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Donald Trump surrendered to authorities at a jail in Atlanta, Georgia.

He was booked on 13 state felony charges in connection with his effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Mr. Trump denies wrongdoing. He had a mugshot taken, his first, and was fingerprinted, then left the jail to return to New Jersey.

In his indictment, his fourth in five months, he was charged alongside 18 co-defendants.

At least 10 have turned themselves in so far, the others must do so by Friday and midday.

Vladimir Putin sent condolences to the families of the 10 people killed in a private jet crash outside Moscow on Wednesday.

They included Yevgeny Pregozion, head of the mercenary Wagner group.

In a televised speech, Mr. Putin said Mr. Pregozion was a, quote, talented businessman, and that the crash would be investigated.

Some Western officials think an explosion aboard the plane may be responsible according to reports.

The BRICS said that six new countries, Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, would join the block at the beginning of 2024.

Cyril Ramaposa, South Africa's president, held the, quote, first phase of the expansion process for the group, which held its 15th summit this week in Johannesburg.

More than 40 countries have expressed interest in joining, according to South African officials.

Norway said it would provide Ukraine with F-16s, making it the third country to do so after Denmark and the Netherlands.

After a meeting with Mr. Zelensky on Thursday, Jonas Garstore, Norway's prime minister, said that he would also provide the country with anti-aircraft missiles.

Ukraine has been asking for the fighter jets since the beginning of the war in February 2022.

Turkey's central bank raised interest rates by 7.5 percentage points to 25%, significantly more than expected.

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