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• Taylor Swift cries over terrorist plot, dance class attack in new doc

  12-12-2025 20:32 via article.wn.com
  Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour”...
  
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• Cops launch investigation into TikToker’s death after fans allege she was bullied online

  18-12-2025 14:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  Fans of Riziki Ilenre have launched a petition to pass a new law in her name that will harshen punishments for cyberbulling
  
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• Starmer says he wouldn’t let someone talk to his daughter the way Trump spoke to reporter

  18-12-2025 14:04 via independent.co.uk
  
  Sir Keir Starmer has said he would not let someone talk to his daughter in the way US President Donald Trump spoke to a reporter.
  
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• US official defends Trump’s nuclear test comments by citing mounting risks from other states

  18-12-2025 13:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  The United States has announced it will resume nuclear testing if other countries do the same
  
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• Venezuelan navy escorts oil tankers in direct challenge to Trump blockade

  18-12-2025 13:31 via independent.co.uk
  
  At least 97 people have been killed in controversial U.S. military strikes across the Caribbean
  
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• Pope replaces New York's Cardinal Timothy Dolan with little-known bishop

  18-12-2025 13:29 via article.wn.com
  Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of influential New York...
  
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• Pope names fellow Chicagoan, Bishop Ronald Hicks, as new archbishop of New York

  18-12-2025 13:29 via article.wn.com
  Pope Leo XIV has made a significant...
  
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• Pope Leo replaces New York's Cardinal Dolan in shake-up of US Church

  18-12-2025 13:29 via article.wn.com
  Pope Leo XIV has replaced Cardinal Timothy Dolan as leader of the Catholic Church in New York, the Vatican announced, sidelining a prominent US Church figure in a major shake-up of the country's Catholic leadership. Leo, the first US pope, appointed a relatively unknown cleric from Illinois, Bishop Ronald Hicks, to replace Cardinal Dolan as leader of the nation's second-largest Catholic diocese. The cardinal, Archbishop of New York since 2009 and a former president of the US Catholic bishops' co
  
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• Lionel Messi visits Vantara

  18-12-2025 13:29 via article.wn.com
  Global football icon Lionel Messi made a special visit to Vantara, a wildlife rescue, rehabilitation and conservation centre founded by Anant Ambani. At the centre, initiatives traditionally begin with seeking blessings in accordance with Sanatana Dharma, which emphasises reverence for nature and respect for all living beings. Messi’s visit reflected this cultural ethos, as he participated in traditional Indian rituals, observed wildlife, and interacted with caregivers and conservation tea
  
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• Efforts to reconnect Americans face challenges in a lonely time

  18-12-2025 13:29 via article.wn.com
  It’s been called an “epidemic” of...
  
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• Belgium seeks protection from Russian retaliation as EU leaders weigh a massive loan for Ukraine

  18-12-2025 13:29 via article.wn.com
  Belgium insists on ironclad guarantees...
  
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• Police ram car in dramatic operation near Sydney 4 days after Bondi attack

  18-12-2025 13:28 via article.wn.com
  Police ram car in dramatic operation near Sydney 4 days after Bondi attack ......
  
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• PM Narendra Modi Conferred With Order of Oman, Sultanate's Highest Civilian Honour

  18-12-2025 13:28 via article.wn.com
  PM Narendra Modi Conferred With Order of Oman, Sultanate's Highest Civilian Honour ......
  
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• PM Modi Conferred With Oman's Highest Civilian Award

  18-12-2025 13:28 via article.wn.com
  His visit to Muscat marks the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between India and Oman. ......
  
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• Piers Morgan calls MI6 chief 'impressive lady' as she mentions movies in 'excellent speech'

  18-12-2025 13:28 via article.wn.com
  Blaise Metreweli, the head of Britain's MI6, highlighted the work of her spies to protect the UK and the world during her recent speech. In May 2025, UK named Metreweli, a career intelligence officer, as the...
  
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• Bondi Beach Attack: Shooter's Road to Radicalisation

  18-12-2025 13:28 via article.wn.com
  Bondi Beach Attack: Shooter's Road to Radicalisation ......
  
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• Opposition Calls for Parliament Recall, Pushes to Strip Citizenship From Terrorists, Hate Preachers

  18-12-2025 13:25 via article.wn.com
  Opposition Leader Sussan Ley is pressing Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to recall Parliament before Christmas to...
  
