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Trump says US moved bombers from UK base after 'threats'

US Supreme Court judges mull bid to shut the door on climate suits

Riyadh's allies pledge troops as Yemen, Saudi Arabia attack Houthis

Brazilian stocks surge to record after Bolsonaro election lead

Clashes erupt outside Kosovo parliament over war crimes court

Leaders to visit Pacific atoll at frontline of climate change

Milan's Saelemaekers suffers ankle setback, faces lengthy spell out

ICC gives more details about arrest warrants for Taliban ministers

Rubio arrives in Iceland to push for greater US presence in Arctic

Nigeria's Tinubu confirms 32 dead after military plane crash

Putin allows Italy's UniCredit to sell part of Russian business

'Reckless' AI firms can't control models, says whistleblower

Djokovic into China Open final as Medvedev out for hitting fan with ball

Switching on brain cells: the Nobel-winning science of optogenetics

Second Patriots player facing assault charge

New England Patriots defensive end Christian Barmore is facing charges of domestic assault, court records showed on Wednesday.

Trump-hosted Kennedy Center awards gala ratings plummet

Donald Trump joked about quitting as US president if his hosting of the annual Kennedy Center awards went well.

Israel begins demolishing 25 buildings in West Bank camp

Israeli bulldozers began demolishing 25 buildings housing Palestinians in a refugee camp on Wednesday, in what the military said was an effort to root out armed groups in northern areas of the occupied West Bank.

Cambodian soldiers freed by Thailand receive hero's welcome

Eighteen Cambodian soldiers received a hero's welcome Wednesday after Thailand released them as part of a truce deal that ended weeks of deadly fighting along their contested frontier.

Sudan lose to Burkina Faso as Algeria win again at Cup of Nations

Sudan must face 2022 champions Senegal in the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations after losing 2-0 to Burkina Faso in their final group game on Wednesday, while Algeria beat Equatorial Guinea 3-1 at the same time.

Man City's Rodri and Doku could return against Sunderland

Rodri and Jeremy Doku could both be involved when Manchester City travel to Sunderland on New Year's Day, manager Pep Guardiola said Wednesday.

French minister criticises Clooney's 'double standard' passport

A junior member of President Emmanuel Macron's government Wednesday criticised the French passports given to Hollywood superstar George Clooney despite him speaking poor French, saying the move suggested a "double standard".

Ukrainians wish for peace in 2026 -- and no more power cuts

Ukrainians marking their fourth New Year's Eve since Russia's invasion said their biggest wish for 2026 was peace -- as well as an end to the power cuts that had made life "hell".