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Thailand and Cambodia agree to stop border clashes, Trump says

Thailand and Cambodia agreed to halt border clashes along their disputed border, US President Donald Trump said on Friday. The two countries had brokered a ceasefire in July but Thailand suspended the agreement the following month after Thai soldiers were wounded by landmines.  US President Do»»»

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Talking Europe - 'We'll concentrate on European military equipment and improve our defence': Romanian president

Romania is on NATO's eastern flank, and it is feeling the heat from drone incursions attributed to Russia, and from the Trump administration's strategic shift away from Europe. We speak to Romanian President Nicușor Dan about how his country is faring with these headwinds, and also about tough econ»»»

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US House Democrats release new photos of Trump, other prominent figures from Epstein's estate

Democratic lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee on Friday released a selection of 19 photos from the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including some of Donald Trump before he became president and other prominent figures like former president Bill Clinton, then prince Andrew M»»»

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Gulf News 1h

Epstein estate photos released, show Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Bill Gates

Washington DC: The Democratic members of the US House Oversight Committee on Friday (local time) released 19 previously unseen photographs from the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's estate. The photos depict prominent individuals including current US President Donald Trump, former US Pr»»»

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BBC 2h

From booze to black belts: Virginia's drunk raccoon strikes in karate studio

A raccoon that broke into a Virginia store and joyfully drank its way through the liquor aisle is now suspected of a wider crime spree, officials say. A Hanover animal control officer suspects the stripe-tailed mammal also broke into a nearby karate studio and then raided the Department of Motor Ve»»»

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Gulf News 2h

Why commitment to volunteering is an investment in resilience

As we have just celebrated International Volunteer Day, we turn our attention to real stories, not abstract ideas. We see a child arranging a small reading corner in his classroom. We see a young woman teaching younger children in a camp. We see a mother cooking extra meals for her neighbours in an»»»

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BBC 2h

Trump's 'historic' peace deal for DR Congo shattered after rebels seize key city

The US ambassador to the UN has accused Rwanda of leading Africa's Great Lakes region toward war, just over a week after a peace deal was signed in Washington to end the decades-long conflict. US President Donald Trump Trump hailed the deal between DR Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwanda's»»»

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Gulf News 3h

Weekend Digest: Women drive Red Sea film fest; UAE eases ID renewals; Palash Muchhal reacts to wedding buzz and more

This week brought a mix of glamour, drama and major policy shifts. Women led the conversation at the Red Sea Film Festival, while Palash Muchhal hit back at rumours after his wedding to Smriti Mandhana was cancelled. The UAE rolled out faster passport and Emirates ID renewals, changed Friday prayer»»»

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Democratic Oversight Committee releases 19 of Epstein's estate photos showing Trump, Clinton, Gates, others

Washington DC: The Democratic members of the US House Oversight Committee on Friday (local time) released 19 previously unseen photographs from the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's estate. The photos depict prominent individuals including current US President Donald Trump, former US Pr»»»

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UPI 3h

Florida Goodwill store evacuated after live grenade donated - UPI.com

The staff of a Goodwill store in Palatka, Fla., found a live hand grenade among donations that a local bomb squad recovered and safely detonated at a secure location on Thursday. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI. | License Photo Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Staff at a Goodwill store in Palatka, Fla., found a live gren»»»

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BBC 3h

An eyebrow tip and McDonald's footage: Takeaways from Luigi Mangione's evidence hearing

Luigi Mangione, the man accused of fatally shooting United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in a case that sparked national attention, watched as new testimony and never-before-seen footage from the day of his arrest in a McDonald's was unveiled during a hearing this week. Mr Mangione has pleaded not »»»

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Gulf News 3h

20 US states sue Trump over $100,000 H-1B visa fee

Washington: Twenty US states filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s decision to impose a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions, arguing the policy is unlawful and threatens essential public services. The lawsuit targets a policy implemented by the Department of Homeland Security t»»»

