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• Silver Futures Near $60 As Gold, Copper & Oil Markets Heat Up

  01-12-2025 23:08 via kingworldnews.com
  Today the price of silver futures traded as high as $59.36 as the price of silver remains in the early stages of a move that will take the price well above $100. And look at what is happening with gold, copper and oil.
  
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• What we know about the vetting process of the National Guard shooting suspect

  01-12-2025 22:12 via cbsnews.com
  The shooting raised questions about whether the government missed any red flags about the alleged attacker, 29-year-old Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal.
  
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• Son of "El Chapo" pleads guilty to U.S. drug trafficking charges

  01-12-2025 22:07 via cbsnews.com
  As part of the plea deal, Joaquin Guzman Lopez admitted to helping oversee the production and smuggling of large quantities of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana and fentanyl into the U.S.
  
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• White House confirms follow-up strike on alleged drug boat

  01-12-2025 21:39 via cbsnews.com
  White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the commander of a September operation "worked well within his authority and the law" when ordering a follow-on strike.
  
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• Trump invites Israel's Netanyahu to White House, prime minister's office says

  01-12-2025 21:20 via reuters.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump has invited Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House in the "near future," the prime minister's office said on Monday, shortly after Trump said Israel should maintain a strong and true dialogue with Syria. A visit to the White House would mark the Israeli prime minister's fifth since Trump returned to office in January.
  
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• White House confirms second strike on alleged drug boat

  01-12-2025 21:19 via cbsnews.com
  White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the commander of a September operation "worked well within his authority and the law" when ordering a follow-on strike.
  
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• After Pope Leo says he supports creation of a Palestinian State, Ben-Gvir rejects that idea

  01-12-2025 21:18 via jns.org
  The first-ever U.S.-born pope earlier on Monday reiterated the Vatican’s position supporting a Palestinian state alongside Israel, speaking en route from Turkey to Lebanon during his first foreign trip since becoming the leader of the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church in May.
  
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• Trump speaks to Netanyahu, warns Israel not to ‘interfere’ in Syria

  01-12-2025 21:17 via timesofisrael.com
  US President Donald Trump warned Israel via social media on Monday against destabilizing Syria and its new leadership, shortly before holding a phone conversation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
  “It is very important that Israel maintain a strong and true dialogue with Syria, and that nothing takes place that will interfere with Syria’s evolution into a prosperous State,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, days after a deadly operation by Israeli forces in the so
  
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• ‘I believe in the Torah of Israel’: Ben-Gvir rejects pope call for Palestinian state

  01-12-2025 21:05 via jns.org
  Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Monday rejected Pope Leo XIV’s call for a Palestinian state to be established in Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip.
  “Our Torah says that the solution is one state: a Jewish state,” Ben-Gvir told JNS, speaking at the weekly faction meeting of his Otzma Yehudit Party at the Knesset.
  “That’s what our Torah says. And I believe in the Torah of Israel. This is what we believe,” the senior minister said, urging Le
  
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• A very royal Christmas. King Charles III’s charity auctions stockings made from Sandringham drapes

  01-12-2025 20:49 via abcnews.go.com
  A charitable foundation is making 25 Christmas stockings from the drapes of King Charles III’s Sandringham estate
  
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• Conservatives ahead of governing party in Honduras presidential vote, as Trump effect debated

  01-12-2025 20:01 via abcnews.go.com
  With votes from about 56% of polling places counted in Honduras, preliminary and partial results showed conservative candidates Nasry Asfura and Salvador Nasralla leading the presidential contest early Monday and the governing party trailing
  
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• Teen killed by lion after climbing into enclosure at zoo in Brazil

  01-12-2025 19:42 via cbsnews.com
  The park said that "euthanasia was never considered" for the lioness, who "shows no aggressive behavior outside the context of the incident."
  
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• Trump to meet with Rubio, Hegseth, top aides on Venezuela, sources say

  01-12-2025 19:38 via cbsnews.com
  President Trump is considering next steps for operations in Venezuela, as lawmakers intensify their scrutiny of the Pentagon's deadly strikes on alleged drug boats.
  
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• WHO issues guidance on GLP-1 drugs for obesity

  01-12-2025 18:10 via cbsnews.com
  The World Health Organization issued new guidelines recommending the use of GLP-1 drugs for adults with obesity and called for action on manufacturing and affordability.
  
