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• Why IND vs PAK T20 World Cup 2026 Tickets Are Shockingly Cheap: Is The Craze ...

  12-12-2025 06:58 via article.wn.com
  T20 World Cup 2026 sparks debate as IND vs PAK ticket prices drop to an unprecedented low, raising questions about declining hype and ICC’s strategy to boost stadium attendance. ......
  
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• First state announces to have cut ties with PBS due to ‘not feasible’ costs

  12-12-2025 16:04 via independent.co.uk
  
  The commission cited annual membership dues of approximately $2.5 million as ‘not feasible’
  
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• Federal judge blocks ICE from detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia again after his release

  12-12-2025 15:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  Abrego Garcia was swarmed by supporters chanting ‘We are all Kilmar!’
  
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• Russian police and National Guard to stay in Ukraine's Donbas even after peace

  12-12-2025 15:33 via article.wn.com
  A senior Kremlin official says that the Russian police and National Guard will remain in eastern Ukraine's Donbas to oversee the prized industrial region, even if a peace settlement ends the nearly four-year war — a possibility that is likely to be rejected by Ukrainian officials as U.S.-led negotiations drag on. Moscow will give its blessing to a ceasefire only after Ukraine's forces have withdrawn from the front line, Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov said in comments published Friday in Russ
  
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• Urgent: At least 8 injured after 4-storey temple collapses in S. Africa's Durban -- media

  12-12-2025 15:32 via article.wn.com
  JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- A four-storey temple in Durban, South...
  
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• Kremlin official says Russian police and National Guard to stay in Ukraine's Donbas even after peace

  12-12-2025 15:32 via article.wn.com
  A senior Kremlin official says Russian police and the National Guard will remain in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas even if a peace settlement ends the war. This stance is likely to be rejected by Kyiv. Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov said in ......
  
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• Iran arrests Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, supporters say

  12-12-2025 15:32 via article.wn.com
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has arrested Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, her supporters said Friday. ......
  
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• Iran arrests Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, her supporters say

  12-12-2025 15:32 via article.wn.com
  Iran arrests Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, her supporters say. ......
  
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• 9 killed in heater gas leak incidents in Jordan

  12-12-2025 15:32 via article.wn.com
  AMMAN, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Nine people were dead after they suffered fatal respiratory distress due to gas leaks from home heaters in two separate incidents in the central Jordanian governorate...
  
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• NASA loses contact with Mars orbiter. What to know about MAVEN mission

  12-12-2025 15:30 via article.wn.com
  NASA has lost contact with its MAVEN spacecraft that has been orbiting Mars for more than a decade. The orbiter, one of three zooming around Mars' atmosphere, had been working as expected before it suddenly ceased communications with ground stations earlier in December, NASA said. The U.S. space agency added that it is working to determine what caused the issue and restore communications. While MAVEN has spent years studying Mars' upper atmosphere, it's also made other discoveries during its mis
  
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• Meet the Pink Ladies, a new face in Britain’s anti-immigration movement

  12-12-2025 15:30 via article.wn.com
  By Christian Edwards, CNN Chelmsford, England (CNN) — In Epping, a small town on London’s leafy fringe, social media lit up with calls for local men to “mask up” and bring “rage.” There had been more trouble connected to the Bell Hotel, one of dozens of hotels in Britain used to house asylum seekers. An Ethiopian staying there had been arrested for the sexual assault of a woman and a 14-year-old schoolgirl, and Epping residents were incensed. Protests organize
  
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• King Charles to share cancer recovery update in TV message

  12-12-2025 15:30 via article.wn.com
  By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — Britain’s King Charles III will detail some of his experience with cancer in a video message that will be broadcast on UK television on Friday evening, Buckingham Palace said. Charles, 77, will “stress the importance of cancer screening programmes in...
  
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• Australian teens were kicked off social media this week. Some are back already

  12-12-2025 15:30 via article.wn.com
  CNN By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Fourteen-year-old cheerleader Lucy Brooks briefly lost some friends on Snapchat when Australia’s ban on social media came into effect on Wednesday. But within 24 hours, they were back. Many had made new accounts, with some borrowing the faces of parents and older friends who were happy to help them evade age detection technology. When Australia imposed its world-leading ban on social media for under-16s, critics predicted other
  
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• New footage shows six Israeli hostages celebrating Jewish holiday, months before they were killed

  12-12-2025 15:29 via article.wn.com
  New footage shows six Israeli hostages...
  
