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• UN agency reports rise in violence against women journalists and activists linked to online abuse

  09-12-2025 15:09 via article.wn.com
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• Tucker Carlson told Olivia Nuzzi her life was in danger and offered to send her a shotgun amid RFK Jr. drama, her ex claims

  11-12-2025 16:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  An increasingly conspiratorial Tucker Carlson also allegedly thought the story was a ‘grander deep-state plot’ hatched by Israel to ‘destroy Trump by destroying Bobby.’
  
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• Bulgaria’s entire government resigns after mass protests over corruption

  11-12-2025 16:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  Mass protests have gripped the country just weeks before it is due to join the eurozone
  
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• NASCAR settles federal antitrust case filed by 2 of its teams, one owned by NBA great Michael Jordan

  11-12-2025 16:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  NASCAR has settled an antitrust lawsuit with two race teams, including one co-owned by Michael Jordan
  
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• Kilmar Ábrego García ordered released from ICE custody in fight over Trump immigration

  11-12-2025 16:37 via theguardian.com
  Maryland judge freed Ábrego as his case becomes a partisan flashpoint in battle over Trump’s deportation agendaA federal court in Maryland has ordered the release of Kilmar Ábrego García from ICE custody on Thursday, and he will be advised on his release conditions in his separate Tennessee criminal case.The case of Ábrego, a Salvadorian national who was a construction worker in Maryland, has become a proxy for the partisan struggle over Donald Trump’s swe
  
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• Body found in search for missing British woman who vanished from Spanish holiday home three months ago

  11-12-2025 16:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  Geraldine Ann is reported to have left her home late at night wearing only her pyjamas and flip-flops
  
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• Engaged woman scrambling to find wedding dress after she accidentally donated it to charity

  11-12-2025 16:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  Symone Gilbert planned to sew part of the wedding dress onto her own gown to ‘connect’ generations of her family
  
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• Children rescued seconds before school wall collapses on top of them as flash floods slam Iraq

  11-12-2025 16:35 via independent.co.uk
  
  More than 30 students were rescued in the Chamchamal district of Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, after heavy rain brought flooding that caused a school wall to collapse, according to surveillance footage and local authorities, on Tuesday (9 December).
  
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• Austria votes to ban headscarves in schools for girls under 14

  11-12-2025 16:34 via theguardian.com
  Law passes despite fears it will ‘normalise Islamophobia’ and fact it could be struck down by constitutional courtLawmakers in Austria have voted overwhelmingly to ban headscarves in schools for girls under the age of 14, despite concerns the legislation will deepen societal divisions and marginalise Muslims. The law could also be struck down by the country’s constitutional court.The ban was proposed earlier this year by Austria’s conservative-led government, which took o
  
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• Reaching net zero: what will it cost the UK and is it a price worth paying?

  11-12-2025 16:32 via theguardian.com
  An official report says the bill for switching to clean energy will rise sharply – and puts forward a slower, ‘falling behind” alternativeThe cost of hitting net zero targets has been laid bare by the UK’s energy system operator, showing a surge in spending over the coming years.But investing in clean generation projects, distribution networks and replacing fossil fuel cars and boilers could be many billions of pounds cheaper if the UK was less ambitious, according to Thu
  
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• Disney set to invest $1 billion in OpenAI and allow its beloved characters to appear in videos

  11-12-2025 16:31 via independent.co.uk
  
  Disney is making a $1 billion investment in artificial intelligence company Open AI, and will allow its characters to feature in user-generated videos.
  
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• House homeland security meeting interrupted by protestor – US politics live

  11-12-2025 16:28 via theguardian.com
  Heckler shouts ‘end the deportations’ as Mississippi congressman Bennie Thompson calls for secretary Kristi Noem to resignChris Van Hollen, the Democratic senator from Maryland, was among the lawmakers speaking out against the Trump administration and its actions around Venezuela, taking to the senate floor on Wednesday to call on Congress to block Donald Trump from “using taxpayer dollars to launch a regime change war”.“Last time I checked, the constitution of the
  
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• ‘We are Russia’s next target’, warns Nato chief on Berlin visit – Europe live

  11-12-2025 16:24 via theguardian.com
  Mark Rutte says ‘we are already in harm’s way’Nato’s Rutte largely sticks to usual pleasantries, but says the clear political signal from Germany and other European partners is that “Europe is ready to take on more responsibility,” and “a signal that burden sharing is not just a slogan.”In his opening remarks, Merz says that Nato plays “a key role in a time of great geopolitical upheaval,” as he recalls his numerous meetings with Rutte
  
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• Greenlandic women claim victory in legal fight with Denmark over forced IUD scandal

  11-12-2025 16:24 via theguardian.com
  Compensation due to thousands of women and girls fitted with coils without their knowledge or consent Victims of Denmark’s IUD scandal, in which thousands of Greenlandic women and girls were forcibly fitted with contraceptive coils without their knowledge or consent, have claimed victory in their legal fight with the Danish government after it was confirmed they will be eligible for compensation.The Danish parliament, Folketinget, and the government reached an agreement on Wednesday that e
  
