As clashes left more than a dozen people dead, hundreds injured and businesses and infrastructure damaged, Chilean President Sebastián Piñera has been forced to cancel two major international summits. There were violent faceoffs between the riot police and demonstrators in Santiago on Wednesday with shops vandalised and buildings set on fire. Demonstrators, who have been protesting for nearly two weeks now, have been demanding economic equality and better public services.

US President Donald Trump lashed out at the World Bank on Friday, blaming the international financial institution for lending money to China.&nbsp;"Why is the World Bank loaning money to China? Can this be possible? China has plenty of money, and if they don't, they create it. STOP!" Trump wrote on Twitter. Despite the objections, the World Bank on Thursday adopted a new plan to aid China with $1-1.5 billion in low-interest loans annually through June 2025.

The shooter in the Florida naval base shooting has been identified as a Saudi national Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani. The Saudi air force trainee opened fire at a US naval station in Florida on Friday, killing three people before being shot dead by police.&nbsp;Eight others were injured in the attack.&nbsp;He was reportedly on training in the US and used a handgun in the attack. The FBI is leading the investigation and authorities have not ruled out the possibility of it being a terrorist attack. Following the attack, Trump on Friday received a call from the king of Saudi Arabia, who expressed "anger" at the "barbaric act" by the Saudi national.&nbsp;Trump said in a tweet said,&nbsp;"The King said that the Saudi people are greatly angered by the barbaric actions of the shooter and that this person in no way shape or form represents the feelings of the Saudi people who love the American people".

A shooter has been killed after he opened fire at a US naval base in Florida on Friday. Reports also confirm that&nbsp;two other people are dead and a few more injured. The Naval Air Station Pensacola is in lockdown&nbsp;post the shooting.&nbsp;Local media say that the base hosts 16,000 military personnel and more than 7,000 civilians, and is home to a flight demonstration squadron. It is an early training centre for naval pilots, and is known as the "cradle of Naval aviation."

This exchange&nbsp;between&nbsp;Britain's Queen Elizabeth and her daughter Princess Anne is the must-watch&nbsp;video of the day.&nbsp;In a video filmed on Tuesday evening at the palace, the Queen, joined by Prince Charles and Camilla, is seen shaking hands with Trump and his wife Melania.&nbsp;The 93-year-old monarch then looks across the room and says something inaudible towards Anne, who can be heard replying: "It's just me". Twitter got busy trying to guess what the Queen had actually said to her daughter. While some said she publicly admonished her for not receiving the guests, others guessed the Queen just wanted to know who is next in the lineup.

Frustrated travellers are facing transportation chaos around France for a second day on Friday, as unions dig in against government plans to redesign the national retirement system.&nbsp;Most French trains were at a halt, including Paris subways, and traffic jams multiplied around the country.&nbsp;The first day of the strike Thursday saw at least 800,000 people marching nationwide and strikes in hospitals, schools, utility companies, refineries and other sectors. Police fired repeated volleys of tear gas and protesters set fires in Paris, but most demonstrators were peaceful.

US Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden got into a tense exchange with a voter in New Hampton, Iowa on Thursday.&nbsp;Biden&nbsp;grew angry at his campaign town hall when an 83-year-old retired farmer questioned Biden about his son Hunter Biden accepting a lucrative post on the board of a Ukrainian energy company when Biden was vice president. Watch the tense exchange!

This is the first sound of mars falling on human ears. Nasa's InSight lander has recorded the sound of Martian wind blowing across it. On December 1, the sensor picked up vibrations from 10-15 miles per hour as the blew across the red planet. Tha space agency has released an audio of the first sound from Mars. The recording of these vibrations is in the audible range of human hearing. Eventually, mission engineers will move the seismometer off the lander and onto the ground in front of it. There it will gather vibrations coming from deep within the planet to teach us about the interior of Mars.

The White House has reacted to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi&rsquo;s announcement that Democrats are moving forward with articles of impeachment against President Trump. White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham tweeted that Pelosi &amp; the Democrats should be ashamed, adding that President Trump has done nothing but lead America - resulting in a booming economy, more jobs &amp; a stronger military. The White House said it looks forward to a fair trial in the Senate. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in America, no one is above the law and Trump has "abused his power" as President.

Despite a go-ahead by the Democratic speaker for his impeachment, US President on Thursday appeared confident as he tweeted - "We will win!". A defiant Donald Trump went on to say, "The Do Nothing, Radical Left Democrats have just announced that they are going to seek to Impeach me over NOTHING... The good thing is that the Republicans have NEVER been more united".

