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Children among dozens killed in Israeli strikes, Gaza officials say
At least 28 people, including children, have died in a wave of Israeli military strikes throughout the Gaza Strip, according to Gaza's…
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A small plane crashes into a Brazilian town popular with tourists and the number of dead is unclear
A small plane crashed into a Brazilian town that is popular with tourists on Sunday, killing several people, local officials said. Eduardo…
Politics
A race is on to clean up shorelines off Crimea after tons of oil spills from damaged Russian ships
Cleanup continued in the Kerch Strait near Russian-occupied Crimea on Sunday, a week after at least 3,700 tons of low-grade fuel oil…
Politics
Iran's supreme leader predicts new resistance in Syria
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei anticipates a renewed resistance struggle by Syrians against the country's new leadership…
Business
'El Gordo' lottery in Spain spreads Christmas riches worth $2.8 billion
MADRID (AP) — For weeks, Spaniards had anticipated the arrival of “El Gordo” or "The Fat One." But unlike Santa Claus, El Gordo arrived…
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Another deadly crush in Nigeria at event offering free food
The number of dead from a crowd crush in the south-east town of Okija in Nigeria has risen to 22, police say. It is the third case this…
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France awaits appointment of new government
President Emmanuel Macron returned to Paris on Sunday after a visit to cyclone-devastated Mayotte and East Africa, as a France racked by…
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Around 30 reported killed in renewed Israeli strikes on Gaza Strip
Around 30 people have been killed in renewed Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian media reported on Sunday. Israeli fighter…
Business
Spain's 'El Gordo' lottery begins $2.8 billion draw
Spain's world-famous "El Gordo" Christmas lottery organizers began broadcasting the draw from the Teatro Real opera house in Madrid on…
Politics
Germany's populist BSW campaigns on rent freeze platform
Germany's populist party Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW), founded by the former far-left leader of the same name, is campaigning in next…
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'Free to kill' and Reeves 'the Grinch'
Sign up for our morning newsletter and get BBC News in your inbox. Related Internet Links Most of Sunday's newspapers report that the…
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Somali piracy 2.0 - the BBC meets the new robbers of the high seas
Two Somali fishermen wearing big scarves over their heads to hide their faces glance around furtively as they walk into the room for a…
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Mourners gather in Magdeburg to honour victims of car-ramming attack
More than a thousand people gathered in Magdeburg on Saturday evening to commemorate the victims of the attack on a Christmas market in…
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Farmers protest over Asda's 'exclusion of NI produce'
A group of farmers have staged a protest at an Asda supermarket over claims the firm is excluding some Northern Ireland produce from its…
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Albania plans year-long ban of TikTok after fatal stabbing of teen
Albania plans to ban access to the Chinese video-sharing app TikTok for one year, Prime Minister Edi Rama announced on Saturday. The…
Politics
Zelensky vows more strikes after Ukrainian attacks on Russian targets
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has threatened further attacks on military installations in Russia, after Ukrainian strikes hit the…
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Death Toll Rises to 5, Including a 9-Year-Old, After Man Drives Car into Hundreds of Shoppers at Christmas Market
The death toll from the attack in Germany — where a man drove a car into shoppers at a high speed during a Christmas market — rose to five…
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Tensions over Essequibo region resurface as Venezuela completes a bridge to a disputed border base
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana’s government Saturday formally protested to Venezuela following the completion by Venezuela's armed…
Politics
Israeli foreign minister condemns 'shocking' attack in Magdeburg
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has offered his condolences following the deadly attack on a Christmas market in the central German…
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Pakistan jails 25 Imran Khan supporters over violent protests
A military court in Pakistan has convicted 25 people for their role in violent protests following the arrest of former Prime Minister…
Politics
Pope Francis speaks of 'cruelty' in Gaza
Pope Francis reflected on the devastating consequences of the Gaza war in an address at the Vatican on Saturday, expressing deep sorrow…
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10 people including children die in stampede in Nigeria at a Christmas charity event
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Ten people, including four children, have been killed in a stampede in Nigeria’s capital city as a large crowd…
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Five dead, 200 injured after Magdeburg Christmas market car ramming
The number of people killed at a Christmas market in Magdeburg has risen to five and 200 injured - 41 of them seriously - after a car…
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France's most powerful nuclear reactor finally comes on stream
France on Saturday connected its most powerful nuclear power reactor to the national electricity grid in what leaders hailed as a landmark…