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Guterres strongly condemns Houthis' detention of 10 more UN personnel: spokesperson
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday strongly condemned the arbitrary detention of 10 more UN personnel by the Houthis in Yemen, his spokesperson said.
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About 500 Marines from California deployed to Arizona's US-Mexico border
About 500 Marines from Camp Pendleton in Southern California are being deployed to Yuma, Arizona, to support security along the US-Mexico border, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported Friday.
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Russia opposes deployment of weapons in space: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia opposes the deployment of weapons in space, stressing that Moscow sees no threat related to recent discussions about the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS.
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UN chief warns 1.6 million people in Gaza to face acute food insecurity
About 1.6 million people in the Gaza Strip, or more than 75 percent of the population, are projected to face extreme levels of acute food insecurity and critical malnutrition risks, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday.
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Zelenskyy visits Poland to strengthen cooperation
Polish President Karol Nawrocki (L) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (R) attend an official welcome ceremony before their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, on December 19, 2025. /VCGThe presidents of Poland and Ukraine on Friday reiterated their cooperation on
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IMF approves emergency financing for Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund on Friday approved an emergency financing of 206 million US dollars for Sri Lanka, in a bid to help it address urgent needs following Cyclone Ditwah, according to a press release.
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US consumer sentiment rises slightly in December: survey
The US Consumer Sentiment Index released Friday by the University of Michigan (UM) Surveys of Consumers rose to 52.9 in the December 2025 survey, up from 51 in November but below last December's 74.
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Russia lowers oath-taking age for citizenship to 14 years old
Russia's Federation Council on Friday approved a law lowering the age of persons obliged to take an oath to acquire citizenship from 18 to 14 years old.
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Europe to participate in Ukraine-US peace talks on Friday: Ukrainian official
Representatives of Europe will take part in peace negotiations between Ukraine and the United States on Friday, Ukraine's top peace negotiator Rustem Umerov said.
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US Justice Department starts releasing Epstein files
The US Department of Justice on Friday released a trove of records from the files related to late financier Jeffrey Epstein, roughly a month after the US Congress approved a bill requiring their release by Dec. 19, with only narrow exceptions.
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US strikes target IS positions in Syria
The Pentagon carried out strikes on multiple Islamic State-linked targets across Syria on Friday in retaliation for a recent attack that killed two US soldiers and one US civilian in the Middle East country, according to US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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Putin says Russia deceived repeatedly on NATO's eastward expansion
Russia has been deceived several times by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO's) promises about non-expansion eastward, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday.
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Growing snacks in the lab: You'll need plant cells and a 3D printer
Scientists in Italy are developing sweet snacks with lab-grown plant cells and fruit residues, producing a material that a 3D printer can then process into 'pastries' with high nutritional content.
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Putin says ball in court of Ukraine and its European sponsors
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia agrees to resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict through negotiations and "the ball is entirely in the court of Ukraine and its European sponsors.
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