PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Imprisoned former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was sentenced to 15 years and a hefty 13.5 billion ringgit ($3.3 billion) in fines and assets after being convicted Friday in his biggest…
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Winter storm buries Wrightwood, drenches SoCal
The Gamboa family isn’t quite sure how they’re going to get back into their home in Wrightwood.
When a powerful atmospheric river began drenching Southern California this week, they were forced to leave as the hills around them dissolved into…
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Fear and intimidation ahead of vote held by military rulers
Jonathan HeadSouth East Asia correspondent, Mandalay, Myanmar
Jonathan Head/ BBCA campaign rally in Mandalay ahead of a controversial election being held by Myanmar’s military rulers on 28 December On a patch of rough ground near the Irrawaddy…
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China hits US defence firms with sanctions over arms sales to Taiwan – Reuters
- China hits US defence firms with sanctions over arms sales to Taiwan Reuters
- China sanctions 30 US firms, individuals over Taiwan weapons sales Al Jazeera
- Key facts: Boeing stock drops 1% after China sanctions U.S. firms; LOT Polish Airlines…
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Chinese Forces Fielding Intercontinental Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles Capable of Reaching U.S. West Coast, Pentagon Says – USNI News
- Chinese Forces Fielding Intercontinental Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles Capable of Reaching U.S. West Coast, Pentagon Says USNI News
- Exclusive: China likely loaded more than 100 ICBMs in silo fields, Pentagon report says Reuters
- China’s DF-27…
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Japan’s Cabinet approves record defense budget aiming to deter China as tensions grow
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
Tom McArthurand
Abdirahman Ali Dhimbil
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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