The Biden administration said it was determined to help Ukraine fight in its war against Russia, before it hands over power to president-elect Donald Trump in January.

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Trump rallied House Republicans at a Capitol Hill hotel Wednesday morning, marking his first return to Washington since the election.

The demonstration was also organised to denounce a highly controversial gala organised on Wednesday night by the Israeli far-right in Paris.

In Brussels, police used water cannons against left-wing demonstrators protesting the arrival of far-right French politician Jordan Bardella. The president of the Rassemblement National is in Brussels presenting his recently published memoir.