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⚽ The draw for the 2026 World Cup will take place in Washington, with Donald Trump set to play a prominent part in a star-studded ceremony that will map the path to glory for contenders at the first-ever 48-team finals.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
⚽ The draw for the 2026 World Cup will take place in Washington, with Donald Trump set to play a prominent part in a star-studded ceremony that will map the path to glory for contenders at the first-ever 48-team finals.
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🇺🇸 President Donald Trump has laid out a radical realignment of US foreign policy, shifting the longtime superpower's focus from global to regional, brutally criticizing Europe as facing "civilizational erasure" and putting a top priority on eliminating mass migration.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
🇺🇸 President Donald Trump has laid out a radical realignment of US foreign policy, shifting the longtime superpower's focus from global to regional, brutally criticizing Europe as facing "civilizational erasure" and putting a top priority on eliminating mass migration.
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🇪🇺 The European Union has hit Elon Musk's X with a 120-million-euro ($140-million) fine for breaking its digital rules, in a move that risks a fresh clash with US President Donald Trump's administration.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
🇪🇺 The European Union has hit Elon Musk's X with a 120-million-euro ($140-million) fine for breaking its digital rules, in a move that risks a fresh clash with US President Donald Trump's administration.
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🐧 Penguins line up to get bird flu jabs at Paris zoo as staff seek to prevent an outbreak of the virus that has killed hundreds of millions of birds across the world over the past few years.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🐧 Penguins line up to get bird flu jabs at Paris zoo as staff seek to prevent an outbreak of the virus that has killed hundreds of millions of birds across the world over the past few years.
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🇺🇸 Streaming giant Netflix said it will buy film and television studio Warner Bros. Discovery for nearly $83 billion, the entertainment industry's biggest consolidation deal this decade.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
🇺🇸 Streaming giant Netflix said it will buy film and television studio Warner Bros. Discovery for nearly $83 billion, the entertainment industry's biggest consolidation deal this decade.
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🇷🇼 The Rwanda camp giving a second chance to genocidal enemies
Former fighters of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), among them recent recruits and those who participated in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, take part in a rehabilitation camp.
Former fighters of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), among them recent recruits and those who participated in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, take part in a rehabilitation camp.
December 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
🇷🇼 The Rwanda camp giving a second chance to genocidal enemies
Former fighters of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), among them recent recruits and those who participated in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, take part in a rehabilitation camp.
Former fighters of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), among them recent recruits and those who participated in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, take part in a rehabilitation camp.
🇺🇸 The US town powering the digital world
The once-quiet town of Ashburn in Northern Virginia, near Washington, has transformed into the heart of the world's digital infrastructure, handling an estimated 70% of global internet traffic and earning the moniker Data Center Alley
The once-quiet town of Ashburn in Northern Virginia, near Washington, has transformed into the heart of the world's digital infrastructure, handling an estimated 70% of global internet traffic and earning the moniker Data Center Alley
December 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🇺🇸 The US town powering the digital world
The once-quiet town of Ashburn in Northern Virginia, near Washington, has transformed into the heart of the world's digital infrastructure, handling an estimated 70% of global internet traffic and earning the moniker Data Center Alley
The once-quiet town of Ashburn in Northern Virginia, near Washington, has transformed into the heart of the world's digital infrastructure, handling an estimated 70% of global internet traffic and earning the moniker Data Center Alley
🇺🇸 Democrats release footage of Epstein's notorious private island
Democrats in the US Congress release photos and videos showing the luxury island home where convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein allegedly forced underage girls into sex with powerful men.
Democrats in the US Congress release photos and videos showing the luxury island home where convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein allegedly forced underage girls into sex with powerful men.
December 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
🇺🇸 Democrats release footage of Epstein's notorious private island
Democrats in the US Congress release photos and videos showing the luxury island home where convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein allegedly forced underage girls into sex with powerful men.
Democrats in the US Congress release photos and videos showing the luxury island home where convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein allegedly forced underage girls into sex with powerful men.
🏏 A relentless Australia seized a 44-run lead over England in the day-night second Ashes Test in Brisbane, with aggressive opener Jake Weatherald and Steve Smith leading the charge.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
🏏 A relentless Australia seized a 44-run lead over England in the day-night second Ashes Test in Brisbane, with aggressive opener Jake Weatherald and Steve Smith leading the charge.
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Streaming giant Netflix will acquire film and television studio Warner Bros. Discovery for nearly $83 billion, the two US companies announced in a joint statement.
The acquisition is the largest consolidation deal in the entertainment industry since Disney's $71 billion acquisition of Fox in 2019.
The acquisition is the largest consolidation deal in the entertainment industry since Disney's $71 billion acquisition of Fox in 2019.
