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Israeli fire strikes journalists and children in Gaza
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Man who killed former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe jailed for life
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Air Force One, with Trump aboard, turns around after 'minor electrical issue' is identified
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Brooklyn Beckham accuses David and Victoria of putting branding before family and sabotaging wedding
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Israel's Netanyahu agrees to join Trump's Board of Peace
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Top U.S. archbishops denounce American foreign policy
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U.S. citizen shares his experience of being taken into ICE custody
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Government warned of 'potentially catastrophic' legal challenge over Chinese embassy
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Train crash kills more than three dozen in Spain
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At least 39 dead in Spain train collision as rescuers search for more bodies
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At least 10 killed in Pakistan shopping mall fire
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High-speed train collision in Spain kills at least 39
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Japan PM Takaichi set to call snap election
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Trump is not bluffing, Greenland situation is critical for the EU and NATO
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'Experienced terrorist' with links to deadly ambush killed by US strike
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US launches new retaliatory strike in Syria, killing leader tied to deadly Islamic State ambush
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Allen up against it & more drama in Chicago - NFL play-off predictions
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No sign of new protests in Iran as a hard-line cleric calls for executions
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Justice Department opens investigation into Minnesota governor and Minneapolis mayor
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Plaid Cymru would take minority government over coalition, leader says
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Ashley St. Clair, the mother of one of Elon Musk's children, sues xAI over Grok sexual images
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A federal judge dismisses the DOJ's effort to get voter data from California
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Venezuela's Machado says she presented her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump during their meeting
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'Mental strength therapy' - Joshua returns to gym
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Julio Iglesias accused of sexual assault as Spanish prosecutors study the allegations
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UK economy grew by 0.3% in November, beating forecasts
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FBI searches a Washington Post reporter's home as part of investigation
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Polls open in tense Uganda election amid widespread delays
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Saks files for bankruptcy as luxury market struggles
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Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies
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China's trade surplus surges 20% to a record $1.2 trillion, even with Trump's tariffs
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UK secures record supply of offshore wind projects
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PM says UK needs to be ready for war - but there is little sign of meaningful action behind the scenes
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Viral Chinese app 'Are You Dead?' tackles loneliness
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Offshore wind developer prevails in U.S. court as Trump calls wind farms 'losers'
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Pentagon is embracing Musk's Grok AI chatbot as it draws global outcry
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Trump administration threatens criminal charges against central bank chair
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Major incident declared as thousands without water
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