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Brown University shooting in U.S leaves two dead, eight injured

At least two people have been shot and killed at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, according to the city's mayor, Brett Smiley. He also said eight people are in critical, but stable condition. The shooter remains at large.

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Fighting continues along Thai-Cambodia border

Thailand says there is no ceasefire with Cambodia, and its military will continue fighting until it faces no further threat. That's despite the US president's earlier announcement that both sides had agreed to stop their attacks. Village...

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Washington considers Venezuela land assault

U.S President Donald Trump has threatened potential land strikes on Venezuela to target an illegal narcotics trade. Trump says the drugs are arriving on U.S shores and that President Nicolas Maduro is behind it. Maduro has denied the claim.

Al Jazeera

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King Charles to reduce cancer treatments

King Charles III, who shared his cancer diagnosis with the world in February 2024, announced Friday that he would be scaling back his treatment after his doctors have seen success. The monarch also pushed for people to get early screenin...

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Belarus releases political prisoners as U.S. lifts some sanctions

Belarus has freed more than 100 political prisoners, including a Nobel Peace Prize winner, in exchange for sanction relief on Belarusian potash, a U.S. statement said on Saturday.

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Zelenskyy visits troops as Ukraine claims gained ground near key city

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he visited troops fending off Russian advances near the embattled city of Kupiansk that Moscow claimed to have captured last month, which Kyiv denies.

France 24

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EU locking in Russian assets for good

In an audacious move, the EU has decided to indefinitely immobilize the Russian sovereign assets, pushing back against external pressure to release the funds before Moscow agrees to pay war reparations to Ukraine.

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House Democrats release more Epstein estate photos

U.S. House Democrats released new images from the estate of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that feature U.S. President Donald Trump and other high-profile people previously linked to Epstein.

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M23 rebels take control of strategic Congo town as peace deal crumbles

The United States accuses Rwanda of leading the Great Lakes region toward war and warns action will be taken against 'spoilers'.

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Ukraine's Odesa suffers major blackouts after Russian attack

As European, US and Ukrainian officials prepare to meet in Berlin to discuss possible paths toward peace, Russia has stepped up attacks o...

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More details released about Resident Evil: Requiem

Leon S. Kennedy is now officially confirmed for Resident Evil: Requiem, but don't expect just a simple cameo from him. Capcom developers ...

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Thai–Cambodian border residents trade blame for violence

Residents of both sides accuse each other of deliberately targeting civilians. Hundreds of thousands of people have fled on both sides of...

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Strata owners warned over $1bn repair backlog

Australian strata communities are facing an estimated $1 billion maintenance backlog, with ageing buildings and stricter compliance rules...

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Snow and wind to spread across the coastal Northeast

From Delaware up to Massachusetts, parts of the Northeast that have missed out on other snowstorms so far this season are likely to have ...

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Malaysia secures first swimming gold at Southeast Games in Bangkok

Malaysia's Kyu Ho Yen clinched the nation's first swimming gold at the Southeast Games in Bangkok, narrowly defeating Vietnam's Van Nguye...

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Rising crime boosts far-right presidential hopeful in Chile

Anxiety over immigration and violent crime has carried Jose Antonio Kast to the steps of Chile's presidential palace. On Sunday, he is ti...

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Cycle of strike-repair-strike leaves Ukraine without power

Russia strikes Ukrainian power infrastructure and Ukrainians salvage operable parts to repair what's left, often only for Russian airstri...

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Honduras presidential election gets special recount amid fraud claims

There's political uncertainty in Honduras, after a disputed presidential election. Official figures show it's too close to call between c...

Al Jazeera

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Migrants try to get into Chile before presidential election

Chile is facing a polarising presidential runoff on Sunday. The ultraconservative frontrunner Jose Antonio Kast is promising to deport un...

Al Jazeera

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Martyrs beatified in Catholic Church ceremonies

On Saturday, 13 December, two Masses were celebrated respectively in the Cathedral of Jaen in Spain and at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris ...

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Global Tariffs

Donald Trump has signed an order to impose tariffs imports into the U.S. from countries including China, Mexico and Canada.

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Middle East Conflict

The U.S-brokered ceasefire deal in Gaza is holding, after Hamas released the remaining Israeli hostages.

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Ukraine Invasion

Russian forces have invaded Ukraine from land, air and sea with strikes causing widespread damage. Global leaders have condemned the move and imposed sanctions.

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