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• Solar energy: India

  26-12-2025 00:14 via article.wn.com
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• Mystery of missing plaque made to honor police who defended the Capitol during 6 January attack

  05-01-2026 13:46 via independent.co.uk
  
  Visitors can pass through the Capitol without any formal reminder of what happened that day
  
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• Suspect arrested after ‘damaging’ JD Vance’s Ohio home

  05-01-2026 13:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  The man reportedly broke several windows at JD Vance’s home
  
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• Nicolas Maduro: Inside the notorious New York jail holding the ex-Venezuelan leader

  05-01-2026 13:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ousted Venezuelan president being housed in notorious Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn after being seized from his home under orders from President Donald Trump
  
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• Oil prices fall back after the US capture of Venezuelan leader Maduro

  05-01-2026 13:40 via article.wn.com
  Oil prices have slipped and precious metal prices jumped after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a weekend raid, adding to geopolitical uncertainty. ......
  
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• Woman chokes to death on mochi, continuing a fatal New Year's trend

  05-01-2026 13:36 via article.wn.com
  Over recent years, the chewy rice cakes have killed and hospitalized hundreds of people in Japan, where it is eaten to celebrate the new year. ......
  
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• Iran judiciary chief says ‘no leniency’ towards ‘rioters’

  05-01-2026 13:36 via article.wn.com
  Iran will offer no leniency to “rioters,” though the public has a right to demonstrate, the head of the judiciary said on Monday, following more than a week of protests. The demonstrations began last Sunday in Tehran when shopkeepers staged a strike over high prices and economic stagnation, but they have since spread to other regions and expanded to include political...
  
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• India’s top court denies bail to Muslim student leader Umar Khalid

  05-01-2026 13:36 via article.wn.com
  India’s Supreme Court denied bail on Monday for former student leader Umar Khalid, who has been detained for more than five years on charges of conspiracy to trigger deadly riots. Khalid, 38, was arrested in September 2020 under a sweeping anti-terrorism law and has remained in custody since, aside from brief releases to attend family weddings....
  
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• S. Korea's Lee seeks better ties with China, cooperation on N. Korea issues

  05-01-2026 13:35 via article.wn.com
  BEIJING - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday called for an improvement of relations between Seoul and Beijing and cooperation on North Korean issues as he met with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, according to Lee's office. At the outset of the summit meeting in Beijing, which was open to the media, Lee said their talks would help establish 2026 as the year for the "full restoration" of bilateral ties. He also said South Korea and China must ensure that they "contribute jointly to
  
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• S. Korea first lady serves New Year dish blending Korean and Chinese traditions

  05-01-2026 13:35 via article.wn.com
  First lady Kim Hea Kyung (R) serves bowls of rice cake soup with dumplings during a luncheon with Chinese women at the South Korean ambassador's residence in Beijing on Jan. 5, 2026. (Yonhap) BEIJING --...
  
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• N. Korea says it conducted test launches of hypersonic missiles

  05-01-2026 13:35 via article.wn.com
  BEIJING - North Korea test-fired hypersonic missiles on Sunday, hitting targets 1,000 kilometers away off its eastern coast, according to the country's official media. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the drill, during which missiles were launched from Pyongyang toward the northeast, the official Korean Central News Agency reported Monday. KCNA quoted Kim as saying that...
  
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• 'KPop Demon Hunters' wins Best Animated Feature, Best Song at Critics Choice

  05-01-2026 13:35 via article.wn.com
  Director Maggie Kang (C) speaks after winning Best Animated Feature for her animated film "KPop Demon Hunters" at the 31st Critics Choice Awards on Jan. 4, 2026, in Santa Monica, California, in this Reuters photo. (Yonhap) SEOUL -- Netflix's hit animated film "KPop Demon Hunters" has clinched two prizes at the Critics Choice Awards, winning Best Animated Feature and Best Song. Netflix's Korean original series "Squid Game" has won the Best Foreign Language Series award for its third season. Direc
  
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• RSF chiefs' family members among 114 killed in Sudan's Darfur

  05-01-2026 13:33 via article.wn.com
  At least 114 people were killed over the past week in Sudan's western Darfur region in attacks carried out by Sudan’s army and rival paramilitary forces, medical sources told ......
  
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• 400 tourists stuck on island as flights halted over Yemen fighting

  05-01-2026 13:33 via article.wn.com
  Hundreds of tourists are stuck on the Yemeni island of Socotra after...
  
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• Will US troops be deployed to Venezuela after Nicolas Maduro's ‘capture’? Here's what to know ...

