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• Rubio and Hegseth meet Australian counterparts with China expected to be focus

  08-12-2025 21:50 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are meeting their Australian counterparts Monday in Washington for annual talks expected to focus on Indo-Pacific security and countering China’s increasing assertiveness in the region, including in the South China Sea and directed at Taiwan. Rubio, Hegseth, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Defense Minister Richard Marles gathered at the State Department, with many eyes also on the...
  
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• House rejects second attempt to impeach Trump as Democrats vote ‘present’

  11-12-2025 23:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  The outcome suggests a notable shift in support for impeachment among House Democrats
  
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• US Senate confirms dozens more Trump nominees, including South Africa pick

  11-12-2025 23:06 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on...
  
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• U.S. Senate rejects Democratic and Republican health care bills as ACA subsidies set to expire

  11-12-2025 23:03 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Senate on Thursday failed to advance competing Democratic and Republican health care bills, which means over 20 million people could face much higher premiums because the expanded subsidies for the...
  
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• U.S. imposes new sanctions on 4 Venezuelans, 6 oil shipping companies

  11-12-2025 23:03 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Department of Treasury on Thursday announced new sanctions on three nephews of...
  
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• UN80 Initiative must address concerns of developing countries, says Group of Friends of Global Governance

  11-12-2025 23:03 via article.wn.com
  UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- The UN80 Initiative must address the concerns of developing countries, which make up two-thirds of UN membership, the newly established Group of Friends of Global Governance told a UN General Assembly briefing on the initiative on Thursday. "The UN80 Initiative comes at a moment when the world has entered a new period of turbulence and transformation," the group said in a joint statement, delivered by Fu...
  
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• UAE, EU launch negotiations on strategic partnership agreement

  11-12-2025 23:03 via article.wn.com
  ABU DHABI, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the European Union (EU) on Thursday launched negotiations on a Strategic Partnership Agreement, both sides announced. According to a report by the UAE's official WAM news agency, the announcement was made at a joint...
  
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• Rare Smiling Medusa Unearthed in Ancient Hellenistic City of Amastris in Turkey

  11-12-2025 23:03 via article.wn.com
  Ancient Greek Medusa, National Museum, Athens. Credit: Ross Berteig / Flickr / CC BY 2.0 Archaeologists in the ancient Hellenistic city of Amastris (Greek: Ἄμαστρις) have uncovered a rare carving of Medusa with a soft, almost childlike smile. The city, located in modern-day Amasra in Turkey’s Bartın province, has produced notable finds in recent years, but researchers say this depiction stands out for its unusually gentle expression. The carvin
  
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• Rare 3rd-Century ‘Good Shepherd’ Jesus Fresco Discovered in İznik, Turkey

  11-12-2025 23:03 via article.wn.com
  The ancient Byzantine fortifications of Nicaea, now Iznik, Turkey. Credit: Carole Raddato / CC BY-SA 2.0 Archaeologists in Turkey have uncovered a rare Early Christian fresco of Jesus as the Good Shepherd during excavations in the ancient Hellenistic city of Nicaea (today’s Iznik) in Bursa province. Researchers say examples of this motif are rarely found in Anatolia, making the İznik discovery one of the region’s most significant early Christian artworks. The fresco was uncovere
  
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• Over 250 people quarantined in U.S. South Carolina measles outbreak

  11-12-2025 23:03 via article.wn.com
  NEW YORK, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- More than 250 people have been in quarantine in the U.S. state of South Carolina after a measles outbreak was reported over the weekend, according to local health officials. As of...
  
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• OpenAI releases new upgraded version of its GPT-5 model amid intensifying competition

  11-12-2025 23:03 via article.wn.com
  SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- OpenAI on Thursday released GPT-5.2, the latest upgraded version of its GPT-5 AI model, as competition in the AI sector...
  
