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Angola: Agriculture and beekeeping give refugees hope

In Angola, food aid for thousands of refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo has been cut in half. As donors retreated, the UN has launched farming and beekeeping projects to build sustainable food sources.

DW News

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Canada pledges more than $200M for Ukraine at NATO meeting

The Canadian government is pledging another $200 million in military assistance for Ukraine through NATO, as well as $35 million in non-lethal aid, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand announced at a meeting in Brussels.

CBC News

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Ukrainian surgeons rebuild lives amid war and loss

As Russia's war in Ukraine drags on, both sides suffer heavy losses. DW met a surgeon couple volunteering to treat wounded Ukrainian soldiers. After an attack, they even had to operate on their own family.

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Iraqis seek closure for missing loved ones after years of conflict

Searching for loved ones who've disappeared in years of conflict in Iraq.

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Trump threatens to expand strikes beyond Venezuela

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to expand his crackdown on drug trafficking during a cabinet meeting, suggesting he’d order land strikes on Venezuela and attacks on any country transporting illegal drugs into the U.S.

CBC News

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Sudan army refutes claim that RSF has seized key city of Babnusa

RSF claims takeover of Babanusa – Sudan army denies and says battles are ongoing in West Kordofan.

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Reports say 2025 is the deadliest year for Palestinians

Israeli violence against Palestinians across the West Bank has reached unprecedented levels since the occupation began in 1967. That's the finding of a report issued by Israeli human rights organisations. Israeli attacks in the occupied ...

Al Jazeera

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Economy fuels Venezuelan calls for regime change amid U.S. threats

Venezuelans grappling with economic hardship are voicing support for regime change as the U.S. increases military presence in the Caribbean.

Al Jazeera

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Public anger mounts over Sri Lanka’s flood disaster response

Extreme weather is causing devastation in Sri Lanka. At least 465 people have died and hundreds are missing. Authorities say it's the worst natural disaster since the 2004 tsunami.

Al Jazeera

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UNHCR: Nearly 100K displaced as violence spreads in Mozambique

Close to 100,000 people in northern Mozambique have been forced to flee after armed groups stormed their villages, burning homes and attacking civilians.

Africanews

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Snow squalls and their impacts on unsuspecting drivers

Winter is just around the corner, and with it comes snow squalls. These are short but intense bands of heavy snow and gusty winds that can quickly cause conditions to deteriorate for motorists and pedestrians. Meteorologist Rob Shackelfo...

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Major snowstorm that walloped Midwest hits East Coast

A storm that dumped snow on the Midwest was doing the same in the Northeast on Tuesday, with parts of New England expecting as much as a foot from what is the first major snowstorm of the season.

CBS America

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Indonesia’s Sumatra reels after deadly floods and landslides

Sumatra devastated as death toll surpasses 700 – with hundreds still missing after catastrophic floods and landslides.

Al Jazeera

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New documentary digs into who really took 'The Terror of War' photo

It was the photo that changed how Americans viewed the Vietnam War. It showed a 9-year-old girl and other children running away from a South Vietnamese napalm bombing that accidentally hit a village. Now, the photographer's identity is b...

CBS News

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Putin says Russia is 'ready' if Europe wants war

Ahead of a meeting to discuss the U.S. proposal for peace in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed European counter-proposals as 'unacceptable' and said his country was ready for war if Europe wants one.

CBC News

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Hegseth says he did not 'stick around' for second boat strike

President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday defended a controversial decision to conduct a second strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, while at the same time making it clear they did not directly order the a...

CBS America

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Chinese maker of Bitcoin-mining machines may be a security threat

Bloomberg News reports that a Chinese manufacturer, Bitmain Technologies Ltd, that sells most of the world's Bitcoin-mining machines, including 16,000 of them to a venture backed by two of President Donald Trump's sons, has been the focu...

Bloomberg

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Pope Leo caps off three-day Lebanon visit with Beirut mass

Pope Leo ended his visit to Lebanon, the first official papal visit to the country in more than a decade. On his last day, 150,000 believers from across the Middle East attended the pontiff’s farewell mass in Beirut.

DW News

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Storm brings snow, ice to Northeast and Mid-Atlantic

The East Coast is seeing its first significant snowfall of the season thanks to a powerful storm that's ripped its way across the U.S. CBS News' Tom Hanson reports on the snowfall and meteorologist Kate Bilo has a look at the forecast.

CBS America

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Rutte dismisses concerns about U.S. commitment to NATO

Rutte's comments come after President Donald Trump’s 28-point proposal to end the almost four-year war in Ukraine dismayed European allies as being slanted in Russia's favor.

Euronews

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Eurovision body may vote on excluding Israel in watershed moment

Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest comes under scrutiny again on Thursday, when members of Europe's broadcasting body may vote on whether it should be excluded from the contest over its conduct in Gaza.

Reuters

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Putin meets Trump envoys Witkoff, Kushner for Ukraine peace talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin met U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner in the Kremlin on Tuesday (December 2) for talks on a possible way to end the deadliest European conflict since W...

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Hegseth defends boat strikes near Venezuela during Cabinet meeting

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday that the deadly boat strikes in the region near Venezuela and Colombia have "only just begun." This comes as Republicans and Democrats in Congress question the le...

CBS News

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Lawmakers to receive classified briefings on strikes near Venezuela

Republicans and Democrats in Congress are expecting classified briefings on the strikes against suspected drug-carrying vessels near Venezuela and Colombia. CBS News' Caitlin Huey-Burns reports.

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Snow showers blanket Pennsylvania, impact morning commutes

AccuWeather's Ali Reid is in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, where snow has blanketed the streets and morning commute has been impacted on Dec. 2. She urges motorists to drive slowly and safely.

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Reinforcing shots of frigid air keeps Midwest, Northeast cold

The Midwest and Northeast will continue to see reinforcing shots of cold every few days, so don’t expect to see any relief from the cold anytime soon. The coldest air will be felt across the Northern Plains and Midwest by Thursday mornin...

The Weather Channel

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Winter storm Chan dumping heavy snow across Northeast

Snow will continue to spread into the mid-Atlantic and Northeast Tuesday as Winter Storm Chan intensifies. It will be a slick morning commute for the central and southern Appalachians as freezing rain could result in minor ice accumulati...

The Weather Channel

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The 2024-25 winter storm names are here

The 2024-25 season is the 13th season The Weather Channel is naming winter storms and the new list is in. Check them out.

The Weather Channel

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Moldova faces increasing Russian drone incursions

In November 2025 alone, eight Russian drones entered Moldova's airspace. One of them crashed into a building near the Ukrainian border. Although it wasn't carrying explosives, it caused fear and curiosity in the community.

DW News

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Violence escalates in South Kivu as M23 attacks government forces

Clashes between the M23 rebel group and Congolese government forces, supported by coalition troops, broke out across South Kivu province on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, escalating tensions in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

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