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Gulf News 3h

Why US Nvidia’s chip sales to China is far more complicated than it looks

Dubai: US President Donald Trump’s decision to allow Nvidia to sell its H200 artificial-intelligence chips to “approved customers” in China is rippling across global tech and geopolitical circles. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.On the surface, the move appears to reop»»»

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BBC 3h

Trump officials sue Georgia county to force release of 2020 voting records

The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit against a Georgia county seeking access to 2020 voting records, as Donald Trump continues to assert the presidential election was stolen from him. The justice department lawsuit asks the state to turn over "all used and void ballots, stubs of all ballots»»»

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BBC 3h

A backstreet abortion nearly killed her. It became a story that shaped the rest of her life

"Every moment of that abortion was a surprise to me," says Annie Ernaux. The French Nobel literature laureate is talking about an illegal abortion that nearly ended her life in 1963. She was a 23-year-old student with ambitions to become a writer. But as the first in a family of labourers and shopk»»»

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Ukraine's health supplies hit in series of Russian strikes on medical warehouses

Warehouses supplying the vast majority of Ukraine's pharmacies have been destroyed in a series of Russian attacks over recent months. Medical supplies worth about $200m (£145m) were destroyed in just two strikes in December and October. A large warehouse storing medicines in the city of Dnipro was »»»

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Kuna 4h

Britain sanctions senior commanders of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces

LONDON, Dec 12 (KUNA) -- The United Kingdom sanctioned senior commanders of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on Friday, over what it said were their links to mass killings, systematic sexual violence and deliberate attacks on civilians in the African country.Abdul Rahim Hamdan Dagalo, the »»»

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EU approves indefinite freeze of Russian assets

BRUSSELS, Dec 12 (KUNA) -- European Union governments on Friday approved an agreement to indefinitely freeze Russian central bank assets held in Europe, removing a major hurdle to the possible future use of these funds to support Ukraine.Belgium, Bulgaria, Italy and Malta confirmed in a joint state»»»

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Arab, Islamic states condemn Israeli occupation storming of UNRWA's HQ

CAIRO, Dec 12 (KUNA) -- The foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE affirmed on Friday the indispensable role of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in safeguarding the rights and well-being of Pale»»»

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A new Bollywood film is dividing opinions in India and Pakistan

A new Bollywood spy film is generating praise - and unease - in India and Pakistan for its contentious portrayal of the longstanding hostilities between the South Asian neighbours. Dhurandhar, which hit cinemas last week, plunges audiences into a high-octane world of espionage, gang wars and patrio»»»

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BBC 5h

US TikTok investors in limbo as deal set to be delayed again

A billionaire investor keen on buying TikTok's US operations has told the BBC he has been left in limbo as the latest deadline for the app's sale looms. The US has repeatedly delayed the date by which the platform's Chinese owner, Bytedance, must sell or be blocked for American users. US President »»»

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BBC 6h

Fired University of Michigan football coach charged with stalking

The former University of Michigan football coach, who was fired and arrested earlier this week, faces three criminal charges, including home invasion and stalking in a domestic relationship, according to court documents. The university terminated Sherrone Moore, alleging they had "credible evidence»»»

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Bulgarian News Agency 6h

BSP-United Left Declares Support for 2026 State Budget, Protection of Social Rights

The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) – United Left will consistently advocate for the adoption of a socially oriented budget, whose guiding principle is the protection of the social rights of a wide range of citizens, BSP Chair and outgoing Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Zafirov said at a press confer»»»

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Kuna 6h

Briefing of KUNA main news for Thursday until 00:00 GMT

3265571 KUWAIT -- French Minister of Foreign Trade Nicolas Forissier hails the launching of the French Business Council in Kuwait. 3265454 WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump announces that the Gaza Strip "Peace Council" will be formed at the start of 2026. 3265618 WASHINGTON -- CENTCOM: The US»»»

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DHS: More Than 10,000 "illegal aliens" arrested in Los Angeles since June

WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (KUNA) -- The US Department of Homeland Security announced that the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have made more than 10,000 arrests of illegal aliens in Los Angeles, California since June 2025."Some of the most heinous crimi»»»

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King Charles III reports progress in personal cancer fight - UPI.com

