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• Federal judge blocks Whitmer from shutting down submerged Great Lakes pipeline

  18-12-2025 00:06 via article.wn.com
  A federal judge on Wednesday blocked...
  
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• Mauritania Desert Firefighters

  18-12-2025 08:19 via article.wn.com
  Plants flower in the dry desert plains of the Sahel bloom in Mbera Refugee Camp, near Bassikounou, Hodh El Chargui Region, Mauritania, Saturday Nov. 8, 2025. ......
  
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• India accelerates free trade agreements to counter US tariffs and expand exports

  18-12-2025 08:19 via article.wn.com
  India is accelerating efforts to finalize several free trade agreements to counter U.S....
  
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• Europe Russia Sabotage

  18-12-2025 08:19 via article.wn.com
  FILE - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, right, visits the sabotaged rail line near Mika, Poland, Nov. 17, 2025. ......
  
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• Dominica Saving Iguanas

  18-12-2025 08:19 via article.wn.com
  This photo provided by the Anguilla National...
  
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• 167 released Afghan detainees return home from Pakistan

  18-12-2025 08:19 via article.wn.com
  KABUL, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- A total of 167 Afghan detainees released from Pakistani prisons over the past week have safely returned...
  
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• US approves largest ever weapons spending for Taiwan

  18-12-2025 08:18 via article.wn.com
  The United States has approved its largest ever weapons package for Taiwan which is under increasing military pressure from China. ......
  
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• No school should need armed security, but that's the backdrop to antisemitism review

  18-12-2025 08:18 via article.wn.com
  The focus will turn from the threats outside the gate to those some critics say are embedded within education from a lack of Holocaust education to the harassment of Jewish students at universities. ......
  
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• US admits liability in fatal helicopter crash with American Airlines jet

  18-12-2025 08:15 via article.wn.com
  The government admitted it "owed a...
  
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• Decline in gambling transactions reflects effective measures: minister

  18-12-2025 08:15 via article.wn.com
  Jakarta (ANTARA) - Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid said the decline in online gambling transactions reflects the Indonesian government’s effective and well-targeted measures to curb the practice. Data from the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) shows a significant decrease in online gambling...
  
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• BNPB races to clear key roads in North Sumatra within three days

  18-12-2025 08:15 via article.wn.com
  Jakarta (ANTARA) - The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) aims to open landslide-blocked roads in the North Tapanuli District, North Sumatra, within three days to expedite emergency responses to flooding and landslides. Head of the BNPB Disaster Data, Information, and Communication Center Abdul Muhari emphasized that accelerating the reopening of access remains the top priority to ensure the optimal flow of logistics,...
  
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• BNPB begins building temporary housing for flood victims in Aceh

  18-12-2025 08:15 via article.wn.com
  Banda Aceh (ANTARA) - The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) announced the commencement of temporary housing for flood victims in Aceh Province. The Head of the BNPB Disaster Data, Information, and Communication Center, Abdul Muhari, on Wednesday (December 17), informed that the temporary housing construction is located in Tangse, Pidie District. "Construction of temporary housing in Pidie District has...
  
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• Thursday news quiz: AI mishaps, fan fury and a tiny baby hippo

  18-12-2025 08:12 via article.wn.com
  Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare?...
  
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• ‘Protests had nothing to do with the attacks’: activists condemn premier’s plan to restrict rallies ...

  18-12-2025 08:12 via article.wn.com
  Pro-Palestine activists, some Jewish groups and civil liberty campaigners criticise NSW Labor for ‘eroding our democratic freedoms’...
  
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• Morocco accused of ‘horrific’ abuse of detained gen Z protesters

  18-12-2025 08:12 via article.wn.com
  As country prepares to host Africa Cup of Nations, families and rights groups tell of police brutality, with hundreds still held...
  
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• Melania Trump drops new trailer for her $40M Amazon documentary: ‘The grift continues’

  18-12-2025 08:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘First movie to sell 0 tickets,’ one Internet user joked
  
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• Protesters march to Indian High Commission in Dhaka against Hasina’s stay in India

  18-12-2025 08:07 via article.wn.com
  Dhaka: A protest march towards the Indian Indian High Commission was taken out in Dhaka to demand the return of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and others who fled during and after last...
  
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• Australia to tighten hate speech laws after Bondi Beach terror attack

  18-12-2025 08:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  PM Albanese acknowledges government could have done more to combat antisemitism before Sunday’s tragedy
  
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• Room 315, fast food: What Bondi terrorists did in Philippines hotel for a month

  18-12-2025 08:06 via article.wn.com
  Room 315, fast food: What Bondi terrorists did in Philippines hotel for a month ......
  
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• "Melania": US First Lady's Amazon Documentary Will Release In January

  18-12-2025 08:06 via article.wn.com
  US First Lady Melania Trump made a rare foray onto center stage Wednesday with the first trailer for her Amazon documentary -- fixing the camera with an unflinching gaze and summing up her husband's... ......
  
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• How Trump's Policy For Prescription Drugs Could Reshape Trade With India

  18-12-2025 08:06 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald Trump's announcement of sweeping prescription drug price cuts under a "Most Favoured Nation" policy has put India's pharmaceutical industry in focus. ......
  
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• UAE Weather: Heavy Rains and Hail Batter Country as Winter Arrives

  18-12-2025 08:03 via article.wn.com
  Dubai: The UAE has been hit by a spell of unstable weather, with residents waking up to hail, heavy rains, and overcast skies across parts of the country. The eastern areas, including Ras Al Khaimah, Umm Al Quwain, and Khor Fakkan, have been worst affected, with flowing...
  
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• Three dead, cargo ship catches fire in drone attacks on Russia's Rostov region

  18-12-2025 08:03 via article.wn.com
  MOSCOW, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Three people,...
  
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• NSW Announces Up to $75,000 for Bondi Attack Victims’ Families

  18-12-2025 08:01 via article.wn.com
  The New South Wales (NSW) government has announced payments of up to $75,000 (US$49,500) for the families of the victims...
  
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• ‘At the Worst of Times, We See the Best of the Australian Character’: Albanese at ...

  18-12-2025 08:01 via article.wn.com
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese addressed a multi-faith memorial in front of St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney on Dec....
  
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• Alleged Bondi shooters holed up in hotel for most of Philippines visit

  18-12-2025 08:01 via article.wn.com
  The father-and-son duo alleged to have gunned down 15 people on Australia...
  
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• Rob and Michele Reiner’s cause of death revealed by medical examiner

  18-12-2025 07:58 via article.wn.com
  Initial findings determine manner of death to be ‘homicide’...
  
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• European markets set to open lower ahead of central bank bonanza

  18-12-2025 07:58 via article.wn.com
  European stocks are expected to open in negative territory on Thursday as traders prepare for central bank decisions today. ......
  
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• China says Delhi should copy Beijing to end its winter smog crisis. Is it really ...

  18-12-2025 07:58 via article.wn.com
  While Beijing’s clean-air campaign was...
  
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• ISS further expands multi-country contract with financial services company

  18-12-2025 07:57 via article.wn.com
  Copenhagen , Dec. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The partnership now spans six European countries. The contract expansion has a five-year duration and will ramp up gradually during Q1 2026. ......
  
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