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• 'So cleverly written': This Netflix show with dark, psychopath-driven plot is nearly impossible to pause ...

  13-06-2025 20:41 via article.wn.com
  The End of the F***ing World on Netflix which...
  
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• UN demands Rwanda leave Congo, extends peacekeeping mission

  20-12-2025 15:24 via article.wn.com
  The UN Security Council has urged Rwanda to withdraw its forces from eastern Congo and extended the UN peacekeeping mission in Congo, known as MONUSCO, for a year, as fighting in the region escalated despite a US-mediated peace deal. The UN’s most powerful body on Friday condemned an offensive by the Rwanda-backed M23, demanded Rwanda stop supporting the rebels and withdraw its troops. The Security Council also renewed...
  
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• Three Afghan migrants die of cold while trying to enter Iran

  20-12-2025 15:24 via article.wn.com
  Three Afghans died from exposure in freezing temperatures in the western province of Herat while trying to illegally enter Iran, a local army official said on Saturday. "Three people who wanted to illegally cross the Iran-Afghanistan border have died because of the cold weather," the Afghan army official told AFP on...
  
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• FIFA World Cup base camp + Darryn Peterson KU hoops updates: Kansas Jayhawks Q&A

  20-12-2025 15:24 via article.wn.com
  KU beat writer Shreyas Laddha answers your Kansas Jayhawks questions in his weekly Q&A. ......
  
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• Americans still prefer fake Christmas trees even though few are made in US and prices ...

  20-12-2025 15:24 via article.wn.com
  Tariffs pushed artificial tree prices up 10–15% this year, and U.S. companies say bringing production home would be nearly impossible. ......
  
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• World Junior Championship, launching pad for future NHL stars, arrives in Minnesota: ‘It’s the coolest ...

  20-12-2025 15:22 via article.wn.com
  Hockey’s annual 11-day under-20 showcase begins Dec. 26 with games at Grand Casino Arena and 3M Arena at Mariucci. ......
  
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• Jordan says its air force joined U.S. strikes on Islamic State in Syria

  20-12-2025 15:22 via article.wn.com
  Jordan confirmed Saturday that...
  
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• Vonn adds to strong start in Olympic ski season with third in World Cup downhill ...

  20-12-2025 15:21 via article.wn.com
  VAL D'ISERE, France (AP) — Lindsey Vonn has come so far one year into her remarkable comeback for the Milan Cortina Olympics that third place in a World Cup downhill Saturday left her with regrets. ......
  
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• Von Allmen edges Odermatt in latest World Cup downhill duel for Swiss stars

  20-12-2025 15:21 via article.wn.com
  VAL GARDENA, Italy (AP) — Franjo Von Allmen edged his friend Marco Odermatt for a World Cup downhill victory Saturday in the latest 1-2 finish between the Swiss rivals, whose duels shape as the peak of men’s skiing in the ......
  
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• Trump's 'A+++++' economy collides with reality in a Pennsylvania city critical to the midterms

  20-12-2025 15:21 via article.wn.com
  Idalia Bisbal moved from New York...
  
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• Vonn’s Olympic comeback gathers pace with third in Val d’Isere downhill

  20-12-2025 15:19 via article.wn.com
  Vonn, 41, third in Val d’Isere downhill despite costly error...
  
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• Israeli troops kill five Palestinians sheltering in Gaza school, say hospital chiefs

  20-12-2025 15:19 via article.wn.com
  Attack brings total numbers of Palestinians killed by Israel to 400 since October ceasefire took effect...
  
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• From A.I. to Tariffs, 14 Charts That Explain 2025

  20-12-2025 15:19 via article.wn.com
  President Trump’s trade policy, inflation and climbing stock prices shaped business and the economy this year. ......
  
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• Epstein files: which royals, politicians, musicians and actors are in the photos?

  20-12-2025 15:19 via article.wn.com
  Released images illustrate relationships Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell forged with significant figures...
  
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• Angels and ammo: conflict seeps into everything in north-eastern Ukraine, even a nativity play

  20-12-2025 15:19 via article.wn.com
  ‘We can’t just put on comedies and escape from reality,’ says director Oksana Dmitrieva...
  
