «it serves their hateful divisive politics». Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has cancelled his poll rallies in Maharashtra in view of the escalating violence in Manipur. Kharge said the people of state will never forgive or forget that Prime Minister Narendra Modi left them to fend for themselves and never set foot in their state to heal their miseries. "@narendramodi ji, Under your double engine governments, 'neither Manipur is one, nor is Manipur Safe'," the Congress president said in a post on X.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. President-elect Donald Trump’s push for peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine is finding growing acceptance among Ukraine’s European allies, who increasingly worry that time isn’t on Ukraine’s side in the war. While European leaders have started discussions to see whether they could fill any funding gap for Kyiv if the incoming Trump administration cuts off support, officials in many capitals recognize that an off-ramp to the conflict appears increasingly necessary.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Hope continues to burn bright, despite a renewed sense of foreboding, that there may be a sliver of light at the end of the climate change tunnel. There is anxiety due to two shadows hanging over Baku, Azerbaijan’s capital, which is hosting the latest edition of multilateral climate change talks, CoP-29.

BSP chief Mayawati is yet to attend any public meeting or rally in favour of any candidate in any of these nine seats. Even Mayawati's nephew and senior office bearer Akash Anand and former Rajya Sabha MP Satish Chandra Mishra are yet to come out to create an atmosphere in favour of party candidates.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine must do all it can to ensure the war with Russia ends next year through diplomacy, commenting at a decisive moment after Donald Trump’s U.S. presidential election win and Russia’s grinding battlefield gains.However, Zelenskyy said Russian President Vladimir Putin was not interested in agreeing to a peace deal, and argued it was convenient for Moscow to sit down to talk while continuing to fight.“From our side, we must do everything so that this war ends next year, ends through diplomatic means,” Zelenskyy said in a Ukrainian radio interview aired on Saturday.Moscow’s ambassador to the U.N.

Janja Lula da Silva, swore at billionaire Elon Musk during a G20 social event on Saturday at which she spoke about the need to regulate social media to rein in misinformation. A ship's horn sounded as she spoke and she joked, «I think it's Elon Musk,» before adding, «I'm not afraid of you, fuck you, Elon Musk.» Musk, owner of social network X, reacted to a video of her remarks by posting a laughing out loud emoji graphic. In another post, he added, «They are going to lose the next election,» in a reference to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Donald Trump announced this past week was an unusual appointment: Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a newly created Department of Government Efficiency. While Trump has not detailed how the entity will operate, he said in a statement that it would «slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures and restructure federal agencies» and «provide advice and guidance from outside of government.» Conventionally, what outsiders can do in the government has been pretty limited. But with Trump and Musk both known for pushing boundaries, it's not clear what «DOGE» will look like.

Modi greeted the Indian diaspora in Nigeria on Sunday upon his arrival on the first leg of his three-nation visit. In a series of posts on X, PM Modi shared pictures of his welcome by the Indian diaspora in Nigeria and said that it was «heartwarming.» «Heartwarming to see the Indian community in Nigeria extending such a warm and vibrant welcome!» he said.

Kamala Harris lost the presidential election, but one of her campaign slogans was vindicated in defeat. «We're not going back!» the Democratic nominee insisted on the campaign trail, and she was unintentionally correct: Donald Trump's return to power is proof that we have lived through a real turning point in history, an irrevocable shift from one era to the next. In Trump's first term, he did not look like a historically transformative president. His victory was narrow. He lacked real majority support. He was swiftly unpopular and stymied and harassed. Even if his 2016 upset proved that discontent with the official consensus of the Western world ran unexpectedly deep, the way he governed made it easy to regard his presidency as accidental and aberrant — a break from a «normal» world of politics that some set of authority figures could successfully reimpose.

Donald Trump's imminent return to the US presidency looming over the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Lima, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday that unilateralism and protectionism needed to be rejected in favour of economic globalisation. Xi's critique of protectionism at APEC offers a preview of how China will seek to position itself once Trump takes office in January. Trump has pledged to impose tariffs on Chinese imports in excess of 60% but Beijing and Chinese companies are hoping that his protectionist policies will also irk US allies in Europe and Asia — giving China an opening to increase its global influence and improve trade ties. In a speech read out to business executives by Chinese commerce minister Wang Wentao on Friday at the APEC CEO Summit, Xi said that economic globalisation was facing «countercurrents», without specifying any particular country or leader.

Joe Biden met with Chinese President Xi Jinping for the last time in Peru on Saturday, The Hill reported. Biden met with Xi on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Peru on Saturday. As per The Hill, during the meeting, Xi said that China is «ready to work» with the new Donald Trump administration and emphasised maintaining communication, expanding cooperation and managing differences.

Democratic Party’s prodigious fundraising operation raised more than $1 billion in her loss to Donald Trump, but the vice president is still pushing donors for more money after the election.Democrats are sending persistent appeals to Harris supporters without expressly asking them to cover any potential debts, enticing would-be donors instead with other matters: the Republican president-elect’s picks for his upcoming administration and a handful of pending congressional contests where ballots are still being tallied.“The Harris campaign certainly spent more than they raised and is now busy trying to fundraise,” said Adrian Hemond, a Democratic strategist from Michigan. He said he was been asked by the campaign after its loss to Trump to help with fundraising.The party is flooding Harris’ lucrative email donor list with near-daily appeals aimed at small-dollar donors — those whose contributions are measured in the hundreds of dollars or less.