India to roll out biometric authentication for instant digital payments from Wednesday, sources say reut.rs/4nPIvRy reut.rs/4nPIvRy

Sluggish summer brings down forecast for tourism growth in Spain reut.rs/4h0wfeG reut.rs/4h0wfeG

Madagascar president plans 'national dialogue' as protesters declare ultimatum reut.rs/4q0sIB4 reut.rs/4q0sIB4

Nigeria eyes debut global sukuk, new loans to raise total of $2.8 billion reut.rs/48eO3QR reut.rs/48eO3QR

British prosecutors say they did 'everything possible' to bring China spy trial to court reut.rs/4nM9iP0 reut.rs/4nM9iP0

UK police arrest two over London ransomware of children's data reut.rs/48Px5sr reut.rs/48Px5sr

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that demand is up huge this year as artificial intelligence models develop further from answering simple questions to complex reasoning. Here's what else he told CNBC: cnb.cx/4gXK9y0

Dig, if you will, this starburst. This starburst galaxy in the constellation Columba (the Dove) was snapped by Hubble and helps astronomers study interactions between gas, star clusters, and supernovae in galaxies. go.nasa.gov/4pjGLkh

New US Security Strategy aligns with Russia's vision, Moscow says bbc.in/48prt7S

Falcon 9 launches 28 Starlink satellites from California

President Trump says the US will "run" Venezuela until safe transition can take place following the US capture of Maduro. Follow live updates. cnn.com/world/live-new…

WATCH: Chaos erupts as police maneuver through large crowds outside Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center where Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro is being held.

BREAKING: The U.S. won’t govern Venezuela, but will press changes through an oil blockade, Rubio says, after Trump claims of running the country. apnews.com/live/us-venezu…

Denmark urges 'respect' after Trump aide's wife posts on Greenland bbc.in/49ukZ74

FASTEN YOUR SEATBELT: Air Force One takes off en route to Joint Base Andrews as President Trump heads back to the White House after spending the holidays at Mar-a-Lago.

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