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Snow seen on Mount Fuji after record time without

Shizuoka (AFP) – Snow finally falls on Mount Fuji after the Japanese mountain’s longest-ever stint with bare slopes. The active volcano’s iconic snow cap usually starts forming in early October, but this year, the country experienced one of its hottest summers on record — as extreme heatwaves fuelled by climate change engulfed many parts of the globe.

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Countries around the world pledge to work with Trump after election triumph

Peking (AFP) – World leaders and foreign ministers race to congratulate Donald Trump as he triumphed in a stunning US election victory over Kamala Harris. Trump’s victory was called by multiple television networks. It will return him to the White House after a long, bruising campaign that saw the polarising Republican ride out two assassination bids and a criminal conviction.

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Thousands protest over Israel defence minister’s sacking

Tel Aviv (AFP) – Thousands of Israelis rallied in Tel Aviv late Tuesday to protest the sacking of defence minister Yoav Gallant, calling on his successor Israel Katz to prioritise a hostage deal to return the captives still held in Gaza.

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Moldova’s pro-EU President Maia Sandu praises voters after re-election win

Chisinau (AFP) – Moldova’s pro-EU President Maia Sandu describes her re-election as a “lesson in democracy”, after narrowly seeing off Alexandr Stoianoglo from the pro-Russian Socialist party. “Today, you have saved Moldova!” she told citizens after the tense vote that laid bare divisions in the former Soviet republic bordering war-torn Ukraine.

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