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• DPRK welcomes return of engineers' army unit

  13-12-2025 07:19 via article.wn.com
  PYONGYANG, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Friday held a welcome ceremony for the 528th Regiment of Engineers of the Korean...
  
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• From Oil To AI Supremacy: How Saudi Crown Prince MBS Is Outplaying The US And China

  17-12-2025 21:47 via article.wn.com
  Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is leveraging Saudi Arabia’s wealth, energy and strategic location to position the kingdom as a global leader in AI, high-tech investments and defense, while balancing relations with both the United States and China. ......
  
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• Prairies Brace for Winter Blizzard With Heavy Snow, Zero Visibility

  17-12-2025 21:46 via article.wn.com
  Canada’s prairie provinces are bracing for a winter storm that is expected to bring blowing snow and limited...
  
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• G7 Foreign Ministers Condemn Conviction of Hong Kong Activist Jimmy Lai

  17-12-2025 21:46 via article.wn.com
  Canadian and other G7 foreign ministers are condemning the conviction of an outspoken Hong Kong activist after...
  
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• Don’t fall for the latest AI scams: Here’s what to know

  17-12-2025 21:46 via article.wn.com
  Spokeo reports on the rise of AI scams, detailing their forms and offering tips on how to recognize and avoid falling for them. ......
  
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• US appeals court says Trump’s National Guard deployment in DC may continue

  17-12-2025 21:45 via article.wn.com
  A federal appeals court on Wednesday cleared President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, DC, to continue for now, saying his administration was likely to prevail in a legal challenge. The unanimous opinion by three judges of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia is a win for Trump as he asserts...
  
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• Trump writes partisan plaques for predecessors in his newly installed Presidential Walk of Fame

  17-12-2025 21:45 via article.wn.com
  Months after President Donald Trump refashioned a West Wing walkway into what he calls the Presidential Walk of Fame, he has added partisan and subjective plaques to the display, deepening his fingerprints on the White House’s aesthetic and continuing his effort to bend the telling of history to his liking. From “Sleepy Joe” Biden references to painting Republican icon Ronald Reagan as a fan of a young Trump, the plaques include bombastic language written in Trumpian style. The
  
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• Man breaks world record by singing Christmas tunes for 42 hours

  17-12-2025 21:45 via article.wn.com
  "I told myself I could do this because I know I can sign for hours." ......
  
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• ‘A Different World’ Spinoff: Jasmine Guy, Kadeem Hardison, Cree Summer & Darryl M. Bell To ...

  17-12-2025 21:45 via article.wn.com
  The series follows Deborah, daughter of Dwayne and Whitney, as she starts at Hillman College. ......
  
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• Fani Willis blasts Republican-led ‘QAnon committee’ in heated hearing over collapsed Trump case

  17-12-2025 21:45 via independent.co.uk
  
  Fulton County prosecutor slams ‘dumba**’ questions from Republicans investigating her office after Trump’s last criminal case fell apart
  
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• Brazil’s Supreme Court votes to affirm Indigenous land rights in defiance of Congress

  17-12-2025 21:45 via article.wn.com
  A majority of Brazil’s Supreme Court reaffirmed protections to Indigenous land rights on Wednesday, curbing attempts by Congress to limit the recognition of reservations in a ruling likely to stoke tensions between the top court and lawmakers. Six of the 10 Supreme Court judges have voted to establish Indigenous land rights as entrenched clauses...
  
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• Trump Is Helping China Realize Its Dream of A.I. Dominance

  17-12-2025 21:44 via article.wn.com
  National security shouldn’t ever have a price. ......
  
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• This Noche Buena Dance Party Has Everything

  17-12-2025 21:44 via article.wn.com
  Noche Buena brings together Filipino communities over rich dishes and great music. This year, the celebration started early. ......
  
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• Putin derides European leaders as he insists Russia's war goals in Ukraine will be met ...

  17-12-2025 21:44 via article.wn.com
  Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia’s...
  
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• IOC says Indonesia has not met requested guarantees after denying visas to Israeli gymnasts, violating policy

  17-12-2025 21:44 via article.wn.com
  The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has aired out...
  
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• Christine Choy, Documentarian of Asian American Life, Dies at 76

  17-12-2025 21:44 via article.wn.com
  Her film “Who Killed Vincent Chin?” earned an Oscar nomination in 1988 and was inducted into the National Film Registry for its cultural significance. ......
  
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• What 'land, oil and assets' did Venezuela 'steal' from the US? Trump's Truth Social post ...