December 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Streaming giant Netflix will acquire film and television studio Warner Bros. Discovery for nearly $83 billion, the two US companies announced in a joint statement.
The acquisition is the largest consolidation deal in the entertainment industry since Disney's $71 billion acquisition of Fox in 2019.
The acquisition is the largest consolidation deal in the entertainment industry since Disney's $71 billion acquisition of Fox in 2019.
🇺🇸 Raccoon ransacks liquor store, passes out drunk in toilet
A raccoon broke into a liquor store in the US state of Virginia, leaving a trail of broken glass and ending in a drunken heap on the floor.
A raccoon broke into a liquor store in the US state of Virginia, leaving a trail of broken glass and ending in a drunken heap on the floor.
December 5, 2025 at 12:40 PM
🇺🇸 Raccoon ransacks liquor store, passes out drunk in toilet
A raccoon broke into a liquor store in the US state of Virginia, leaving a trail of broken glass and ending in a drunken heap on the floor.
A raccoon broke into a liquor store in the US state of Virginia, leaving a trail of broken glass and ending in a drunken heap on the floor.
🇳🇬 Nigeria might be going through its worst economic crisis in a generation, but in Lagos, the party hasn't stopped: Clubs are promising high-roller patrons dinner and a show as cabaret takes the mega-city by storm.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:20 PM
🇳🇬 Nigeria might be going through its worst economic crisis in a generation, but in Lagos, the party hasn't stopped: Clubs are promising high-roller patrons dinner and a show as cabaret takes the mega-city by storm.
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🇺🇸 The US Supreme Court has allowed Texas to use redrawn congressional districts for the 2026 midterm elections, boosting the hopes of President Donald Trump's Republicans to retain control of the House of Representatives.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:10 PM
🇺🇸 The US Supreme Court has allowed Texas to use redrawn congressional districts for the 2026 midterm elections, boosting the hopes of President Donald Trump's Republicans to retain control of the House of Representatives.
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🇱🇰 'Nothing remains': Sri Lanka cyclone survivors face colossal clean-up
Survivors of Cyclone Ditwah, which has ravaged Sri Lanka in recent days, return to their devastated homes, faced with a massive clean-up as they start rebuilding their lives.
Survivors of Cyclone Ditwah, which has ravaged Sri Lanka in recent days, return to their devastated homes, faced with a massive clean-up as they start rebuilding their lives.
December 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM
🇱🇰 'Nothing remains': Sri Lanka cyclone survivors face colossal clean-up
Survivors of Cyclone Ditwah, which has ravaged Sri Lanka in recent days, return to their devastated homes, faced with a massive clean-up as they start rebuilding their lives.
Survivors of Cyclone Ditwah, which has ravaged Sri Lanka in recent days, return to their devastated homes, faced with a massive clean-up as they start rebuilding their lives.
🇫🇷 🇨🇳 An ancient dam, pandas and ping-pong: French leader Emmanuel Macron concluded his fourth state visit to China on Friday, striking a more relaxed note in the city of Chengdu after tough discussions on Ukraine and trade with his counterpart Xi Jinping a day earlier.
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December 5, 2025 at 11:50 AM
🇫🇷 🇨🇳 An ancient dam, pandas and ping-pong: French leader Emmanuel Macron concluded his fourth state visit to China on Friday, striking a more relaxed note in the city of Chengdu after tough discussions on Ukraine and trade with his counterpart Xi Jinping a day earlier.
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🇳🇿 New Zealand police have recovered a diamond-encrusted green Faberge egg after keeping a six-day watch over the thief accused of swallowing it.
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December 5, 2025 at 11:40 AM
🇳🇿 New Zealand police have recovered a diamond-encrusted green Faberge egg after keeping a six-day watch over the thief accused of swallowing it.
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🏅 World Athletics has ditched a reform to the long jump that would have replaced the traditional board behind which jumps must be made.
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December 5, 2025 at 11:30 AM
🏅 World Athletics has ditched a reform to the long jump that would have replaced the traditional board behind which jumps must be made.
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🇯🇵 KFC prepares a finger-licking Christmas in Japan
Christmas kicks off in Japan as KFC opens its Tokyo Christmas pop-up restaurant. The fast-food chain offers customers dishes inspired by Japan's "Christmas chicken" tradition, dating back to 1974.
Christmas kicks off in Japan as KFC opens its Tokyo Christmas pop-up restaurant. The fast-food chain offers customers dishes inspired by Japan's "Christmas chicken" tradition, dating back to 1974.
December 5, 2025 at 11:20 AM
🇯🇵 KFC prepares a finger-licking Christmas in Japan
Christmas kicks off in Japan as KFC opens its Tokyo Christmas pop-up restaurant. The fast-food chain offers customers dishes inspired by Japan's "Christmas chicken" tradition, dating back to 1974.
