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London stages the ‘greatest show’ to welcome 2026, dazzling 100,000 revellers with 12,000 fireworks

London stages the ‘greatest show’ to welcome 2026, dazzling 100,000 revellers with 12,000 fireworks

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Doctors Without Borders among 37 NGOs facing Israeli ban as UN chief slams ‘outrageous’ decision

Doctors Without Borders among 37 NGOs facing Israeli ban as UN chief slams ‘outrageous’ decision

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Overhead line fault traps Eurostar passengers overnight, services resume with lingering disruption

Overhead line fault traps Eurostar passengers overnight, services resume with lingering disruption

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Another eight dead as US flexes military muscle with fresh boat attacks

Another eight dead as US flexes military muscle with fresh boat attacks

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Press freedom under fire: 128 journalists killed and 533 jailed across the globe in 2025

Press freedom under fire: 128 journalists killed and 533 jailed across the globe in 2025

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North Korea’s Kim praises soldiers abroad, calling them heroes of Pyongyang and Moscow’s ‘invincible alliance’

North Korea’s Kim praises soldiers abroad, calling them heroes of Pyongyang and Moscow’s ‘invincible alliance’

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Brazil’s far-right former leader Bolsonaro wants house arrest, citing fragile health after groin surgery

Brazil’s far-right former leader Bolsonaro wants house arrest, citing fragile health after groin surgery

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Crowds line Phnom Penh streets as Cambodia’s captured soldiers come home in goodwill gesture from Thailand

Crowds line Phnom Penh streets as Cambodia’s captured soldiers come home in goodwill gesture from Thailand

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After 817 days, Israel’s hostage families forum bows out with one last mission unfulfilled

After 817 days, Israel’s hostage families forum bows out with one last mission unfulfilled

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Fireworks over Sydney, silence in Hong Kong, and hope in Gaza as the world greets 2026

Fireworks over Sydney, silence in Hong Kong, and hope in Gaza as the world greets 2026

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Global heatwave: 120 monthly temperature records broken across 70 countries in 2025

Global heatwave: 120 monthly temperature records broken across 70 countries in 2025

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China says live‑fire drills around Taiwan ‘completed successfully’ amid international criticism

China says live‑fire drills around Taiwan ‘completed successfully’ amid international criticism

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EU warns Israel NGO suspensions in Gaza would block ‘life-saving aid’

EU warns Israel NGO suspensions in Gaza would block ‘life-saving aid’

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Trump issues first vetoes of his second term, blocks water pipeline and Native American reservation Bill

Trump issues first vetoes of his second term, blocks water pipeline and Native American reservation Bill

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US Justice Dept: 5.2 million Epstein documents under review, release delayed beyond Congress deadline

US Justice Dept: 5.2 million Epstein documents under review, release delayed beyond Congress deadline

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Indonesia’s new criminal code criminalises premarital sex, insults to the state; minister warns of abuse risks

Indonesia’s new criminal code criminalises premarital sex, insults to the state; minister warns of abuse risks

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Japan says China’s military drills around Taiwan ‘increase tensions’, urges peaceful resolution

Japan says China’s military drills around Taiwan ‘increase tensions’, urges peaceful resolution

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Controversial bear bile farming to be banned in South Korea from 2026, 199 bears still captive

Controversial bear bile farming to be banned in South Korea from 2026, 199 bears still captive

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Top Russian general says Putin orders expansion of Ukraine buffer zone in 2026

Top Russian general says Putin orders expansion of Ukraine buffer zone in 2026

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‘This is about purging people like me from this country’: Trump admin links US$300m fraud case to Somali community, ramps up immigration raids​​​​​​​

‘This is about purging people like me from this country’: Trump admin links US$300m fraud case to Somali community, ramps up immigration raids​​​​​​​

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