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• China sharpens its language on Taiwan as part of ‘longer-term’ strategy

  12-11-2025 03:25 via article.wn.com
  A series of statements, articles, photos and even a new national holiday indicate a shift in Beijing’s stance over the island, analysts say...
  
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• U.S. federal judge upholds Trump's 100,000 USD H-1B fee

  24-12-2025 07:11 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. federal judge in Washington D.C. on Tuesday ruled President Donald Trump didn't exceed his authority by imposing a 100,000-U.S.-dollar fee on the petitions for new H-1B visas, a decision that marked a win for the...
  
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• Epstein files out: Trump referenced in some newly released docs; DOJ calls claims 'untrue'

  24-12-2025 07:10 via article.wn.com
  The US Justice Department released nearly 30,000 additional pages of documents linked to Jeffrey Epstein, marking the largest disclosure yet in the long-running investigation into the late financier and convicted sex offender. The files also contained many of mentions of US President Donald Trump, although it includes an email from a prosecutor pointing out the flights that Trump took on Epstein’s private jet during the 1990s.The Department of Justice said that some material includes &ldqu
  
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• Morning Briefing: Dec. 24, 2025

  24-12-2025 07:09 via article.wn.com
  Here is a rundown of all the news you need to start your Wednesday with, including Libya’s Tripoli-based government confirming death of army chief in plane crash near Ankara, Russia calling US blockade on Venezuela "real act of aggression," and Belgium filing intervention in South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. Libya’s Tripoli-based government confirms death of army chief in plane crash near Ankara Libya’s Tripoli-based government c
  
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• Uber cleared violent felons to drive. Passengers accused them of rape

  24-12-2025 07:07 via article.wn.com
  Women who reported being...
  
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• Jill On Money: Financial resolutions for 2026

  24-12-2025 07:07 via article.wn.com
  As we look ahead to the New Year, nearly half of Americans say they are feeling financially pressured. Forty-eight percent say they are more stressed at the end of this year than they were at the start of the year ......
  
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• British man living in Australia set to be deported over neo-Nazi allegations: ‘He came here ...

  24-12-2025 07:07 via article.wn.com
  The 43-year-old...
  
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• Ukraine drone attacks target Moscow at night, spark industrial fire in Tula, Russia says

  24-12-2025 07:03 via article.wn.com
  Dec 24 - Ukrainian overnight...
  
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• Major California storm brings heavy rain, snow, evacuations

  24-12-2025 07:03 via article.wn.com
  Officials have urged people to reconsider their holiday plans in view of the storm. ......
  
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• Why object to Indian action when : Pak maulana slams Asim Munir on Afghanistan

  24-12-2025 06:58 via article.wn.com
  Why object to Indian action when....: Pak maulana slams Asim Munir on Afghanistan ......
  
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• Remove her, or will set office on fire: Global TV Bangladesh chief threatened

  24-12-2025 06:58 via article.wn.com
  Remove her, or will set office on fire: Global TV Bangladesh chief threatened ......
  
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• Osman Hadi killed by faction in Yunus government to disrupt polls: Brother

  24-12-2025 06:58 via article.wn.com
  Osman Hadi killed by faction in Yunus government to disrupt polls: Brother ......
  
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• Inside Epstein's den: Child-themed art, role-play costumes and creepy displays

  24-12-2025 06:58 via article.wn.com
  Inside Epstein's den: Child-themed art, role-play costumes and creepy displays ......
  
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• Indian-Origin Woman Found Murdered in Canada, Partner on the Run

  24-12-2025 06:58 via article.wn.com
  Indian-Origin Woman Found Murdered in Canada, Partner on the Run ......
  
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• Peterborough City Council calls in decision to sell temple site

  24-12-2025 06:56 via article.wn.com
  City councillors in Peterborough have called in the authority's decision to sell a community building housing a Hindu temple and a soup kitchen for further scrutiny. The council's cabinet last week approved the...
  
