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• UN votes to extend UNRWA’s mandate – despite its ties to terrorists

  11-12-2025 17:53 via article.wn.com
  Please share our story! Over its 75 years of existence, UNRWA has churned out...
  
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• Like it or not, iOS 26 is here. What to know about the iPhone update

  13-12-2025 14:57 via article.wn.com
  If your iPhone finally updated to the newest iOS and you aren't really loving it, you're not alone. ......
  
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• People enjoy Christmas atmosphere in Beirut, Lebanon

  13-12-2025 14:56 via article.wn.com
  This photo taken on Dec. 12, 2025 shows people enjoying the Christmas atmosphere at a Christmas fair in Beirut, Lebanon. The Christmas fair,...
  
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• Urgent: Israeli army says attacked senior Hamas militant in Gaza City

  13-12-2025 14:55 via article.wn.com
  GAZA, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli...
  
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• Turkish president warns Black Sea should not become "area of confrontation"

  13-12-2025 14:55 via article.wn.com
  ANKARA, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Black Sea should not become "an area of confrontation" between Russia and Ukraine, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday. "The Black Sea should not be seen as an area...
  
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• Bangladesh fire: 42 rescued after massive blaze at 12-storey Dhaka building | Video

  13-12-2025 14:54 via article.wn.com
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• US accuses Rwanda of fueling war as fighting in eastern DR Congo intensifies despite Trump-brokered ...

  13-12-2025 14:53 via article.wn.com
  Reuters — The United States accused Rwanda on Friday of fueling instability and war as a Rwanda-backed advance of the M23 rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo threatens to derail US President Donald Trump’s efforts to broker peace in the region. “Rwanda is leading the region towards increased instability and war,” US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz told the UN Security Council. “We will use the tools at our disposal to hold to account spoilers to peac
  
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• Thailand vows to keep fighting Cambodia, hours after Trump’s ceasefire call

  13-12-2025 14:53 via article.wn.com
  Bangkok Reuters — Thailand’s leader vowed on Saturday to keep fighting on the disputed border with Cambodia as fighter jets struck targets, hours after US President Donald Trump said he had brokered a new ceasefire. Caretaker Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said the Southeast Asian nation would “continue to perform military actions until we feel no more harm and threats to our land and people.” Trump, who brokered a ceasefire in the long-running border dispute in
  
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• 'Responded well to treatment': King Charles shares recovery update on cancer; calls progress a 'personal blessing'

  13-12-2025 14:53 via article.wn.com
  Britain’s King Charles III shared a rare update on his cancer journey, saying his treatment has progressed well and will be scaled back in the new year, marking what he described as a significant moment in his recovery.In a pre-recorded video message for Channel 4’s Stand Up To Cancer broadcast, as cited by ANI, the 77-year-old monarch said the development was “a personal blessing” and praised “the remarkable advances that...
  
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• NATO chief warns European allies they could be Russia’s next target

  13-12-2025 14:53 via article.wn.com
  NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned Thursday that members of the alliance could be “Russia’s next target,” calling for a rapid rise in defense spending to prevent a war similar to those seen by past generations. Rutte’s comments, in a speech at the Munich Security Conference in Berlin, came as European leaders discussed a peace proposal designed to end Russia’s years-long war in Ukraine against a backdrop of growing US pressure. “We need to be ready becau
  
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• Hong Kong’s Problem Isn’t Bamboo Scaffolding

  13-12-2025 14:53 via article.wn.com
  The world’s deadliest residential fire in more than four decades was still burning up a block of Hong Kong apartment buildings when pundits settled on a culprit: bamboo. Surely, the bamboo scaffolding that had surrounded the Wang Fuk Court towers explained how the flames tore through the complex so quickly. “There can be only one outcome,” the Independent declared. “The bamboo has to go.” But the disaster, which killed at least 160 people, reflects problems much mor
  
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• Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and licensing its characters for Sora

  13-12-2025 14:53 via article.wn.com
  Disney is taking a $1 billion equity stake in OpenAI, while also striking a deal that would allow its famous characters be used on Sora, the AI company’s video generation platform. Disney’s investment in OpenAI is the first such major licensing agreement for Sora. Under the agreement, users of OpenAI’s shortform video-generating social media network Sora will be allowed to make videos using more than 200 Disney animated characters. Those characters including Mickey and Minnie M
  
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• Belarusian leader pardons 123 prisoners in exchange for lifting of some sanctions

  13-12-2025 14:53 via article.wn.com
  VILNIUS, LITHUANIA: Belarus' authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 123 prisoners in exchange for a lifting of some U.S. sanctions, Belarusian state news agency Belta said Saturday, as the isolated nation seeks to improve relations with Washington. A close ally of Russia, Minsk has faced Western isolation and sanctions for years. Lukashenko has ruled the nation of 9.5 million with an iron fist for more than three decades, and the country has been repeatedly sanctioned by Western
  
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• Blind woman scares off wolf trying to attack her guide dog

  13-12-2025 14:52 via article.wn.com
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• US says it is lifting some trade sanctions on Russia's ally Belarus

  13-12-2025 14:51 via article.wn.com
  The United States says it is lifting...
  
