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1. Free shots and beer buckets in party town at centre of suspected methanol deaths

   Six foreign tourists have died after drinking contaminated alcohol in a remote Laos party town.

2. Putin says Russia will use new missile again in 'combat conditions'

   Ukraine's President Zelensky has urged a "serious response" to Moscow's use of its Oreshnik ballistic missile

3. The week of rising stakes in the Ukraine war

   Russia made its loudest threat yet of nuclear war, as Western powers bolstered Ukraine's arsenal.

4. Trump nominates Scott Bessent to lead US Treasury

   It ends what has proven to be one of the more protracted decisions for the president-elect as he assembles his team.

5. Woman wins civil rape case against Conor McGregor

   A jury found that the Irish mixed martial arts fighter assaulted Nikita Hand in a Dublin hotel in 2018.

6. Trump picks Pam Bondi as attorney general after Matt Gaetz withdraws

   Bondi, 59, is a former Florida attorney general and long-time ally of Trump.

7. No 10 indicates Netanyahu faces arrest if he enters UK

   Downing Street refuses to comment on the case but says the government will fulfil its "legal obligations".

8. COP29 overruns as poor countries seethe over climate cash

   Developing nations said a new cash offer from rich nations showed "contempt for our vulnerable people".

9. People smugglers who promoted Tripadvisor-style video reviews caught

   The smugglers offered the migrants bronze, silver, gold and platinum packages, depending on risk.

10. Biden says ICC war crimes arrest warrant 'outrageous'

    US President Joe Biden calls the issuing of warrants against Israeli officials including Benjamin Netanyahu "outrageous".