Five people killed in firefight on Tajik-Afghan border, Tajikistan says
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Palestine Action: Prison hunger strikes that shaped history
Four Palestine Action members are continuing hunger strikes in the UK, following a protest practice with a long history.
Trash-Picking Seagulls Poop Hundreds of Tons of Nutrients
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Human Activity has Polluted European Air for 2000 Years, Study Finds
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Artemis II Crew Launch Day Rehearsal
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Istanbul police detain 115 suspected ISIS members believed planning Christmas attacks in Turkey
Turkish authorities have detained 115 suspected ISIS members they believe were planning to carry out attacks on Christmas and new year celebrations in the country
Pope Leo’s 1st Christmas sermon decries treatment of Palestinians in Gaza, harm of wars on the ‘defenceless’
Pope Leo gave his first Christmas sermon on Thursday from St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, decrying conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in an unusually
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Health care will get more expensive for some in 2026 – and cheaper for others
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Powerball lottery winner lands $1.8bn Christmas jackpot
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France must “pay for crimes committed” against Algeria
William Lawrence, a professor at American University, says France should pay reparations to Algeria for crimes committed
Ukraine accepts demilitarised zone to end Russia war, but do DMZs work?
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Indonesians hold Christmas mass at flood-devastated area
Residents of Aek Ngadol village, in Indonesia’s North Sumatra, gathered for Christmas mass amid the wreckage.
Pope Leo 1st’s Christmas sermon decries treatment of Palestinians in Gaza, harm of wars on the ‘defenceless’
Pope Leo gave his first Christmas sermon on Thursday from St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, decrying conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in an unusually