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• Heavily Armed Police Subdue 7 Men Preparing for ‘Violent Act’

  18-12-2025 13:25 via article.wn.com
  Seven men have been arrested in the western Sydney suburb of Liverpool amid dramatic scenes that...
  
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• Sydney police foil suspected attack targeting Bondi Beach massacre memorial

  18-12-2025 13:24 via article.wn.com
  Counterterrorism police arrested seven people in southwest Sydney on Thursday in a dramatic operation that required "significant police reinforcement," according to reports in local Australian media. Five suspects were traveling in two vehicles when a large police presence stopped them. The officers, armed with weapons and wearing camouflage uniforms, protective vests, and helmets, were seen searching the vehicles the suspects were traveling in and handcuffing them. At least one of the vehicles
  
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• Urgent: Bank of England cuts interest rate to 3.75 pct

  18-12-2025 13:23 via article.wn.com
  LONDON, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) --...
  
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• Jenks' KD Jones, Owasso's Jayden Hall claim Class 6AI district MVP honors

  18-12-2025 13:23 via article.wn.com
  Running backs receive Class 6AI's top awards. See what other seniors were honored in 6AI's two districts. ......
  
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• IMF approves 385-mln-USD disbursement to boost Ghana's economic recovery

  18-12-2025 13:23 via article.wn.com
  ACCRA, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the fifth review of Ghana's reforms, paving the way for the immediate release of 385 million U.S. dollars to boost the country's economic recovery, an IMF press release has said. The latest disbursement is under a...
  
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• India, UAE Troops to Hold Joint Military Exercise in Abu Dhabi

  18-12-2025 13:21 via article.wn.com
  India, UAE Troops to Hold Joint Military Exercise in Abu Dhabi New Delhi- Militaries of India and the UAE are scheduled to take part in a joint exercise from December 18-30 that seeks to enhance interoperability and foster defence cooperation between the two sides, officials said on Wednesday. An Indian Army contingent has departed for the United Arab Emirates to participate in the second edition of Exercise Desert Cyclone to be conducted in Abu...
  
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• City view of Kuwait City, Kuwait

  18-12-2025 13:20 via article.wn.com
  A drone photo taken on Dec. 17, 2025 shows a city view with clouds rolling over Kuwait City, Kuwait....
  
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• Bank of England cuts interest rate to support economy

  18-12-2025 13:20 via article.wn.com
  LONDON, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Bank of England (BoE) announced a 25-basis-point cut to its benchmark interest rate on Thursday, bringing it down to 3.75 percent, the lowest level since early 2023. The move marks the sixth rate reduction since August 2024, when the Bank began easing monetary...
  
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• Iran’s President Says He Can’t Make ‘Miracles’ to Solve the Country’s Woes

  18-12-2025 13:19 via article.wn.com
  Despite sky-high inflation, water and energy cuts and prospects for a deal with the U. S. dimming, President Masoud Pezeshkian has apparently thrown up his hands.| NYT > World > Middle East ......
  
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• Germany to take in more than 500 stranded Afghans from Pakistan

  18-12-2025 13:19 via article.wn.com
  The�German�government�said�Thursday�it�would�take�in�535�Afghans�who�had�been�promised�refuge�in�Germany�but�have�been�stuck�in�limbo�in�Pakistan....
  
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• French court jails doctor for life for poisoning 30 patients, killing 12

  18-12-2025 13:19 via article.wn.com
  A�French�court�on�Thursday�sentenced�a�doctor�to�life�in�jail�for�poisoning�30�child�and�adult�patients,�12�of�whom�died,�reportedly�in�an�attempt�to�discredit�co-workers. �...
  
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• "Star anesthetist" sentenced for poisoning 30 patients, killing 12

  18-12-2025 13:16 via article.wn.com
  Frederic Pechier's youngest victim, four-year-old Teddy, survived two cardiac arrests during routine surgery in 2016. The oldest victim was 89. ......
  
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• Soccer star Mario Pineida shot and killed in Ecuador

  18-12-2025 13:16 via article.wn.com
  Guayaquil has become a hotspot for gang violence linked to drug trafficking and several soccer players in Ecuador have been targeted in recent months. ......
  
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