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• Venezuelan opposition leader Machado will not attend Peace Prize ceremony

  10-12-2025 09:15 via article.wn.com
  The head of the Nobel Institute has said Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado will not attend the awards...
  
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• Trump’s tariffs have cost each American household $1,200 in added expenses, Dems say

  11-12-2025 14:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  In his second term, Trump has reversed decades of U.S. policy that favored free trade
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Nato is Putin’s next target and ‘conflict is at our door’ says Rutte

  11-12-2025 14:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  Secretary-general says ‘too many are complacent’ about the threat of conflict with Moscow
  
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• Myanmar junta air strike kills 31, says worker

  11-12-2025 14:41 via article.wn.com
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• Honduran military vows to ensure peaceful transfer of presidential power

  11-12-2025 14:41 via article.wn.com
  TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras –...
  
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• Thousands Face Evacuations As New Round Of Heavy Rain Threatens Washington

  11-12-2025 14:40 via article.wn.com
  Tens of thousands of residents in western Washington could face evacuation orders when another round of heavy rain drops on the region Thursday, threatening to bring catastrophic flooding as rivers... ......
  
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• IEA cuts oil surplus forecast as demand growth outlook raised

  11-12-2025 14:40 via article.wn.com
  The projected global crude oil surplus in the fourth quarter of 2025 has narrowed due to a halt in production, the International Energy Agency said on Thursday. Meanwhile, the forecast for global crude oil demand growth in 2025 has been scaled up by the IEA in its December Oil Market Report. The Paris-based agency’s December estimate suggests a reduced global oil surplus compared to its November report. It now projects oil supply will exceed demand by 3.84 million barrels per day, a decrea
  
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• Bangladesh will hold first national elections since 2024 mass uprising in February

  11-12-2025 14:40 via article.wn.com
  Bangladesh’s next national elections would be held on Feb. 12, eighteen months after former Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina was ousted through a mass uprising following weeks of violence that left hundreds dead and thousands injured ......
  
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• Bulgarian government resigns after mass protests: PM

  11-12-2025 14:35 via article.wn.com
  Bulgaria's prime...
  
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• U.S. Visit Strengthens Trump-AfD Ties

  11-12-2025 14:34 via article.wn.com
  ER Editor: Here’s the original Jungfreiheit article. Browsers will translate — The AfD and Trump’s Republicans are networking increasingly closely From Welt, this is about the fulminations and fear of the Centre Right CDU/CSU politicians at being cut out — „Anti-Germany diplomacy“ – Union politicians condemn AfD trip to the USA The AfD travel group includes, among others, the parliamentary group executive board member Markus Frohnmaier and the party&rsqu
  
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• Trump dominates democracy in Europe, international POLITICO Poll shows

  11-12-2025 14:34 via article.wn.com
  ER Editor: Well, well. ******** Trump dominates democracy in Europe, international POLITICO Poll shows Europeans share Trump’s view that their leaders are weak — at least compared with the U.S. president — and see him as more decisive. TIM ROSS & HANNA COKELAERE BRUSSELS — Donald Trump says he wants to reshape politics in Europe. For many voters in major European democracies, it feels like he already has. Trump’s return as U.S. president is far more significant
  
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• Pakistan Offers To ‘Take Grooming Gang Leaders’ If UK Hands Over Dissidents

  11-12-2025 14:34 via article.wn.com
  ER Editor: We honestly have no idea if this is true or part of the theatre that is playing out for its effects on the UK public. This few minutes of commentary show how new Pakistani wheeling and dealing is already backfiring on the UK government – quelle surprise! ‘This is a concerted and serious campaign.’ GB News National Reporter Charlie Peters reveals that Pakistan has claimed to take back grooming gang leaders, but has sparked backlash by asking for Britain to exchange di
  
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• Skydiver’s parachute gets caught on plane’s wing at 15,000ft as jump goes horribly wrong

  11-12-2025 14:31 via independent.co.uk
  
  The skydiver miraculously survived the stunt, which was caught on camera mid-air above Queensland, Australia
  
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• Survivors of Philippines 'Super Typhoon' Sue Shell Over Climate Impacts

  11-12-2025 14:28 via article.wn.com
  London: More than 100 survivors of Typhoon Odette, also known as Typhoon Rai, have filed a landmark lawsuit against Shell in the UK's Royal Court of Justice, claiming the oil...
  
