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• Man suffered 'worst execution in history' with watchers sickened by agonising method

  09-11-2025 23:56 via article.wn.com
  WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. Accounts of the most terrible execution in history continue to haunt centuries after they took place. ......
  
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• Power outage in San Francisco affects 130,000 households

  21-12-2025 05:27 via article.wn.com
  SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- A large-scale power outage struck San Francisco, U.S. state of...
  
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• Portugal may participate in peacekeeping mission in Ukraine: PM

  21-12-2025 05:27 via article.wn.com
  KIEV, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro did not rule out the possibility of his country participating in a peacekeeping mission in...
  
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• Jim Beam shutting down bourbon production at Kentucky distillery for a year as Trump’s trade wars hit sales

  21-12-2025 05:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trade war with Canada has contributed to a significant decline in U.S. liquor sales
  
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• Ishan Kishan earned T20 World Cup call-up because he gave ‘cricket the respect it deserves’: ...

  21-12-2025 05:24 via article.wn.com
  Ishan Kishan has had a rough road in his journey as an international cricketer: after being all but exiled from the Indian national team in 2023, he finally earned his keep back in the side, as he was included in the squad for next year’s T20 World Cup in a surprise decision. Ishan Kishan marks his return to the Indian national team after a long lay-off.(PTI) Kishan’s inclusion comes after a stellar Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy campaign, in which the Jharkhand captain led his side to a ma
  
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• Over 500,000 displaced in Cambodia by Thai border clashes: Interior Ministry

  21-12-2025 05:21 via article.wn.com
  The renewed fighting between the Southeast Asian neighbours this month, including with tanks, drones and artillery, has killed at least 22 people in Thailand and 19 in Cambodia, according to officials ......
  
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• Zelensky cautiously backs us proposal for trilateral talks with Russia

  21-12-2025 05:18 via article.wn.com
  Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed cautious support for a...
  
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• Arsenal go top at Christmas after win at Everton

  21-12-2025 05:17 via article.wn.com
  Arsenal will sit top of the Premier League at Christmas after a hard‑fought 1-0 win at Everton on Saturday. Viktor Gyokeres scored the only goal with a 27th‑minute penalty after a handball by Jake O’Brien, keeping Arsenal ahead of Manchester...
  
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• "Grainy 20-Plus-Year-Old Photos": Bill Clinton's Aide On New Epstein Files

  21-12-2025 05:12 via article.wn.com
  A photo showed Bill Clinton in a pool with Jeffrey Epstein's longtime confidant, British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, and a person whose face was redacted. ......
  
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• Bangladesh's Yunus Makes A Vow At Anti-India Leader Osman Hadi's Funeral

  21-12-2025 05:12 via article.wn.com
  Sharif Osman Hadi, a polarising figure known for his strong anti-India rhetoric, gained prominence during Bangladesh's 2024 student uprising that led to the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh... ......
  
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• Bangladesh Leader's House Set On Fire, 7-Year-Old Girl Burnt To Death

  21-12-2025 05:12 via article.wn.com
  Amid escalating violence in Bangladesh, a child was killed and three others critically injured on Saturday after the house of a BNP leader was allegedly locked from the outside and set on fire in... ......
  
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• 10 Arrested Over Lynching Of Hindu Man In Bangladesh

  21-12-2025 05:12 via article.wn.com
  Ten individuals have been arrested in connection with the brutal murder of Dipu Chandra Das, a 25-year-old Hindu youth, in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) apprehended seven... ......
  
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• A marriage and Disneyland both mark 70th anniversaries

  21-12-2025 05:10 via article.wn.com
  As Disneyland continues to celebrate its 70th anniversary, so does a love story that began the same year. ......
  
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• 16 Epstein files, including Trump photo, disappear from DOJ website: Report

  21-12-2025 05:10 via article.wn.com
  "We need transparency for the American public." ......
  
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• Hegseth reverses land mine policy to allow use of controversial weapon

  21-12-2025 05:07 via article.wn.com
  The Trump administration reversed a Biden-era policy that prohibited the use of antipersonnel land mines except on the Korean Peninsula, according to a Dec. 2 document reviewed by The Washington Post. The previously unreported memo, signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, says the reversal would give the U.S. military a “force multiplier” against enemies during “one of the most dangerous security environments in its history.”Advertisement 2 Story continues below This ad
  
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• Bangladesh Unrest Deepens After Student Leader's Death, Lynching Triggers Political Storm

  21-12-2025 05:06 via article.wn.com
  Bangladesh Unrest Deepens After Student Leader's Death, Lynching Triggers Political Storm ......
  