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• Ebola outbreak in Congo is over, health minister says

  01-12-2025 17:34 via abcnews.go.com
  The recent Ebola outbreak in Congo has been declared over by health officials
  
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• A controversial infant Jesus is stolen from a Belgian Nativity scene

  01-12-2025 17:33 via abcnews.go.com
  Belgian authorities are puzzled by the theft of an infant Jesus icon from a Nativity scene in Brussels
  
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• Gangs launch large-scale attack in Haiti's central region as hundreds flee gunfire and burning homes

  01-12-2025 17:29 via abcnews.go.com
  Heavily armed gangs have attacked Haiti’s central region, killing men, women and children and setting fire to homes
  
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• Founder of Swiss accompanied suicide group Ludwig Minelli is dead at 92

  01-12-2025 17:21 via abcnews.go.com
  The founder of one of Switzerland’s best-known accompanied suicide groups has died
  
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• U.S.-founded neo-Nazi group listed as terror group is busted in Spain

  01-12-2025 17:09 via cbsnews.com
  "The Base" operates through an international network of paramilitary cells with the aim of perpetrating attacks and preparing for a "race war," police said.
  
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• News24 | Cameroonian opposition figure Ekane dies in detention, lawyer says

  01-12-2025 16:56
  Cameroonian opposition leader Anicet Ekane, who supported a bid for president by a rival to the country’s long-serving leader in October, died in detention on Monday, his lawyer and family said, a development that may worsen political tensions.
  
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• A South African radio presenter is arrested on suspicion of recruiting fighters for Russia

  01-12-2025 16:49 via abcnews.go.com
  A South African radio presenter has appeared in court accused of recruiting men to fight for Russia in Ukraine
  
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• More Metal Shortages Plus The Road To $10,000 Gold

  01-12-2025 16:41 via kingworldnews.com
  More reports of metals shortages plus a look at the road to $10,000 gold.
  
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• Hong Kong fire survivor recalls agonizing last call with his wife

  01-12-2025 15:54 via cbsnews.com
  Yip Ka-kui watched in agony as fire engulfed his Hong Kong apartment building, speaking with his wife of 40 years who was trapped inside.
  
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• Trump says he "wouldn't have wanted" reported second strike on alleged drug boat

  01-12-2025 15:32 via cbsnews.com
  President Trump said he "wouldn't have wanted" a reported second strike on an alleged drug boat earlier this year, while pledging to look into it.
  
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• Trump says he "wouldn't have wanted" reported 2nd strike on alleged drug boat

  01-12-2025 15:32 via cbsnews.com
  President Trump said he "wouldn't have wanted" a reported second strike on an alleged drug boat earlier this year, while pledging to look into it.
  
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• Oxford University Press reveals its word of the year for 2025

  01-12-2025 15:15 via cbsnews.com
  Even if you don't know the meaning of the Oxford University Press' word of the year for 2025, you've probably been a victim of it on social media.
  
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• Some Ukrainians express anger over Trump peace proposal as Russia continues to strike

  01-12-2025 15:12 via cbsnews.com
  Russian missiles and drones continue to hit Ukrainian cities even as U.S. negotiators try to broker a deal between the two countries. Some Ukrainians have expressed anger over President Trump's original peace plan put forward last month, saying it does not guarantee their safety. Holly Williams reports.
  
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• West African bloc delegation arrives in Guinea-Bissau for talks with military coup leaders

  01-12-2025 14:41 via abcnews.go.com
  ECOWAS delegation has arrived in Guinea-Bissau on Monday, as the military government which seized power in the country banned all demonstrations, strikes and activities regarded as threat to peace and stability
  
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• News24 | Israel's Netanyahu appears in court after pardon request backed by Trump

  01-12-2025 14:35
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in court on Monday for the first time since asking the country’s president for a pardon in his long-running corruption trial, a request backed by close ally US President Donald Trump.
  
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• Cameroon's top opposition leader dies after weeks of detention

  01-12-2025 14:33 via abcnews.go.com
  The family and lawyer of Cameroon's top opposition leader say Anicet Ekane has died after weeks of detention at the age of 74
  
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• Rubens painting lost for over 4 centuries sells for $2.7 million

  01-12-2025 13:37 via cbsnews.com
  A long-lost painting by 17th-century Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens sold at auction for well beyond its asking price.
  
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• ICC president vows to resist US and Russian pressure despite sanctions and threats

  01-12-2025 13:37 via abcnews.go.com
  The president of the International Criminal Court says the institution will not bow to pressure from the United States and Russia
  
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• News24 | Ebola outbreak in Congo declared over by health officials

  01-12-2025 13:19
  An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now over, Congolese health officials announced on Monday, after the country went 42 consecutive days without recording a new case.
  
