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An A-10 Thunderbolt II is prepared for Operation Hawkeye Strike in Syria on December 19, 2025. Photo: US Air Force

US and Jordan hit ISIS in Syria after Palmyra attack

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Rubio confident first phase of Gaza ceasefire will be completed soon

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US federal law enforcement agents, including the FBI, leave a storage facility in New Hampshire where Claudio Neves Valente was found dead. Reuters

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Yemen’s Houthis detain 10 more UN staff in escalating crackdown

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  • Avatar director James Cameron attends the Australasian premiere of Avatar Fire and Ash in Wellington on December 13, 2025. (Photo by Marty MELVILLE / AFP)

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  • Brahim Diaz, centre, celebrates after scoring for Morocco in their 2026 World Cup qualifier against Tanzania. AP

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  • Despite efforts made by the UN and other agencies, aid givers were reluctant to invest in long-term capacity building. Reuters

    CommentWe need to rethink the UN Sustainability Development Goals

  • Gazan Youssef Al Samri, 16, lost his legs in an Israeli air strike while fetching water. AP Photo

    Gaza’s hidden crisis: inside the struggle for physical rehabilitation after war

  • President Donald Trump salutes as troops in Delaware carry the remains of Ayad Mansoor Sakat, a US civilian killed alongside two soldiers in Syria. Getty Images / AFP

    ISIS ambush and extremists in Syrian forces cause alarm in Washington

  • House prices in traditionally wealthy parts of west London such as the borough of Kensington and Chelsea fell in October. Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images

    Kensington house price slump creates buyer opportunities in prime London

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