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• UK: Pressure mounts on Lammy over Palestine Action hunger strike

  11-12-2025 19:16 via article.wn.com
  Calls are mounting for British Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary David Lammy to act as eight Palestine Action prisoners continue a prolonged hunger strike while being held on remand. MPs say the situation has become urgent, with several of the prisoners already hospitalised and others now more than 38 days without food. The group began their strike on 20 October in protest at their treatment in custody and what they say are unfair trial conditions, including extended pre-trial detentio
  
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• Trump administration offers $5M reward for capture of fugitive Los Choneros gang leader

  12-12-2025 03:28 via article.wn.com
  The Trump administration is offering a $5 million reward...
  
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• Minnesota investigation: The shadowy money system Somalis rely on — and terrorists can exploit

  12-12-2025 03:28 via article.wn.com
  The massive and sprawling $1 billion welfare-fraud schemes engulfing Minnesota are now casting fresh scrutiny on an old, opaque money-transfer network used by Somali Americans to send remittances back to their loved ones and friends — a system U.S. officials...
  
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• Texas Card House zal World Series of Poker® Circuit in 2026 organiseren

  12-12-2025 03:25 via article.wn.com
  AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--dec 11, 2025-- ......
  
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• A winter storm chills Gaza and floods tent camps, exposing aid failures

  12-12-2025 03:25 via article.wn.com
  Storm Byron has hit Gaza and worsened...
  
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• Rassie is ours, all of ours!

  12-12-2025 03:22 via article.wn.com
  Generally the values of amateurism signify a love or passion for a sport or discipline as opposed to professionalism, which is mainly about monetary reward or commercial appeal. Amateur sports is understood as that which allows all to participate, not just the elite. So you would be forgiven for believing that Rugby Union, one of the world’s premier sports and among the last to allow professionalism, would have its amateur ethos being about ensuring all can participate and is rooted in wor
  
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• Malawi’s bid for modernisation

  12-12-2025 03:22 via article.wn.com
  As Beijing launched its Fifteenth Five-Year Plan, Malawi stands at the crossroads of industrial ambition and democratic reform. This moment offers Lilongwe a rare chance to harness China’s pivot toward technology and green growth in accelerating Vision 2063, while safeguarding national transparency and sovereignty. When China unveiled the plan – from 2026 to 2030, it signalled a global ambition defined by high-end innovation, green energy systems, and greater self-reliance. To the ca
  
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• Inside the G20 Animal Farm

  12-12-2025 03:22 via article.wn.com
  Here we go again. Two National Guards are shot, and Donald Trump’s solution is to “permanently” ban immigration from all “Third World” countries. Are we on that future list? Hard to be sure. But in the MAWA (Make America White Again) universe the criteria are simple: if your melanin matches the upholstery at Mar-a-Lago, you’re ok. If not, please put your hands up and step away from the border. While more people are being barred from entering the United States,
  
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• Bittersweet return to Robben Island

  12-12-2025 03:22 via article.wn.com
  Time stands still on Robben Island. Seconds become minutes, minutes stretch into hours, and the weight of history settles into the limestone walls that once confined dreamers of a different, democratic South Africa. As I sat in the museum’s ferry docking station, about to embark on my third visit, my eyes could not miss the power of words from the island’s most famous political prisoner Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela etched on the wall: “It is said that no one truly knows a nation u
  
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• Rob Lantz Steps Down as PEI Premier to Run for Permanent PC Leadership

  12-12-2025 03:19 via article.wn.com
  PEI Premier Rob Lantz announced that he is stepping down from his position leading the province in order to enter the...
  
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• Lululemon CEO to Step Down in January as US Sales Decrease

  12-12-2025 03:19 via article.wn.com
  Lululemon Athletica’s CEO will step down in January after seven years at the helm of the premium workout and...
  
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• Chicharito leaves boyhood club Chivas

  12-12-2025 03:19 via article.wn.com
  MEXICO CITY, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Veteran striker Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez has parted ways with boyhood club Guadalajara, the Mexican top-flight...
  
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• Asbestos Recall Grows as More Sand Imported from China Tests Positive

  12-12-2025 03:19 via article.wn.com
  A widening asbestos scare has prompted another recall of children’s coloured sand, with products...
  
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• Amateur and veteran pro share early lead at CLPG Tour Championship

  12-12-2025 03:19 via article.wn.com
  HAIKOU, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Rookie professional Fang Yuhan and veteran Hu Jing set the early pace at the CLPG Tour Championship on Thursday, each carding a five-under-par 67 to take a one-shot lead after the opening round in Hainan Province....
  
