At least 30 N. Korean soldiers killed and wounded in Russia's Kursk region: Ukraine

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KYIV, Ukraine, December 16 — Ukraine said Monday that its troops killed or wounded at least 30 North Korean soldiers who had been deployed by Russia to its western Kursk...

Bangladesh to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026

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DHAKA, December 16 — Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus, who heads the caretaker government installed after an August revolution, said Monday that general elections would be held late next year...

South Korea court begins Yoon's impeachment trial process

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Seoul, December 16 — South Korea's constitutional court has begun trial proceedings for the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was suspended for declaring martial law and plunging his...

Several hundred feared dead after Mayotte cyclone

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Mayotte (French Territory), December 16 — Hundreds of people are feared dead in Mayotte after the French Indian Ocean territory was devastated by a powerful cyclone. Rescue workers, including...

Two Russian oil tankers wrecked in Black Sea

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Moscow, December 15 — Two Russian oil tankers with 29 crew members on board have been heavily damaged in the Black Sea, triggering an oil spill, authorities in Russia have...

Commission links Hasina to disappearances, recommends RAB dissolution

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Dhaka, December 15 — The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances submitted an interim report to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus. On Saturday at 5pm, the commission members handed...

Cyclone Chido kills several in French territory before heading for Africa’s east coast

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A screengrab from a video shows damage caused by the Cyclone Chido, in Kaweni, Mayotte, obtained on December 14. @foulani2.00/TikTok/Reuters Moroni, Comoros, December 15 — Cyclone Chido caused extensive...

Trump gets $15m in ABC News defamation case

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Getty Images Donald Trump stands beside the ABC News logo before the final presidential debate in September (Getty Images) BBC News, December 15 — ABC News has agreed to...

Five dead, dozens missing after boat sinks off Greece’s Gavdos

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Gavdos, Greece, December 14 — Five people have died after a migrant boat sank off the Greek island of Gavdos, south of Crete, according to Greece’s coastguard, with 40 others...

Korean Parliament votes to impeach Yoon

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National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik declares the passage of an impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol at the parliament in Seoul on Dec. 14, 2024. (Yonhap) SEOUL, December...

Six killed, several injured in fire at private hospital in India

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TAMIL NADU (India), December 13 — As many as six people lost their lives in the fire accident that occurred at a private hospital in Tamil Nadu's Dindigul on Thursday...

Trump says Syria 'not our fight'. Staying out may not be so easy

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While Trump visited the newly restored Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Islamist fighters in Syria toppled Assad's regime. (Getty Images) Jordan, December 13 — When Donald Trump sat with...

Donald Trump named Time Person of the Year again

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New York, December 12 — Time Magazine has named Donald Trump as their person of the year for the second time. "For marshaling a comeback of historic proportions, for...

Middle East latest: Israeli airstrikes kill 28 in Gaza

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By  THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, December 12 — Palestinian medical officials say Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 28 people in the Gaza Strip, including seven children and a woman, hours after...

Syria rebel leader vows to shut down notorious Assad prisons

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Thousands of prisoners were released from Saydnaya prison, pictured above, on Sunday. (Reuters) London & Damascus, December 12 — Syrian rebel forces have said they plan to close the...