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• US Congresswoman blasts Trump's India strategy as 'cutting our nose to spite our face' | WATCH

  11-12-2025 10:21 via article.wn.com
  The viral car selfie of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and...
  
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• Trump hits road to convince skeptical public his economic policies are working

  12-12-2025 14:32 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump has started hitting the road to lay out his case that his economic agenda is lowering prices for Americans frustrated by the cost of living with midterm elections on the horizon. His economic tour started this past week in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania. The White House has tried to shift the narrative surrounding affordability concerns since Republicans were handed bruising losses during last month’s off. Polling has consistently found Trump is underwater on dealing wit
  
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• Korea to take 'scientific approach' in selecting World Cup base camp: coach

  12-12-2025 14:32 via article.wn.com
  g Korea head coach Hong Myung-bo said Friday his team will need to take "more of a scientific approach" when selecting their base camp for next year's FIFA World Cup....
  
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• Israeli official issues stark warning after chilling Syrian military war chants surface

  12-12-2025 14:32 via article.wn.com
  A group of soldiers of the Syrian army was...
  
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• Indian-Origin Millionaire Crashes Tesla, Tries to Burn Down US Winery

  12-12-2025 14:32 via article.wn.com
  An Indian-origin millionaire, Vikram Beri, was arrested in the United States for allegedly trying to set fire to a winery in California. While trying to flee, he intentionally crashed into two parked... ......
  
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• Indian civil aviation authority sacks 4 flight operation inspectors after Indigo crisis

  12-12-2025 14:32 via article.wn.com
  Days after Indigo cancelled hundreds of flights, stranding thousands of passengers across Indian airports, India's civil aviation authority...
  
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• How US has built up its forces near Venezuela amid escalating boat strikes

  12-12-2025 14:32 via article.wn.com
  The recent seizure of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela by the United States has again ramped up tensions between the two countries, along with a build-up of military forces and strikes against alleged drug smuggling boats. America has rapidly increased its military presence in Latin America to the largest levels in decades in what the administration insists is an effort to combat drug trafficking being assisted by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who has been charged with narc
  
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• Health insurance premiums three times higher than wages over last 25 years

  12-12-2025 14:32 via article.wn.com
  Health insurance premiums have grown three times faster than wages over the past 25 years, according to new research from Rice University experts. They found employer-sponsored health insurance premiums ballooned by 342% from 1999 to 2024, while wages grew 119% and overall inflation was 64%. “The increase is absolutely astonishing,” said Vivian Ho, a health economist at Rice who co-authored the report published this past week in the journal JAMA Network Open. Ho said American workers
  
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• FBI investigating more than 350 subjects tied to violent online '764' network

  12-12-2025 14:32 via article.wn.com
  The FBI has launched a probe into the violent online network known as \...
  
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• Experts agree AI is coming for jobs, but switch might not happen quickly

  12-12-2025 14:32 via article.wn.com
  JPMorgan Chase Chairman Jamie Dimon struck an optimistic tone on artificial intelligence, downplaying the short-term effect of AI on the jobs market. But his take seemingly left the door open for bigger disruptions further down the line. “Look, I don’t think AI is going to dramatically reduce jobs like unbelievably next year,” Dimon said recently on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures.” “And for the most part, AI is going to do great stuff for mankind, lik
  
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• Despite risks, most teens are regular social media users, have used chatbots

  12-12-2025 14:32 via article.wn.com
  The Pew Research Center has found that a majority of teens use YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat. And, for the first time, researchers asked teens about their use of artificial intelligence chatbots, finding that most teens also use them. Despite a growing recognition from young people of social media’s potential harms, use of the top platforms has remained steady. More than 90% of teens report using YouTube, by far the most popular platform. YouTube is used by 94% of boys and 89% of
  
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• High-end Swiss chocolatier Läderach rules out U.S. production despite tariff shock

  12-12-2025 14:30 via article.wn.com
  The chocolate maker makes its products exclusively in its home country as "consumers want Swiss chocolates to be made in Switzerland." ......
  
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• The War That Happened Only Online: How Pakistan Used AI To Fight A War It ...

  12-12-2025 14:29 via article.wn.com
  Indian fact-checking agencies—including PIB Fact Check, BOOM, Newschecker and Vishvas News—documented a large surge in artificial, altered or completely fabricated media circulating online. ......
  
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• Germany accuses Russia of 2024 cyber-attack and disinformation

  12-12-2025 14:29 via article.wn.com
  The Russian ambassador is summoned over a cyber attack on air traffic control and attempted electoral interference. ......
  
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• New Zealand lowers 2050 methane target

  12-12-2025 14:28 via article.wn.com
  WELLINGTON, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand has passed legislation lowering its 2050 biogenic methane target, aimed at balancing emissions cuts with agricultural productivity. The new "sensible" biogenic methane target was set in the...
  
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• India's forex reserves rise by over 1 bln USD

  12-12-2025 14:28 via article.wn.com
  NEW DELHI, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves increased by 1.033 billion...
  
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• 1st LD Writethru: Bulgarian parliament approves cabinet resignation

  12-12-2025 14:28 via article.wn.com
  SOFIA, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Bulgarian parliament on Friday approved the resignation of the coalition government led by Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov amid large-scale protests over the economic policy of the ruling...
  
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• Venezuela's Nobel laureate Machado says she aims for peaceful transition after Maduro

  12-12-2025 14:27 via article.wn.com
  OSLO, Dec 12 - Nobel Peace Prize...
  
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• US admiral leading US troops in Latin America to step down

  12-12-2025 14:27 via article.wn.com
  MIAMI, Dec 12 - The admiral in charge of...
  
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• Ukraine says it retakes parts of Kupiansk, encircling Russian troops

  12-12-2025 14:27 via article.wn.com
  KYIV, Dec 12 - Ukrainian forces...
  
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• Trump's envoy visits Belarus for talks with Lukashenko on prisoners

  12-12-2025 14:27 via article.wn.com
  Dec 12 - U.S. envoy John Coale,...
  
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• Slovak lawmakers scuffle as parliament revises laws on whistleblowers, witnesses

  12-12-2025 14:27 via article.wn.com
  Dec 12 - Slovakia's parliament passed...
  
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• Scores of migrants cross into Poland through hidden Belarus border tunnel

  12-12-2025 14:27 via article.wn.com
  WARSAW, Dec 12 - More...
  
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• Romanian judges, prosecutors denounce systemic judicial abuses, president wants consultations

  12-12-2025 14:27 via article.wn.com
  BUCHAREST, Dec 12 - More than 500...
  
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• Republican disunity tests Speaker Mike Johnson’s grip on power as Congress enters election year

  12-12-2025 14:27 via article.wn.com
  Some warn that...
  
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• Judge blocks new effort to detain Kilmar Abrego

  12-12-2025 14:27 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON, Dec 12 - A...
  
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• Hungarian police propose charges against Budapest mayor over banned Pride march

  12-12-2025 14:27 via article.wn.com
  The LGBTQ+ rights rally ‍in June ​turned into an anti-government protest. ......
  
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• Germany blames Russia for cyberattack on air safety, election interference

  12-12-2025 14:27 via article.wn.com
  Germany said it had summoned the Russian ambassador over the cyber operations. ......
  
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• Food rations to Sudan to be reduced due to funding shortages, WFP says

  12-12-2025 14:27 via article.wn.com
  GENEVA, Dec 12 - Food rations...
  
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• Finland to procure AMRAAM missiles from the US

  12-12-2025 14:27 via article.wn.com
  STOCKHOLM, Dec 12 -...
  
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