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• Airstrike on hospital in a rebel-controlled area of Myanmar kills 34

  12-12-2025 03:19 via article.wn.com
  BANGKOK: An airstrike by Myanmar ’s military destroyed a hospital in an area controlled by a leading rebel armed force, killing 34 patients and medical staff, according to a rescue worker and independent media reports Thursday. About 80 other people were injured in the attack Wednesday night on the general hospital in Mrauk-U township, an area controlled by the ethnic Arakan Army in the western state of Rakhine. Also In This Package 1,000+ foreigners detained at Myanmar 'scam centres' 2,00
  
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• Video: Skydiver Left Dangling Mid-Air As Parachute Caught On Aircraft Tail

  12-12-2025 03:18 via article.wn.com
  Heart-stopping footage released Thursday by Australian authorities showed the moment a skydiver was left dangling thousands of metres in the air after their parachute caught on the plane's tail. ......
  
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• Reddit Challenges Australia's Under-16 Social Media Ban In High Court

  12-12-2025 03:18 via article.wn.com
  Reddit criticised what it called an "illogical patchwork" of platforms covered by the ban. ......
  
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• "Felt Humiliated": Bangladesh President Wants To Quit After February Polls

  12-12-2025 03:18 via article.wn.com
  Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin said on Thursday he plans to step down midway through his term after February's parliamentary election, telling Reuters he has felt humiliated by the interim... ......
  
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• Thai prime minister dissolves parliament, sets up national polls

  12-12-2025 03:17 via article.wn.com
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• Indonesia aims to end diesel imports in 2026 with expanded biodiesel program

  12-12-2025 03:16 via article.wn.com
  by Dames Alexander Sinaga JAKARTA, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia aims to halt diesel fuel imports in 2026 as the government accelerates its biodiesel program and boosts domestic refinery capacity, marking a major step toward strengthening energy security and reducing reliance on foreign fuel supplies. A key measure in this effort is the planned nationwide rollout of B50, a diesel blend containing 50 percent palm-oil-based biodiesel. The government expects to begin introducing B50 in the second h
  
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• The Hunt for Assad’s Brutal Enforcer

  12-12-2025 03:13 via article.wn.com
  Jamil Hassan left behind a legacy of deaths and torture when he escaped the Syrian revolution last year. Now his former victims are trying to bring him to justice. ......
  
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• Seizure of Venezuelan Oil Strikes at the Heart of Maduro’s Grip on Power

  12-12-2025 03:13 via article.wn.com
  U.S. officials said they plan to confiscate more crude tankers in an effort to oust the strongman. ......
  
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• FIFA accused of ‘monumental betrayal' over latest World Cup ticket prices

  12-12-2025 03:13 via article.wn.com
  Soccer fans have accused FIFA of a “monumental betrayal” after the latest prices for 2026 World Cup tickets began to circulate on Thursday. The governing body allocates 8% of tickets to national associations for games involving their team to sell to the most loyal fans. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are WATCH HERE And a list published by the German soccer federation revealed prices ranged from $180-$700 for varying group stage games. The lowest price for the final was $4,
  
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• Thailand Prime Minister gets royal approval to dissolve Parliament, hold elections early next year

  12-12-2025 03:12 via article.wn.com
  The election for the House of Representatives would be held 45 to 60 days after the Royal Decree, a period while Mr. Anutin will head a caretaker government with limited powers and cannot approve a new budget ......
  
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• Sudan civil war: Deepening humanitarian crisis

  12-12-2025 03:12 via article.wn.com
  With close to 10 million people fleeing their homes, the displacement crisis in Sudan is currently the largest and fastest growing ......
  
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• Hayward building explosion: 6 injured after gas line rupture triggers massive explosion—here's what went wrong

  12-12-2025 03:12 via article.wn.com
  A massive explosion and fire erupted in Hayward...
  
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• Barron Trump and Andrew Tate relationship explained: Who is Justin Waller and what has he ...

  12-12-2025 03:12 via article.wn.com
  Barron Trump and Andrew Tate relationship...
  
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• Trump signs executive order to curtail state AI laws

  12-12-2025 03:08 via independent.co.uk
  
  This move contrasts with calls from members of Congress who have advocated for greater oversight of the powerful technology
  
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• Texas Card House accueillera le circuit World Series of Poker® en 2026

  12-12-2025 02:49 via article.wn.com
  AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--déc. 11, 2025-- ......
  
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• O Texas Card House sediará o Circuito World Series of Poker® em 2026

  12-12-2025 02:49 via article.wn.com
  AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--dez 11, 2025-- ......
  
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