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They survived deadly floods. Now they’re raising white flags – but not in surrender

Weeks after floods ravaged the island of Sumatra, many still do not have access to clean water and food.

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Pope Leo urges ‘courage’ to end Ukraine war in first Christmas address

The pope also laments the condition of Palestinians during his address to worshippers at the Vatican.

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Zelensky plans to meet Trump on Sunday for talks on ending Russian war

The Ukrainian leader says he will see the US president in Florida and believes “a lot can be decided before

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Brazil ex-President Jair Bolsonaro’s surgery for hernia ‘successful’

The former leader is serving a 27-year sentence for plotting a coup after losing the 2022 presidential election.

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Turkey detains 115 IS suspects ‘planning New Year’s attacks’

Turkish authorities say firearms were seized and efforts to trace further suspected members are continuing.

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Thailand bombs Cambodian border area as ceasefire talks continue

Cambodia accuses Thailand of “indiscriminate attacks”, as negotiators meet for a third day to try to end weeks of renewed

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US judge blocks detention of British social media campaigner

Imran Ahmed was among five people accused of seeking to “coerce” US firms into censoring free speech.

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Algerian law declares France’s colonisation a crime

Lawmakers unanimously approve a law, which demands an apology and reparations from the former colonial power.

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Front-runner to be Bangladesh PM returns after 17 years in exile

Tarique Rahman, who has lived in London since 2008, arrives weeks before pivotal elections are held.

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US launches deadly strikes against Islamic State in Nigeria, says Trump

The US president accuses the group of killing Christians, as Nigeria’s foreign minister tells the BBC the strikes were a

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs files appeal asking for immediate prison release

Combs argues his sentence was improperly decided and asked that his conviction also be thrown out.

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Zelensky hails ‘new ideas’ on peace after talks with US envoys

Ukraine’s leader gives an upbeat assessment after discussing the plan with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

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Officials discover a million more documents potentially related to Epstein case

The US Department of Justice says reviewing the material could delay the full release of Epstein documents by a “few

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Trump-backed candidate wins in knife-edge Honduran election

His rival Salvador Nasralla says he will not accept the result, but urges his supporters to remain calm.

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Democratic lawmaker sues to remove Trump’s name from Kennedy Center

Rep Joyce Beatty, who sits on the centre’s board, argues the name change is illegal because it requires approval from

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Eleven arrested over mass shooting in South Africa tavern

Preliminary investigations revealed the motive could be linked to illegal mining turf wars, police said.

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UK social media campaigners among five denied US visas

The Trump administration bans five people who have called for tech regulation from entering the country.

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Bomb blast in packed Nigerian mosque kills five

Another 35 people were injured in the explosion during evening prayers in the city of Maiduguri, police say.

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Two police officers killed in explosion in Moscow

A device was detonated after police approached a “suspicious” individual in Moscow, authorities said.

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Venezuela accuses US of ‘extortion’ over seizure of oil tankers

An emergency meeting of the UN Security Council was called to discuss the US seizure of two tankers.