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Russia blocks WhatsApp, tells citizens to use state-backed platform Max
“Max is an accessible alternative, a developing messenger, a national messenger,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said
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Canadian authorities identify suspected school shooter as transgender teenager Jesse Van Rootselaar
Van Rootselaar is believed to be the perpetrator behind two shootings Wednesday, at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School and a nearby residence, which resulted in the deaths of nine people, including Van Rootselaar's mother and step-brother, and dozens of others injured.
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Russia says it will continue following nuclear arms limits if US does
“The moratorium declared by the president will remain as long as the U.S. doesn’t exceed these limits,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said
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Jetliner crashes and bursts into flames in South Korea, killing all but two of the 181 aboard
The Jeju Air aircraft was carrying 175 passengers and six crew from Bangkok.
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German parliament dissolved, next elections to take place in February
The new elections will take place Feb. 23, 2025. This follows the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition. He lost a vote of confidence on Dec. 16 and now leads a minority government.
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Legislators vote to impeach South Korean interim president two weeks after Yoon Suk Yeol was ousted
Lawmakers in South Korea voted to impeach acting interim President Han Duck-soo, arguing that he was invalid.
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Former India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who led country's economic reform, dead at 92
Singh is credited with leading India to unprecedented economic growth and lifting hundreds of millions of residents out of poverty.
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Five Palestinian journalists killed by Israeli airstrike: report
The Israeli Defense Forces stated that they were targeting militants from Islamic Jihad.
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Pope's Christmas address starting historic Jubilee year has message with a familiar call for peace
The major tenants of the Church's jubilee, a once-every-25-year tradition, include forgiveness and reconciliation with adversaries, as well as pilgrimages to Rome.
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Israel vows to target leaders of Houthis in Yemen in retaliation for attacks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel will deal with the Houthis in the same way as it has dealt with other of Iran’s “terrorist arms.”
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Syrian Christians protest in Damascus after arsonists torch Christmas tree
Video footage of two unidentified men was shared on social media on Monday night that showed the men setting the tree on fire in the main square of the Suqaylabiyah, a Christian-majority town in the province of Hama.
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Engine room explosion sinks Russian cargo ship, two crew members missing
The cause of the explosion Monday in the Mediterranean Sea remains unknown.
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Bethlehem cancels Christmas festivities for second straight year amid Gaza war
The war started almost immediately after the militant group Hamas, which rules the Palestinian territory of Gaza, launched a terror attack in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing a reported 1,200 people.