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• ‘A potential treasure trove’: World Health Organization to explore benefits of traditional medicines

  20-12-2025 15:19 via article.wn.com
  UN body to study possibility of integrating centuries-old practices into mainstream healthcare...
  
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• Russian drone and missile attacks hit key Ukrainian ports in Odesa

  20-12-2025 15:16 via article.wn.com
  Russian drone and missile attacks hit key Ukrainian ports in Odesa ......
  
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• Russia opposes Japan's nuclear weapon discussions: deputy FM

  20-12-2025 15:16 via article.wn.com
  MOSCOW, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- Russia has expressed opposition to discussions in Japan about the possible acquisition of nuclear weapons, Russian Deputy...
  
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• Jordan confirms participation in U.S. airstrikes on IS targets in Syria

  20-12-2025 15:16 via article.wn.com
  AMMAN, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) on Saturday confirmed that they had taken part in U.S. airstrikes targeting IS targets in Syria on Friday. In a statement, the JAF said the operation was carried out in cooperation with the United States, which aimed to "prevent extremist groups from using these areas as launchpads to...
  
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• Brown shooting suspect was once a top student in Portugal with a promising future

  20-12-2025 15:16 via article.wn.com
  Decades before this week’s manhunt through New England ended with the discovery of his body in a storage facility, Claudio Manuel Neves Valente had been an academic powerhouse in his home country of Portugal. Enrolled at one of the country’s most prestigious engineering schools, Neves Valente graduated at the top of his class, seemingly poised for a bright future. Now, Neves Valente is dead at age 48, suspected of committing two shocking acts of violence — and authorities in bo
  
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• Analysis: Will 17-Year Sentence End The Political Career Of Pakistan's Popular Leader?

  20-12-2025 15:16 via article.wn.com
  Analysis: Will 17-Year Sentence End The Political Career Of Pakistan's Popular Leader? ......
  
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• Who was Dipu Chandra Das, the Hindu man lynched in Bangladesh, and why was he ...

  20-12-2025 15:14 via article.wn.com
  Muhammed Yunus had shared that seven suspects have been arrested in connection with the lynching of the Hindu man, Dipu Chandra Das ......
  
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• Zack Snyder's 'World War Z' Replacement Is Triggering a New Outbreak in 2026

  20-12-2025 15:13 via article.wn.com
  A collaborative project by Zack Snyder and James...
  
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• Brazil's Lula warns military action in Venezuela would be 'humanitarian catastrophe'

  20-12-2025 15:08 via article.wn.com
  Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Saturday that U.S. military action...
  
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• Trump's 'A+++++' economy collides with the reality in a Pennsylvania city critical to the midterms

  20-12-2025 15:06 via article.wn.com
  Idalia Bisbal moved from New York...
  
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• Children’s author David Walliams denies inappropriate behaviour after publisher drops him

  20-12-2025 15:05 via article.wn.com
  British children’s author and comedian David Walliams has denied allegations of inappropriate behaviour after HarperCollins decided not to publish his future books ......
  
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• \u2018Where is the transparency?\u2019: Jeffrey Epstein victims say Justice Department failed them with redacted release

  20-12-2025 15:04 via article.wn.com
  The DOJ, on Friday,...
  
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• Epstein files live: Democrats call on Trump admin to explain over fears ‘they’re hiding things’ after 500 pages blacked out

  20-12-2025 15:04 via independent.co.uk
  
  Epstein pictured with a host of prominent figures, including Michael Jackson and Bill Clinton, in newly released files
  
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• Scenery of icicle formations in Vladivostok

  20-12-2025 15:00 via article.wn.com
  This photo take on Dec. 19, 2025 shows icicle formations near a harbor in Russian Far East city of Vladivostok. The water vapor carried by the sea breeze condensed on street lamps, rails and other objects, forming icicles and icefall, the landmark landscape of the winter here. (Photo by Andrey Matveenko/Xinhua) This...
  
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• Why fake Christmas trees cost more this year

  20-12-2025 14:56 via article.wn.com
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