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• 'Death diver' left with horror injuries after cliff jump shares 3 things he's learned

  08-12-2025 16:44 via article.wn.com
  Vali Graham, from Newcastle in Australia, was a self-proclaimed “death diving” enthusiast who suffered a fractured skull, back, concussion and a burst ear drum in a failed world record attempt ......
  
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• Vanity Fair writer fires back at Trump administration over claims of Susie Wiles ‘hit piece’: ‘Everything is on tape’

  17-12-2025 10:55 via independent.co.uk
  
  Susie Wiles claimed in the Vanity Fair interview that Elon Musk uses ketamine and that Trump has the personality of an alcoholic
  
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• Trump to deliver prime time address after ramping up Venezuela tensions with oil tanker blockade: Latest

  17-12-2025 10:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump will address the nation at 9 pm, with Karoline Leavitt claiming he will discuss his ‘historic accomplishments over the past year’
  
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• School absences surged as Texas grappled with measles outbreak

  17-12-2025 10:47 via independent.co.uk
  
  Approximately two-thirds of measles cases have been identified among unvaccinated children
  
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• Trump admits envoy leading Ukraine peace talks ‘knew nothing about Russia’

  17-12-2025 10:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  The US president said he chose Steve Witkoff to lead negotiations as he had ‘the best personality’
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: War will ‘become global’ if Trump can’t broker peace deal, claims Belarusian leader

  17-12-2025 10:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  Officials say Trump has offered 'platinum standard' security guarantees but Moscow is expected to reject terms
  
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• Eggs recalled as dozens fall ill and 13 hospitalized in California due to salmonella

  17-12-2025 10:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  Eggs have been recalled after 63 people fell ill with salmonella, 13 of which have been hospitalized
  
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• Karoline Leavitt calls out ‘disingenuous’ Vanity Fair article after Susie Wiles’ Trump interview

  17-12-2025 10:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  Karoline Leavitt has criticised what she says is a “disingenuous” Vanity Fair article, after Chief of Staff Susie Wiles called out the publication for allegedly changing the context of her words.
  
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• World Insights: Why Chile's political pendulum has swung right

  17-12-2025 09:59 via article.wn.com
  by Cristobal Chavez Bravo SANTIAGO, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Chilean far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast won the presidential election on Sunday by tapping into public concerns over crime and the economy and pledging to form an "emergency government" supported by "disaffected voters," political observers said. Kast defeated leftist Jeannette Jara by garnering 58.16 percent of the vote, according to the latest figures released by Chile's Electoral Service. He is set to govern the country from 2026 t
  
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• Trump son-in-law Kushner abandons plans for Belgrade hotel: Serbian president

  17-12-2025 09:59 via article.wn.com
  President Aleksandar Vucic confirmed yesterday that a planned hotel development of the former Yugoslav army headquarters would not go ahead, after the investment firm linked to Donald Trump’s son-in-law pulled out. “We will now be left with a destroyed building, and it...
  
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• International Claims Commission for Ukraine launched in the Netherlands

  17-12-2025 09:59 via article.wn.com
  THE HAGUE, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- A convention setting up an International Claims Commission for Ukraine was adopted here on Tuesday. Thirty-five countries, along with the European...
  
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• China to impose anti-dumping duties on EU for five years

  17-12-2025 09:59 via article.wn.com
  China will impose anti-dumping duties on European Union pork imports for five years, but at lower rates than temporary levies in place since September, Beijing announced yesterday. The two economic powerhouses have been locked in a trade spat fuelled by what many European...
  
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• China, Singapore joint army training concludes

  17-12-2025 09:59 via article.wn.com
  SINGAPORE, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- China and Singapore concluded a joint army training on Wednesday, the latest round of a bilateral exercise that has expanded over time from conventional security...
  
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• Accused gunman in Bondi Beach shooting charged with 15 counts of murder

  17-12-2025 09:58 via article.wn.com
  An accused gunman in Sydney’s Bondi Beach massacre has been charged with 59 offenses including 15 charges of murder as hundreds of mourners gathered in Sydney to begin funerals for the victims. Two shooters slaughtered 15 people on Sunday in ......
  
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• UAE weather update: Rain and gusty winds expected today

  17-12-2025 09:57 via article.wn.com
  Slight rain, cloudy skies, and gusty winds are expected across parts of the UAE today, Wednesday, 17 December, as temperatures dip slightly.The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has forecast overcast skies and intermittent rainfall for today. Some convective...
  
