TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet on Friday approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the coming year, aiming to fortify its strike-back capability and coastal defense with cruise missiles…
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Nuclear submarine arms race heats up between North and South Korea
In this undated photo provided Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025, by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un inspects a nuclear-powered submarine under construction at an undisclosed location in North Korea. Independent journalists were not…
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Open your hearts to baby Jesus and one another, pope says on Christmas – Chicagoland
VATICAN CITY — Jesus entering the world as a little baby in need of everything is a sign of God’s solidarity with every person in need, longing for love and a helping hand, Pope Leo XIV said at Christmas morning Mass.
“The Word has pitched…
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U.S. Welcomes Saudi and Emirati Leadership Supporting Yemen’s Sovereignty and Regional Security – U.S. Department of State (.gov)
- U.S. Welcomes Saudi and Emirati Leadership Supporting Yemen’s Sovereignty and Regional Security U.S. Department of State (.gov)
- Saudi Arabia demands Yemeni separatists leave seized governorates Al Jazeera
- Southern separatists in Yemen report…
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Israel recognises Somaliland as independent state, Netanyahu says
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Getty ImagesSomaliland’s president Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi called the declaration “historic” Israel has become the first country to formally recognise Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland as an…
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UK campaigner targeted by Trump accuses tech giants of ‘sociopathic greed’ | UK news
A British anti-disinformation campaigner told by the Trump administration that he faces possible removal from the US has said he is being targeted by arrogant and “sociopathic” tech companies for trying to hold them to account.
Imran Ahmed,…
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Judge grants injunction blocking US from detaining British anti-disinformation activist – Reuters
- Judge grants injunction blocking US from detaining British anti-disinformation activist Reuters
- US judge blocks detention of British social media campaigner BBC
- Uproar in EU over US sanctions against anti-hate campaigners Dawn
- UK campaigner…
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UN renews ceasefire push in Sudan – UN News
- UN renews ceasefire push in Sudan UN News
- What is the new peace initiative proposed by Sudan’s PM Kamil Idris? Al Jazeera
- France strongly condemns the systematic violence inflicted on civilians France ONU
- UN warns Sudan war entering deadlier…
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WCK provides meals in San Bernardino County, CA after historic rains and mudslides
World Central Kitchen’s Relief Team is on the ground in California, providing meals after heavy rains triggered major flooding in San Bernardino County. Working alongside local restaurant partners, teams are serving hot meals to families…
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Thousands of US flights disrupted as winter storm looms
Thousands of flights across the US have been cancelled or delayed as the north-east braces for a severe winter storm during the peak holiday travel season.
As of Friday night, 1,600 flights across the US had been cancelled and 7,400 had been…
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