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US strikes on three vessels in eastern Pacific kill eight: US military
US military strikes on three alleged narco-trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific killed eight people on Monday, part of a broader campaign since September that has destroyed at least 26 vessels and left at least 95 dead.
Dec 16, 2025
10-year-old girl, Holocaust survivors among Bondi Beach...
10-year-old girl, Holocaust survivors among Bondi Beach...
Dec 16, 2025
Trump sues BBC for defamation over Panorama speech edit
Trump sues BBC for defamation over Panorama speech edit
Dec 16, 2025
Louvre Museum closed as workers strike
Louvre Museum closed as workers strike
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ACC U-19: Nepal posts 131-run victory target for Bangladesh
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Ukraine resists US pressure to cede Donbas
Ukraine resists US pressure to cede Donbas
Kyiv is pushing back against Washington's demand that it pull troops from the two regions collectively known as Donbas, which Russia has been unable to capture since invading in February 2022.
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Small firms join charge to boost Europe's weapon supplies
Small firms join charge to boost Europe's weapon supplies
European countries spent 343 billion euros ($403 billion) on defence last year, a tenth consecutive annual increase, which is set to rise to 381 billion euros this year, according to the European Defence Agency.
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France returns smuggled dinosaur skeleton to Mongolia
France returns smuggled dinosaur skeleton to Mongolia
France on Monday handed over a 70-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton to Mongolia, which was looted from the Gobi Desert and seized by French customs.
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South Korea raids religious group's headquarters over bribery case
South Korea raids religious group's headquarters over briber...
The church, known for its mass weddings, is at the centre of a mounting scandal in South Korea over alleged payments to lawmakers from both ruling and opposition parties.
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China sanctions retired Japan general over Taiwan 'collusion'
China sanctions retired Japan general over Taiwan 'collusion...
Shigeru Iwasaki, who was chief of staff of the Japanese Self Defense Forces Joint Staff from 2012 to 2014, was named as an advisor to Taiwan's government in March, according to Taiwanese media.
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Father and son gunmen kill 15 at Jewish festival on Australia's Bondi Beach
Father and son gunmen kill 15 at Jewish festival on Australi...
Authorities identifed father and son behind deadly shooting spree at a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach that killed 15 people and wounded dozens
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Rabbi and Holocaust survivor among victims of Bondi Beach shootings
Rabbi and Holocaust survivor among victims of Bondi Beach sh...
A father-and-son duo opened fire as crowds gathered at Sydney's world-famous Bondi Beach on Sunday evening to mark the start of the Hanukkah holiday.
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Christmas fireworks falsely blamed on 'Islamists' after Australia shooting
Christmas fireworks falsely blamed on 'Islamists' after Aust...
The footage is among several threads of misinformation that have emerged online in the aftermath of Sunday's shooting at Australia's most famous surf beach, which authorities have labelled as an anti-Semitic terrorist attack on a Jewish festival.
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Hamas says weapons are 'legitimate right', open to proposals that preserve it
Hamas says weapons are 'legitimate right', open to proposals...
"Resistance and its weapons are a legitimate right guaranteed by international law and are linked to the establishment of a Palestinian state," said al-Hayya in a televised address on the militant group's Al-Aqsa TV.a
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Israeli leaders condemn Sydney shooting, accuse Canberra of allowing antisemitism
Israeli leaders condemn Sydney shooting, accuse Canberra of...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Canberra of having fuelled antisemitism in the period leading up to the shooting.
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