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• Joseph Verner Reed Jr., Protocol Chief Who Presided Over Colorful Gaffe, Dies at 78

  05-10-2016 05:35 via article.wn.com
  
  While under President George Bush, Mr. Reed was part of ‘the talking hat’ affair, a slip-up that entered the annals of diplomatic history. ......
  
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• World Cup match schedule to come into focus as draw begins at Kennedy Center

  05-12-2025 17:57 via article.wn.com
  By RONALD BLUM, HOWARD FENDRICH and NOAH TRISTER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The 2026 World Cup draw will begin Friday with a wintry feel as snow fell outside the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 189 days ahead of an expanded 48-nation tournament. Related Articles A supersized World Cup field begins taking...
  
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• Lebanon tells a UN team the country will need a back-up force once peacekeepers’ term ends

  05-12-2025 17:57 via article.wn.com
  The Lebanese prime minister on...
  
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• ICC prosecutor says Putin warrant won’t disappear even if Ukraine peace talks are successful

  05-12-2025 17:57 via article.wn.com
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• Russia and India’s Complicated Relationship Hinges on Oil

  05-12-2025 17:56 via article.wn.com
  The two countries’ reliance on each other in the energy sector is coming under strain. ......
  
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• African penguins face mass starvation: study

  05-12-2025 17:56 via article.wn.com
  CAPE TOWN, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Endangered African penguins living off the coast of South Africa have likely starved to death in large numbers due to severe food shortages, according to a new study. The study, conducted by an international team of researchers from the South African Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment and the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom, was published on...
  
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• Zohran Mamdani to Labubu to Louvre: America\u2019s most mispronounced words of 2025

  05-12-2025 17:55 via article.wn.com
  Labubu , the cult collectible toy that...
  
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• Webcam shows moment woman left to freeze on Austria's biggest mountain before boyfriend charged

  05-12-2025 17:55 via article.wn.com
  Her boyfriend, 36, went down to get help but he was considered the responsible guide and has been charged with manslaughter. ......
  
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• Irish hero saves woman from being strangled in France

  05-12-2025 17:55 via article.wn.com
  Eoin Campbell was so badly injured in the incident that he lost €6,000 in earnings ......
  
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• Trump warns of threat to western ‘civilization’ from mass migration in new security plan: ‘Destabilizing population flows’

  05-12-2025 17:54 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Trump Administration’s national security plan blames migration into Europe for everything from censorship to low birthrates
  
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• Teen found asphyxiated under bed on cruise ship, was sharing room with stepbrother: Filing

  05-12-2025 17:54 via article.wn.com
  A Florida cheerleader was found asphyxiated under a bed on a Carnival Cruise ship inside a room she was sharing with her stepbrother, according to a new legal filing in a separate case. Anna Kepner, 18, died on the Carnival Horizon cruise ship on Nov. 7 while on vacation with her family. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are WATCH HERE The cruise ship returned to PortMiami the next day, as was planned, Carnival said in a statement at the time, which added that the...
  
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• 2026 FIFA World Cup draw underway for first ever 48-team tournament

  05-12-2025 17:54 via article.wn.com
  The stage is almost set for the biggest spectacle in soccer. The 2026 FIFA World Cup draw is being held Friday at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., to map out the groups for an unprecedented tournament. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are WATCH HERE Next summer's event will be the first ever 48-team World Cup, with those nations being broken up into 12 groups of four. From there, 104 matches will be played at 16 venues across the U.S., Canada and Mexico to determine a World Cup c
  
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• U.S. envoy Kushner asked to meet France's Sarkozy in jail, court says

  05-12-2025 17:51 via article.wn.com
  PARIS, Dec 5 - Charles Kushner, the...
  
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• Trump administration says Europe risks 'civilisational erasure', drawing outcry

  05-12-2025 17:51 via article.wn.com
  BERLIN, Dec 5 - Europe faces...
  
