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Guilty verdict for Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai

A court in Hong Kong has convicted former media mogul and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai under China’s national security law. He was found guilty of conspiracy to commit sedition and colluding with foreign forces.

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Zelenskyy: Peace talks not easy, but productive

Ukraine's president attended talks in Berlin aimed at reaching a peace deal to end the war in his country. He has been under pressure from the Trump administration to cede territory to Russia in exchange for peace.

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Germany's AfD courts MAGA at New York gala

Some 20 state, federal and EU lawmakers from the far-right Alternative for Germany attended an annual event hosted by the New York Young Republican Club. Will the AfD succeed in building a network in the U.S.?

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Milei scraps plan to build radio telescope with China

China’s plan to build a radio telescope in Argentina has been halted by President Javier Milei’s government, coinciding with a major U.S. financial bailout.

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Retired Ukrainians in their 60s help fill frontline gaps

Too old for combat, some Ukrainians in their mid-60s have formed the volunteer unit "Steppe Wolves." DW meets the men who fire repaired rockets back at Russian forces, close to the front line in southern Ukraine.

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Chile's far-right hardliner wins landslide presidency

Chile has elected its most right-wing leader in more than 35 years after Jose Antonio Kast won the presidential runoff with over 58 percent. His victory adds momentum to a wider rightward shift across Latin America.

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Australia mourns after Bondi Beach terror attack

Australian Prime Minister Albanese has vowed tougher gun laws following one of the nation's worst attacks in decades. Further details about the victims have since emerged after the shooting during Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights.

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Retired Ukrainians in their 60s help fill frontline gaps

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Bondi Beach shooting 'terrorism' say Australian police

Gunmen attacked a Hanukkah celebration at the famed Sydney beach, killing at least 16 people. Leader Anthony Albanese condemned "an act of evil antisemitism." Warning: This report contains images viewers may find distressing.

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Belarus releases 123 prisoners as U.S. lifts sanctions

Belarus has freed more than 120 political prisoners in a major thaw in relations with the United States. The releases came in return for Washington lifting sanctions on potash, a key source of revenue for Belarus.

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The magic of Christmas in Paris

What makes Paris so special at Christmas? We show you the delightful decorations and delicacies of the French capital at yuletide.

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Two doctors fight to stop the global C-section 'epidemic'

C-sections have tripled globally, and the WHO warns many are risky for mothers and babies. Two doctors in Germany are doing their part to prevent some unnecessary surgeries by helping breech pregnancies become vaginal births.

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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 on Ukrainian cities.

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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 airstrikes to hit the facility again. That leaves ordinary people with only a few hours of power a day in t...

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Renting for just 88 cents per year in Germany

Affordable housing is rare in Germany. 40% of households spend over a third of their income on rent. But in Augsburg, some have paid almost no rent for over 500 years!

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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 the Thai-Cambodian border.

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Videos of U.S. immigration arrests swamp social media

Videos of violent encounters with U.S. immigration officers regularly go viral and are seen by millions. What do they actually show? DW looked into three incidents to find out what happened after the videos went public.

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Italian unions strike to protest new budget priorities

A national strike in Italy has disrupted public transport, schools and health services. The country's largest trade union says the Meloni government wants to spend too much on defense and not enough on public services.

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Russia advances slowly in Ukraine with massive casualties

As the U.S. and European countries wrangle over details of the peace plan for Ukraine, Russia's full-scale invasion grinds on. At the Donetsk frontline, Ukraine's drones make quick Russian advances almost impossible.

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How Gen Z helped topple Bulgaria's government

Gen Z has become the driving force behind mass anti-corruption protests that helped topple the Bulgarian government after less than a year in office.

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Sumatra residents struggle as aid falls short after cyclone

Two weeks after a devastating cyclone swept across southeast Asia, thousands of people on Indonesia's Sumatra Island are still awaiting assistance. Local officials urge the government to declare a national emergency.

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Bulgaria's government resigns after weeks of protests

Weeks of anti-corruption protests have forced Bulgaria's center-right government to resign. The surprise announcement came shortly before parliament was due to vote on a no-confidence motion.

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Data centers in space: Solution or disaster?

Tech giants are exploring data centers in space to reduce energy consumption and emissions. But there are big challenges — from feasibility to space debris. Here's what you need to know!

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Druze communities feel under pressure in Syria

A year after dictator Assad's fall and months after deadly sectarian clashes in the southern region of Sweida, Syria's Druze community is still reeling — raising doubts about how inclusive the new Syria is for minorities.

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Half a million flee as Thailand-Cambodia border clashes escalate

About 500,000 people are fleeing renewed clashes on the Thailand-Cambodia border. Over a dozen were killed as fighting shatters a US-Malaysia-brokered peace deal amid a decades-old temple land dispute.

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Ukrainian POW returns to front line after Russia torture

Meet the Ukrainian soldier who has returned to fight on the frontline after more than two years of torture and isolation as a prisoner of war in Russian captivity.

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Venezuelans in the U.S. concerned about Trump-Maduro tensions

In South Florida, Venezuelans watch rising U.S.-Venezuela tensions with hope and fear — supporting pressure on Maduro but worried about the risks of military intervention and its impact on their homeland.

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Venezuela's Machado awarded Nobel Peace Prize in absentia

The daughter of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on her mother's behalf in Oslo, Norway. Machado, who lives in hiding in Venezuela, is set to make an address on Thursday.

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Will Machado's Nobel affect Trump's actions in Venezuela?

Venezuelan opposition figure Maria Corina Machado, who has supported Washington's criticism of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Wednesday. Could this embolden Donald Trump?

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Border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia flares up again

A renewed outbreak of fighting between Thailand and Cambodia has derailed a US-brokered peace agreement, with cross-border shelling and air raids forcing more than half a million civilians to flee their homes.

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