Britain's King Charles III said his cancer treatments are going well and will be less frequent during a video address released Friday. File Photo by Hugo Philpott/UPI | License Photo Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Britain's King Charles III is making good progress in his personal fight against cancer and will un»»»

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UPI 7h

Russian Central Bank sues Belgian bank over frozen funds - UPI.com

Ukrainians hold signs during a protest demanding the use of frozen Russian assets on the sidelines of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting in Brussels on Friday. Belgium has been blocking an EU plan to approve a large "reparations loan" for Ukraine backed by frozen Russian state asset»»»

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RT 7h

Kiev and its backers waiting out ‘natural disaster’ Trump – expert (VIDEO)

Ukraine and its European backers are hoping to wait out US President Donald Trump’s term in office to pursue a war with Russia with the support of his successor, according to a professor at the Institute of European Studies in Belgrade, Stevan Gajic. Trump has expressed frustration with Ukrainian l»»»

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BBC 7h

Turkish car ferry damaged in strike at Ukrainian port

A large fire broke out on a Turkish car ferry anchored at the Ukrainian port city of Odesa after it was hit in a strike on Friday. The company that operates the Cenk T confirmed the attack occurred at 16:00 local time (14:00 GMT) shortly after it docked at the Chornomorsk port. Ukraine's President »»»

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UPI 8h

El Salvador to introduce Grok tutoring in public schools - UPI.com

El Salvador President Nayib Armando Bukele's government announced it has reached an agreement with Elon Musk's xAI company to introduce Grok-based tutoring in more than 5,000 public schools. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Dec. 12 (UPI) -- El Salvador has reached an agreement with »»»

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BBC 8h

Thailand and Cambodia agree to halt fighting, Trump says

US President Donald Trump has said the prime ministers of Thailand and Cambodia will halt fighting "effective this evening". Trump made the announcement after telephone conversations with the two leaders following deadly border clashes in recent days which have left at least 20 people dead and half»»»

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Al Majalla 8h

A century of interventions: the US is misreading Latin America

For more than a century, the United States has attempted to shape political outcomes across Latin America, whether that be backing coups, toppling governments, or supporting authoritarian figures aligned with its strategic interests. Few of these efforts produced the stability sought in Washington.»»»

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Al Majalla 8h

A century of interventions: the US is misreading Latin America

For more than a century, the United States has attempted to shape political outcomes across Latin America, whether that be backing coups, toppling governments, or supporting authoritarian figures aligned with its strategic interests. Few of these efforts produced the stability sought in Washington.»»»

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Al Manar 8h

UN General Assembly Adopts Resolution Urging Israeli Enemy to Allow Aid Into Gaza

The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution calling on the Israeli occupation to comply with the International Court of Justice’s ruling and allow the delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza. The resolution requires the Israeli occupation entity to provide food, water, medicine, and shelter to »»»

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UPI 8h

Trump aims to reform federal cannabis law - UPI.com

President Donald Trump might sign an executive order as soon as Monday to compel the federal government to reclassify cannabis and make it legal for medicinal but not recreational use. File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo Dec. 12 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump has voiced support for r»»»

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BBC 9h

More photos from Epstein estate show Trump, Clinton and former Prince Andrew

More images from the estate of convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein have been released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee. The Democrats said the 19 images came from a tranche of 95,000 photos the committee received from Epstein's estate as part of its ongoing investigation. US President»»»

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BBC 9h

'A monster with tentacles' - Basketball star reveals brain cancer diagnosis

Former pro-basketball player Jason Collins, the first openly-homosexual male athlete in a major American professional sport, has announced that he has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. Collins was diagnosed with stage four glioblastoma, he wrote in an article for sport broadca»»»

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Gulf News 9h

Sharjah Police launch sixth edition of Police Desert Park

Sharjah: The Sharjah Police General Command unveiled the sixth edition of the “Police Desert Park” on Saturday 13, between 4 pm and 10 pm. Located in Al Kaheef area of Al Bataah in Sharjah, the event, themed “Together... Time is More Beautiful,” is a significant annual initiative aimed at improving»»»

