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• Steve Smith aiming for a Boxing Day return after being ruled out of 3rd Ashes test

  17-12-2025 05:46 via article.wn.com
  Steve Smith is aiming to return for Australia on Boxing Day after being ruled out of the third Ashes cricket test in Adelaide on Wednesday. Smith was left out to recover from dizziness and nausea, allowing Usman Khawaja to return ......
  
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• Visa Delays Alert: Google, Apple Warn Employees Against International Travel

  21-12-2025 04:34 via article.wn.com
  Alphabet’s Google and Apple have advised some employees on US work visas to avoid international travel, warning that visa stamping delays of up to 12 months could leave staff stranded outside the country, according to reports. Also Read: US widens social media vetting for H-1B and H-4 visa applicants The guidance, revealed by Business Insider, follows internal memos citing severe appointment backlogs at US embassies and consulates. The delays are linked to tougher immigration rules, includ
  
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• Wolfsburg extends coach Bauer's deal

  21-12-2025 04:33 via article.wn.com
  BERLIN, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Wolfsburg on Saturday confirmed Daniel Bauer as its head coach on a long-term basis after opting for continuity following a turbulent spell at the Bundesliga club. The decision was announced by the Wolves shortly before kick-off of its final Bundesliga match of the year against Freiburg....
  
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• How Brazil’s deadliest police raid turned into a bloodbath

  21-12-2025 04:23 via article.wn.com
  A man is detained by police officers during a police...
  
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• Nation/World Roundup

  21-12-2025 04:19 via article.wn.com
  At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein ......
  
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• Arsenal top for Christmas after narrow win, Haaland keeps pressure on

  21-12-2025 04:18 via article.wn.com
  LONDON, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Arsenal will be top of the Premier League at Christmas thanks to a hard-fought 1-0 win away to Everton on Saturday. Viktor Gyokeres' thumping 27th-minute penalty, awarded after a handball by Jake O'Brien, separated the two sides and ensured Arsenal stayed ahead after Manchester City had put Mikel Arteta's team under intense...
  
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• World Saree Day: The traditional drapes of India and stories behind them

  21-12-2025 04:15 via article.wn.com
  On World Saree Day today, here’s a look at some iconic and lesser-known drapes from across India ......
  
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• Helen Sanchez: Family speaks out after woman found dead inside freezer at Miami Dollar Tree ...

  21-12-2025 04:15 via article.wn.com
  The family of Dr. Helen Massiell Garay Sanchez has spoken out as investigators continue to examine the circumstances surrounding her death. The 32-year-old anesthesiologist and mother of two from Nicaragua was found inside a walk-in freezer at a Dollar Tree store in Miami. The case remains under investigation and is currently classified as an unclassified death, pending the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner’s findings.(GoFundMe) Sanchez was discovered early Sunday morning, Dec. 14, at a Dollar T
  
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• Umbrellas or barbecues: Christmas weather forecast gifts mixed bag for Australians

  21-12-2025 04:12 via article.wn.com
  Perth and Brisbane to swelter through hottest conditions of Australia’s capital cities on Thursday...
  
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• Albanese orders review of federal intelligence and policing processes in lead-up to Bondi beach attack

  21-12-2025 04:12 via article.wn.com
  Former Asio chief Dennis Richardson to lead review into AFP and Asio processes amid growing calls for a royal commission...
  
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• San Francisco outages leaves 130,000 without power

  21-12-2025 04:09 via article.wn.com
  The power failure left a large swath of the northern part of the city in the dark, beginning with the Richmond and Presidio neighborhoods and areas around Golden Gate Park in the early afternoon and growing in size. ......
  
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• Trump's Photo Among 16 Epstein Files Disappeared From US Government Website

  21-12-2025 04:06 via article.wn.com
  At least 16 files disappeared from the Justice Department's public webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein - including a photograph showing President Donald Trump - less than a day after they... ......
  
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• Google, Apple Warn Staff Against International Travel Amid US Visa Delays

  21-12-2025 04:06 via article.wn.com
  The Trump administration has announced increased vetting of applicants for H-1B visas for highly skilled workers, including screening social media accounts. ......
  
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• Sydney residents honour Bondi victims on National Day of Reflection

  21-12-2025 04:03 via article.wn.com
  Mourners and community members on Sunday (December 21)...
  
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• Zelensky says US must pile pressure on Russia to end war

  21-12-2025 04:00 via article.wn.com
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday called on the United States to put more pressure on Russia to end the war, as diplomats converged on Miami for fresh talks. ......
  