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• Economic growth no longer linked to carbon emissions in most of the world, study finds

  11-12-2025 16:24 via theguardian.com
  Analysis marking 10 years since Paris climate agreement underscores effectiveness of strong government policiesThe once-rigid link between economic growth and carbon emissions is breaking across the vast majority of the world, according to a study released ahead of Friday’s 10th anniversary of the Paris climate agreement.The analysis, which underscores the effectiveness of strong government climate policies, shows this “decoupling” trend has accelerated since 2015 and is becomi
  
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• No 10 brushes off claims Streeting’s criticism of ‘technocratic approach’ refers to Starmer – UK politics live

  11-12-2025 16:23 via theguardian.com
  Health secretary admitted to being ‘frustrated’ with approach to governing in interviewSeema Malhotra, a Foreign Office minister, is responding to the urgent question about President Trump’s national security strategy (even though it was addressed to the Cabinet Office – see 10.12am.)The Trump document was published at the end of last week. Peter Beaumont has an analysis of it here. Continue reading...
  
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• The charming side of elections in the Falklands

  11-12-2025 16:20 via article.wn.com
  It’s election time in the Falklands, where every four years we choose eight members of the Islands’ legislative assembly. They say you don’t want to know how laws or sausages are made. But the way such a far-flung and tiny parliament is put together is actually pretty interesting. In the Falklands there are only two constituencies. Stanley has five seats, with 15 candidates this year and 1,590 registered voters. ‘Camp’ (the rest of the Falklands, including any &lsqu
  
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• Roundup: National strike hits key sectors in Portugal

  11-12-2025 16:20 via article.wn.com
  LISBON, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Portugal's two main labor confederations staged a nationwide strike on Thursday, affecting sectors, including transport, healthcare, education, and public services. According to local media reports, the strike, backed by the General Confederation of Portuguese Workers (CGTP) and the Portuguese General Workers' Union (UGT), marks the first joint action by the rival unions since 2013. It also reflects mounting opposition to the government's proposed overhaul of labor ru
  
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• Regulating the world's oldest profession: The evolution of prostitution laws in France

  11-12-2025 16:20 via article.wn.com
  This week we turn the spotlight onto prostitution in France. For years,...
  
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• Indian Rupee falls to new low

  11-12-2025 16:20 via article.wn.com
  NEW DELHI, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Indian Rupee fell to a record low on Thursday, touching...
  
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• India reports over 1,900 incidents of GPS spoofing targeting aircraft in 2 years

  11-12-2025 16:20 via article.wn.com
  NEW DELHI, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- India's federal government said Thursday that 1,951 incidents of Global Positioning System (GPS) spoofing and interference with aircraft have been...
  
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• Mamdani and top New York rabbis will meet privately, but their core divide remains unresolved

  11-12-2025 16:18 via article.wn.com
  The Friday after Zohran Mamdani won, Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch gave a sermon saying that he believed the incoming New York mayor’s criticisms of Israel aligned with Hamas and that critics of Israel wanted to separate “good Jews” from “bad Jews” in a way that endangers the city’s Jewish community. Hirsch, a self-described liberal, challenged Mamdani to prove him wrong. “If I’m wrong, say so,” he told CNN. “It would be welcomed by the American
  
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• World War 3 fears as NATO boss declares 'the time for action is now' over ...

  11-12-2025 16:17 via article.wn.com
  The NATO chief warned 'too many European leaders are quietly complacent' ......
  
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• Pittsburgh International Airport to offer nonstop flight to Ireland

  11-12-2025 16:17 via article.wn.com
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• One Direction support star dies aged 26 after horror electric scooter crash

  11-12-2025 16:17 via article.wn.com
  The star sadly passed away after being struck while riding an electric scooter. ......
  
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• Time magazine's 2025 Person of the Year: Here's who was named

  11-12-2025 16:16 via article.wn.com
  The “Architects of AI” were named Time magazine's Person of the Year for 2025 on Thursday. ......
  
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• LeBlanc Believes US Will Keep CUSMA Trade Deal With Canada, Mexico

  11-12-2025 16:16 via article.wn.com
  The minister in charge of Canada-U.S. trade says he has no reason to believe the Trump administration...
  
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• FBI Says Seized Oil Tanker Near Venezuela Was Supporting Terrorist Groups

  11-12-2025 16:16 via article.wn.com
  FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed that the bureau, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and other...
  
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• EU Approves State Aid for Poland’s First Nuclear Power Plant

  11-12-2025 16:16 via article.wn.com
  The European Union’s executive branch has approved a multibillion-euro state aid package for Poland’s first...
  
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• 'Disturbing and unacceptable': Students form human swastika at California high school

  11-12-2025 16:16 via article.wn.com
  Local leaders, students and others in San Jose, California, were stunned when a photograph of high school students forming a human swastika went viral on social media last week. ......
  
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