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Gulf News 9h

Trump says Thailand, Cambodia have agreed to stop border clashes

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Thailand and Cambodia had agreed to halt fighting along their disputed border, which has killed at least 20 people this week. The latest fighting between the Southeast Asian neighbours, which stems from a long-running dispute over the colonial-era demar»»»

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BBC 9h

French farmers clash with police over cow cull

Angry French farmers are calling for more protests over the government-backed slaughter of cattle herds affected by so-called Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD). On Thursday there were clashes between riot police and demonstrators in the southern Ariège department, after vets were called in to destroy potent»»»

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Sputnik 9h

Hegseth Blocks Driscoll From Ukraine Peace Talks Amid Rising Tensions

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has blocked US Army Chief Dan Driscoll from participating in Ukraine peace talks amid strained relations between the two officials, The Telegraph reported Friday, citing sources in the know. Hegseth moved to exclude Driscoll, a close friend of»»»

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BBC 9h

Amazon pulls AI recap from Fallout TV show after it made several mistakes

Amazon has pulled a video recap made with artificial intelligence (AI) from its hit TV show Fallout after users said it got several facts wrong about the series. The firm said in November it was testing the "first-of-its-kind" tool in the US to help viewers catch up on some of its shows on streamin»»»

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Novinite 9h

No Budget, Big Consequences: Fiscal Council Flags Risks as Bulgaria Prepares for Extension Law

At the turn of the year, Bulgaria is preparing to enter 2026 without an approved state budget. The government is expected to pull back the second draft of Budget 2026 from parliament, allowing the Council of Ministers to move toward adopting an extension law either in the final days of December or »»»

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Gulf News 10h

Bugatti Residences by Binghatti sells for record Dh550 million

The Bugatti Residences in Business Bay has set a new record, with a penthouse selling for Dh550 million — the highest price ever achieved for such a property in both Dubai and the Middle East, signalling significant shifts within the city’s premium real estate sector. Executed under the direction o»»»

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UPI 10h

House Oversight Democrats release new cache of Epstein photos - UPI.com

1 of 15 | Jeffrey Epstein sits with Steve Bannon. Image courtesy of the House Oversight Committee Democrats. Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Democrats from the House Oversight Committee released new photos Friday from the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The photos feature prominent people, inclu»»»

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BBC 10h

Eritrea quits regional bloc as tensions rise with Ethiopia

Eritrea has withdrawn from East African regional bloc Igad, accusing the organisation of "becoming a tool against" countries like itself. In a statement on Friday, Eritrea's foreign ministry said Igad had strayed from its founding principles and failed to contribute to regional stability. The withd»»»

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Gulf News 10h

Japan Culture Con 2025: Everything you need to know

Dubai: Meet Hatsune Miku and your favourite anime characters at Japan Culture Con (JCC), which is back for its second edition this weekend. The fest kicked-off on Dec 12 and runs until Dec 14. JCC 2025 expands with a wider programme and deeper dive into Japanese traditions than ever before, with a »»»

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Al Awsat 10h

Islamic Jihad Denies Withholding Body of Last Israeli Hostage

Palestinian sources dismissed Israeli claims circulating over the past two days that the Islamic Jihad movement is refusing to cooperate with Hamas by handing over what Israel says is the last body of an Israeli hostage in Gaza, a step Israel has linked to moving into the second phase of the ceasef»»»

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RT 10h

EU breaks fundamental vote rule to freeze Russian assets indefinitely: Live Updates

The European Union has voted to keep Russian central bank assets frozen indefinitely despite opposition from member states. The bloc pushed through the controversial agenda by invoking emergency powers legislation to bypass the need for unanimous approval. The European Commission, and its head Ursu»»»

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France24 10h

Benin police arrest former defence minister turned opposition leader Candide Azannai

Benin's opposition figure and former defence minister Candide Azannai was arrested on Friday in Cotonou, according to a police source. It has yet to be confirmed whether his detention is linked to Sunday's foiled coup attempt.  Benin's former defence minister and prominent opposition figure, C»»»

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