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• UAE, Saudi Arabia reject Israel statements on one-way Rafah crossing

  06-12-2025 07:58 via article.wn.com
  On the night of December 5, the Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia, joined by their counterparts from Egypt, Jordan, the UAE, Indonesia, Pakistan, Türkiye, and Qatar, voiced serious concern over Israeli statements proposing the one-way opening of the Rafah crossing, aimed at relocating Gaza Strip residents into Egypt, on the night of December 5. The statement highlighted that...
  
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• Jackson leads Florida International against Jacksonville after 20-point performance

  06-12-2025 12:27 via article.wn.com
  Jacksonville Dolphins (4-4) at Florida International Panthers (4-3) ......
  
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• Torch relay for 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics starts in Rome

  06-12-2025 12:26 via article.wn.com
  The Olympic flame is seen during the ceremony marking the official start of the torch relay for 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Rome, Italy, Dec. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Jing) President of the organizing committee for the 2026 Winter Olympics Giovanni Malago speaks during the ceremony marking the official start of the torch relay for...
  
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• South Africa hostel shooting leaves 11 dead

  06-12-2025 12:26 via article.wn.com
  A three‑year‑old child, 12-year-old boy and a 16-year-old female were also killed in the attack which is the latest in a string of mass shootings that have shocked the crime‑weary country ......
  
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• Russia unleashes massive drone, missile attack on Ukraine as diplomatic talks continue

  06-12-2025 12:26 via article.wn.com
  Russia used 653 drones and 51 missiles in the wide-reaching attack ......
  
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• Trump’s national security strategy veers inward in telling shift

  06-12-2025 12:24 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON— President Donald Trump’s new...
  
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• Gothenburg: Sauna hopping and seaweed foraging in Sweden's 2nd city

  06-12-2025 12:24 via article.wn.com
  LONDON — Rain pelts down as I lower myself, step by step into the pitch-black, ice-cold water, the night sky above. Just 30 seconds, I tell myself, shivering as my shoulders dip under the surface of the Kattegat, an arm ......
  
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• Manila set to file case vs London ex-chambermaid-turned-contractor

  06-12-2025 12:23 via article.wn.com
  Manila: Malversation charges are set to be filed against Sarah Discaya, dubbed as the Philippines' queen of "flood control" projects, and others linked to scam projects, a senior official told local media. The charges are linked specifically to a controversial Davao flood control project, which was found to be "ghost" or non-existent — meaning funds were disbursed without tangible infrastructure. Also Read: Sarah Discaya, London ex-chambermaid, now a 'protected witness' amid Philippine meg
  
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• Argentina Coach on Messi's World Cup Decision: 'Awaiting for Him to Decide'

  06-12-2025 12:23 via article.wn.com
  “We are just awaiting for him to decide," Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said about Lionel Messi and the World Cup. ......
  
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• 2026 World Cup Schedule: All Games, Dates, Matchups

  06-12-2025 12:23 via article.wn.com
  We know all the matches and dates for the group stage games for next summer's 48-team soccer bonanza. ......
  
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• 2026 World Cup Odds: 'We Already Have Hazard on the U.S. Lifting the Trophy'

  06-12-2025 12:23 via article.wn.com
  The 2026 World Cup Draw is in the books and oddsmakers are already drawing money — especially on the United States. Patrick Everson has the latest. ......
  
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• 2026 World Cup Odds: Teams Favored to Advance to Knockout Stage, Group Winner Odds

  06-12-2025 12:23 via article.wn.com
  The group stage has been set for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Here are the odds for each team to advance to the knockout stage. ......
  
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• 2026 World Cup Golden Boot Odds: Mbapp� Slight Favorite Over Kane

  06-12-2025 12:23 via article.wn.com
  With groups now set, here are the odds for the Golden Boot award at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. ......
  
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• 11 killed as gunmen storm hostel in Pretoria, South Africa

  06-12-2025 12:23 via article.wn.com
  Eleven people, including a three-year-old boy, were killed when gunmen stormed a hostel in the early hours of Saturday in Atteridgeville, west of Pretoria. Police say the attack took place at an illegal shebeen inside the Saulsville Hostel, where a group had gathered to drink. According to the South African Police Service (SAPS), 25 people were shot in the attack. Eleven...
  
