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• Europe at risk for 'civilizational erasure,' US security report says

  05-12-2025 20:03 via article.wn.com
  Trump Admin unveils 28-point plan to end Russia-Ukraine war The Trump Administration unveiled a preliminary 28-point peace plan for Russia and Ukraine with territorial concessions and NATO restrictions BERLIN – Europe faces "civilizational erasure" and must change course to remain a reliable ally for the United States, according to a U.S. National Security Strategy posted on the White House website. The document was the latest in a series of statements by U.S. officials and policymakers th
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin risks fresh Trump row by pledging to supply ‘uninterrupted fuel’ to India

  06-12-2025 08:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump says he does not know what Kremlin is doing after peace talks in Moscow yield very little
  
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• Trump DoJ ‘immediately’ stops enforcing prison rape protections for trans and intersex people, according to leaked memo

  06-12-2025 08:13 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Department of Justice instructed prison auditors across the country to simply stop assessing whether facilities are violating laws designed to shield LGBT+ prisoners from sexual abuse
  
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• Mexican composer turns fire and ritual into a musical journey of renewal

  06-12-2025 08:08 via article.wn.com
  Mexican composer María Leonora relies...
  
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• FIFA World Cup: Groups unveiled, full schedule to be announced

  06-12-2025 08:08 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON — For the first time in 30 years, the U.S. will be hosting, at least in part, the FIFA World Cup and all eyes are on Washington, D.C. as the teams and venues are announced. Read more trending news The 2026 World Cup draw is being held at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts,had with the leaders of the U.S., Mexico and Canada taking part as the co-host nations for the tournament. President Donald Trump was joined at the event by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum a
  
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• U.S. CDC's advisory committee votes to drop universal Hepatitis B birth-dose recommendation

  06-12-2025 08:05 via article.wn.com
  LOS ANGELES, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted on Friday to end the long-standing recommendation that all newborns receive a Hepatitis B vaccine dose shortly after birth. The committee voted 8-3 in favor of removing the universal birth-dose...
  
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• UK imposes first domestic terror sanctions on Sikh businessman; cites alleged Babar Khalsa links

  06-12-2025 08:04 via article.wn.com
  The UK government has imposed sanctions on a British Sikh businessman and a group linked to him in the first use of its new Domestic Counter-Terrorism Regime aimed at cutting off funding to the pro-Khalistan militant outfit Babbar Khalsa.Gurpreet Singh Rehal, associated with the Panjab Warriors sports investment firm, has been hit with an asset freeze and a director disqualification after being suspected of ties to organisations involved in terrorism in India, the UK...
  
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• UN raises safety concerns after Chornobyl shield damage

  06-12-2025 08:01 via article.wn.com
  UN raises safety concerns after Chornobyl shield damage The UN nuclear watchdog has sounded alarm over the structural damage found at Chornobyl nuclear plant in war-ravaged Ukraine. In a recent assessment performed by the International Atomic Energy Agency, a...
  
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• UAE, Saudi Arabia reject Israel statements on one-way Rafah crossing

  06-12-2025 07:58 via article.wn.com
  On the night of December 5, the Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia, joined by their counterparts from Egypt, Jordan, the UAE, Indonesia, Pakistan, Türkiye, and Qatar, voiced serious concern over Israeli statements proposing the one-way opening of the Rafah crossing, aimed at relocating Gaza Strip residents into Egypt, on the night of December 5. The statement highlighted that...
  
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• Sweden’s mining industry is threatening the Indigenous Sami people’s way of life

  06-12-2025 07:51 via article.wn.com
  Georgia de Leeuw, Lund University “There is so much intrusion from all sides and corners,” , reacting to a government decision to grant a mining permit in Gállok in the Sápmi region in Sweden’s far north. Sápmi is the communal land of the Indigenous Sami people. Their land ranges through northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. This particular reindeer herding community in Sápmi has already been affected by expansion of huge levels of in
  
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• Bombed Chornobyl shelter no longer blocks radiation and needs major repair – IAEA

  06-12-2025 07:50 via article.wn.com
  Drone attack that Ukraine blamed on Russia blew hole in painstakingly erected €1.5bn shield meant to allow for final clean-up of 1986 meltdown site...
  
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• ‘Bloodshed was supposed to stop’: no sign of normal life as Gaza’s killing and misery ...

  06-12-2025 07:50 via article.wn.com
  The term ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion life is returning to normal’ for Palestinians squeezed into the remaining 42% of their land behind Israel’s ‘yellow line’...
  
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• Eurovision reels from boycotts over Israel

  06-12-2025 07:48 via article.wn.com
  The boycotts already announced...
  
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• Urgent: 4 killed, 4 injured as clash erupts on Afghan-Pakistan borders: Afghan media

  06-12-2025 07:47 via article.wn.com
  KABUL, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Four Afghan...
  
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• Tragedy strikes French territory as car ploughs through Christmas event in Guadeloupe, 10 dead

  06-12-2025 07:47 via article.wn.com
  The incident took place on Friday...
  
