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• What Makes This Conclave Unpredictable

  07-05-2025 07:22 via article.wn.com
  A diverse electorate of cardinals is meeting in a conclave to pick the next pope. Though Francis appointed most of them, they may not choose another pope like him, as Jason Horowitz, the Rome bureau chief of The New York Times, explains. ......
  
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• US carries out 'massive' strike against IS in Syria

  20-12-2025 00:35 via bbc.com
  The US says it is acting in response to last week's deadly Islamic State attack on American forces in Syria.
  
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• Teen dies after falling from vacant high-rise used in Stranger Things filming

  19-12-2025 23:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  The 19-year-old woman fell while exploring Emory University’s abandoned Briarcliff Building A in the early hours of Friday morning
  
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• Why Elise Stefanik is not running in the New York governor race; ‘will feel profound regret’

  19-12-2025 23:46 via article.wn.com
  Representative Elise Stefanik announced on December 19 that she is withdrawing from the New York governor's race and will not seek re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026. Representative Elise...
  
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• Epstein files released: How to view and download files from DOJ website? Step-by-step details

  19-12-2025 23:46 via article.wn.com
  The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has begun releasing a large trove of documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his associates. A photo of Jeffrey Epstein appears to hold a check with Trump's name on it. Photo released by the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., U.S., on December 19, 2025. U.S. Justice Department/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY(via REUTERS) The DOJ’s online archive, the Epstein library, is categorised into m
  
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• Epstein files release: Full list of notable public figures and celebrities in new documents

  19-12-2025 23:46 via article.wn.com
  The Justice Department on Friday began releasing its files on Jeffrey Epstein, and several notable public figures and celebrities were mentioned in the convicted sex offender and financier's contact book. This comes after Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a Fox News Channel interview that he expected the department to release “several hundred thousand” records before the December 19 deadline and then several hundred thousand more in the coming weeks. Bill Clinton and Ghisl
  
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• Epstein documents release: Bill Clinton in bathtub, Michael Jackson posing - What do new records reveal?

  19-12-2025 23:46 via article.wn.com
  Newly released images linked to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein have brought former president Bill Clinton and convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell back into focus. Photographs showing the two together in a poolside setting surfaced in the latest document release. Former U.S. President Bill Clinton swims in a pool in this image released by the Department of...
  
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• US strikes Islamic State targets in Syria, New York Times reports

  19-12-2025 23:45 via article.wn.com
  Trump honors Iowa soldiers killed in Syria during dignified transfer President Donald Trump saluted fallen Iowa National Guard soldiers at Dover Air Force Base. The...
  
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• US to pay $450K to wildfire crews who developed cancer - and cover the cost ...

  19-12-2025 23:44 via article.wn.com
  Multiple studies...
  
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• US launches ‘large-scale’ attack of airstrikes in Syria

  19-12-2025 23:44 via article.wn.com
  Trump told reporters over the weekend that he was mourning the deaths and vowed retaliation...
  
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• Trump Unveils “Trump Gold Card,” Calls It a ‘Green Card on Steroids’

  19-12-2025 23:44 via article.wn.com
  President Donald J. Trump holds up a sample “Trump Gold Card” while speaking about a new immigration initiative during an event at the White House on Dec. 19, 2025, as administration officials stand behind him. Photo: White House WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2025 — President Donald J. Trump on Thursday announced a new immigration initiative he said would dramatically reshape how the United States grants permanent residency, unveiling what he called the Trump Gold Card and describing it
  
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• Elon Musk’s 2018 Tesla pay package restored by Delaware court

  19-12-2025 23:43 via article.wn.com
  Decision from state supreme court on deal once worth $56bn overturns ruling that prompted angry Musk backlash...
  
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• US to strip alleged Bosnian war criminal of citizenship

  19-12-2025 23:42 via bbc.com
  Kemal Mrndzic did not reveal that he had been a guard at a camp where atrocities occurred when seeking US naturalisation, officials say.
  
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• Europe to participate in Ukraine-U.S. peace talks on Friday: Ukrainian official

  19-12-2025 23:42 via article.wn.com
  KIEV, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Representatives of Europe will take part in peace negotiations between Ukraine and the United States on Friday,...
  
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• Israeli fire kills at least 5 Palestinians in Gaza, a hospital in the enclave says

  19-12-2025 23:41 via article.wn.com
  Israeli troops fired over the ceasefire...
  
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• US Senate confirms new federal prosecutors for Indiana

  19-12-2025 23:40 via article.wn.com
  By a 53-43 margin, the U.S. Senate confirmed Adam Mildred as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, which covers all of Northwest Indiana. ......
  
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• Federal judge quits James Snyder case less than a month before sentencing

  19-12-2025 23:40 via article.wn.com
  The federal judge who was poised to sentence former Portage Mayor James Snyder next month for his 2019 felony tax conviction has withdrawn from the case. ......
  