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• 'Shopaholic' author Sophie Kinsella dies aged 55

  11-12-2025 14:28 via article.wn.com
  British author Sophie Kinsella, who penned the popular "Shopaholic" series, has died aged 55 after being diagnosed with brain cancer, her family announced yesterday. Madeleine Sophie Wickham, who wrote under the pen name Sophie Kinsella, revealed last year...
  
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• Russian Hermitage Scholar Detained in Poland on Ukraine’s Extradition Request

  11-12-2025 14:28 via article.wn.com
  A senior archaeologist from the Hermitage Museum was detained in Poland on Ukraine's request over alleged illegal excavations in Crimea, triggering sharp criticism...
  
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• October 7 Attack: Amnesty International Accuses Hamas of Crimes Against Humanity

  11-12-2025 14:28 via article.wn.com
  Paris: For the first time, Amnesty International has accused Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups of committing crimes against humanity, including extermination, during and after the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel that sparked the Gaza...
  
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• Forgotten History: The Top 5 American Aircraft Manufacturers Of WWII

  11-12-2025 14:28 via article.wn.com
  In large part, industry won World War II. As the United States converted to a total war...
  
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• Former ISI Chief Faiz Hameed Sentenced To 14 Years Rigorous Imprisonment, Deep Rifts Emerge Inside ...

  11-12-2025 14:27 via article.wn.com
  The powerful verdict, delivered under the tenure of Army Chief Gen. Asim Munir, highlights a widening fracture inside the Pakistan Army—an institution historically known for shielding its own senior leadership from public accountability. ......
  
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• Winter storm rips through Gaza, exposing failure to deliver enough aid to territory

  11-12-2025 14:26 via article.wn.com
  Rains drenched Gaza’s tent camps and...
  
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• Nobel laureate Machado plans return to Venezuela, whether or not Maduro is ousted

  11-12-2025 14:26 via article.wn.com
  Opposition leader Maria Corina...
  
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• Who is Clinton Adams? Los Angeles rapper charged with raping two women in area left ...

  11-12-2025 14:22 via article.wn.com
  Clinton Adams, social media influencer and hip-hop artist, is currently confronting felony rape charges for allegedly assaulting two women in Los Angeles earlier this year, stated the district attorney's office on Tuesday. LA rapper Clinton Adams pleads not guilty to charges of sexually assaulting two women.(X@LADAOffice) Adams, known as “Clintnlord” on social media platforms, faces three felony counts of forcible rape and one felony count of assault with the intent to commit rape. T
  
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• Trump's new security strategy: A chance for Africa?

  11-12-2025 14:22 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald Trump's new foreign policy focuses less on aid and more on trade with African countries, specifically on raw materials. Could this be a wake-up call for Africa to become more economically independent? ......
  
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• T20 World Cup 2026 tickets go live: Where to buy, how much they cost

  11-12-2025 14:22 via article.wn.com
  T20 World Cup 2026 tickets go live: Where to buy, how much they cost ......
  
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• No guarantee tobacco tax cut would lure Australian smokers from illegal trade and raise more ...

  11-12-2025 14:22 via article.wn.com
  Exclusive: New research points to need for ‘holistic approach to combating illicit tobacco’ including having support of health advocates...
  
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• NATO Member Panics Over Declining Birth Rate

  11-12-2025 14:22 via article.wn.com
  Turkey is raising fresh alarms over its falling birth rate as a long-standing demographic problem intensifies toward the year’s end. The country, whose population has surpassed 85 million, according to the latest census, is now confronting clearer signs of a rapidly aging society. Turkey’s total fertility rate has declined steadily for 11 years, falling far below the replacement level needed to maintain the population, according to media reports citing local officials and experts thi
  
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• How one Modi-Putin selfie is spooking White House, Congress

  11-12-2025 14:22 via article.wn.com
  How one Modi-Putin selfie is spooking White House, Congress ......
  
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• ‘Follow the path of exiles’: María Corina Machado’s US-aided escape from Venezuela

  11-12-2025 14:22 via article.wn.com
  Nobel peace laureate’s decision to flee on people-smuggling route is highly symbolic, but will her influence wane if unable to return?...
  
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• Child bride spared execution in Iran after blood money is paid

  11-12-2025 14:22 via article.wn.com
  Guardian story helped to draw attention to planned hanging of Goli Kouhkan over death of abusive husband...
  
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• Bangladesh to hold polls on Feb 12, 2026, first since Sheikh Hasina's ouster

  11-12-2025 14:22 via article.wn.com
  Bangladesh to hold polls on Feb 12, 2026, first since Sheikh Hasina's ouster ......
  
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