Families Confront Grief as Makeshift Graves Are Exhumed For Iman Abdel-Azim, the grief of losing her brother in Khartoum North was compounded when she had to bury him in her home courtyard last year due to fighting between the Sudanese military and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Her brother succumbed to cholera amid the conflict,

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Kast Leads Early in Chile’s Run-Off Election Early results from Chile’s presidential run-off election indicate that far-right opposition candidate Jose Antonio Kast has taken a commanding lead over his centre-left rival Jeannette Jara. With 25.37% of votes counted, Kast secured 59.83% compared to Jara’s 40.17%. Kast, leader of the Republican Party, has positioned himself as

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El-Fasher: Beyond a Capital El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur in western Sudan, holds a unique place in the national consciousness. For Sudanese people, the city is more than a political center—it is a spiritual, historical, and cultural symbol. From its origins as a hub for religious education and the production of the Kiswa (the

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Authorities Release ‘Person of Interest’ in Brown University Shooting Authorities in Providence, Rhode Island, have released a man in his 20s who had been arrested as a “person of interest” following a deadly shooting at Brown University. The incident, which occurred on December 13, 2025, left two students dead and nine others injured during exams

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Bystander Disarms Gunman During Bondi Beach Attack A courageous bystander, Ahmed al-Ahmed, has been hailed as a hero after tackling and disarming one of the shooters during a mass shooting at a Jewish Hanukkah festival at Bondi Beach, Sydney, on December 14, 2025. The tragic incident left at least 15 people dead and shocked Australia

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Zelenskyy Signals Shift on NATO Membership Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has indicated that Kyiv may abandon its long-held goal of joining NATO in return for legally binding Western security guarantees. The announcement comes amid ongoing peace negotiations with U.S. envoys and European allies in Berlin. Zelenskyy acknowledged that some NATO members are opposed to Ukraine’s

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Mass Shooting Rocks Bondi Beach During Hanukkah Celebration A tragic mass shooting erupted at a Jewish festival at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, on December 14, 2025, leaving at least 15 dead. Authorities described the incident as a terrorist attack, deliberately targeting Sydney’s Jewish community during the first day of Hanukkah at the Chanukah by

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Jimmy Lai Verdict Draws Massive Public Attention in Hong Kong Supporters of Jimmy Lai, the jailed Hong Kong media mogul and pro-democracy activist, have begun queuing overnight outside a Hong Kong courthouse in anticipation of a highly anticipated verdict. The decision, expected on Monday morning at 10 a.m. local time (02:00 GMT), comes after a

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France Urges EU to Delay Vote on Mercosur Trade Agreement France has officially called on the European Union (EU) to postpone its upcoming vote on the highly debated EU-Mercosur trade deal, arguing that the agreement is not ready for approval in its current form. The announcement came on Sunday from the office of French Prime

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JetBlue Flight 1112 Avoids Midair Collision with US Military Plane A JetBlue Airways flight from Curacao to New York City’s JFK Airport narrowly avoided a midair collision with a US Air Force refuelling tanker on Friday, just off the coast of Venezuela. The incident occurred when Flight 1112, an Airbus A320, had to halt its

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