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Amnesty accuses Hamas of 'crimes against humanity' for Oct. 7 attack

For the first time, Amnesty International has accused Hamas and its allies of committing crimes against humanity, following an investigation into the 7 October 2023 attacks on Israel. The organization found that 1,221 people were killed ...

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Time magazine names 'Architects of AI' as person of the year for 2025

The “Architects of AI” were named Time's person of the year Thursday, with the magazine citing 2025 as when the potential of artificial intelligence “roared into view” with no turning back.

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Reddit sues to overturn Australian social media ban

Message board website Reddit filed a lawsuit on Friday (December 12) asking Australia's High Court to overturn the country's social media ban for people under 16 as well as its inclusion in it, calling the law an infringement of free pol...

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Trump says Venezuela land operations could begin 'pretty soon'

As tensions rise with Venezuela, U.S. President Donald Trump said land operations could start "pretty soon." Sources tell CBS News the administration is also planning more tanker seizures.

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Trump ramps up pressure on Maduro with new sanctions

One day after capturing an oil tanker off Venezuela's coast, the U.S. has sanctioned three of Nicolas Maduro's nephews, along with six other oil tankers.

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EU triggers emergency clause to indefinitely immobilise Russian assets

The EU has decided to keep the assets of the Russian Central Bank immobilised for the foreseeable future. The ban, which is based on a provision for economic emergencies, pushes back against external attempts to release the €210 billion ...

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Nobel peace laureate Machado vows to take award home to Venezuela

Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said she planned to take her award back to Venezuela, but declined to say when she would return to her home country after leaving in great secrecy to receiv...

Reuters

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Japan alerts citizens about possible megaquake

Japanese authorities are assessing damage after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck northern Japan, followed by multiple aftershocks. In response, officials have issued a warning about the possibility of a megaquake, defined as a magnitude...

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Zelenskyy visits Ukraine's front line ahead of new peace talks

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the recently recaptured front line town of Kupiansk Friday to push back on the idea that ...

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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 Zelenskiy rejects Washington peace plan

The U.S. is still trying to convince Kyiv to concede territories to Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. Washington want...

France 24

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Thai-Cambodian conflict enters fifth day as countries trade blame

Missiles continue to cross the Thailand-Cambodia border, with the death toll on both sides rising to at least 21. In Cambodia, mine-clear...

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Entrepreneur Do Kwon gets 15 years in jail over 'epic' crypto fraud

TerraUSD and Luna creator Do Kwon has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for orchestrating a massive crypto fraud. The collapse of his ...

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Residents begin returning to Uvira after M23 advance

The city of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is seeing cautious attempts to return to normal life after it came under th...

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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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Thailand PM dissolves Parliament for new elections early next year

Thailand’s Parliament was dissolved Friday for new elections early next year as the country engaged in deadly fighting with Cambodia. Pri...

France 24

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Judge blocks ICE from re‑detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia

A federal judge blocked ICE from re‑detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia at a Maryland check‑in, citing lack of legal basis and past wrongful d...

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U.S. cuts disrupt life-saving care for starving Kenyan children

International aid cuts are deepening hunger in Kenya as programs to treat malnutrition are impacted. It follows U.S. President Donald Tru...

Reuters

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Trump, Clinton seen in new batch of Epstein photos released

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released a batch of photos obtained from the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein,...

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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...

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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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