  17-12-2025 21:43 via article.wn.com
  Amid the ongoing tensions between the US and Venezuela, a Truth Social post by President Donald Trump has sparked major confusion. On Tuesday, Trump claimed that "it's time" for Venezuela to "return the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us." Government supporters participate in a protest against US President Donald Trump's order to blockade sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, in Caracas, Venezuela.(REUTERS) Trump's announcement, which came as he revea
  
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• Venezuela says oil exports continue normally despite Trump blockade

  17-12-2025 21:43 via article.wn.com
  Venezuela struck a defiant note Wednesday, insisting that its crude oil exports were not impacted by US President Donald Trump's announcement of a potentially crippling blockade. Venezuela says oil exports continue normally despite Trump blockade Trump's declaration on Tuesday marked a new escalation in his months-long campaign of military and economic pressure on Venezuela's leftist authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro. Venezuela, which has the world's largest proven oil reserves, shrugged of
  
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• UK police arrest two people for alleged 'intifada' chants

  17-12-2025 21:43 via article.wn.com
  UK police made their first arrests Wednesday since announcing officers will detain people who publicly chant pro-Palestinian calls to "globalise the intifada", in a change prompted by Australia's Bondi Beach attack. UK police arrest two people for alleged 'intifada' chants London's Metropolitan Police said two people "who shouted slogans involving calls for intifada were arrested for racially aggravated public order offences" at a pro-Palestinian demonstration in the British capital. Officers ar
  
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• Son of filmmaker Rob Reiner appears in court on charges he murdered parents

  17-12-2025 21:43 via article.wn.com
  By Steve Gorman and Jane Ross Son of filmmaker Rob Reiner appears in court on charges he murdered parents LOS ANGELES, - The younger son of Hollywood filmmaker and political luminary Rob Reiner made his first court appearance on Wednesday, charged with double murder in the stabbing deaths of his parents, but the arraignment was postponed for three weeks, and he did not enter a plea. Nick Reiner, 32, was ordered to return to Los Angeles County Superior Court for a continuation of his arraignment
  
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• Rwanda-backed M23 group says it has begun leaving seized Congo town

  17-12-2025 21:43 via article.wn.com
  KINSHASA, - Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have begun withdrawing from the eastern Congolese town of Uvira in an effort to support U.S.-backed peace efforts, their leaders said on Wednesday, promising to complete the pullout by Thursday. Rwanda-backed M23 group says it has begun leaving seized Congo town Videos shared on social media purported to show the troop movements, with combatants wearing military fatigues holding weapons and moving in a convoy at dusk. Reuters did not independently verify the
  
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• Lane V Rogers dies: What happened to OF star Blake Mitchell? Details on motorcycle crash

  17-12-2025 21:43 via article.wn.com
  Lane V Rogers, a well-known OnlyFans creator who used the name Blake Mitchell online, has died following a motorcycle crash in Southern California, TMZ reported on Wednesday, citing a statement from his family. He was 31. OnlyFans star Lane V Rogers has died(X) According to information confirmed by the Ventura County Medical Examiner, Rogers died from blunt force trauma after a collision involving his motorcycle and a...
  
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• Brazil, Mexico call for de-escalation as US ramps up pressure on Venezuela

  17-12-2025 21:43 via article.wn.com
  By Raul Cortes and Aida Pelaez-Fernandez Brazil, Mexico call for de-escalation as US ramps up pressure on Venezuela MEXICO CITY/SAO PAULO, - The presidents of Latin America's two largest countries urged restraint on Wednesday in the face of escalating actions from the United States toward regional neighbor Venezuela. U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered a blockade of all oil tankers under sanctions entering and leaving Venezuela, a move that the government of Venezuelan President Nicol
  
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• At least 7 killed, 1 missing after heavy rains in Brazil's Sao Paulo

  17-12-2025 21:43 via article.wn.com
  SAO PAULO, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- At least...
  
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• Woman injured after being kicked by real camel used in church’s Nativity performance: ‘This could’ve been deadly’

  17-12-2025 21:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  Champion Forest Baptist Church’s annual ‘Christmas Spectacular’ in Houston, Texas, attracted some 30,000 people last year, according to the establishment
  
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• Russia's paper book sales to rise by over 10 pct in 2025

  17-12-2025 21:41 via article.wn.com
  MOSCOW, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- Sales of paper books in Russia are expected to reach 107 billion to 110 billion rubles (some 1.3 billion U.S....
  
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• Israel approves natural gas deal with Egypt, Netanyahu says

  17-12-2025 21:41 via article.wn.com
  Israel has approved a deal that will supply natural gas to Egypt, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, describing it as the country's "largest ever" gas...
  
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• Trump steps up Venezuela campaign with oil tanker blockade

  17-12-2025 21:37 via article.wn.com
  First came the deadly air strikes targeting alleged Venezuelan...
  
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• The 12 ‘beefs’ of Christmas: Trump’s 2025 enemies, from Europe to MAGA

  17-12-2025 21:37 via article.wn.com
  In a year where President Donald Trump arguably made more enemies than friends, we look back at who ended up on his naughty list, with Trump’s 12 “beefs”...
  
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• Trump attends dignified transfer of National Guard soldiers killed in Syria

  17-12-2025 21:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump told reporters over the weekend that he was mourning the deaths and vowed retaliation
  
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