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• Sunil Gavaskar sympathises with Jitesh Sharma over T20 World Cup exclusion: ‘Perhaps the best at ...

  21-12-2025 04:51 via article.wn.com
  While all the chatter is firmly about Shubman Gill's exclusion from India's T20 World Cup, one shouldn't forget that there is another player who has every right to feel hard done by. Jitesh Sharma no longer finds himself a part of the squad, and he, too, must be asking what exactly he did wrong to be in such a position. The right-handed batter set the stage on fire in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 for the eventual winners, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), and this led to him being parac
  
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• Who is Michaela Benthaus? German woman engineer scripts history; becomes 1st wheelchair user to space

  21-12-2025 04:46 via article.wn.com
  Michaela Benthaus is an aerospace and mechatronics engineer at the European Space Agency. She suffered a spinal cord injury after a mountain biking accident and now uses a wheelchair. ......
  
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• H-1B visa holders stuck in India after US consulates abruptly cancel appointments— What you can ...

  21-12-2025 04:46 via article.wn.com
  Indian H-1B visa holders returning to renew work permits are stranded as U.S. consulates cancelled appointments due to new social media screening policies. ......
  
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• Putin ready to talk to Macron if there is mutual will, Kremlin says

  21-12-2025 04:45 via article.wn.com
  If ‍there is mutual ‍political will, then it can only be viewed positively, says Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov ......
  
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• Visa Delays Alert: Google, Apple Warn Employees Against International Travel

  21-12-2025 04:34 via article.wn.com
  Alphabet’s Google and Apple have advised some employees on US work visas to avoid international travel, warning that visa stamping delays of up to 12 months could leave staff stranded outside the country, according to reports. Also Read: US widens social media vetting for H-1B and H-4 visa applicants The guidance, revealed by Business Insider, follows internal memos citing severe appointment backlogs at US embassies and consulates. The delays are linked to tougher immigration rules, includ
  
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• Wolfsburg extends coach Bauer's deal

  21-12-2025 04:33 via article.wn.com
  BERLIN, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Wolfsburg on Saturday confirmed Daniel Bauer as its head coach on a long-term basis after opting for continuity following a turbulent spell at the Bundesliga club. The decision was announced by the Wolves shortly before kick-off of its final Bundesliga match of the year against Freiburg....
  
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• How Brazil’s deadliest police raid turned into a bloodbath

  21-12-2025 04:23 via article.wn.com
  A man is detained by police officers during a police...
  
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• Nation/World Roundup

  21-12-2025 04:19 via article.wn.com
  At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein ......
  
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• Arsenal top for Christmas after narrow win, Haaland keeps pressure on

  21-12-2025 04:18 via article.wn.com
  LONDON, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Arsenal will be top of the Premier League at Christmas thanks to a hard-fought 1-0 win away to Everton on Saturday. Viktor Gyokeres' thumping 27th-minute penalty, awarded after a handball by Jake O'Brien, separated the two sides and ensured Arsenal stayed ahead after Manchester City had put Mikel Arteta's team under intense...
  
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• World Saree Day: The traditional drapes of India and stories behind them

  21-12-2025 04:15 via article.wn.com
  On World Saree Day today, here’s a look at some iconic and lesser-known drapes from across India ......
  
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• Helen Sanchez: Family speaks out after woman found dead inside freezer at Miami Dollar Tree ...

  21-12-2025 04:15 via article.wn.com
  The family of Dr. Helen Massiell Garay Sanchez has spoken out as investigators continue to examine the circumstances surrounding her death. The 32-year-old anesthesiologist and mother of two from Nicaragua was found inside a walk-in freezer at a Dollar Tree store in Miami. The case remains under investigation and is currently classified as an unclassified death, pending the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner’s findings.(GoFundMe) Sanchez was discovered early Sunday morning, Dec. 14, at a Dollar T
  
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• Umbrellas or barbecues: Christmas weather forecast gifts mixed bag for Australians

  21-12-2025 04:12 via article.wn.com
  Perth and Brisbane to swelter through hottest conditions of Australia’s capital cities on Thursday...
  
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• Albanese orders review of federal intelligence and policing processes in lead-up to Bondi beach attack

  21-12-2025 04:12 via article.wn.com
  Former Asio chief Dennis Richardson to lead review into AFP and Asio processes amid growing calls for a royal commission...
  
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• San Francisco outages leaves 130,000 without power

  21-12-2025 04:09 via article.wn.com
  The power failure left a large swath of the northern part of the city in the dark, beginning with the Richmond and Presidio neighborhoods and areas around Golden Gate Park in the early afternoon and growing in size. ......
  
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