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British boy who went missing in France for six years says being back home feels ‘surreal’
Alex Batty, a British boy who was found in France after going missing for six years, says it feels “surreal”...
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China’s Xi Jinping hails Russia cooperation as record trade beats $200 billion target
China and Russia wrapped up a bumper year of cooperation with an annual year-end meeting in which the two vowed...
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EU reaches ‘landmark’ agreement on asylum reform but deal still faces challenge of ratification
The European Union has reached a provisional agreement to “thoroughly overhaul” its laws on asylum and migration, a move being hailed as a landmark but which...
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Octopus DNA seems to confirm scientists’ theory about a long-standing geological mystery
A study of octopus DNA may have solved an enduring mystery about when the rapidly melting West Antarctic ice sheet...
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United States announces plan to land international astronaut on the moon
Vice President Kamala Harris announced Wednesday that an international astronaut will be landing on the surface of the moon as...
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Two major national security trials are putting the spotlight back on civil rights in Hong Kong. Here’s what to know
The fates of many of Hong Kong’s leading pro-democracy figures are at stake in two ongoing trials that spotlight the...
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Israeli military dog captured hostages’ voices on camera days before they were killed by friendly fire
The voices of three Israeli hostages who were accidentally killed by Israeli troops in Gaza were captured on a GoPro...
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Israel struck some areas it directed civilians to in Gaza, CNN analysis shows
On December 1, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released a map of Gaza – divided into 623 numbered blocks – indicating...
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Gunman kills 14 people and wounds 25 others at Prague university
A shooter killed at least 14 people and wounded 25 others at a university in Prague on Thursday in the deadliest mass...
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The last meteor shower of 2023 will peak tonight. Here’s how to watch
The last meteor shower of 2023 is set to send meteors streaking across the sky just in time for the...
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