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Taiwan vows to safeguard sovereignty, bolster military defenses in 2026
Taiwan’s Lai vows to defend sovereignty after China’s ‘Justice Mission 2025’ drills TAIPEI — Taiwan President Lai Ching-te pledged to “resolutely defend”…
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Dozens feared dead, over 100 injured in Switzerland bar blaze
Crans-Montana bar fire kills ‘tens,’ injures about 100 during New Year’s Eve party, Swiss officials say A fast-moving fire tore through Le…
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Amsterdam Church Devastated by Fire as Dutch New Year Turns Chaotic
AMSTERDAM — A massive fire gutted one of Amsterdam’s best-known 19th-century churches during a New Year’s Eve marked by two fireworks deaths…
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Trump announces National Guard withdrawal from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland
Trump to pull National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland as courts curb deployments President Donald Trump said his administration is…
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Mamdani takes oath as New York City mayor in midnight ceremony
NEW YORK — Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as New York City mayor in the first minutes of the new year at…
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Finland detains ship over alleged damage to Baltic Sea subsea cable
HELSINKI — Finnish authorities boarded and seized a cargo vessel suspected of damaging undersea communications infrastructure in the Baltic Sea, detaining its…
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Bar blaze in Swiss ski resort town kills multiple people
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland — Several people were killed and others injured after an explosion and fire tore through a bar in the luxury…
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Zelensky vows he won’t sign a watered-down peace deal
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a potential agreement to end Russia’s full-scale invasion is “90% ready,” but vowed he will not sign…
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Sydney rings in 2026 with dazzling New Year’s fireworks show
Sydney ushered in 2026 with its largest-ever New Year’s Eve fireworks display, a 12-minute spectacle capped by a shimmering “waterfall” cascading from…
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Anthony Joshua released from Nigerian hospital after surviving car accident
Anthony Joshua has been discharged from a Lagos hospital after surviving a car crash in southwest Nigeria that killed two of his…
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Thailand frees 18 Cambodian troops detained since July
Thailand releases 18 Cambodian soldiers as border cease-fire holds Thailand has released 18 Cambodian soldiers held since July, both governments said, in…