A major march through Paris to protest the government&rsquo;s plan to overhaul the retirement system crippled the city on Thursday.&nbsp;The national strike by the end of the day included millions of people from transport, schools, airport, medical staff and even the police. Already&nbsp;90% of the city's high-speed intercity trains have been cancelled, bus services affected and just five of the city's 16 metro lines are running.&nbsp;Air travel has been badly hit, with hundreds of flights cancelled including Air France. 6,000 police officers have been deployed onto the streets. The strike comes after the French President announced plans for a universal points-based pension system, which he says is&nbsp;essential for France to compete globally. Unions hope to force the government to make concessions.

US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the chamber will file impeachment charges against President Donald Trump. Pelosi said on Capitol Hill, that the President leaves the Congress no choice but to act because he is trying to corrupt once again the election for his own benefit. The speaker's announcement is so far the clearest signal that Democrats are moving swiftly to impeach the President before Christmas. Pelosi's statement comes a day after the first impeachment hearing in the House Judiciary Committee, on whether Trump's conduct was impeachable. The panel's next step is look into the evidence presented by the House Intelligence Committee.

One of the brightest signs of the holiday season, the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was officially lit up on Wednesday night in New York, as hundreds gathered for the annual spectacle. The tree stays in place until January 17, when it will be taken down and donated to 'Habitat for Humanity' that helps build homes for those in need. There's been a tree in Rockefeller Center since 1931 and the holiday lighting has been broadcast since 1951.

Emergency warnings have been issued for half a dozen bushfires burning across New South Wales in Australia, from the South Coast to the Queensland border, as hot winds fuelled more blazes. Bushfires have destroyed more than 400 homes since November. Sydney's east and southwest were rated as "hazardous" for air pollution while the entire coastal area of New South Wales has been given a severe fire danger rating. The crisis has put pressure on Prime Minister Scott Morrison with critics saying that Australia has not done enough to address the impact of climate change.

Huawei mounted a fresh legal challenge to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday, asking a US court to overturn a rule that bars phone carriers from using American government money to purchase their equipment. The lawsuit is Huawei's second legal challenge this year in retaliation to the US govt's efforts to reduce its market access. Huawei said the FCC's order violates the constitution, and it has no choice but to seek legal remedy. The White House has called Huawei Technologies Ltd., one of the world's biggest makers of smart phones and network gear for phone carriers, a security risk.

A day after his public spat with French president Emmanuel Macron, US president Donald Trump had a run in with Canadian PM Justin&nbsp;Trudeau. Trump vented his anger by calling Trudeau "two-faced" for his joking comments apparently on Trump. Trump's reaction came after a video showed Trudeau joking with Macron and UK PM about Trump. The US president also cancelled the press conference planned for after the NATO summit.

The Indian Air Force on Thursday said that Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria was safe, following reports of a shooting incident at the Pearl Harbor naval base in the US. A US Navy sailor killed two people before taking his own life at the military base on Wednesday. Air chief is participating in a conclave of air chiefs at Pearl Harbor, he is staying at the US air force base in Pearl Harbor, while the shooting took place at the naval base.
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NATO leaders appeared to be discussing US President Donald Trump during a reception at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday.&nbsp;Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was heard telling leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, that &ldquo;he was late because he takes a 40-minute press conference off the top." Watch the exchange!

The Pakistan government has written to the British authorities, seeking the return of ailing former prime minister Nawaz Sharif after his medical treatment in the UK.&nbsp;Sharif&nbsp;left for London on November 19 in an air ambulance for medical treatment after the Lahore High Court allowed him to travel abroad for four weeks. This after&nbsp;he was diagnosed with an immune system disorder. According to&nbsp;ARY News Islamabad has written a letter to the British government seeking handing over of Sharif to Pakistan after his medical treatment is completed in Britain.&nbsp;The three-time prime minister was sentenced to seven years in prison in a corruption case in December last year.

Sydney and its surrounding areas remained shrouded in smoke from wildfires on Wednesday.&nbsp;Temperature inversion which formed over Sydney earlier in the week trapped smoke in the region and caused considerable haze.&nbsp;There were about 25 bush and grass fires burning across New South Wales state, including a large one in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney.&nbsp; Westerly wind on Tuesday moved a lot of the smoke from that fire over Sydney.&nbsp;The fires have killed six people and destroyed dozens of homes.&nbsp;

At least 18 Indians were among the 23 people killed and over 130 injured in a horrific LPG tanker blast at a ceramic factory in Sudan. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that a 24-hour hotline is being setup for the emergency. 34 Indians who survived have been accommodated at an alternate address in the national capital. Over 50 Indian workers were working in the factory.

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