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• New Excavation Reveals Christians and Zoroastrians Coexisted in 5th Century Mesopotamia

  11-12-2025 23:03 via article.wn.com
  Excavations at Gird-i Kazhaw, Shahrizor Plain, Iraqi Kurdistan. Credit: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg) / / CC BY-SA 4.0 Archaeologists working in northern Iraq say new evidence strengthens the view that Christians and Zoroastrians coexisted in Mesopotamia during the fifth century. Findings from the Gird-î Kazhaw site in the Shahrizor Plain point to a landscape where two major religious communities occupied the same environment with no sign of conflict. Researchers describe the disc
  
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• Lithuania approves 2026 budget with record defense spending

  11-12-2025 23:03 via article.wn.com
  VILNIUS, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Lithuania's parliament (Seimas) approved the 2026 state budget on Thursday, raising defense spending to a record 5.38 percent of gross domestic...
  
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• Libyan, Saudi companies sign MoU to boost cooperation in telecom sector

  11-12-2025 23:03 via article.wn.com
  TRIPOLI, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Libya's state-owned Libyan Post, Telecommunication and Information Technology Holding Company on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Saudi Arabia's Technology Link...
  
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• Hisense Europe sees 2025 sales up by 6 pct

  11-12-2025 23:03 via article.wn.com
  VELENJE, Slovenia, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Hisense Europe, a Chinese-owned consumer electronics and home appliances group based in Slovenia, expects to close 2025 with about 4.8 billion euros (5.2 billion U.S. dollars) in revenue, up 6 percent from 2024, Executive Vice President Bostjan Pecnik said Thursday. Speaking at a press briefing in...
  
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• Greek finance minister to take office as Eurogroup president

  11-12-2025 23:03 via article.wn.com
  ATHENS, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Greek Minister of Economy and Finance Kyriakos Pierrakakis will take office on Friday as president of the Eurogroup, the assembly of finance ministers from the 20 European Union countries that use the euro, according to a press release...
  
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• At least 7 killed in road accident in southern Peru

  11-12-2025 23:03 via article.wn.com
  LIMA, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- At least seven people died and around 35 others were injured Thursday morning when an interprovincial bus overturned in...
  
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• 10 Historical Events That Shaped the Modern World

  11-12-2025 23:03 via article.wn.com
  JThroughout human history, certain events have had a profound impact on shaping the modern world. Credits: Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Throughout the rich tapestry of human history, historical events have significantly influenced the modern world. From the fall of empires to revolutionary developments, the course of history has been significantly altered by cataclysmic occurrences and powerful figures. Without the influential moments in history, the world would not look how it does tod
  
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• World Cup ticket prices branded ‘slap in the face’ for England fans

  11-12-2025 23:00 via article.wn.com
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• WHO pushes back on US government doubts over vaccine safety

  11-12-2025 23:00 via article.wn.com
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• Venezuela denounces US military seizure of oil tanker as ‘piracy’

  11-12-2025 23:00 via article.wn.com
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• Trump, Europe want same thing for Ukraine: Starmer

  11-12-2025 23:00 via article.wn.com
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• Thailand reports first civilian deaths in clashes with Cambodia

  11-12-2025 23:00 via article.wn.com
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• Rights experts accuse Venezuela’s National Guard

  11-12-2025 23:00 via article.wn.com
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• QU concludes World Summit AI Qatar 2025 participation

  11-12-2025 23:00 via article.wn.com
  Qatar University (QU) concluded its participation in the World Summit AI Qatar 2025 by announcing the winners of the HealthTech Hackathon 2025, marking the culmination of two days of interactive sessions, scientific demonstrations, and specialised discussions on the future of predictive and clinical artificial intelligence (AI) applications. Throughout the second day of the summit on Wednesday, QU hosted a series of applied sessions covering...
  
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• President Putin announces capture of eastern Ukrainian town of Siversk

  11-12-2025 23:00 via article.wn.com
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• Pakistan punishes ex-spy chief for meddling in politics

  11-12-2025 23:00 via article.wn.com
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• Over 400 civilians killed in eastern DR Congo as US peace deal falters

  11-12-2025 23:00 via article.wn.com
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• Nobel laureate Maria Machado welcomed in Oslo after ceremony

  11-12-2025 23:00 via article.wn.com
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• Indiana Republicans block Trump’s redistricting push in a rare break with the president

  11-12-2025 23:00 via article.wn.com
  Indiana Republican state senators voted...
  
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