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• British pop music legend reveals cancer treatment

  17-12-2025 09:57 via article.wn.com
  Cliff Richard, a revered pop music singer in the United Kingdom, revealed he has been dealing with prostate cancer. ......
  
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• Sydney’s Bondi Beach shooting: Naveed Akram, one of the gunmen, charged with 59 offences

  17-12-2025 09:54 via article.wn.com
  Bondi Beach attack:...
  
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• California bracing for the ‘Big One’? Experts weigh in as earthquake swarm hits for 4th ...

  17-12-2025 09:51 via article.wn.com
  California has been hit by an earthquake swarm for the fourth day in a row. Residents have been experiencing earthquake swarms for nearly a week, with the latest hitting on Tuesday, December 16. The US Geological Survey (USGS) reported that a quake with a 3.1-magnitude happened near San Ramon, the epicenter of the recent seismic activity, at 5.53am PT (8.53am ET). This was followed by a dozen smaller quakes ranging from 1.1 to 1.6 magnitude, according to the Daily Mail. California bracing for th
  
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• How a homeless man’s likeness ended up on display at the Vatican

  17-12-2025 09:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  The story of art and faith, and a human tragedy, caught the attention of Pope Francis
  
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• Harvard Medical School morgue manager jailed for selling body parts donated for research

  17-12-2025 09:49 via article.wn.com
  A former morgue manager at the prestigious Harvard Medical School has been sentenced to eight years in prison for stealing and selling body parts donated for scientific research, the US Justice Department has...
  
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• 10 Ways Your Christmas Tree Is More Lit Than You Think

  17-12-2025 09:46 via article.wn.com
  Christmas trees don’t do much—or do they? Conifers have a secret...
  
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• U.S. threatens to retaliate against EU tech regulation

  17-12-2025 09:45 via article.wn.com
  NEW YORK, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on Tuesday threatened to take countermeasures against the EU over what it described as the bloc's controversial regulations on service providers. "If the EU and EU Member States insist on continuing to restrict, limit, and...
  
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• Rob Reiner supposed to meet Obamas on night he died, Michelle tells Jimmy Kimmel

  17-12-2025 09:45 via article.wn.com
  Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner were found dead in their Los Angeles home on Sunday, and their son Nick has been charged with murder. ......
  
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• Murder probe as 'lovely little girl' dies at seaside home and teenage boy is arrested

  17-12-2025 09:45 via article.wn.com
  The nine-year-old girl, named locally as Aria, had only just celebrated her birthday with a party ......
  
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• Manila "firmly" rejects claims Bondi Beach gunmen trained in Philippines

  17-12-2025 09:45 via article.wn.com
  MANILA, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos has "firmly dismissed misleading claims" portraying the Philippines as a training hotspot for violent extremist groups, Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said on Wednesday. "The President strongly rejects the sweeping statement and...
  
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• Flash: Ruling on ex-S. Korean 1st lady Kim's related case to be delivered on Jan. 28, YTN reported

  17-12-2025 09:45 via article.wn.com
  Flash: Ruling on ex-S. Korean 1st lady...
  
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• Trump expands U.S. travel ban to seven more countries

  17-12-2025 09:43 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump’s administration has broadened the scope of U. S. travel restrictions by adding seven countries and Palestinian Authority travel documents to a full-entry ban that will take effect on January 1, 2026, tightening immigration and border policies that have been a cornerstone of his presidency. The expanded restrictions come as part of a wider strategy the administration says is aimed at bolstering national security and addressing deficiencies in vetting and information-
  
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• Nick Reiner was asked to leave Conan O’Brien’s party over ‘odd questions’ hours before his parents’ deaths: Latest

  17-12-2025 09:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  New details emerge about the Rob and Michele Reiner’s final hours after their son is charged with two counts of first degree homicide
  
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• Trump says will file lawsuit against BBC

  17-12-2025 09:41 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald Trump on Monday said he would be imminently filing a lawsuit against the BBC over editing of his 2021 speech to supporters before their assault on the US Capitol. “We’ll be filing that suit probably this afternoon or tomorrow...
  
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• Former Harvard morgue manager sentenced for selling body parts

  17-12-2025 09:40 via article.wn.com
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