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• Transcript of first address by Pope Leo XIV

  08-05-2025 23:07 via article.wn.com
  Pope Leo XIV gave his...
  
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• Messi will be playing a record 6th World Cup, but can he win again?

  19-12-2025 16:11 via article.wn.com
  Lionel Messi will be playing his sixth FIFA World Cup tournament next year. Nobody else has achieved this landmark. In the sport of football, goalkeepers, whose job is less tiring and therefore lasts longer, usually play more matches than their teammates. Several goalkeepers have played in five tournaments. But even among them, no one has played in six. Cristiano Ronaldo will also be playing his 6th World Cup tournament, but Messi has played more matches than Ronaldo. The Argentine superstar wil
  
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• Bill Gates, Woody Allen, Chomsky in newly released Epstein photos

  19-12-2025 16:11 via article.wn.com
  Washington: As the United States Justice Department faces a Friday deadline to release the Jeffrey Epstein files, the Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released various photos of the convicted sex offender on Thursday, December 18. The photos have revealed Jeffrey alongside prominent figures, prompting strong public interest in identifying the well-known personalities mentioned or photographed with him. The photos released on Thursday show public figures, including American professor No
  
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• Turkish police detain 170 IS suspects in nationwide operations

  19-12-2025 16:10 via article.wn.com
  ISTANBUL, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Turkish police have detained 170 suspects in nationwide counterterrorism operations targeting the Islamic State (IS) over...
  
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• Dutch economy to grow 1.7 pct in 2025, says Dutch central bank

  19-12-2025 16:10 via article.wn.com
  THE HAGUE, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Dutch economy is expected to grow by 1.7 percent this year, a rate described as "remarkably higher" than the 1.1 percent that had been forecast this spring, the Dutch central bank said on Friday. In its released 2025 Autumn Projections, De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) confirmed that trade...
  
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• Azerbaijan condemns EU's human rights criticism as interference in internal affairs

  19-12-2025 16:10 via article.wn.com
  BAKU, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Azerbaijani Parliament (Milli Majlis) on Friday adopted a statement strongly condemning a European...
  
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• Taiwan knifeman leaves two dead and multiple injured in horror street rampage

  19-12-2025 16:08 via article.wn.com
  A knifeman killed two people and injured multiple others in Taiwan's capital, Taipei ......
  
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• Navi Mumbai airport will be one of most sustainable airports in world: Jeet Adani

  19-12-2025 16:08 via article.wn.com
  Navi Mumbai airport will be one of most sustainable airports in world Jeet Adani ......
  
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• US Senators urge seizure of Russian 'shadow fleet'

  19-12-2025 16:03 via article.wn.com
  Washington, Dec 19 (IANS) Two senior US senators have introduced a bipartisan resolution urging the Trump administration to seize vessels involved in transporting sanctioned Russian oil, arguing that the so-called “shadow fleet” is financing Moscow’s war in Ukraine and undermining US national security. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Democratic Senator Richard...
  
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• US Commander says Demilitarized Zone should not become 'politicized'

  19-12-2025 16:03 via article.wn.com
  Seoul, Dec 19 (IANS) The commander of the US Forces Korea (USFK) said Friday that the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) should not be "politicized," voicing opposition to a bill in South Korea that seeks to grant the government control of non-military access to the buffer zone. The remarks by USFK Commander General Xavier Brunson, who also doubles as commander of the UN Command (UNC), followed a recent UNC statement in opposition to the pending bill. He said the armistice agreement that ended the 1950-53
  
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• Texas City honours Sewa International for flood relief

  19-12-2025 16:03 via article.wn.com
  Washington, Dec 19 (IANS) The City of Kerrville in Texas has honoured Sewa International and partner Indian American organisations for their leadership and service during the July 4 flash floods that devastated the city, recognising their role in emergency response and long-term recovery efforts, according to a statement released. The recognition was presented on December 9 by Kerrville city officials, the Kerr Economic Development Corporation, and the...
  
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• Suspect in killings at elite US institutions commited suicide

  19-12-2025 16:03 via article.wn.com
  New York, Dec 19 (IANS) The suspect who launched a reign of terror at two elite US institutions with a mass shooting at the Ivy League Brown University and the murder of a nuclear science professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has killed himself, officials said. The man was identified as Claudio Valente, a 48-year-old former Brown student...
  
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• Seven killed in small plane crash at US North Carolina airport

  19-12-2025 16:03 via article.wn.com
  New York, Dec 19 (IANS) Seven people were killed after a small jet crashed at a regional airport in Statesville, US state of North Carolina, police said. According to the police, among those killed in the crash were former NASCAR (National Association...
  
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• S. Korea to funnel public growth fund into AI, semiconductors

  19-12-2025 16:03 via article.wn.com
  Seoul, Dec 19 (IANS) The newly launched mega-sized Public Growth Fund will first be used to support the artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductor and battery sectors, the chief of the state financial regulator said on Friday. Lee Eog-weon, chairman of the Financial Services Commission (FSC), said the FSC has selected seven projects...
  
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• Rights body flags alarming rise in enforced disappearances of women in Balochistan by Pakistani forces

  19-12-2025 16:03 via article.wn.com
  Quetta, Dec 19 (IANS) The Human Rights Council of Balochistan (HRCB) has expressed grave concern over a disturbing escalation in the enforced disappearance of Baloch women at the hands of Pakistani forces across Balochistan. The rights body alleged that the abduction of women by Pakistani forces has increasingly become a "routine instrument of repression" in the province. According to the HRCB, nine cases of enforced disappearance of Baloch women were documented in 2025....
  
