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Syria arrests five suspects over shooting of US, Syrian troops in Palmyra
Dec 14 (Reuters) - Syria has arrested five people suspected of having links to the shooting of U.S. and Syrian troops in the central Syrian town of Palmyra on Saturday, the country's interior ministry said on Sunday.Reuters
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Soccer-Man City's Shaw hits four in 6-1 WSL win, Man Utd salvage draw 3-3 with Spurs
MANCHESTER, England, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Manchester City's Khadija Shaw struck four times to help the Women's Super League leaders to a 6-1 thrashing of Aston Villa on Sunday for their 10th successive WSL win.City have 30 points after 11 games, six ahead of second-placed Chelsea, whose 34-gam...Reuters
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TIMELINE-Hong Kong's legal clampdown on Jimmy Lai, tycoon and China critic
By Jessie Pang and James Pomfret HONG KONG, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai faces a verdict on Monday in his landmark trial on charges including conspiracy to collude with foreign forces, which could mean life in prison.The 78-year-old Lai, founder o...Reuters
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NEWSMAKER-Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong tycoon and democratic firebrand who stood up to China
By James Pomfret and Jessie Pang HONG KONG, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong media mogul and China critic, reaches a key moment in his long fight on Monday, with the verdict in his years-long trial on national security charges seen as a test case of the city's rule of law.The verdi...Reuters
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Jimmy Lai's supporters queue in Hong Kong overnight for verdict
Tycoon, China critic Lai faces life in jail if convicted Monday verdict after 5 years in jail tests rule of lawUS, UK say trial politically motivated, urge Lai's releasePolice deployed, spectators start queue Sunday before verdictHearing from 0200 GMT MondayBy James Pomfret and Jessie Pang HO...Reuters
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Ukraine's Zelenskiy drops NATO ambition as Berlin peace talks begin
Zelenskiy seeks guarantees against future Russian attacksUS officials Witkoff and Kushner attend Berlin talksEuropean allies refine US peace proposals for UkraineMass blackouts after Russian attacksBy Friederike Heine, Matthias Williams and Olena Harmash BERLIN/KYIV, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Ukraine h...Reuters
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Hanukkah security ramped up around world after Bondi shootings
By Friederike HeineBERLIN, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Major cities including Berlin, London and New York stepped up security around Hanukkah events on Sunday following the attack on a Jewish holiday celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach.Berlin police said they were ramping up measures around the German c...Reuters
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Israel's Netanyahu accuses Australian PM of fuelling antisemitism
JERUSALEM, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned Sunday's deadly shooting at a Jewish holiday celebration in Sydney and said he had warned his Australian counterpart that the country's support for Palestinian statehood would fuel antisemitism.Gunmen opened fi...Reuters
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Hamas says Israel's killing of senior commander threatens ceasefire
Thousands of Hamas supporters gather for funeral of commander in GazaNegotiator calls on Trump to demand Israel abide by truceBy Nidal al-Mughrabi, Menna AlaaElDin and Dawoud Abu Alkas CAIRO/GAZA CITY, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Israel's assassination of a senior Hamas commander threatens the viabili...Reuters
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Zelenskiy, Kushner and Witkoff welcomed by Germany's Merz ahead of talks, source says
BERLIN, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Delegations from the United States and Ukraine have been greeted by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the chancellery in Berlin ahead of negotiations over a U.S-backed peace plan, a government source told Reuters on Sunday.President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, senior Ukrainian ...Reuters
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Israeli PM Netanyahu said he warned Australian PM over antisemitism
JERUSALEM, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that he had warned his Australian counterpart that the country's policies fuel antisemitism.At least 12 people were killed and almost 30 wounded when gunmen fired on a Jewish holiday event at Sydney's Bond...Reuters
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Police hold person of interest after Brown University shooting leaves two dead
Two students dead and nine people wounded in shootingPerson of interest detained; shelter-in-place order liftedIncident happened while exams were taking place By Mrinmay DeyDec 14 (Reuters) - Providence police have detained a "person of interest" in connection with the Brown University shoot...Reuters
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US condemns mass shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach
WASHINGTON, Dec 14 (Reuters) - The United States "strongly condemns" the attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday in which 12 people were killed and almost 30 wounded when gunmen fired on a Jewish holiday event, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio posted on Sunday. "Antisemitism has ...Reuters
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Thailand considers blocking fuel exports to Cambodia as border conflict escalates
Trump said on Friday both sides had agreed to stop 'all shooting'There has been continuous shooting since Saturday, Thai defence spokesperson saysHundreds of thousands displaced on both sides of border BANGKOK, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Thailand's military said it was considering blocking fu...Reuters
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Alpine skiing-Robinson first New Zealander to win World Cup Super-G
Robinson takes seventh career winVonn fourth after two downhill podiumsShiffrin skis out in first Super-G in two yearsMiradoli second for France, Italy's Goggia third ST MORITZ, Switzerland, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Alice Robinson became the first Alpine skier from New Zealand to win a World Cup Su...Reuters
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Alpine skiing-Robinson first New Zealander to win World Cup Super-G
Robinson takes seventh career winVonn fourth after two downhill podiumsShiffrin skis out in first Super-G in two yearsMiradoli second for France, Italy's Goggia third ST MORITZ, Switzerland, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Alice Robinson became the first Alpine skier from New Zealand to win a World Cup Su...Reuters
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Providence police detain person of interest after Brown University shooting, NBC 10 WJAR reports
Dec 14 (Reuters) - Providence police said early on Sunday they have taken a person of interest into custody in connection with the shooting at Brown University, NBC 10 WJAR reported.The police did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.Brown University said the shelter-in-place ord...Reuters
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Ceasefire along current frontlines would be fair, Ukraine's Zelenskiy says
KYIV, Dec 14 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia along the current front lines would be a fair option. Russia has demanded Kyiv withdraw its troops from parts of the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions that Ukraine still holds. Answeri...Reuters
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Kremlin says NATO's Rutte is irresponsible to talk of war with Russia
MOSCOW, Dec 14 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Sunday that NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's remarks about preparing for war with Russia were irresponsible and showed that he did not really understand the devastation wrought by World War Two. Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 after eight...Reuters
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German far-right lawmaker calls for US-German nationalist alliance at MAGA gala
Gala brings international far-right and MAGA figures togetherU.S. signals growing support for European far-rightGerman far-right AfD is topping German pollsBy Hussein Waaile and Sarah Marsh NEW YORK/BERLIN, Dec 14 (Reuters) - A senior German far-right lawmaker called for an alliance between U.S. ...Reuters
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