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Swiss court to hear landmark climate case against cement gia...

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A Swiss court has agreed to hear a landmark climate lawsuit by Indonesian island residents against cement giant Holcim over alleged responsibility for rising sea levels threatening their home.
Dec 22, 2025
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Australian PM apologises to Jewish community for Bondi shoot...

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"As Prime Minister, I feel the weight of responsibility for an atrocity that happened whilst I'm Prime Minister, and I'm sorry for what the Jewish community and our nation as a whole has experienced," he said.
Dec 22, 2025
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Global nuclear arms control under pressure in 2026

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The fragile global legal framework for nuclear weapons control faces further setbacks in 2026, eroding guardrails to avoid a nuclear crisis.
Dec 22, 2025
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Zelensky says US must pile pressure on Russia to end war

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Zelensky also said that Washington had proposed the first face-to-face negotiations between Ukraine and Russia in half a year, but later expressed skepticism that would help.
Dec 22, 2025
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Trump - a year of ruling by executive order

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To promote artificial intelligence, fight "woke" culture and even increase the water flow of showers, Trump has churned out executive orders at a rate unprecedented since World War II, according to an AFP analysis.
Dec 22, 2025
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Kremlin denies three-way US-Ukraine-Russia talks in preparat...

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A day earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had said that Washington had mooted the trilateral format, which would mark Moscow and Kyiv's first face-to-face negotiations in half a year, but expressed scepticism that they would lead to progress.
Dec 21, 2025
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Kremlin denies three-way US-Ukraine-Russia talks in preparat...

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Kremlin denies plans for US-Ukraine-Russia talks as diplomats meet in Miami. Ukrainian President Zelensky warns that despite ongoing negotiations, Russia’s attacks and strikes continue to threaten Ukraine’s security.
Dec 21, 2025
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Armed conflict in Venezuela would be 'humanitarian catastrop...

Armed conflict in Venezuela would be 'humanitarian catastrophe': Lula
Lula's comments come amid spiraling tensions between Washington and Caracas -- and after US President Donald Trump left open the possibility of war against the government of Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro.
Dec 21, 2025
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'Extremely exciting': The ice cores that could help save gla...

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The fist-sized sample drilled from a mountaintop is part of an ambitious international effort to understand why glaciers in Tajikistan have resisted the rapid melting seen almost everywhere else.
Dec 21, 2025
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Tens of thousands attend funeral of slain Bangladesh student...

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Thousands gathered in Dhaka to mourn slain student leader Sharif Osman Hadi, as protests and calls for justice continue ahead of Bangladesh’s elections.
Dec 21, 2025