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• Lithuania’s Vilnius airport shut over suspected balloon airspace disruption

  06-12-2025 18:51 via article.wn.com
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kremlin demands ‘radical changes’ to peace plans despite US optimism

  07-12-2025 13:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  While Trump’s team met with Ukrainian officials in Florida, Russia launched one of its biggest aerial attacks on Ukraine in months
  
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• Soldiers take control of state TV amid coup attempt in Benin

  07-12-2025 12:43 via article.wn.com
  A group of soldiers in the west African nation of Benin claimed on national television to have seized power, though the government said forces loyal to President Patrice Talon were working to foil the coup plot. The move was latest threat to democratic norms in the region, coming after a coup in Guinea-Bissau last month marked the ninth in west...
  
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• Iran says to hold new round of political consultations with Egypt

  07-12-2025 12:43 via article.wn.com
  TEHRAN, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Iran and Egypt have agreed to hold a fresh round of bilateral political consultations soon, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Sunday. Speaking at his weekly press conference in Tehran, Baghaei said the agreement was reached during a phone call on Saturday between...
  
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• Flash: Benin's interior minister says armed forces have foiled attempted mutiny

  07-12-2025 12:43 via article.wn.com
  Flash: Benin's interior minister says armed forces have foiled attempted mutiny...
  
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• 2nd LD: Soldiers stage coup in Benin, Presidency says situation under control

  07-12-2025 12:43 via article.wn.com
  COTONOU, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- A group of soldiers in Benin announced early Sunday on state broadcaster Benin TV that President Patrice Talon had been "removed from office," months ahead of the presidential election scheduled for April 2026. Identifying themselves as the "Military Committee for the Refoundation (CMR),"...
  
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• Russia launches new strikes on Ukraine after Zelensky’s ‘constructive’ call with Trump team

  07-12-2025 12:41 via article.wn.com
  KYIV — Russia carried out fresh air strikes across Ukraine early Sunday, hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had a “very constructive” call with members of Donald Trump’s negotiating ......
  
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• Indonesia flood death toll surpasses 900 as remote areas face starvation risk

  07-12-2025 12:41 via article.wn.com
  JAKARTA — The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Indonesia has climbed past 900, with hundreds still missing, as rescue teams struggle to reach isolated communities devastated by torrential rain, ......
  
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• At least 25 killed in Goa nightclub fire after suspected gas explosion

  07-12-2025 12:41 via article.wn.com
  GOA, India — At least 25 people were killed when a fire tore through a popular nightclub in the coastal region of Goa after a suspected gas cylinder explosion in the kitchen, local officials said Sunday. ......
  
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• Hong Kong votes in legislative election days after deadly fire that killed 159

  07-12-2025 12:40 via article.wn.com
  Hong Kong held its second legislative election on Sunday under Beijing’s tightened “patriots-only” political system, less than two weeks after the deadly apartment fire which killed 159 people. Election campaigning was reportedly largely muted since the tragedy. Several outlets reported that political activities were paused immediately after the blaze and never fully resumed, leaving the city with an unusually low-key pre-election atmosphere. Independent candidate Allan Wong gr
  
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• The 10 Most Impactful Photos Of 2025

  07-12-2025 12:39 via article.wn.com
  Shock, grief, despair, glory, hope, joy: 2025 was a montage of emotions. Some moments drove us to tears, and some made us jump in glee. ......
  
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• Sweden Nobel

  07-12-2025 12:39 via article.wn.com
  FILE - The Nobel medal in physiology or medicine presented to Charles M. Rice is displayed, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, during a ceremony in New York. (Angela Weiss/Pool Photo via AP, File) ......
  
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• Nobel laureates arrive for a week of events and awards in Stockholm and Oslo

  07-12-2025 12:39 via article.wn.com
  Nobel week is underway in Stockholm and Oslo, with laureates holding news conferences and...
  
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• Man arrested after pepper spray attack in London's Heathrow Airport parking garage

  07-12-2025 12:39 via article.wn.com
  Police have arrested a man in London after a group of people were assaulted with...
  
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• Donald Trump To Shubhanshu Shukla: The Top 10 Newsmakers Of 2025

  07-12-2025 12:39 via article.wn.com
  The year 2025 has been a whirlwind of big events and controversies, with personalities from several departments taking the centre stage. ......
  
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• Benin-Military Takeover

  07-12-2025 12:39 via article.wn.com
  FILE - Benin's President Patrice Talon attends a meeting with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, on May 23, 2024. ......
  
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• Benin is the latest African country to experience a coup. Here is a look at ...

  07-12-2025 12:39 via article.wn.com
  Benin has joined a growing list of African countries where military officers have seized...
  
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• Another Coup In Africa, Soldiers Appear On State TV To Announce Takeover

  07-12-2025 12:39 via article.wn.com
  Military personnel in Benin on Sunday announced that they had ousted President Patrice Talon, although his entourage said he was safe and the army was regaining control. ......
  
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• US Debt Apocalypse Nears: Harvard Warns of Savage Austerity After Fiscal Collapse

  07-12-2025 12:37 via article.wn.com
  America’s public debt has surged to 99% of GDP,...
  
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• Trump DOT Lets Southwest Off the Hook: $11M Fine Vanishes for Airline That Stranded 2M ...

  07-12-2025 12:37 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON — In a move that has aviation watchdogs and...
  
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• The coup in Benin on Sunday has been 'foiled,' the Minister of Interior says in ...

  07-12-2025 12:37 via article.wn.com
  The coup in Benin on Sunday has been 'foiled,' the Minister of Interior says in a video on Facebook. ......
  
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• Sudan Civil War Day 964: RSF Accuses SAF of Border Strike as Chad Buckles Under ...

  07-12-2025 12:37 via article.wn.com
  Sudan — Smoke still curled from the wreckage of the...
  
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• Soldiers appear on television to announce apparent military coup in Benin

  07-12-2025 12:37 via article.wn.com
  A group of soldiers has appeared on...
  
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• Russia Ukraine War Day 1381: Moscow Unleashes Record 653 Drones as Pokrovsk Battle Intensifies Amid ...

  07-12-2025 12:37 via article.wn.com
  Russia launched one of its most devastating strikes on...
  
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• Petr Yan Stuns the World: Dethrones Relentless Merab Dvalishvili in UFC 323 Bloodbath

  07-12-2025 12:37 via article.wn.com
  LAS VEGAS — In a spectacle that will echo through...
  
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• Gaza Genocide Day 730: Ceasefire Collapses Amid Israeli Killings and Mediator Panic

  07-12-2025 12:37 via article.wn.com
  BEIT LAHIYA, Gaza Strip — The fragile ceasefire that...
  
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• Heathrow Airport chaos after people 'pepper sprayed' at Terminal 3

  07-12-2025 12:34 via article.wn.com
  Police say a group of men sprayed the substance before fleeing the scene. ......
  
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• Maduro’s forces face renewed scrutiny as US tensions rise: ‘a fortress built on sand’

  07-12-2025 12:30 via article.wn.com
  As tensions rise between Washington and the Maduro regime, experts told Fox News Digital...
  
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• Tragedy: 18 Dead Migrants in Shipwreck South of Crete

  07-12-2025 12:27 via article.wn.com
  A deadly tragedy unfolded off the coast...
  
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• Spain Probes Possible Lab Leak in African Swine Fever Outbreak

  07-12-2025 12:27 via article.wn.com
  Spanish authorities are investigating a...
  
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