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• Cyprus ranks among lowest in EU for English proficiency, new study shows

  06-12-2025 12:20 via article.wn.com
  A new European Union survey on English language proficiency ranked Cyprus among the lowest-performing member states, alongside Italy and France, placing the island in the category of medium proficiency. For the seventh consecutive year, the Netherlands claimed the title for the best non-native English speakers globally, despite a general decline in their skills since 2024. The EF English Proficiency Index report shows that the Netherlands’ overall score has dropped by 12 points compared to
  
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• World Cup draw was interminable TV, but dieu merci for Thierry Henry

  06-12-2025 12:19 via article.wn.com
  The World Cup draw needed less empty lead-up and more substantive insights, Richard Deitsch says in his review of the TV experience. ......
  
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• Ukraine, US to meet for third day, agree 'real progress' depends on Russia

  06-12-2025 12:19 via article.wn.com
  Ukrainian and U.S. officials will hold a third straight day of talks in Miami on Saturday, with Washington saying the two sides agreed that "real progress" would depend on Russia's willingness to end the war. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner have been meeting top Ukrainian negotiator Rustem Umerov and Andrii Hnatov, the chief of staff of Kyiv's armed forces. The talks come after Witkoff and Kushner met Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kreml
  
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• Canada's World Cup draw means its group suspense and uncertainty will linger

  06-12-2025 12:19 via article.wn.com
  Canada will not find out who it'll open the World Cup against until March, leaving Jesse Marsch & Co. with an incomplete post-draw feeling ......
  
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• You might soon be able to study UFOs at college

  06-12-2025 12:18 via article.wn.com
  NASA captures 'sharpest-ever' image of speeding interstellar comet NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured what the agency says is the "sharpest-ever" image of an interstellar comet speeding through the solar system. A group of researchers say it's time for academia to get serious about studying UFOs. The movement, championed by the Society for UAP Studies, is wrapping up an international conference aimed at establishing a new discipline dedicated to studying unidentified anomalous phenomen
  
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• A 'volcano' of controversy has hit the Minnesota Somali community

  06-12-2025 12:18 via article.wn.com
  St. Cloud gathers to support Somali neighbors after Trump's attacks St. Cloud community leaders and residents gathered Dec. 3 to combat President Donald Trump's negative comments about Somali immigrants. ST. CLOUD, Minn. ‒ The day after President Donald Trump called Somali immigrants in Minnesota “garbage,” more than 100 residents and elected officials gathered at a library to reassure their Somali neighbors they were still welcomed in St. Cloud, a regional hub roughly an hour
  
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• 1st LD Writethru: 11 killed, 14 wounded in shooting in S. Africa's Pretoria

  06-12-2025 12:17 via article.wn.com
  JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- At least 11 people were killed and 14 others wounded in a shooting early Saturday at a hostel in South Africa's...
  
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• Why the World Calls it 2025?

  06-12-2025 12:14 via article.wn.com
  ‘If Jesus wasn’t the Messiah, then why do we have a calendar based on his birth?” ......
  
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• Video of boat strike shows survivors waving before fatal follow-up attack

  06-12-2025 12:11 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON — The two...
  
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• Trump administration says Europe faces ‘civilizational erasure’

  06-12-2025 12:11 via article.wn.com
  LONDON — The Trump administration said Friday...
  
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• Supreme Court agrees to review Trump order restricting birthright citizenship

  06-12-2025 12:11 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON — The...
  
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• SCOTUS to review Trump order restricting birthright citizenship

  06-12-2025 12:11 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON — The...
  
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• Saudi Arabia Will Sell You Alcohol Now, if You’re Rich Enough

  06-12-2025 12:11 via article.wn.com
  The conservative Islamic kingdom’s approach to social policy change is often silence and ambiguity. Legalizing alcohol has been no different.| NYT > World > Middle East ......
  
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• Running out of time, Republicans in Congress still lack a health plan

  06-12-2025 12:11 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON — Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C.,...
  
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• Netflix to buy Warner Bros. in $83 billion deal to create a streaming giant

  06-12-2025 12:11 via article.wn.com
  Netflix announced plans...
  
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• NATO scrambles fighter jets as Putin unleashes deadly strikes threatening Europe

  06-12-2025 12:11 via article.wn.com
  Vladimir Putin's forces launched one of the harshest missile and drone onslaughts of the Ukraine war overnight, with NATO fighter jets scrambled following the attacks ......
  
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