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• Flash: Israeli army says it attacks senior Hamas militant in Gaza City

  13-12-2025 14:51 via article.wn.com
  Flash: Israeli army says it attacks senior Hamas militant in Gaza City...
  
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• Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko pardoned 123 prisoners, state media say, seeking to improve ties with ...

  13-12-2025 14:51 via article.wn.com
  Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko pardoned 123 prisoners, state media say, seeking to improve ties with the US. ......
  
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• Experts warn of these top shopping scams this holiday season

  13-12-2025 14:49 via article.wn.com
  Some seasonal job ads are also not all they are cracked up to be...
  
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• Where is Sherrone Moore’s wife now? Here's why Kelli called 911 before hubby's arrest

  13-12-2025 14:48 via article.wn.com
  Kelli Moore, the spouse of the disgraced former University of Michigan coach Sherrone Moore, urgently contacted 911 out of concern that he might take his own life – just prior to his arrest on assault allegations, according to police audio recordings. Kelli Moore urgently called 911 concerning her husband, Sherrone, after his firing for an inappropriate relationship(Getty Images via AFP) Distressed Kelli raised her worries regarding her 39-year-old husband's declining mental state on Wedne
  
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• US, Ukraine to discuss truce in Berlin ahead of Europe summit

  13-12-2025 14:46 via article.wn.com
  Germany will host US and Ukrainian delegations over the weekend for talks on a ceasefire in Ukraine, ahead of a summit with European leaders and President Volodymyr Zelensky in Berlin on Monday, a German official said on Saturday. A US official...
  
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• Passenger on Boston flight to Hong Kong tried to open plane door mid-flight

  13-12-2025 14:45 via article.wn.com
  Getting your Trinity Audio player ready A Cathay Pacific passenger has been arrested after he attempted to open the plane door during a flight from Boston to Hong Kong, authorities said. The chaos unfolded aboard...
  
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• Lack of prosthetic limb supplies: Amputees struggle in Gaza

  13-12-2025 14:42 via article.wn.com
  Nuseirat/Gaza Strip: Those who were amputated in Gaza during the Israeli attacks are struggling in the war-torn land, despite experiencing a ceasefire, due to an acute shortage of prosthetic limbs, according to a report by the Associated Press.The 2-month-old...
  
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• Noem links the seizure of an oil tanker off Venezuela to U.S. anti-drug efforts

  13-12-2025 14:40 via article.wn.com
  Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem...
  
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• More loons are filling Maine's lakes with their ghost-like calls

  13-12-2025 14:40 via article.wn.com
  Maine’s loons are on the mend, filling more of the lakes and ponds in the state with their haunting calls. Maine is home to a few thousand of the large waterbirds, and conservationists say efforts to protect them from threats ......
  
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• Grassley built a reputation for government oversight. Has he abandoned it under Trump?

  13-12-2025 14:40 via article.wn.com
  Chuck Grassley has made a name for...
  
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• Russia raids Ukrainian military-industrial enterprises, energy facilities

  13-12-2025 14:37 via article.wn.com
  MOSCOW, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Russia conducted intensive overnight raids on Ukraine, destroying multiple military-industrial...
  
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• How future food domes could change the way you eat

  13-12-2025 14:37 via article.wn.com
  A futuristic food dome at Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai offered a surprising look at how cities may grow fresh food close to home. Inspired by a classic greenhouse, the Inochi no Izumi or Source of Life dome showed how a compact closed-loop ecosystem could sit on rooftops or in small urban spaces. It looked like a tiny house full of produce powered by nature. Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy ReportGet my best tech tips, urgent security alerts and exclusive deals delivered straight to your inbox. Plus, you&
  
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• Bolivia pivots to US as it breaks from China, Maduro and years of leftist rule

  13-12-2025 14:37 via article.wn.com
  EXCLUSIVE: After decades of strained relations, Bolivia is seeking a new partnership with the U.S. as it...
  
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• Messi Tour Turns Sour as Fan Unrest Erupts in Kolkata

  13-12-2025 14:34 via article.wn.com
  What was meant to be a celebratory stop on Lionel Messi’s much-anticipated “GOAT Tour” descended into chaos on Saturday, as frustrated fans clashed with security at Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium following the football icon’s brief and limited appearance. Thousands of supporters, some of whom paid up to...
  
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• Kenyan woman hugs tree for 72 hours, breaks own record

  13-12-2025 14:34 via article.wn.com
  Kenyan climate activist Truphena Muthoni has smashed her own previously held record, hugging a tree for 72 hours straight.'This peaceful protest is important because it bypasses all...
  
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