VIDEO: Taiwan's new President Lai Ching-te in his inauguration speech calls on China to 'cease political and military intimidation' of the self-ruled island, which Beijing sees as part of its territory.

Business and Bollywood go to the polls.

India's financial capital Mumbai began voting when six-week national elections resumed on Monday, with much of the megacity's business and entertainment elite vocal in their support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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#UPDATE Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi was declared dead on Monday after rescuers found his crashed helicopter.

'The servant of the Iranian nation, Ayatollah Ebrahim Raisi has achieved the highest level of martyrdom...,' state TV said

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Forever fad.

Rubik says his cube 'reminds us why we have hands'

Millennials and Generation Z are as nuts about Rubik's Cube as their parents were, much to the amusement of its 79-year-old creator, who talked to AFP News Agency in a rare interview

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Uncertain future for thousands after deadly Brazil floods

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Lightning and lava.

Mount Ibu spews volcanic ash and lava as lightning strikes, as seen from the monitoring post in West Halmahera, North Maluku, in this photo by the Indonesian Geological Agency

#UPDATE Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader was re-elected Sunday for another four-year term, an endorsement of his handling of the economy and tough policies toward migration from Haiti

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