  05-01-2026 13:31 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump said that the United States would “run” Venezuela for an undisclosed period following the removal of President Nicolas Maduro. This assertion has raised numerous questions. Among the most pressing concerns is whether this plan would involve the deployment of US military forces to oversee Venezuela's future. Presidential guard troops stand outside the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas. AP/PTI(AP01_03_2026_000349B)(AP) Trump said on January 3, “We'r
  
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• What are the charges against Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro in the US court?

  05-01-2026 13:31 via article.wn.com
  Nicolas Maduro, the president of Venezuela captured in a U.S. military raid, faces criminal charges in Manhattan, where federal prosecutors have targeted him for years. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (AFP File) Here is a recap of the indictment unsealed on Saturday against Maduro, his wife, his son, and other co-defendants. WHAT CHARGES DOES MADURO FACE? The indictment alleged Maduro and other Venezuelan leaders have, for more than 25 years, "abused their positions of public trust and corru
  
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• Trump's 2nd shock in just 24 hours: Venezuela’s acting President launches plan to bring Maduro home

  05-01-2026 13:31 via article.wn.com
  Acting President Delcy Rodríguez chairs her first full cabinet meeting a day after...
  
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• Nikitha Godishala's father alleges financial motive after daughter's murder in US: ‘Her ex-roommate used to…'

  05-01-2026 13:31 via article.wn.com
  Indian woman Nikitha Godishala was found dead with stab wounds inside an apartment in Columbia, Maryland, on January 3. The suspect has been identified as 26-year-old Arjun Sharma, who according to the Howard County police, fled to India after reporting her ex-girlfriend as missing. The police found Godishala's body in his residence in Maryland. Nikitha Godishala was found dead in an apartment in US. Sharma has been charged with first-degree and second-degree murder. Speaking to ANI in Hyderabad
  
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• US Vice President JD Vance\u0026#039;s house attacked in Ohio, one person detained

  05-01-2026 13:29 via article.wn.com
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• Syrian and Israeli officials set to resume US-mediated talks in Paris

  05-01-2026 13:29 via article.wn.com
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• Egypt Saudi Arabia

  05-01-2026 13:29 via article.wn.com
  Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan, right, meets with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. ......
  
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• Ten convicted for cyber-bullying Brigitte Macron

  05-01-2026 13:28 via article.wn.com
  Paris court on Monday found 10 people guilty of the cyber-harassment of France’s first lady, Brigitte Macron, for spreading false claims that she is a transgender woman who was born male. Brigitte and her husband, French President Emmanuel Macron, have long faced such falsehoods, including allegations that she was born under the name Jean-Michel Trogneux – the actual name of her older brother. The couple’s 24-year age gap has also drawn criticism and barbs, which they...
  
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• Switzerland Bar Fire

  05-01-2026 13:28 via article.wn.com
  Policemen officers carry a coffin with a body of one of the six Italian victims of a fire at the the Military Airport in Sion, in near Crans-Montana, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, where at the Le Constellation ......
  
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• International manhunt underway for boyfriend of woman found dead in Maryland apartment after he fled the country

  05-01-2026 13:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  Investigators believe Godishala was killed at Arjun Sharma’s apartment in Columbia on New Year’s Eve
  
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• 'Will kill all of you and take your oil': Nick Fuentes old video resurfaced; clip sparks backlash after remarks on Venezuela

  05-01-2026 13:27 via article.wn.com
  A 10-second clip was all it took to light up the internet. On Nick Fuentes’ America First show, the far-right activist, known for anti-semitic and extremist remarks, was caught joking about Venezuelan resistance, confidently predicting that US forces...
  
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• Two killed in series of Russian attacks on Ukraine

  05-01-2026 13:27 via article.wn.com
  Russia bombarded...
  
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• Philippines arrests ex-general who called for president's ouster

  05-01-2026 13:27 via article.wn.com
  A former Philippine air force...
  
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• King Charles sets major example for royal family with eco-friendly travel

  05-01-2026 13:25 via article.wn.com
  King Charles has been recognized for prioritizing environmentally friendly travel as the monarch opted to use helicopters...
  
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• 'Dual Income No kids,' China aims to stay child-free

  05-01-2026 13:25 via article.wn.com
  According to Chinese news sources, the country's population has shrunk for three straight years, with the United Nations predicting it could fall from 1.4 billion today to 633 million by 2100. As specified by AFP, there were just 9.54 million births reported in China in 2024—half the...
  
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• Starmer says he stands with Denmark after Trump’s threats over Greenland

  05-01-2026 13:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  Keir Starmer has insisted he will back a European ally in Nato over the US president’s expansionist ambitions
  
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