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Major winter storm sweeps across Nordic states
A falling branch killed one person near a Swedish ski resort. Thousands of homes in Finland, Sweden and Norway were left without power.
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The man saving Lebanon’s cinema history, a poster at a time
In a country without film archives, one man is preserving Lebanon’s film industry history. With thousands of movie posters, Abboudi Bou Jaoude is saving cinematic heritage in an archive that’s emotional for many.
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EU backs Somalia after Israel recognizes Somaliland
Israel’s support for Somaliland has triggered sharp pushback across Africa, the Middle East and beyond, with the EU urging calm and Somalia vowing to defend its sovereignty.
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Snow storm blankets New York City, disrupting holiday travel
Thousands of flights were cancelled or delayed during the busy travel period between Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Forecasters said the worst of the storm had passed and conditions were set to clear.
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UN peacekeeper injured in gunfire near ‘Blue Line’ in south Lebanon
One United Nations peacekeeper was injured on Friday after heavy machine gunfire from Israel Defense Forces (IDF) positions south of the Blue Line, following a nearby grenade explosion, impacted close to a UN patrol in southern Lebanon.
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Tehran 24 December 2025 #1
Tehran 24 December 2025 #1 gnada Sat, 12/27/2025 – 03:39 Tehran Sat, 12/27/2025 – 12:00 24 December 2025 Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote: “The world witnessed how we were negotiating when the U.S. opted to open fire on our people and torpedoed diplomacy. We did what we always do: resist and confront those who assault […]
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Tehran 24 December 2025 #2
Tehran 24 December 2025 #2 gnada Sat, 12/27/2025 – 03:43 Tehran Sat, 12/27/2025 – 12:00 24 December 2025 The head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran asserted: “If there are established procedures for the post-war situation, the [International Atomic Energy] Agency should announce them so that we can act accordingly…. Until this issue is […]
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Israel 24 December 2025
Israel 24 December 2025 gnada Sat, 12/27/2025 – 03:44 Israel Sat, 12/27/2025 – 12:00 24 December 2025 Israel’s military said that it had struck several Hizbollah launch sites in southern Lebanon.
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Lebanon 24 December 2025
Lebanon 24 December 2025 gnada Sat, 12/27/2025 – 03:45 Lebanon Sat, 12/27/2025 – 12:00 24 December 2025 Israel’s military said that it had struck several Hizbollah launch sites in southern Lebanon.
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Hormuz 24 December 2025
Hormuz 24 December 2025 gnada Sat, 12/27/2025 – 03:38 Strait of Hormuz Sat, 12/27/2025 – 12:00 24 December 2025 A senior IRGC commander said that Iran had seized a tanker “carrying four million litres of smuggled fuel with sixteen non-Iranian crew members on board… as it was leaving Iranian territorial waters”.