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Today: December 17, 2025
Today: December 17, 2025

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Trump will go to Delaware for the dignified transfer of the 2 National Guard members killed in Syria

President Donald Trump will go to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Wednesday for a dignified transfer for the two Iowa National Guard members killed in an attack in the Syrian desert

Trump will go to Delaware for the dignified transfer of the 2 National Guard members killed in Syria
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US Army names 2 Iowa National Guard members killed in attack in Syria

The two Iowa National Guard members killed in a weekend attack that the U.S. military blamed on the Islamic State group in Syria have been identified

US Army names 2 Iowa National Guard members killed in attack in Syria
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35 countries will compete in next year's Eurovision Song Contest after 5 countries announce boycott

Organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest have announced a final list of 35 countries that will take part in the glitzy pop-music gala next year

35 countries will compete in next year's Eurovision Song Contest after 5 countries announce boycott
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Gunmen targeted Australia’s Jewish community in a deadly mass shooting. Here’s what we know

Gunmen targeted Australia’s Jewish community in a deadly mass shooting. Here’s what we know

Gunmen targeted Australia’s Jewish community in a deadly mass shooting. Here’s what we know
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Israel's Netanyahu lashes out while world shows shock and sympathy over Australia shooting

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has criticized Australia's leader, linking calls for a Palestinian state to rising antisemitism

Israel's Netanyahu lashes out while world shows shock and sympathy over Australia shooting
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Trump pledges retaliation after 3 Americans are killed in Syria attack that the US blames on IS

President Donald Trump says “there will be very serious retaliation” after two U.S. service members and one American civilian were killed in an attack in Syria that the United States blames on the Islamic State group

Trump pledges retaliation after 3 Americans are killed in Syria attack that the US blames on IS
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Trump pledges retaliation after two US soldiers, one civilian interpreter killed in Syria

Trump pledges retaliation after two US soldiers, one civilian interpreter killed in Syria

Trump pledges retaliation after two US soldiers, one civilian interpreter killed in Syria
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Iran arrests Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi, supporters say

Iran arrests Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi, supporters say

Iran arrests Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi, supporters say
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Iran arrests Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, supporters say

Iran has arrested Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, according to her supporters

Iran arrests Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, supporters say
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Videos show 6 Israeli hostages celebrating Hanukkah in Gaza tunnel months before they were killed

Videos show 6 Israeli hostages celebrating Hanukkah in Gaza tunnel months before they were killed

Videos show 6 Israeli hostages celebrating Hanukkah in Gaza tunnel months before they were killed
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Eurovision champion Nemo returns the winner's trophy to protest Israel's inclusion

Swiss singer Nemo, who won the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, has decided to return the winners' trophy

Eurovision champion Nemo returns the winner's trophy to protest Israel's inclusion
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Mamdani and top New York rabbis will meet privately, but their core divide remains unresolved

Mamdani and top New York rabbis will meet privately, but their core divide remains unresolved

Mamdani and top New York rabbis will meet privately, but their core divide remains unresolved
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‘Trump Gold Card’ launches, offering expedited immigration pathway with a $1 million fee

‘Trump Gold Card’ launches, offering expedited immigration pathway with a $1 million fee

‘Trump Gold Card’ launches, offering expedited immigration pathway with a $1 million fee
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Egypt and Iran complain about planned World Cup 'Pride' match in Seattle

Egypt and Iran, two Middle East nations that target gays and lesbians, have complained to FIFA over the scheduling of a World Cup soccer match in Seattle that’s expected to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride

Egypt and Iran complain about planned World Cup 'Pride' match in Seattle
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In post-Assad Syria's chaos, Alawite women face sexual violence

A woman from Syria's Alawite minority has spoken about her harrowing experience of being kidnapped and raped by gunmen

In post-Assad Syria's chaos, Alawite women face sexual violence
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UN chief calls on Yemen's Houthi rebels to free all UN detainees

The United Nations chief is calling on Yemen’s Houthi rebels not to prosecute detained U.N. personnel and to work “in good faith” to immediately release all detained staff from the U.N. and foreign agencies and missions

UN chief calls on Yemen's Houthi rebels to free all UN detainees
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Florida governor declares Muslim civil rights group a terrorist organization

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has designated one of the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy groups in the U.S. a “foreign terrorist organization,” following a similar step by Texas last month

Florida governor declares Muslim civil rights group a terrorist organization
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Israeli police raid UNRWA compound in East Jerusalem and replace UN flag with Israeli flag, head of the agency says

Israeli police raid UNRWA compound in East Jerusalem and replace UN flag with Israeli flag, head of the agency says

Israeli police raid UNRWA compound in East Jerusalem and replace UN flag with Israeli flag, head of the agency says
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UAE-backed separatists tighten grip over southern Yemen, and airspace is briefly closed

An official says the airspace over Yemen was briefly closed as tensions rose in the south of the country

UAE-backed separatists tighten grip over southern Yemen, and airspace is briefly closed
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UN Palestinian aid agency says Israeli police 'forcibly entered' its Jerusalem compound

Israeli police have forcibly entered the United Nations agency compound for Palestinian refugees in east Jerusalem

UN Palestinian aid agency says Israeli police 'forcibly entered' its Jerusalem compound
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A second flight of Iranian deportees, carrying 55, has left the US, Iran says

Iranian officials say a second flight carrying deported Iranians has left the United States

A second flight of Iranian deportees, carrying 55, has left the US, Iran says
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Netanyahu says Israel and Hamas will enter ceasefire's second phase soon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel and Hamas are expected to move into the second phase of their ceasefire soon

Netanyahu says Israel and Hamas will enter ceasefire's second phase soon
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Trump administration set to deport more Iranians back to their home country

Trump administration set to deport more Iranians back to their home country

Trump administration set to deport more Iranians back to their home country
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Football players and officials arrested as part of probe into Turkey's betting scandal

Prosecutors in Istanbul have issued arrest warrants for dozens of soccer players and officials in relation to a betting scandal that has shaken Turkey

Football players and officials arrested as part of probe into Turkey's betting scandal