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• Economic Watch: Takaichi's bold fiscal push hard to resolve Japan's economic woes

  06-12-2025 07:47 via article.wn.com
  by Xinhua Writer Wang Nan TOKYO, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who advocates a "responsible and proactive fiscal policy," recently pushed the Cabinet to approve a draft 18.3 trillion yen (117 billion U.S. dollars) supplementary budget for 2025 fiscal year to fund her massive economic package, yet Japan's deep-seated economic strains remain unresolved. With the yen sliding, government debt piling up and inflation running high, Japanese media outlets and experts argued
  
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• National Guard member who survived D.C. attack ‘slowly healing,' West Virginia governor says

  06-12-2025 07:43 via article.wn.com
  Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, the National Guard member who survived last month's deadly attack near the White House, is "slowly healing," West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Friday. His colleague, Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, was killed in the shooting the day before Thanksgiving when a suspect opened fire on a Washington, D.C., street. The guard...
  
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• New: Man City & United face paying MORE than £100m for “phenomenal” Premier League star

  06-12-2025 07:40 via article.wn.com
  Manchester City and Manchester United are both pursuing a summer transfer window move for Elliot Anderson, but Nottingham Forest’s asking price is expected to rise. The England international, who has been earning rave reviews in recent times, including being called “phenomenal” by Three Lions teammate Reece James, has been talked up as potentially a £100m player already. However, the latest from Football Insider is that Forest could even raise his asking price further by
  
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• Deal confirmed just hours after report of Arsenal talks to sign Chelsea target

  06-12-2025 07:40 via article.wn.com
  Arsenal and Chelsea have both been strongly linked with a transfer interest in Lille midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi, who has just signed a new contract with the Ligue 1 club. The highly-rated 18-year-old midfielder is emerging as one of the most exciting young talents in Europe at the moment, having already amassed over 70 first-team appearances for Lille. As reported earlier this week, Chelsea are making Bouaddi a top target as they look to continue to strengthen with the best young players from...
  
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• Only because of Sikh surname: Canada border officer Sandeep Singh Sidhu sues India for calling him 'Khali

  06-12-2025 07:34 via article.wn.com
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• Trump DoJ ‘immediately’ suspends prison rape protections for trans and intersex people, according to leaked memo

  06-12-2025 07:31 via independent.co.uk
  
  Civil rights advocates described the changes as a government ‘endorsement’ of sexual abuse against LGBT+ prisoners
  
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• Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee opens patient tower after three-year expansion

  06-12-2025 07:31 via article.wn.com
  In addition to more clinical space and larger patient rooms, the expansion brings upgraded infrastructure and advanced clinical technology, as well as a new main entrance and chapel. ......
  
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• Cyclone Ditwah: Indian envoy meets Sri Lanka corporate leaders

  06-12-2025 07:31 via article.wn.com
  Colombo: Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha on Saturday met Sri Lankan corporate leaders and reiterated India’s continued support for the cyclone-hit island nation, where the disaster has claimed over 600 lives so far. Jha’s meeting with the corporate leaders associated with the ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka Fund’ came as Sri Lanka has been grappling with widespread flooding, landslides and severe infrastructure collapse following Cyclone Ditwah. As many as 607 people have died
  
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• U.S. becomes major source of gun violence in Caribbean: report

  06-12-2025 07:29 via article.wn.com
  MEXICO CITY, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- The United States has become a major source of high-level firearm-related violence plaguing the Caribbean region, according to a recent report jointly released by multiple regional and international organizations. The region's violence-related activities are on the rise, including...
  
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• WHO chief upbeat on missing piece of pandemic treaty

  06-12-2025 07:28 via article.wn.com
  The World Health Organization...
  
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• Who is Flavio Bolsonaro? Brazil's jailed ex-president Jair Bolsonaro chooses son as political heir ahead ...

  06-12-2025 07:19 via article.wn.com
  Flavio Bolsonaro has been chosen by his...
  
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• U.S., Ukrainian negotiators meet in Miami: report

  06-12-2025 07:17 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators held the second day of talks in Miami, the U.S. state of Florida, continuing discussions on the U.S.-proposed peace plan for...
  
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• U.S., Ukraine agree on security framework: state department

  06-12-2025 07:17 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Department of State said on Friday that U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators met over two days and agreed on the framework of security arrangements. "Over two days, Special Envoy for Peace Steven Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with...
  
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• Bush fire destroys multiple homes in Australian state of New South Wales

  06-12-2025 07:11 via article.wn.com
  SYDNEY, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- New South Wales Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS), the lead combat agency for bush fires in the Australian state of NSW, confirmed that multiple homes have been destroyed by fire, the Australian...
  
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• Afghan authorities say four civilians killed in Pakistan border clash

  06-12-2025 07:10 via article.wn.com
  An overnight exchange of fire at a main Pakistan-Afghanistan border...
  
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