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• Paramilitaries launch first attack on Port Sudan: army

  04-05-2025 12:19 via article.wn.com
  PORT SUDAN: Sudanese paramilitaries on Sunday struck Port Sudan, the army said, in the first attack on the seat of the army-aligned government in the country's two-year war.The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), at war with the regular army since April 2023, have increased their use of drones since losing territory including much of the capital Khartoum in March.Army spokesman Nabil Abdullah said in a statement that the RSF 'targeted Osman Digna Air Base, a goods warehouse and some civilia
  
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• Wheelchair user flies into space in world first

  21-12-2025 20:47 via article.wn.com
  A female engineer from Germany has become the first wheelchair user to blast into space, taking a brief ride on a Blue Origin flight. The space company owned by American multi-billionaire Jeff Bezos launched its New Shepard suborbital mission at 8.15am local time from its site in Texas. Michaela Benthaus, an aerospace and...
  
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• US seizes another vessel off Venezuela as Trump administration ramps up pressure on Caracas

  21-12-2025 20:47 via article.wn.com
  By Kevin Liptak, CNN Personnel from the United States boarded and seized a vessel off the coast of Venezuela on Saturday, according to a US official familiar with the matter, as the Trump administration ramped up pressure on Caracas. It was the second known instance of the US detaining a vessel near Venezuela this month and comes after Trump announced a "blockade" of sanctioned oil tankers going in and out of the country. The US seized a large oil tanker called the 'Skipper', which had been unde
  
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• UK's Prince William and son George continue Diana's legacy with Christmas trip to homeless shelter

  21-12-2025 20:47 via article.wn.com
  The Prince of Wales and his son George volunteered at a homeless charity in London, a trip reminiscent of William's own upbringing having been introduced to the shelter at a similar age by his mother Diana, the late Princess of Wales. On Tuesday morning (local time), William and 12-year-old George visited The Passage, a British charity for the homeless in central London, to help the organisation get...
  
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• 'That's the nature of the Pacific. It's a community. It's a family': Vishal Prasad on ...

  21-12-2025 20:47 via article.wn.com
  By Jamie Tahana for RNZ Pacific 2025 was a big year for Vishal Prasad. From the giddy high of a win at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), to the euphoria of being awarded an 'alternative nobel prize' as part of a collective of Pacific activists, while also plumbing new depths of frustration and despair at international climate talks in Brazil. The 28 year-old, who lives in Suva, has been beamed across the world this year as the president of Pacific Island Students Fighting Climate Change,
  
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• Deputy Attorney General says it’s ‘laughable’ DOJ would take down photos from Epstein files because ...

  21-12-2025 20:45 via article.wn.com
  At least 16 files...
  
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• Choose Pakistan or TTP, Asim Munir tells Afghan Taliban amid rising tensions

  21-12-2025 20:44 via article.wn.com
  Choose Pakistan or TTP, Asim Munir tells Afghan Taliban amid rising tensions ......
  
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• 7-year-old daughter of BNP leader burnt to death after mob sets house on fire

  21-12-2025 20:44 via article.wn.com
  7-year-old daughter of BNP leader burnt to death after mob sets house on fire ......
  
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• U.S. pursuing third tanker off Venezuelan coast, official says

  21-12-2025 20:42 via article.wn.com
  U.S. forces have already intercepted two other tankers in waters off Venezuela this month as part of an effort to heighten pressure on President Nicolás Maduro. ......
  
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• US seizes second, pursuing third oil tanker off Venezuela | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  21-12-2025 20:41 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON: The United...
  
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• Over 1,300 security personnel deployed in Rawalpindi ahead of PTI protests

  21-12-2025 20:41 via article.wn.com
  Security has been ramped up in Rawalpindi ahead of the potential protest by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and a Jamaat-e-Islami gathering at Liaquat Bagh, officials said as reported by the Tribune. Imran Khan's party PTI and supporters have been protesting demanding an update on the jailed leader's health.(REUTERS) As per the Tribune, more than 1,300 police officers and security personnel have been deployed across Rawalpindi to maintain law and order. Citing officials, it reported that the...
  
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• Nicki Minaj pops up at AmFest with Erika Kirk days after JD Vance nod: 'Dear ...

  21-12-2025 20:41 via article.wn.com
  Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj appeared at Turning Point USA's AmFest event alongside TPUSA CEO and Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika Kirk just days after Vice President JD Vance seemed to endorse Minaj in an X post, over fellow rapper, Cardi B. Nicki Minaj speaks during the panel discussion "Combatting Religious Violence and the Killing of Christians in Nigeria" at the US Mission to the United Nations in New York City.(AFP) The 'Harajuku...
  