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• Tanzania's police says any December 9 protests would be illegal

  05-12-2025 17:51 via article.wn.com
  DAR ES SALAAM, Dec 5 - Tanzania's...
  
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• Sea-floor animals decrease nearly 40 per cent in deep-sea mining zone, study shows

  05-12-2025 17:51 via article.wn.com
  The study probed the effect of the emerging industry’s impact on biodiversity. ......
  
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• Putin arrest warrant will stand even if US-led peace talks agree Ukraine amnesty, ICC prosecutors say

  05-12-2025 17:51 via article.wn.com
  THE HAGUE, Dec 5 - International...
  
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• Lebanese president, Hezbollah split over expanded talks with Israel

  05-12-2025 17:51 via article.wn.com
  BEIRUT, Dec 5 - Lebanon's president on...
  
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• Irish police investigate ‘military style’ drones seen as Ukraine’s Zelensky landed in Dublin

  05-12-2025 17:51 via article.wn.com
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• France investigates reports of drones over nuclear sub base

  05-12-2025 17:51 via article.wn.com
  PARIS, Dec 5 - French prosecutors are...
  
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• Fire forces 169 passengers to evacuate plane at Brazil airport

  05-12-2025 17:51 via article.wn.com
  Videos circulating on social media show flames near the underside of the aircraft and thick smoke. ......
  
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• Inside the world of Reform’s mystery money man

  05-12-2025 17:50 via article.wn.com
  Nigel Farage keeps eclectic company. Reform is not a party of slick spin doctors or career politicians. Instead, it is staffed by people like George Cottrell, the minor aristocrat and former convict, who acts as Farage’s fixer. He is, according to Farage, ‘like a son to me’. I’m told that Cottrell is often seen in the Reform offices in Millbank helping the party, although he is still described by party staff as a simple ‘unpaid volunteer’.Cottrell, 31, has alw
  
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• Trump has adopted racist conspiracy theories in his extraordinary attack on Europe

  05-12-2025 17:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump’s new blueprint for international policy is racist and claims that Europe faces ‘civilization erasure’ in a boost to far right and conspiracy theorists, says world affairs editor Sam Kiley
  
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• New York’s empty office blocks being transformed into 12,000 new apartments

  05-12-2025 17:47 via independent.co.uk
  
  New York City office buildings that were originally used by firms such as Goldman Sachs are being transformed into luxury apartments
  
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• Exiled Assad allies in Russia plot Syrian uprising: Report

  05-12-2025 17:47 via article.wn.com
  Exiled members of Bashar Assad’s former inner circle are quietly rebuilding networks, funding fighters, and positioning themselves for a potential return to influence in post-war S ......
  
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• 1 in 3 Muslims in France face rising religious discrimination

  05-12-2025 17:47 via article.wn.com
  Religious discrimination is on the rise in France, with one in three Muslims reporting they have faced it, according to findings released Thursday by the nation’s rights ombudswoma ......
  
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• NJPW World Tag League 2025 night 11 results, updated standings

  05-12-2025 17:46 via article.wn.com
  As World Tag League 2025 winds down, there isn’t a ton of clarity at the top of the A Block standings. Four teams are tied for the A Block lead after Friday’s show in Osaka. Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI, Yota ......
  
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• Exclusive-U.S. envoy Kushner asked to meet France's Sarkozy in jail, court says

  05-12-2025 17:46 via article.wn.com
  PARIS, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Charles Kushner,...
  
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• Not all babies need a hepatitis B shot at birth, US vaccine advisers say

  05-12-2025 17:44 via article.wn.com
  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s committee voted to recommend the birth dose only for babies whose mothers test positive, and in cases where the mom wasn’t tested. ......
  
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• Holiday Magic in Chicago

  05-12-2025 17:44 via article.wn.com
  Chicago in December feels like a movie set: lights strung across Michigan Avenue, rink-side views under the skyline, and cozy indoor escapes after a day in the cold. For many travelers, the holiday story begins or ends at O’Hare, and ......
  
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