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María Corina Machado said Thursday in Oslo, where she collected the award, that President Donald Trump's "decisive" actions had made the Venezuelan regime "weaker than ever."

The M23 rebel group consolidated control over the strategic town of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, residents said, as Kinshasa warned that the Rwanda-backed advance could derail U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to broker peace in the region.

Japan's government on Monday submitted the draft of a huge supplementary budget covering the period through March for debate in the Diet. It is mainly aimed at cushioning the impact of inflation.

Bulgarian government resigns after mass anti-corruption protests

Disney has signed a deal with OpenAI to let the firm's video generation tool produce short videos featuring more than 200 Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars characters.The Walt Disney Company has announced a sweeping partnership with OpenAI that will see it take a $1bn (€852mn) stake in the tech giant. The deal will notably allow cult Disney characters to appear in AI-generated short videos created through Sora, OpenAI’s generative video platform.The licensing agreement marks the first time a major entertainment studio has licensed their intellectual property to a large-scale AI video tool.

Russia said ‌on ​Thursday that Ukraine ‌had launched a major aerial attack ​with at least 287 drones downed over a ‍number of regions including ​Moscow.Russia's defence ministry said at least ​40 drones ⁠were shot down over the Moscow region, which along with the city itself has a population of more than 22 million.The extent of the ‌damage was not immediately clear but flights were diverted ​from ‌at all of Moscow ‍main ⁠airports.Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 and currently controls a little under one fifth of Ukrainian territory.Russia has pummelled its smaller neighbour with missiles and drones, recently targeting its energy sector. Ukraine this ​year sought to knock out Russian oil refineries and oil terminals with drones.

President Trump on Thursday pressed Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to end the chamber’s blue slip tradition, which Trump complained has gotten in the way of confirming many of his judge and attorney nominees.

More than 1,000 suspects have been identified in a global sting to crack down on illegal trafficking.Almost 30,000 live animals have been seized following a global operation against the illegal trafficking of wild fauna and flora.Following months of preparation, law enforcement agencies, including police, border security, and wildlife authorities from 134 countries, shared intelligence to identify and disrupt “sophisticated” criminal networks.Known as Operation Thunder, and coordinated by INTERPOL and the World Customs Organisation (WCO), the collective effort saw a record-breaking 4,460 seizures from 15 September to 15 October.

European leaders confirm that they spoke with the US president earlier today about ‘the state of talks’