Christmas kicks off in Japan as KFC opens its Tokyo Christmas pop-up restaurant. The fast-food chain offers customers dishes inspired by Japan's "Christmas chicken" tradition, dating back to 1974.
🇺🇸 President Donald Trump's administration said in a long-awaited new strategy document that the United States will shift from its historic global role toward increasing dominance in Latin America and vigorously fighting migration.
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December 5, 2025 at 11:10 AM
🇺🇸 President Donald Trump's administration said in a long-awaited new strategy document that the United States will shift from its historic global role toward increasing dominance in Latin America and vigorously fighting migration.
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⚽ The draw for the 2026 World Cup will take place in Washington, with Donald Trump set to play a prominent part in a star-studded ceremony that will map the path to glory for contenders at the first-ever 48-team finals.
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December 5, 2025 at 11:00 AM
⚽ The draw for the 2026 World Cup will take place in Washington, with Donald Trump set to play a prominent part in a star-studded ceremony that will map the path to glory for contenders at the first-ever 48-team finals.
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🇷🇺 🇮🇳 India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hosted Russia's President Vladimir Putin, with defence and trade ties centre stage as New Delhi faces heavy US pressure to stop buying Moscow's oil.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:50 AM
🇷🇺 🇮🇳 India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hosted Russia's President Vladimir Putin, with defence and trade ties centre stage as New Delhi faces heavy US pressure to stop buying Moscow's oil.
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🇵🇸 UAE organises mass wedding for 54 couples amid ruins in Gaza
Waving UAE flags, cheerful crowds celebrate the mass wedding of 54 Palestinian couples, held amid the ruins of destroyed buildings in Gaza's Khan Yunis. The initiative, dubbed 'The Dress of Joy', is organised by the United Arab Emirates
Waving UAE flags, cheerful crowds celebrate the mass wedding of 54 Palestinian couples, held amid the ruins of destroyed buildings in Gaza's Khan Yunis. The initiative, dubbed 'The Dress of Joy', is organised by the United Arab Emirates
December 5, 2025 at 10:40 AM
🇵🇸 UAE organises mass wedding for 54 couples amid ruins in Gaza
Waving UAE flags, cheerful crowds celebrate the mass wedding of 54 Palestinian couples, held amid the ruins of destroyed buildings in Gaza's Khan Yunis. The initiative, dubbed 'The Dress of Joy', is organised by the United Arab Emirates
Waving UAE flags, cheerful crowds celebrate the mass wedding of 54 Palestinian couples, held amid the ruins of destroyed buildings in Gaza's Khan Yunis. The initiative, dubbed 'The Dress of Joy', is organised by the United Arab Emirates
🇭🇰 Hong Kong dog owner grateful after rescue from fire
When Jacky Lee first heard about a raging fire at the Hong Kong housing estate where she lived, she feared that she would never see her 15-year-old grey poodle again. The 43-year-old recounts how the dog was finally rescued by firefighters.
When Jacky Lee first heard about a raging fire at the Hong Kong housing estate where she lived, she feared that she would never see her 15-year-old grey poodle again. The 43-year-old recounts how the dog was finally rescued by firefighters.
December 5, 2025 at 10:02 AM
🇭🇰 Hong Kong dog owner grateful after rescue from fire
When Jacky Lee first heard about a raging fire at the Hong Kong housing estate where she lived, she feared that she would never see her 15-year-old grey poodle again. The 43-year-old recounts how the dog was finally rescued by firefighters.
When Jacky Lee first heard about a raging fire at the Hong Kong housing estate where she lived, she feared that she would never see her 15-year-old grey poodle again. The 43-year-old recounts how the dog was finally rescued by firefighters.
🐬 The Mediterranean's first sanctuary for dolphins that have lived in captivity will open off Italy next year, as demand for re-homing rises with the closure of marine parks across Europe.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:11 AM
🐬 The Mediterranean's first sanctuary for dolphins that have lived in captivity will open off Italy next year, as demand for re-homing rises with the closure of marine parks across Europe.
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Wild animals have killed around 300 people in Zimbabwe in the past five years, according to Zimparks.
A new initiative is using tech tracking and local monitors to help communities coexist and reduce conflict with the wildlife around them
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A new initiative is using tech tracking and local monitors to help communities coexist and reduce conflict with the wildlife around them
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December 5, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Wild animals have killed around 300 people in Zimbabwe in the past five years, according to Zimparks.
A new initiative is using tech tracking and local monitors to help communities coexist and reduce conflict with the wildlife around them
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A new initiative is using tech tracking and local monitors to help communities coexist and reduce conflict with the wildlife around them
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