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Jordan confirms participation in US strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria
December 20, 2025

Jordan confirms participation in US strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria

US releases initial tranche of Jeffrey Epstein files amid criticism over redactions
December 20, 2025

US releases initial tranche of Jeffrey Epstein files amid criticism over redactions

Internally displaced Palestinian shelter in a destroyed building, in Al Tuffah neighbourhood, east of Gaza City, 13 December 2025, near the yellow line amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. (EPA)
December 20, 2025

Israeli fire kills five Palestinians in northern Gaza as ceasefire stalls

FBI agents investigate blocked off buildings near The Barus and Holley building at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, USA, 15 December 2025. (EPA)
December 20, 2025

Autopsy confirms suspect in Brown University shooting died by suicide days earlier

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Mbappe matches Ronaldo’s calendar-year goals record for Real Madrid

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US seizes oil tanker in international waters off Venezuela

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Saudi transport minister orders operational review at Riyadh airport after flight disruptions

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17,880 residency, labor, and border law violators arrested in one week

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Salary transfer of all domestic workers must be through official channels effective from January 1

Tourists queue in front of the Trevi Fountain in Rome, Italy, 19 December 2025. (EPA)
December 20, 2025

Rome to charge €2 entry fee for close-up access to Trevi Fountain from 2026

December 20, 2025

Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit may need lung transplant

December 20, 2025

Three killed in knife attack and smoke bomb rampage in Taipei

German court jails man for drugging, raping wife and sharing videos online
December 20, 2025

German court jails man for drugging, raping wife and sharing videos online

A Palestinian father and his children warm themselves by the fire outside their family's destroyed home during cold winter weather, in Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City, 10 December 2025. (EPA)
December 20, 2025

UN-backed experts say food conditions in Gaza have improved, but 100,000 still face catastrophic hunger

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he answers questions during his annual live broadcast press conference with Russian federal, regional, and foreign media at the Gostiny Dvor forum hall in Moscow, Russia, 19 December 2025. (EPA)
December 20, 2025

Putin says no more wars after Ukraine if Russia is “treated with respect”

US launches large-scale airstrikes on Islamic State targets in Syria after deadly Palmyra attack
December 20, 2025

US launches large-scale airstrikes on Islamic State targets in Syria after deadly Palmyra attack

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