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A Belgian zoo shares the first images of a baby white rhino, born on the 25th of November. The young rhino and his mum, Madiba, are both doing well. IMAGES
The Zoo of Copenhagen has released footage of a baby elephant which was born last week in captivity as part of a European breeding program for Asian elephants. The mother is 16 year old Maha Kumari and the fathers name is Fahim. The name and gender of the baby elephant aren't known yet. Calves weight in beetween 70 and 90kg at birth after spending 22 months in their mothers wombs, the longest gestation in the animal kindom. Elephant births in zoos are relatively rare with a total number of 18 worldwide in 2023 IMAGES
The White House welcomes an agreement to extend a truce between Israel and Hamas by two days. "We would of course hope to see the pause extended further, and that will depend upon Hamas continuing to release hostages," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel welcomes presidents and representatives of delegations participating in the 77+China Summit taking place in the capital, Havana. IMAGES
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and US President Joe Biden meet and shake hands at the White House ahead of a bilateral meeting during Yoon’s six-day visit to the United States. IMAGES
Cuba's National Assembly votes for the island's president for the next five years. Incumbent Miguel Diaz-Canel is set to clinch a second term via the parliamentary vote as the sole candidate in a country where political opposition is illegal. IMAGES