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Once a gateway city known purely for finance and commerce, Hong Kong is flourishing as the newest arts hub on the block. As Tara Joseph reports, its becoming a haven for western artists trying to attract an Asian audience.
Fosun International has put in their eighth offer to buy holiday group Club Med in what’s been the longest bidding war in France. Italian tycoon Andrea Bonomi has until early January to make a counterbid. Pamela Ambler reports.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken makes a surprise visit to the Israeli-occupied West Bank, meeting with Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas. Their meeting comes as global concern grows over rising violence in the occupied territory in tandem with the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza since October 7. IMAGES
Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko tells Russian leader Vladimir Putin that the West is seeking to stir unrest in his post-Soviet country amid a global outcry over the forced diversion of a plane."An attempt is under way to rock the boat to reach the level of last August," Lukashenko said, referring to the outbreak of protests against his regime. IMAGES
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pleads for an immediate end to deadly Israeli-Palestinian violence, warning a Security Council meeting that the fighting could plunge the region into an "uncontainable" crisis. SOUNDBITE
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