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• Three children among 11 killed in shooting at South African bar

  06-12-2025 14:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  The shooting occurred at an unlicensed bar in a township west of Pretoria
  
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• News in Frames | An island ravaged by a cyclone

  07-12-2025 06:40 via article.wn.com
  With 22 of its 25 districts devastated and 611 lives...
  
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• Nuclear power plant loses electricity amid Russian drone attack in Ukraine

  07-12-2025 06:36 via article.wn.com
  Russia unleashed a major missile...
  
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• How Netflix secured Hollywood’s biggest prize, Warner Bros

  07-12-2025 06:36 via article.wn.com
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• Barron Trump ‘close to putting his faith in Christ’, pastor tells comedy podcast

  07-12-2025 06:36 via article.wn.com
  A pastor with a large...
  
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• US lifts Russia's ‘direct threat’ label in new security policy, Moscow welcomes ‘positive step’

  07-12-2025 06:35 via article.wn.com
  US national security strategies have...
  
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• The world in 2025: 7 events that scarred the year — wars, wildfires, cyclones, famine, ...

  07-12-2025 06:35 via article.wn.com
  2025 was marked by climate disasters in India, including Cyclone Montha's massive damage. Concurrently, wars and extreme weather displaced millions worldwide, while California's wildfires resulted in significant destruction. ......
  
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• Europe’s promise of a new ‘reassurance force’ could deter Putin in Ukraine

  07-12-2025 06:35 via article.wn.com
  After months on the...
  
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• Connacht set for latest Challenge as they aim to break glass ceiling

  07-12-2025 06:35 via article.wn.com
  Connacht have travelled the...
  
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• Morning Briefing: Dec. 7, 2025

  07-12-2025 06:33 via article.wn.com
  Here’s a rundown of all the news that you need to start your Sunday, including Türkiye’s president advising his Venezuelan counterpart to keep dialogue open with the US, Israel killing six more Palestinians despite a ceasefire, and a fire in India killing 23 people. Keeping dialogue channels open with US essential, Erdogan tells Venezuelan leader Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro that keeping dialogue channels open with the US
  
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• Romania crash video: CCTV Shows Mercedes launching into air after diabetic episode

  07-12-2025 06:32 via article.wn.com
  Dubai: A Romanian motorist miraculously survived after his speeding Mercedes-Benz was launched into the air by a roundabout kerb, soaring over a bus and two stationary cars before crashing just metres from a petrol station in the northwestern city of Oradea on 3 December, according to Euro Weekly News. Extraordinary CCTV footage, which has since gone viral worldwide,...
  
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• A fire at a popular nightclub in India's Goa state kills at least 25, officials say

  07-12-2025 06:31 via article.wn.com
  Officials say at least 25 people, including tourists, have been killed in a fire at a popular nightclub in India’s Goa state. The blaze occurred just past midnight in Arpora in North Goa, a party hub. Goa’s chief minister Pramod ......
  
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• Hockey Junior World Cup: How Indian women’s team missed out on quarterfinals despite two wins with good margin

  07-12-2025 06:25 via article.wn.com
  India ended up missing...
  
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• Top 10 countries with the highest crime rates in 2025, safety concerns surge amid US ...

  07-12-2025 06:22 via article.wn.com
  Travel safety is a growing concern as global crime rates...
  
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• Chernobyl nuclear site’s protective shelter severely damaged in drone attack, cannot confine radiation: UN warns

  07-12-2025 06:22 via article.wn.com
  A Russian drone strike in February 2025 severely damaged...
  
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• Who is Oscar Solarzano? Illegal immigrant stabs man on Charlotte light rail months after Iryna ...

  07-12-2025 06:19 via article.wn.com
  A homeless illegal immigrant has been arrested after stabbing a man on the Charlotte Light Rail just days after Iryna Zarutska’s horrific murder. Oscar Solarzano, who was previously deported, has been arrested on charges of first-degree attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon causing serious injury, breaking and entering, carrying a concealed weapon and being intoxicated and disruptive, according to court records, the New York Post reported. He is now being held without bond. This u
  
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• War-Torn Chernobyl Nuclear Plant's Protective Shield Damaged: UN Agency

  07-12-2025 06:15 via article.wn.com
  A protective shield at the Chornobyl nuclear plant in war-torn Ukraine, built to contain radioactive material from the 1986 disaster, can no longer perform its main safety function due to drone... ......
  