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• Dog spends �450 taking 'dying' dog to vet and then finds out truth

  12-12-2025 15:29 via article.wn.com
  A woman was left convinced her beagle, Poppy, was dying when she started acting drunk and falling asleep sitting up, but the vet discovered the truth about the dog ......
  
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• US–Venezuela Standoff: Why the US Military Seized a 'Ghost Ship'

  12-12-2025 15:26 via article.wn.com
  US–Venezuela Standoff: Why the US Military Seized a 'Ghost Ship' ......
  
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• PDC World Darts Championships: Legend Durrant predicts year of the elite

  12-12-2025 15:26 via article.wn.com
  As the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship commences, that great cathedral of thunder and tungsten known as Ally Pally flings open its doors wide. And in the eye of this sporting cyclone sits three-time Lakeside winner, Premier League champion, and one of darts most articulate prophets: Glen Durrant. Glen recently spoke to Darts World on behalf of 10bet in a moment of calm before the incoming storm. What followed was nothing less than a sermon delivered by one who has entered all of darts’ g
  
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• Indian-American entrepreneur tries to burn down winery, crashes Tesla into cars

  12-12-2025 15:26 via article.wn.com
  Indian-American entrepreneur tries to burn down winery, crashes Tesla into cars ......
  
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• The New World App: Encrypted Chat and Global Payments for Everyone

  12-12-2025 15:25 via article.wn.com
  SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 12, 2025-- ......
  
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• New Jersey restaurants and lawmakers fume over potential plastic fork ban

  12-12-2025 15:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  Some residents have supported the proposed ban, citing environmental concerns about plastic use
  
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• Travel: Discover the tranquil mangrove forest of Koh Rong Marine National Park

  12-12-2025 15:23 via article.wn.com
  Hidden behind the mountainous backdrop of Cambodia’s Koh Rong Island lies a serene mangrove forest within the Koh Rong Marine National Park. Within the forest, an eco-tourism community offers a unique blend of natural beauty and leisure. This tranquil retreat, managed by the Prek Kongkang Koh Rong Ecotourism Community, provides visitors with unforgettable experiences while preserving the island’s delicate ecosystem. Established in April 2021, it spans 40 hectares of lush mangrove for
  
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• IMF Imposes 11 Fresh Conditions On Pakistan's USD 7 Billion Bailout Programme, Total Restrictions Now ...

  12-12-2025 15:23 via article.wn.com
  The fresh directives came a day after the IMF released USD 1.2 billion tranche on Thursday under its ongoing loan programme aimed at building climate resilience and macroeconomic stability in Pakistan. ......
  
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• Zambia to increase electricity generation amid major power deficit

  12-12-2025 15:22 via article.wn.com
  LUSAKA, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Zambia aims to produce about 2,160 megawatts (MW) of electricity by 2026, a level expected to close the current power deficit, Energy Minister Makozo Chikote...
  
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• 8 killed in Cameroon fuel tanker explosion

  12-12-2025 15:22 via article.wn.com
  YAOUNDE, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Eight people were killed and several others injured after a fuel tanker exploded early Friday in Cameroon's Southwest Region, authorities said....
  
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• Utrecht lifts forest warning after DNA confirms wolf shot was the menace known as Bram

  12-12-2025 15:20 via article.wn.com
  Authorities have lifted a warning to stay out of forests near Utrecht, Netherlands, after DNA tests confirmed a wolf shot last week was an animal that had been menacing visitors. Utrecht Province issued a permit to shoot the wolf, known ......
  
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• Sri Lanka: Cyclone aftermath disrupts economic recovery

  12-12-2025 15:20 via article.wn.com
  Cyclone Ditwah has devastated critical infrastructure and disrupted key sectors, threatening Sri Lanka's already fragile economic recovery program. ......
  
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• Puerto Rico sues Luma in first push to cancel contract with private power company

  12-12-2025 15:20 via article.wn.com
  Puerto Rico’s government has sued Luma...
  
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• New permanent exhibition at Auschwitz museum uses personal objects to show daily life of prisoners

  12-12-2025 15:20 via article.wn.com
  The Auschwitz museum has introduced a...
  
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• Italy's national strike called by main union disrupts transport and school services

  12-12-2025 15:20 via article.wn.com
  A national strike called by Italy’s...
  
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• Danish intelligence report warns of US military threat under Trump

  12-12-2025 15:20 via article.wn.com
  A Danish intelligence agency report has...
  
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