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• South Africa's Ramaphosa urges Palestinian autonomy, Gaza cease-fire

  09-12-2025 15:15 via article.wn.com
  South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Monday that “anything short of self-determination and the recognition of the fundamental human rights of the Palestinian people will no ......
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky reveals new US plan for occupied territory as urgent talks held

  11-12-2025 19:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  Mark Rutte’s warning came as Ukraine sent its updated peace plan to the US
  
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• ‘Sending back one H-1B worker equals 10 illegal aliens’: US pollster on Indian techies

  11-12-2025 19:23 via article.wn.com
  Mark Mitchell, a leading US commentator and pollster, has hit out at immigration from India and said sending back a senior H-1B developer working at top firms like Apple was economically the same as deporting ten illegal aliens. Mark Mitchell attacked the leading American tech companies and accused them of relying on low-cost immigrant workforce. Mitchell, the head pollster at Rasmussen Reports, was speaking at a podcast 'The War Room' with Stephen K Bannon, a...
  
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• OpenAI sued in murder-suicide case after ChatGPT ‘validated, magnified’ US man's paranoia

  11-12-2025 19:23 via article.wn.com
  OpenAI has reportedly come under the scanner over a murder-suicide case and sued on Thursday in the California state court over claims that its chatbot, ChatGPT, encouraged a mentally ill man to kill himself and his mother. Soelberg spent months talking to ChatGPT about how he believed he was being surveilled by a shadowy group and suspicious of his mother of being a part of the conspiracy. (Photo for representation)(AP) Stein-Erik Soelberg, 56, killed his 83-year-old mother, Suzanne Adams in Co
  
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• More than Rs 3,77, 500 for a FIFA World Cup ticket: Supporters cry foul at ‘monumental betrayal’

  11-12-2025 19:23 via article.wn.com
  Fans group Football Supporters Europe (FSE)...
  
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• Why is Trump attacking Venezuelan boats? – The Latest

  11-12-2025 19:22 via article.wn.com
  US forces have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela in a major escalation of Donald Trump’s campaign against the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, whose government called the seizure an act of international piracy....
  
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• US wants Ukraine to withdraw from Donbas and create ‘free economic zone’, says Zelenskyy

  11-12-2025 19:22 via article.wn.com
  Ukrainian president says plan would not be fair without guarantees that Russia would not simply take over zone...
  
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• The Great Return: Why 82% of workers are RSVPing 'yes' to the company holiday party again

  11-12-2025 19:22 via article.wn.com
  ezCater reports 82% of workers are returning to in-person holiday parties, with companies increasing budgets to boost morale and team bonding. ......
  
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• Senate fails to advance bills to avert massive Obamacare premiums hike for millions of Americans

  11-12-2025 19:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  Senate remains divided over Obamacare premiums and abortion while millions of Americans stare down a financial deadline
  
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• Kristi Noem hearing interrupted by protesters quoting The Exorcist

  11-12-2025 19:22 via article.wn.com
  Two protesters disrupted House panel hearing, with one yelling ‘End deportations, the power of Christ compels you!’...
  
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• Holiday spending growth by state

  11-12-2025 19:22 via article.wn.com
  SmartAsset reports holiday spending grew 7.75% in 2024, led by Nebraska (32%), while Vermont saw the largest decline at -8.2%. ......
  
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• Germany drops promise to resettle hundreds of Afghans

  11-12-2025 19:22 via article.wn.com
  Interior ministry will tell 640 people awaiting sanctuary ‘there is no longer any political interest in their being admitted’...
  
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• Cheapest gas stations in every state Dec. 11, 2025

  11-12-2025 19:22 via article.wn.com
  CheapInsurance.com compiled a list of the cheapest gas stations in every state using data from Gas Buddy. ......
  
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• Amanda Seyfried says she will not apologise for calling Charlie Kirk ‘hateful’ after his shooting

  11-12-2025 19:22 via article.wn.com
  The Housemaid actor received backlash in September when she left a comment on Instagram after the rightwing activist was killed...
  
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• Growing up in extreme heat linked to slower early childhood development, study finds

  11-12-2025 19:21 via article.wn.com
  A new study of 3- and 4-year-old children in six countries suggests that growing up in high temperatures may hinder key early childhood developmental skills. Researchers found that children exposed to average maximum temperatures of about 90 degrees were...
  