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• Accused fentanyl kingpin wanted by U.S. killed by Mexican military

  01-12-2025 12:53 via cbsnews.com
  Pedro Inzunza Coronel, alias "Pichon," was wanted by the U.S. on accusations of trafficking large amounts of fentanyl and cocaine.
  
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• China tries to stifle anger over Hong Kong apartment fire as deaths mount

  01-12-2025 12:30 via cbsnews.com
  As the death toll in the Hong Kong apartment complex fire tops 150, Chinese authorities seek to stifle criticism amid new revelations of safety violations.
  
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• Police officer killed in suicide bombing in northwest Pakistan

  01-12-2025 12:25 via abcnews.go.com
  A suicide bomb attack on a police vehicle in northwest Pakistan has killed at least one officer and wounded several others, officials said
  
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• Wolves kill 9 people, mostly children, in separate attacks in India

  01-12-2025 12:15 via cbsnews.com
  The latest victim was a 10-month-old girl who was snatched by a wolf while she was sleeping beside her mother, officials said.
  
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• News24 | Sri Lanka and Indonesia scramble to rescue people after more than 1 000 killed in flooding

  01-12-2025 11:25
  Sri Lanka and Indonesia deployed military personnel to help victims of devastating flooding that has killed more than 1 000 people across four countries in Asia in recent days.
  
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• Pope in Lebanon prays for peace at tomb of saint revered by Christians and Muslims alike

  01-12-2025 11:13 via abcnews.go.com
  Pope Leo XIV is praying at the tomb of a Lebanese saint revered among Christians and Muslims
  
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• Monsoon death toll climbs over 1,000 across 4 Southeast Asian nations

  01-12-2025 10:44 via cbsnews.com
  Indonesia and Sri Lanka hit hardest as climate change-boosted monsoon flooding wreaks havoc across Southeast Asian nations.
  
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• Flooding recovery efforts underway in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand

  01-12-2025 09:30 via abcnews.go.com
  Indonesia’s president told survivors of last week’s devastating floods that help was arriving to those in need
  
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• Thailand extradites a Vietnamese activist despite concerns from rights groups

  01-12-2025 08:57 via abcnews.go.com
  Thai authorities have extradited a Vietnamese activist who had been detained in Bangkok since last year despite concerns from rights groups that he could be in danger if sent back to Vietnam
  
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• Princess Aiko's popularity sparks calls to change Japan's male-only succession law

  01-12-2025 08:57 via abcnews.go.com
  Princess Aiko's increasing popularity is sparking discussions about changing Japan's male-only succession law
  
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• Bangladesh's ex-leader Hasina and niece, British lawmaker Tulip Siddiq, found guilty of corruption

  01-12-2025 08:57 via abcnews.go.com
  A court in Bangladesh’s capital sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to five years in prison and her niece, British Labour Party lawmaker Tulip Siddiq, to two years for corruption involving a government land project
  
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• Sydney men charged with spreading child sexual abuse videos tied to international ring

  01-12-2025 08:01 via abcnews.go.com
  Police have charged four men in Sydney with criminal offenses over their alleged involvement in the distribution of child sexual abuse material linked to an international child sex abuse ring
  
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• Pope Leo XIV's visit highlights Christian resilience in Lebanon despite regional turmoil

  01-12-2025 08:01 via abcnews.go.com
  Pope Leo XIV's visit to Lebanon highlights the country's religious pluralism and sends a message to Christians not to abandon the region
  
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• Bangladesh ex-leader Hasina and her niece, British Labor Parliament member Tulip Siddiq, sentenced to prison for graft

  01-12-2025 07:37 via abcnews.go.com
  Bangladesh ex-leader Hasina and her niece, British Labor Parliament member Tulip Siddiq, sentenced to prison for graft
  
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• News24 | Trump to investigate ‘fake news’ of Caribbean ‘kill everybody’ boat strike on survivors

  01-12-2025 07:10
  US President Donald Trump said he would look into reports that the US military conducted a follow-up strike on a boat in the Caribbean that it believed to be ferrying drugs, killing survivors of an initial missile attack.
  
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• Preliminary and partial count shows conservatives Nasry Asfura and Salvador Nasralla leading Honduras’ presidential vote

  01-12-2025 06:09 via abcnews.go.com
  Preliminary and partial count shows conservatives Nasry Asfura and Salvador Nasralla leading Honduras’ presidential vote
  
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• News24 | Angry protesters in Israel reject ‘banana republic’ Netanyahu pardon plan

  01-12-2025 05:01
  Angry crowds of Israelis have rallied outside President Isaac Herzog’s home in Tel Aviv, protesting against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s petition for a full pardon from corruption charges.
  
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