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• Macron in UAE, announces new aircraft carrier | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  21-12-2025 20:41 via article.wn.com
  ABU DHABI: French...
  
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• Colombia's ELN guerrillas announce holiday ceasefire

  21-12-2025 20:41 via article.wn.com
  Colombia's ELN guerrilla group announced Sunday it would observe a unilateral ceasefire through the Christmas and New Year holidays, in an abrupt shift from recent deadly attacks on the military. Colombia's ELN guerrillas announce holiday ceasefire The group's leadership has ordered "all its members not to carry out offensive military operations against the state armed forces" from December 24 through January 3, an ELN statement said. On Friday,...
  
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• World-class acts at International Circus show ‘Beyond Reality’ at Al Wakrah Old Souq

  21-12-2025 20:35 via article.wn.com
  The third edition of the International Circus show ‘Beyond Reality’ kicked off at Al Wakrah Old Souq on Saturday. It is being organised by the Private Engineering Office’s celebrations committee. General Supervisor of the International Circus, Khalid al-Suwaidi, told Qatar News Agency (QNA) that the timing of...
  
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• US senator urges military action if Hamas, Hezbollah remained armed

  21-12-2025 20:34 via article.wn.com
  United States Senator Lindsey Graham called on Sunday for renewed military action against Hamas and Hezbollah if they fail to disarm and accused the Palestinian group of consolidating its power in Gaza. The Republican politician, on a visit to Israel, is a staunch ally of US President Donald Trump. Beginning in October, a fragile ceasefire has so far halted two years of war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip despite both sides trading accusations of truce violations. A separate ceasefire
  
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• Trump administration denies cover-up over redacted Epstein files

  21-12-2025 20:34 via article.wn.com
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• Nigerian government frees 130 kidnapped Catholic schoolchildren

  21-12-2025 20:34 via article.wn.com
  Nigerian authorities have...
  
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• Why the world needs mathematics now more than ever

  21-12-2025 20:26 via article.wn.com
  Learning mathematics is much like learning a...
  
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• What is the mysterious ‘radiation’ fog blanketing California – and is it dangerous?

  21-12-2025 20:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  The fog pattern is a common one in California’s Central Valley and does not pose any extra risk to human health, researchers say
  
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• US senator calls for attacks against Hamas, Hezbollah | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  21-12-2025 20:23 via article.wn.com
  JERUSALEM: US Senator...
  
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• Trump to expand crackdown on immigration despite backlash | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  21-12-2025 20:23 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON: US President...
  
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• Redacted Epstein files fuel cover up accusations | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  21-12-2025 20:23 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON: Allegations...
  
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• Drone attack on Darfur market kills 10: Rescuers | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  21-12-2025 20:23 via article.wn.com
  PORT SUDAN: A drone...
  
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• White House releases bizarre ad featuring footage of Mad Men actor Jon Hamm, a Democrat

  21-12-2025 20:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  The White House ad featured the viral meme of Jon Hamm dancing euphorically
  
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• Imran Khan calls for nationwide potests after 17-year sentence

  21-12-2025 20:15 via article.wn.com
  Islamabad: More than 1,300 police officers and security personnel were deployed across Rawalpindi on Saturday to maintain law and order after former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan urged his supporters to launch countrywide demonstrations against his 17-year jail term in a corruption case. Khan, 73, and his wife Bushra Bibi were sentenced to 17 years each in jail by a court on Saturday in the Toshakhana 2 corruption case. Also Read Pak PM Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi sentenced to 17 years in corru
  
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• Masters fields reaches 86 players with 13 from the world ranking

  21-12-2025 20:11 via article.wn.com
  Ryan Gerard made his 10,000-mile trip worth the effort Sunday when he was runner-up at the Mauritius Open, good enough for him to join 13 other players who qualified for Masters invitations by finishing the year in the top 50 ......
  
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• US Afghans in limbo after Washington soldier attack | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  21-12-2025 20:08 via article.wn.com
  ANAHEIM: Afghans who...
  
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• Republicans risk losing control of Congress in 2026 | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  21-12-2025 20:08 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON: President...
  
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• Iraq, Pakistan vow to strengthen ties, promote regional stability

  21-12-2025 20:02 via article.wn.com
  BAGHDAD, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid discussed with his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari here on Sunday ways to strengthen bilateral ties and promote regional...
  
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