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• A Canadian officer working in military intelligence charged with spying for a foreign entity

  12-12-2025 02:42 via article.wn.com
  OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A Canadian officer working in military intelligence has been arrested and charged with passing classified information...
  
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• Trump says his coveted arch is his ‘primary’ focus — not bringing down soaring costs

  15-12-2025 15:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  Massive arch would be constructed on a roundabout opposite the Lincoln Memorial in Virginia
  
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• Court battle over California’s new congressional map begins in Trump admin vs Newsom redistricting showdown

  15-12-2025 15:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  House Democrats need to gain just a handful of seats next year to take control of the chamber, which would imperil Trump’s agenda for the remainder of his term
  
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• Erika Kirk privately meets with Candace Owens amid MAGA feud over Charlie Kirk assassination conspiracies

  15-12-2025 15:47 via independent.co.uk
  
  The one-on-one summit comes as Candace Owens has pushed increasingly wild claims about Charlie Kirk’s death, sparking a growing split within the MAGA media universe
  
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• Brown University shooting latest: Officials admit manhunt for double killer could take ‘some time’ after initial suspect cleared

  15-12-2025 15:47 via independent.co.uk
  
  Police release ‘person of interest’ more than 24 hours after mass shooting at Rhode Island Ivy League school with suspect on the loose
  
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• Everything we know about Bondi Beach shooting suspects Naveed and Sajid Akram

  15-12-2025 15:40 via independent.co.uk
  
  Australian police believe father and son inspired by Islamic extremism were behind attack at Hanukkah event
  
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• ‘I went down to save lives’: Hero fruit seller who tackled terrorist thought he was going to die

  15-12-2025 15:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  Father-of-two, who moved to Sydney from Syria in 2006, has been hailed as a hero
  
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• 'We are angry': Louvre Museum closed as workers strike

  15-12-2025 15:22 via article.wn.com
  The Louvre closed its doors to thousands of disappointed visitors on Monday as staff launched a rolling strike to protest working conditions at the Paris landmark, two months after a shocking robbery. ......
  
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• US-Ukrainian talks resume in Berlin with territorial stakes unresolved

  15-12-2025 15:22 via article.wn.com
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pushed on with high-stakes talks in Berlin on Monday with US President Donald Trump's envoys aimed at ending the war with Russia, but thorny territorial questions remained unresolved. ......
  
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• UK pop star Cliff Richard reveals prostate cancer treatment

  15-12-2025 15:22 via article.wn.com
  UK pop star Cliff Richard revealed Monday that he has been treated for prostate cancer over the past year, but said the disease has been successfully treated. ......
  
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• Stocks diverge ahead of central bank calls, US data

  15-12-2025 15:22 via article.wn.com
  Stock markets diverged Monday at the start of a week filled with economic data and central bank decisions, following a tech sell-off on Wall Street. ......
  
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• Small firms join charge to boost Europe's weapon supplies

  15-12-2025 15:22 via article.wn.com
  European nations have committed themselves to huge hikes in spending on weapons, with giant defence firms reaping the early rewards -- but the signs are that smaller companies and investors are now beginning to mobilise. ......
  
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• Showdown looms as EU-Mercosur deal nears finish line

  15-12-2025 15:22 via article.wn.com
  Brussels and Berlin insisted Monday the EU's vast proposed trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur must get over the finish line by year end -- despite a last-ditch French push to derail its signing. ......
  
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• Serbian minister indicted over Kushner-linked hotel plan

  15-12-2025 15:22 via article.wn.com
  Serbian prosecutors indicted the country's culture minister and three others on Monday over "alleged illegalities" in the approval process of a hotel project linked to US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner. ......
  
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• Mariah Carey to headline Winter Olympics opening ceremony

  15-12-2025 15:22 via article.wn.com
  US pop star Mariah Carey will sing at the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina winter Olympics on February 6, organisers announced on Monday. ......
  
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• Indonesia to revoke 22 forestry permits after deadly floods

  15-12-2025 15:22 via article.wn.com
  Indonesia will revoke more than 20 forestry permits across the country, the forestry minister said Monday, after deadly floods and landslides devastated parts of the northwestern island of Sumatra. ......
  
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• German shipyard, rescued by the state, gets mega deal

  15-12-2025 15:22 via article.wn.com
  German shipyard Meyer Werft has received a mega order worth up to 10 billion euros ($11.7 billion), officials said Monday, a boost for the shipbuilder after a state rescue last year. ......
  
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• Flash flood kills dozens in Morocco town

  15-12-2025 15:22 via article.wn.com
  A flash flood in a Moroccan coastal town killed at least 37, local officials said Monday, as search and rescue operations continued. ......
  
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• Farmers and politics threaten to put EU's free-trade deal with South America on ice

  15-12-2025 15:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  France is creating a last-minute hurdle for a major trade deal between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc
  
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• Eurovision 2026 will feature 35 countries: organisers

  15-12-2025 15:22 via article.wn.com
  Some 35 countries will compete in next year's Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, organisers said Monday, despite five countries boycotting over Israel's participation in the glitzy annual extravaganza. ......
  
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• Driver behind Liverpool football parade 'horror' warned of long jail term

  15-12-2025 15:22 via article.wn.com
  A driver who unleashed road rage horror on fans celebrating Liverpool's Premier League victory, injuring over 100 people by ploughing into them with his car, broke down Monday at his sentencing hearing. ......
  
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• Cambodia says Thailand bombs province home to Angkor temples

  15-12-2025 15:22 via article.wn.com
  Cambodia accused Thailand on Monday of striking deep inside its territory, bombing the province that is home to the centuries-old Angkor temples -- the country's top tourist draw -- for the first time in a reignited border conflict. ......
  
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• Australia to toughen gun laws as it mourns deadly Bondi attack

  15-12-2025 15:22 via article.wn.com
  Australia's leaders agreed Monday to toughen gun laws after attackers killed 15 people at a Jewish festival on Bondi Beach, the worst mass shooting in decades decried as antisemitic "terrorism" by authorities. ......
  
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• What is lumpy skin disease for cattle and why are French farmers angry?

  15-12-2025 15:21 via article.wn.com
  French farmers are protesting...
  
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• Special ASEAN FM Meeting postponed: Malaysian PM

  15-12-2025 15:21 via article.wn.com
  KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Special ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting to assess the latest developments in the border tensions between Cambodia and Thailand has been postponed, Malaysian...
  
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• UPM Launches World’s First Bio-Based, NIR-Detectable, Carbon-Negative Black Pigment for Premium Packaging

  15-12-2025 15:19 via article.wn.com
  UPM has announced the launch...
  
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• Latest round of talks between Ukraine, US conclude as Trump seeks swift peace

  15-12-2025 15:19 via article.wn.com
  The latest round of talks between...
  
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• Iran hosts regional talks on Afghanistan, but Kabul stays away

  15-12-2025 15:19 via article.wn.com
  A regional meeting hosted by Iran on...
  
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• Tragic Flash Flood: Dozens Dead in Morocco's Safi Town Disaster

  15-12-2025 15:18 via article.wn.com
  Safi: A flash flood in a Moroccan coastal town killed at least 37, local officials said Monday, as search and rescue operations continued. Drought-hit Morocco often faces severe weather, but Sunday’s flooding in Safi is already the deadliest such disaster in at least a decade. A muddy torrent swept cars and bins from the streets...
  
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• This Hanukkah, We Need the Light of Hope

  15-12-2025 15:18 via article.wn.com
  We must not succumb to the darkness of hate and fear. ......
  
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