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• Wheelchair user flies into space, a first

  21-12-2025 04:00 via article.wn.com
  A German woman engineer on Saturday became the first wheelchair user to blast into space, taking a brief ride on a Blue Origin flight. ......
  
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• Victims, lawmakers criticize partial release of Epstein files

  21-12-2025 04:00 via article.wn.com
  Victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Saturday expressed anger after a long-awaited cache of records from cases against him were released with many pages blacked-out and photos censored. ......
  
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• US intercepts oil tanker off coast of Venezuela: US media

  21-12-2025 04:00 via article.wn.com
  The United States has stopped and boarded an oil tanker off Venezuela, the latest salvo in a pressure campaign against Caracas, US media reported Saturday. ......
  
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• US again seizes oil tanker off coast of Venezuela

  21-12-2025 04:00 via article.wn.com
  The United States "apprehended" an oil tanker off Venezuela on Saturday, a move Caracas deemed a "theft and kidnapping," in the latest salvo of a pressure campaign by Washington, the US government said. ......
  
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• Syria monitor says US strikes killed at least five IS members

  21-12-2025 04:00 via article.wn.com
  A Syria monitor said Saturday that five Islamic State jihadist group members had been killed in US strikes overnight as Jordan confirmed it participated in the raids, after a deadly attack on American troops last weekend. ......
  
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• South Korean startup again delays 1st commercial orbit launch

  21-12-2025 04:00 via article.wn.com
  Seoul, Dec 20 (IANS) South Korean space startup Innospace said on Saturday that its first commercial orbit launch has been delayed again due to technical problems. The Hanbit-Nano rocket was scheduled to lift off from the Alcantara Space Center in Brazil earlier in the day, but the launch was delayed. Innospace had originally aimed to launch the vehicle on...
  
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• Rubio says US balancing China ties, Indo-Pacific alliances

  21-12-2025 04:00 via article.wn.com
  Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the United States is pursuing a dual strategy of managing tensions with China while strengthening alliances across the Indo-Pacific. “Look, there will be tensions, there’s no doubt about it,” Rubio said, adding that China “is and will continue to be a rich and powerful...
  
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• Rights bodies flag new abductions, including women, by Pakistani forces in Balochistan

  21-12-2025 04:00 via article.wn.com
  Quetta, Dec 20 (IANS) The wave of enforced disappearances at the hands of Pakistani forces across Balochistan does not seem to be pausing, as yet another case came to light on Saturday. Noor Bakhsh was forcibly taken by Pakistan's Frontier Corps personnel on the night of December 17 from Turbat city in Kech district, according to Baloch Voice for Justice (BVJ), a human rights organisation. The rights body alleged that Noor was...
  
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• Poll: Newsom Leads Democrats, Vance Tops Republicans in 2028 Primary Race

  21-12-2025 04:00 via article.wn.com
  A new AtlasIntel poll shows shifting dynamics in the...
  
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• Lakers guard Smart fined $35,000 for swearing at refs

  21-12-2025 04:00 via article.wn.com
  Los Angeles Lakers guard Marcus Smart has been fined $35,000 for making an obscene gesture toward a game official, the NBA announced Saturday. ......
  
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• India?Oman CEPA to boost exports, energy security

  21-12-2025 04:00 via article.wn.com
  New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with Oman is expected to enhance India’s export competitiveness, secure energy supplies at favourable prices and strengthen India–Oman economic ties, a report said on Saturday. The report from Bank of Baroda said that CEPA aims to...
  
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• Haaland sends Man City top, Liverpool beat nine-man Spurs

  21-12-2025 04:00 via article.wn.com
  Erling Haaland fired Manchester City to the top of the Premier League by beating West Ham 3-0, while Liverpool continued their upturn with a 2-1 win at nine-man Tottenham on Saturday. ......
  
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• Former Japanese PM Ishiba says possessing nuclear weapons would "never be beneficial for Japan"

  21-12-2025 04:00 via article.wn.com
  TOKYO, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Former Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Saturday that possessing nuclear weapons would "never be...
  
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• Child killed as BNP leader's house set ablaze amid rising violence in Bangladesh

  21-12-2025 04:00 via article.wn.com
  Dhaka, Dec 20 (IANS) Amid escalating violence in Bangladesh, a child was killed and three others critically injured on Saturday after the house of a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader was allegedly locked from the outside and set on fire in Lakshmipur Sadar upazila, local media reported. According to the police, the attack took place in the early hours of Saturday at the residence of Belal Hossain, a...
  
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• Chief Rabbi of Russia, Rav Berel Lazar, Lighting Menorah Tonight in Moscow

  21-12-2025 04:00 via article.wn.com
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