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• Trump Suspends U.S. Green Card Lottery After Suspect Linked to Program

  19-12-2025 23:37 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald J. Trump gives remarks during a bilateral meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / EPA via AMNA President Donald Trump has suspended the US Diversity Visa Lottery, commonly known as the green card lottery, saying the program poses national security risks after authorities linked the Brown University and MIT shooting suspect to the system that allowed him to enter the country. The program that grants limited green cards faces a halt The Diversit
  
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• The Shortest Flight in Greece Takes Less Than 5 Minutes

  19-12-2025 23:37 via article.wn.com
  Credit: Tilemahos Efthimiadis / flickr CC BY NC 2.0 Greece was the country that held the title for having the shortest flight in the world up until a few years ago. The flight between the islands of Kasos and Karpathos in the Dodecanese is significantly less than five minutes. It also takes another extra fifteen minutes to board and exit the aircraft. The two islands that the five-minute flight connects are only a mere 19.3 kilometers away from one another. Since they are connected by air transp
  
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• Samos Emerges as a Top Travel Trend for 2026: New Flights and International Acclaim

  19-12-2025 23:37 via article.wn.com
  Samos has been described as a “rising star among European destinations.” Credit: Greek Reporter Greece’s Samos is currently capturing the attention of international media as a premier destination for unique travel experiences. According to Travel and Tour World, the “Island of Pythagoras” is set to become a favorite for British travelers following the announcement...
  
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• Rare Byzantine-Era Medallion With Menorah Found in Jerusalem

  19-12-2025 23:37 via article.wn.com
  The rare menorah pendant discovered in the archaeological excavations. Credit: Eliyahu Yanai / Israel Antiquities Authority Archaeologists in Jerusalem have uncovered a rare 1,300-year-old lead medallion depicting a seven-branched menorah, offering a rare personal link to Jewish life during a politically restricted and religiously complex period in the city’s history. Discovery near the Temple Mount Researchers say the medallion dates to the late sixth or early seventh century, when Jerusa
  
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• Pakistan accuses India of disrupting river flows

  19-12-2025 23:37 via article.wn.com
  Pakistan said yesterday that it had detected “abrupt variations” of water flows on a river crucial to its farmers, accusing neighbouring India of releasing water without warning in defiance of a major treaty that New Delhi suspended this year....
  
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• Japanese Woman Holds Wedding With AI Partner She Created Using ChatGPT

  19-12-2025 23:37 via article.wn.com
  Wedding ceremony. Credit: Ly Thien Hoang / Flickr / CC BY 2.0 A 32-year-old woman in Japan has held a wedding ceremony with an artificial-intelligence persona she created using ChatGPT, highlighting the growing emotional connections some people are forming with digital companions. From engagement advice to emotional attachment Yurina Noguchi developed the AI character after ending an engagement with a human partner earlier this year. She first used ChatGPT for relationship advice before eventual
  
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• Bangladesh protesters demand arrest of student leader’s killers

  19-12-2025 23:37 via article.wn.com
  Protesters rallied across Bangladesh yesterday for a second straight day calling for the arrest of the gunmen who shot and killed a key figure in last year’s pro-democracy uprising. As news spread that 32-year-old student leader Sharif Osman Hadi died in hospital in Singapore on Thursday, crowds took to the streets in an outpouring of mourning and anger. Several buildings were vandalised including the offices of media...
  
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• Ball in court of Russia’s foes in Ukraine talks, says Putin

  19-12-2025 23:37 via article.wn.com
  Vladimir Putin said yesterday that the ball was in the court of the West and Kyiv in talks to end the war in Ukraine, while hailing Moscow’s recent battlefield gains and threatening more. “President (Donald) Trump is making serious efforts to end this conflict. He is doing so with complete sincerity,” he said. “The ball is entirely in the court of our Western opponents, primarily the leaders of the Kyiv regime, and in this case, first and foremost, their European sponsors
  
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• Russia needs 44,000 drone specialized professionals: industry ministry

  19-12-2025 23:34 via article.wn.com
  MOSCOW, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Russia is in need of some 44,000 specialized professionals in the drone sector, with more than 19,000 personnel trained over the past two years, the Russian...
  
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• 5.1-magnitude quake hits Ecuador -- GFZ

  19-12-2025 23:34 via article.wn.com
  BEIJING, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude...
  
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• U.S. Strikes Syria Targets in Response to Fatal Attack on Americans

  19-12-2025 23:29 via article.wn.com
  Officials said that dozens of sites were struck after three Americans died in an ambush blamed on ISIS last weekend. ......
  
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• U.S. Pitches ‘Project Sunrise’ Plan to Turn Gaza into High-Tech Metropolis

  19-12-2025 23:29 via article.wn.com
  The Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff drafted blueprint could see the U.S. commit to roughly 20% of some reconstruction costs over 10 years. ......
  
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• US launches ‘large-scale’ airstrikes in Syria after ISIS gunman killed 3 Americans

  19-12-2025 23:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump told reporters over the weekend that he was mourning the deaths and vowed retaliation
  
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