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• Roundup: Türkiye ends year of monetary adjustments with rate cut as inflation cools

  11-12-2025 19:20 via article.wn.com
  ANKARA, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Türkiye's central bank on Thursday made its last interest rate decision of the year, reducing the policy rate by 150 basis points, wrapping up a year marked by shifting economic pressures and a gradual decline in inflation. The bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) lowered the one-week repo rate to 38 percent from 39.5 percent, matching market predictions. The repo rate, or repurchase rate, is the rate at which central banks lend to commercial banks. It was the
  
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• How CVS’s new engagement app is trying to change American healthcare

  11-12-2025 19:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  The pharmacy and drugstore chain plans to launch the app some time next year
  
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• Nasal spray recalled over microbial contamination

  11-12-2025 19:17 via article.wn.com
  The spray was distributed nationwide, according to the recall notice. ......
  
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• US still pressing for big territorial concessions from Ukraine: Zelenskyy

  11-12-2025 19:16 via article.wn.com
  The United States is still insisting that Ukraine give up significant amounts of territory to Russia in order to bring an end to the conflict initiated by Moscow's February 20 ......
  
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• UK: Pressure mounts on Lammy over Palestine Action hunger strike

  11-12-2025 19:16 via article.wn.com
  Calls are mounting for British Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary David Lammy to act as eight Palestine Action prisoners continue a prolonged hunger strike while being held on remand. MPs say the situation has become urgent, with several of the prisoners already hospitalised and others now more than 38 days without food. The group began their strike on 20 October in protest at their treatment in custody and what they say are unfair trial conditions, including extended pre-trial detentio
  
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• Researchers uncover clues to mysterious origin of famous Hjortspring boat

  11-12-2025 19:08 via article.wn.com
  When an ancient ship...
  
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• Rare Dom Perignon champagne from Charles and Diana’s wedding fails to sell during Denmark auction

  11-12-2025 19:08 via article.wn.com
  More than 40 years after the wedding between...
  
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• People who drive electric cars to “save the planet” are hypocrites

  11-12-2025 19:08 via article.wn.com
  Please share our story! The entire “net-zero” edifice is built on the claim that CO₂ is a pollutant that is causing a climate crisis....
  
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• US bombers join Japanese jets in show of force

  11-12-2025 19:07 via article.wn.com
  TOKYO: US nuclear-capable bombers flew over the Sea of Japan alongside Japanese fighter jets on Wednesday, Tokyo said, in a show of force following Chinese and Russian drills in th ......
  
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• Time magazine names 'Architects of AI' as Person of the Year

  11-12-2025 19:07 via article.wn.com
  NEW YORK: Time magazine named the "Architects of AI" as its Person of the Year on Thursday, highlighting the US tech titans whose work on the cutting-edge technology is transformin ......
  
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• Machado says US aided exit, vows return

  11-12-2025 19:07 via article.wn.com
  Nobel Peace laureate Maria Corina Machado said on Thursday that the United States helped her get to Norway from hiding in Venezuela, expressing support for US military action again ......
  
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• Inside the tense moment an admiral decided to attack two shipwrecked passengers of a ‘drug boat’ and spark cries of war crimes

  11-12-2025 19:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said he didn’t watch the follow-up strikes — a claim that has prompted some lawmakers to ask for his calendar
  
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• ZPM, Cong eye post-poll alliance in Mizoram's Lai council

  11-12-2025 19:05 via article.wn.com
  Aizawl: In the aftermath of the recent election for the 25-member Lai Autonomous District Council (LADC) in Mizoram, the ruling Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) and Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) are in discussions to form a post-poll alliance. Sources from Lawngtlai district in south Mizoram revealed on...
  
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• Woman locks herself in train toilet as crowd storms coach

  11-12-2025 19:05 via article.wn.com
  Patna: A woman travelling in a reserved sleeper coach in Jaynagar-Manihari (15284) Janki Express train had a harrowing experience on Wednesday when a group of around 30-40 male passengers...
  
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• Tripura finance minister urges banks to adopt people-centric approach

  11-12-2025 19:05 via article.wn.com
  Agartala: Tripura’s finance minister Pranajit Singha Roy on Wednesday urged the need for a more people-centric approach in banking, particularly calling on financial institutions to simplify the often burdensome legal and...
  
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