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• Putin meets with Syria’s foreign, defense ministers in Moscow

  24-12-2025 06:51 via article.wn.com
  Russian President Vladimir Putin met Tuesday with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra in Moscow, according to Syria’s official news agency SANA. The meeting addressed a range of political, military and economic...
  
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• Azerbaijan's president speaks by phone with his Iranian counterpart

  24-12-2025 06:51 via article.wn.com
  Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev held a phone call Tuesday with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian on...
  
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• Asian markets mostly advance after the S&P 500 hits record high

  24-12-2025 06:51 via article.wn.com
  Asian markets are mostly higher after the U.S. benchmark S&P 500 closed at another record high following a report that the U.S. economy grew at a 4.3% annual rate in July to September. Big gains for tech stocks pushed the ......
  
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• AI Effect on Voting Intentions Three Times Greater in Canada Than in US: Study

  24-12-2025 06:49 via article.wn.com
  Conversations between humans and AI chatbots can significantly influence voters’ decisions, with the impact in Canada potentially...
  
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• Scott Wedgewood makes 32 saves and Avalanche beat Mammoth 1-0 for 6th straight win

  24-12-2025 06:43 via article.wn.com
  The NHL-best Colorado Avalanche have...
  
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• Santi Aldama scores a career-high 37 points, with 7 3-pointers, to lead the Grizzlies past ...

  24-12-2025 06:43 via article.wn.com
  Santi Aldama made seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 37 points to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 137-128 victory over the Utah Jazz. Jaren Jackson Jr. chipped in 21 points, GG Jackson II had 18 points, and Jock Landale ......
  
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• Konecny has goal and assist to lead Flyers past Blackhawks 3-1, handing Chicago 6th straight loss

  24-12-2025 06:43 via article.wn.com
  Travis Konecny scored and added his 300th...
  
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• U.S. denies visas to EU ex-commissioner, four others over tech rules

  24-12-2025 06:42 via article.wn.com
  The U.S. State Department said it would deny visas to a former EU commissioner and four others, accusing them of seeking to "coerce" American social media platforms into censoring viewpoints ......
  
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• ‘It truly feels like a miracle’ – officer shot in head and blinded in Bondi Beach massacre reunites with famil

  24-12-2025 06:42 via article.wn.com
  A police officer shot in...
  
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• Munster’s Jack O’Donoghue: ‘I’ll enjoy Christmas whenever I retire, it’s all about rugby now’

  24-12-2025 06:41 via article.wn.com
  Munster head coach Clayton...
  
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• British man living in Australia set to be deported over neo-Nazi allegations: ‘He came here to hate’

  24-12-2025 06:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  The 43-year-old faces deportation after being charged with displaying Nazi symbols and promoting extremist ideology online
  
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• 'You got him killed': Brother of Osman Hadi makes big allegation against Yunus-led Bangladesh govt

  24-12-2025 06:39 via article.wn.com
  Brother of the assassinated Bangladeshi student leader Sharif Osman Hadi has levelled big allegations against country's Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, claiming that the killing was carried out by those in power to derail the upcoming national election. An activist holds a poster of Sharif Osman Hadi, senior leader of the student protest group Inqilab Moncho, who was shot outside a mosque in Dhaka(AFP/File) Prominent student leader and Inqilab Moncho convener Sharif Osman Hadi - who was a
  
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• ‘Warning to others’: murky death of militia leader as Kremlin reasserts control

  24-12-2025 06:39 via article.wn.com
  Reports that Stanislav Orlov was killed by Moscow security services highlights careful managing of non-state power...
  
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• Trump loomed over sport like never before in 2025. Next year he will take even more

  24-12-2025 06:39 via article.wn.com
  From the Super Bowl to UFC cards to the US Open to the Ryder Cup, the US president has turned sport into his own personal stage. There’s more to come...
  
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• NSW premier says police commissioner to decide when to use state’s new protest ban powers

  24-12-2025 06:39 via article.wn.com
  Introduced in response to the Bondi beach terror attack, the laws give police powers to ban on protests for up to three months after a terrorist event...
  
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