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• Indian Student, 24, Dies In House Fire In New York

  07-12-2025 06:15 via article.wn.com
  A 24-year-old woman from Telangana's Jangaon district died in a major fire accident at her house in the United States on Thursday. The victim, Sahaja Reddy Udumala, had moved to the US in 2021 for... ......
  
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• India nightclub fire kills 25 in Goa

  07-12-2025 06:15 via article.wn.com
  A fire that...
  
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• IndiGo restores 95% of flights after week of cancellations

  07-12-2025 06:11 via article.wn.com
  IndiGo issued a statement on X late Saturday night after nearly a week of widespread flight cancellations. In its statement, the airline said it had operated “a little above 700 flights connecting 113 destinations" for Friday 5th December....
  
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• World Cup game locations revealed, current champions to play in Kansas City

  07-12-2025 06:10 via article.wn.com
  FIFA announced the locations for every 2026 World Cup match, including the U.S.'s, who will host its Group D games in Los Angeles and Seattle. ......
  
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• Fire at nightclub in Goa kills at least 25 people including four tourists

  07-12-2025 06:09 via article.wn.com
  Over a dozen...
  
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• Iran backs SCO anti-terror cooperation: senior diplomat

  07-12-2025 06:08 via article.wn.com
  TEHRAN, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Iran supports the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's (SCO) counter-terrorism plans and cooperation efforts, a senior Iranian diplomat has said. Mehrdad Kiaei, director general for SCO and BRICS Affairs at...
  
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• In Jerusalem, Merz reaffirms Germany's support for Israel

  07-12-2025 05:59 via article.wn.com
  German Chancellor Friedrich Merz flew into Israel Saturday for his first visit since taking office, and reaffirmed Berlin's support after traditionally solid ties between the countries were shaken by the Gaza war. Merz landed at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport just before 8:00 pm (1800 GMT) and was met by Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar, who called him "a friend of Israel". Germany, he added, was "an important partner". Merz met Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem later Saturday. "I c
  
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• Pipe bomb suspect nabbed, but Trump officials stay silent on Capitol riot violence

  07-12-2025 05:58 via article.wn.com
  The Federal Bureau of Investigation has arrested a suspect accused of placing two pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic national party headquarters on the eve of the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack. The arrest underscores the Trump administration’s insistence that it will not tolerate acts of violence targeting its supporters.But what about the 2021 Capitol riot? The Trump administration has taken a starkly different approach toward those involved in the January 6 siege. They ar
  
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• India: Tourists among dozens killed in Goa nightclub fire

  07-12-2025 05:58 via article.wn.com
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• UN experts urge Serbia to end attacks against journalists

  07-12-2025 05:56 via article.wn.com
  UN human rights experts on Friday called on Serbia to end attacks and intimidation against journalists and urgently address what is described as a deteriorating environment for media freedom in the country. The experts warned that the pattern of harassment, smear campaigns, physical assaults, doxxing and online threats has become...
  
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• German parliament passes military service law amid tensions with Russia

  07-12-2025 05:56 via article.wn.com
  German parliament on Friday voted to pass a that would allow military conscription, following rising tensions between Russia and European Union (EU) states. With 323 votes in support coming from ruling party CDU/CSU and SPD and 272 votes against, the bill introduces a two-stage conscription. If voluntary service...
  
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• China, Russia hold third joint anti-missile drills on Russian territory

  07-12-2025 05:52 via article.wn.com
  The exercises were not targeted at any third party or in response to any current international situations, the ministry said ......
  
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• Hegseth won’t commit to releasing video of second strike on drug boat — and doesn’t ...

  07-12-2025 05:51 via article.wn.com
  "Whatever we...
  
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