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• Over two million Afghans forcibly deported from Iran and Pakistan: UN

  19-12-2025 16:03 via article.wn.com
  Kabul, Dec 19 (IANS) As many as 2.17 million Afghans have been forcibly deported from Iran and Pakistan, with children comprising more than 60 per cent of returnees, according to the United Nations. According to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Afghanistan has been facing one of the world's largest displacement and returnee crises as Iran and Pakistan have been forcibly deporting Afghans. By October 9, approximately 2.17 million Afghan nationals have been deported from Pakistan a
  
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• Kremlin warns seizure of Russian assets 'will not be left unanswered'

  19-12-2025 16:03 via article.wn.com
  Moscow, Dec 19 (IANS) The Kremlin has warned that seizure of Russian assets will not be left unpunished for its masterminds and Russia will use all available legal means to punish them, local media reported on Friday. "We have repeatedly said that all actions related to expropriations of Russian assets will not be left unanswered. Those who made decisions collectively, those...
  
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• Japan reiterates commitment to non-nuclear policies

  19-12-2025 16:03 via article.wn.com
  Tokyo, Dec 19 (IANS) The Japanese government on Friday reiterated its commitment to non-nuclear policies, rejecting remarks made by a security official who had suggested that the country should possess nuclear weapons. While addressing a press conference on Friday, Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said that the government's policy is to maintain the three non-nuclear principles, which ban possessing, producing or...
  
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• Bangladesh: Violence near Indian mission in Chittagong leaves four injured

  19-12-2025 16:03 via article.wn.com
  Dhaka, Dec 19 (IANS) Violence erupted outside the Indian Assistant High Commission in Chittagong, Bangladesh, on Friday, leaving at least four people injured, including two police officers. The unrest broke out following the death of Sharif Osman Hadi, spokesperson of the radical group Inqilab Mancha, local media reported. According to the police, the protesters gathered outside the Indian mission’s office in the Khulshi area of Chittagong hurled bricks, vandalising the office...
  
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• Annual JonBenét Ramsey case report mentions 'new evidence'

  19-12-2025 16:02 via article.wn.com
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• Terence Crawford sued by jeweler Mazza New York days after announcing retirement from boxing

  19-12-2025 16:00 via article.wn.com
  gloTerence Crawford is dealing with a major issue outside the sport. Just days after announcing his retirement, the 38-year-old has been hit with a lawsuit from a well-known jeweler who claims Crawford broke a business agreement and caused major financial losses.The lawsuit was filed on December 18 and was later obtained by TMZ Sports. It accuses Crawford of misleading Mazza New York over a...
  
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• Witness recounts moment Greg Biffle's Cessna jet crashed into fireball: ‘I watched my friend die’

  19-12-2025 15:59 via article.wn.com
  A Cessna C550 owned by Greg Biffle crashed into a fireball at Statesville Airport in North Carolina on Thursday. All seven passengers onboard, including the famed NASCAR driver, his immediate family members and friends, were killed. Greg Biffle and his friends and family were killed in a tragic plane crash on Thursday Eyewitness recalls horrific moment Greg Biffle's plane crashed and burst into...
  
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• Taipei terror visuals to shock all: Smoke bombs and stabbings at Taiwan's major stations leave ...

  19-12-2025 15:59 via article.wn.com
  Pantc gripped Taiwan’s capital Taipei after a masked attacker allegedly...
  
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• Is YouTube down today? Thousands of US users face disruptions on video streaming platform

  19-12-2025 15:59 via article.wn.com
  YouTube, the Google-owned video streaming giant, experienced a worldwide outage on Friday, December 19, 2025. The outage left several users unable to access the video streaming platform. According to outage-tracking website Downdetector, user reported problems mostly with server connection and video...
  
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• Thieves dressed as Santa and his elves bust into grocery store and steal $3,000 worth of food

  19-12-2025 15:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  An activist group that claims its members are responsible for the alleged robbery called it a ‘food drive’
  
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• Pope names new archbishop of Westminster as part of generational shift in English-speaking hierarchy

  19-12-2025 15:56 via article.wn.com
  Pope Leo XIV named a new archbishop of Westminster on Friday in another high-profile appointment that signals a generational shift in the English-speaking Catholic hierarchy. ......
  
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• India T20 World Cup 2026 Squad Announcement: Date, Time, When & Where to Watch BCCI Press Conference

  19-12-2025 15:56 via article.wn.com
  India T20 World Cup 2026 Squad...
  
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• Famine ends in Gaza but catastrophic conditions remain, global agency says

  19-12-2025 15:56 via article.wn.com
  A report by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification is still warning that over 100,000 children face malnutrition over the coming months. ......
  
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• Denmark blames Russia for cyberattacks ahead of elections and on water utility

  19-12-2025 15:56 via article.wn.com
  Danish authorities say in a new assessment published this week that Russia carried out cyberattacks against infrastructure and websites in Denmark in 2024 and 2025, describing new cases which had not previously been reported. ......
  
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• Erika Kirk makes formal 2028 presidential endorsement during period of MAGA civil war

  19-12-2025 15:54 via article.wn.com
  Her endorsement comes during a period of MAGA infighting over her husband’s death and legacy....
  
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