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Roadside bomb kills 3 officers in northwestern Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - A powerful roadside bomb targeting a police vehicle killed three officers in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, police said, marking the third such attack in as many days. The blast occurred in Dera Ismail Khan, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province near ...
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Belgium rejects EU plan to use frozen Russian assets for Ukraine, saying the move is too risky

BRUSSELS (AP) - Belgium on Wednesday rejected a plan to use frozen Russian assets to help prop up Ukraine's economy and war effort over the next two years, saying that the scheme poses major financial and legal risks. Ukraine's budget and military needs for 2026 ...
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A week after Hong Kong’s deadly fire, some residents return for belongings

By Mei Mei Chu and Joyce Zhou HONG KONG, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Some Hong Kong residents forced to flee their homes as a deadly fire closed in a week ago returned to the scorched complex on Wednesday to retrieve belongings, as others struggled to ...
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Israel says remains Hamas handed over on Tuesday are not those of a Gaza hostage

JERUSALEM, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Israeli forensic services concluded that remains handed over by Hamas on Tuesday were not those of the last two hostages in Gaza, the office of Israel's prime minister said. Under the terms of the October ceasefire deal, Hamas had handed ...
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South Korea’s Lee praises Trump, hopes US can resume North Korea dialogue

By Ju-min Park and Joyce Lee SEOUL, Dec 3 (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday that he had found it "interesting and entertaining" speaking with Donald Trump during recent meetings and remained hopeful that the U.S. leader could persuade North ...
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If equality prevails, next UN chief will be a woman, says top contender Grynspan

By Catarina Demony and Marissa Davison LONDON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Rebeca Grynspan, Costa Rica's former vice president and a frontrunner to become the next United Nations secretary-general, said that if equality triumphs over discrimination, the world body will finally see its first woman lead ...
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Myanmar opium cultivation hit highest level in a decade, UN report says

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar surged to its highest level in a decade this year as the nation engaged in a civil war remains one of the world's primary suppliers of illicit drugs, according to a United Nations survey. The ...
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Deadly floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia kill more than 1,400 people

BATANG TORU, Indonesia (AP) - Parts of Asia were reeling after torrents of rain unleashed catastrophic floods and landslides last week, killing more than 1,400 people in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia. The disaster has also laid bare stark economic disparities in the ...
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Australia to enforce social media age limit of 16 next week with fines up to $33 million

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Social media platforms must report monthly how many children's accounts they close once Australia begins enforcing its 16-year age limit next week, a minister said Wednesday. Facebook, Instagram, Kick, Reddit, Snapchat, Threads, TikTok, X and YouTube would face fines of up ...
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German bakers preserve tradition of iconic Christmas delicacy rich with dried fruit and nuts

DRESDEN, Germany (AP) - When pastry chef Tino Gierig is asked what the famous Dresden stollen tastes like, his eyes sparkle and his voice rises to an enthusiastic sing-song as as he describes the rich delicacy filled with raisins and other dried fruits. "Stollen tastes ...
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Israel says the ‘findings’ returned from Gaza do not match remaining hostages

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel said Wednesday that the "findings" returned from Gaza do not match either of the hostages taken during Hamas' 2023 attack who remain in Gaza. It's yet another challenge to the fragile ceasefire. The material handed over Tuesday was found in ...
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‘Highly traumatised’: Hong Kong presses ahead with elections after deadly fire

By Laurie Chen, Jessie Pang and Joyce Zhou HONG KONG, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's government will press ahead with a "patriots only" legislative election scheduled for Sunday, despite doubts over turnout from a local population still reeling from the Chinese-run city's deadliest fire ...
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