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Nearly 800 people were arrested after clashes with police which saw 219 people injured, including 57 police officers. Source link

According to media reports, the team’s departure for Mexico on Sunday has been delayed due to an “administrative bungle”. Source link

The election is held after months of public recrimination between current left-wing President Gustavo Petro and his US counterpart Donald Trump. Source link

The BBC challenged Americans to spell words used in the last three Scripps National Spelling Bee competitions. Shrey Parikh, a 14-year-old, won the competition this year after correctly spelling 32 words in a 90-second lighting round tiebreaker. He defeated 12-year-old Ishaan Gupta, who spelled 25 words correctly. Parikh won out against 247 spellers competing in…

Japan has been steadily increasing its defence budget, setting spending records for 12 consecutive years. Its latest budget, approved in December by its cabinet, is for more than 9 trillion yen ($57bn, £42bn) – moving the country closer to its target of spending 2% of its GDP on the military. Source link

Tattoo artists have worked underground in South Korea for decades – until now. For 34 years, only licensed doctors were allowed to ink tattoos and breaking the law could lead to heavy fines or jail. In September, lawmakers had legalised tattooing by non-medical professionals following a sustained artists’ campaign against the fear and harassment they…

The technology, developed under the Aukus military pact, is aimed at protecting undersea cables and boosting naval defence. Source link

Every president in modern history – including Donald Trump this week – has taken an annual physical exam that is as much about messaging as it is about health. Source link

The BBC visited a block of flats in Romania’s eastern city of Galați, near the border with Ukraine, after it was hit by what the country described as a Russian drone on Friday. A resident of the building said he was afraid after the incident, which injured two people. “If I go back to my…

Thousands of officers tried to quell unrest as crowds of fans – some firing flares – celebrated PSG’s victory over Arsenal. Source link