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Thailand accuses Cambodia of breaking newly signed ceasefire deal

The ceasefire took effect at noon local time (05:00 GMT) on Saturday.

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro undergoes second medical procedure for hiccups

The former far-right leader receives second treatment in three days for chronic hiccups.

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Why Israel’s recognition of Somaliland as an independent state is controversial

Somaliland wants international recognition – here’s why, and what could have driven Israel to recognise it now.

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‘There are many challenges’: Syrians in Turkey consider return after fall of Assad

Syrians in Turkey are weighing up whether it is the right time to return to their homeland.

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China holds military drills around Taiwan as warning to ‘separatist forces’

The drills come days after the US announced the sale of one of its largest weapons packages to Taiwan.

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Bondi hero says he wanted to stop gunman killing innocent people

Authorities say the actions of Ahmed al Ahmed, a shop owner, saved countless lives.

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French cinema actress Brigitte Bardot dies aged 91

The actress was a symbol of sexual liberation in the 1950s but became increasingly controversial after making homophobic and racist

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Egyptian dissident sorry for tweets after calls for deportation from UK

Shabana Mahmood is facing growing calls to revoke the citizenship of British-Egyptian dual national Alaa Abdel Fattah after the emergence

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Trump to meet Netanyahu in Florida as focus turns to Middle East issues

They are set to discuss Iran, Lebanon, Syria and Gaza, where the Trump administration wants to see the ceasefire enter

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Mexico train crash kills 13 and injures almost 100

An investigation is under way after the train derailed as it rounded a bend near the town of Nizanda.

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Polls close on first day of Myanmar’s widely criticised ‘sham’ election

Observers say the vote, accompanied by a renewed crackdown on dissent, is meant to entrench the junta’s power.

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Three killed in Sweden as major storm sweeps across Nordic countries

Thousands of homes in parts of Finland, Sweden and Norway have been left without power.

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Kosovo’s ruling party wins election after months of political deadlock

The decisive victory for the Albanian nationalist Vetevendosje party means a third term for leader Albin Kurti.

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Trump says progress made in Ukraine talks but ‘thorny issues’ remain

Both the US president and Zelensky describe talks in Florida as “great” and “terrific” but the issue of territory remains

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Spaniards hurl flour, eggs and fireworks in mock battle

The annual food fight festival ”Els Enfarinats” has left the Spanish town of Ibi covered in flour and egg shells.

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John Simpson: ‘I’ve reported on 40 wars but I’ve never seen a year like 2025’

2025 has been a year of multiple major conflicts and it is becoming clear that one of them has geopolitical

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Nine people, including five children, stabbed to death in Suriname

Police detained the male suspect after shooting him in the leg, while two others are seriously injured.

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro undergoes medical treatment for hiccups

The 70-year-old had suffered with the spasms for nine months, his wife says, and was already in hospital for hernia

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Nine arrested in Italy for allegedly raising millions for Hamas

Police say the suspects raised around €7m (£6m) for the militant group over more than two years.

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Executions in Iran estimated to have doubled in 2025, report says

The Iran Human Rights (IHR) group says it has verified at least 1,500 executions up until the start of December.