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Trump warns against infiltration by a 'bad Santa,' defends coal in jovial Christmas calls with kids
President Donald Trump marked Christmas Eve by chatting with children about their holiday wishes.
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New storm hitting waterlogged Southern California could bring mudslides and high surf
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The Kremlin says Moscow made an offer to France regarding a French citizen imprisoned in Russia
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Trump says US struck Islamic State targets in Nigeria after group targeted Christians
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Brazilian ex-President Jair Bolsonaro undergoes double hernia surgery
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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak convicted in trial over 1MDB corruption scandal
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South Korea vows to end foreign adoptions as UN presses Seoul to address past abuses
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What to know about the militants targeted by US airstrikes in northwest Nigeria
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Afghanistan's historic Ariana Cinema torn down to make way for shopping center
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Rain-soaked California still at risk of floods and high surf
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Amid a battery boom, graphite mining gets a fresh look in the US
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From red donkeys to vibrant art: Fernando Dávila's colorful journey as a colorblind painter
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Hawaii's Big Island bans feeding feral cats in an effort to help endangered native species
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Myanmar will hold its first general election in 5 years as criticism of the military rule mounts
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Japan's Cabinet OKs record defense budget that aims to deter China
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Saudi Arabia urges Yemen's separatists to leave 2 governorates as the anti-rebel coalition strains
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Jimmy Kimmel jokes about fascism in an 'alternative Christmas message' for Britain
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Russian court sentences pro-war activist and Putin critic to 6 years in prison
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A Venezuelan family's Christmas: From the American dream to poverty
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Turkey detains dozens of IS suspects planning attacks on Christmas and New Year celebrations
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3 Palestinians arrested on suspicion of torching a Christmas tree at a Catholic church in West Bank
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Pope Leo XIV urges the faithful on Christmas to shed indifference in the face of suffering
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Turkey starts examining black boxes from jet crash that killed Libya's military chief and 7 others
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Algeria votes to declare French colonization a crime and demands restitution
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Son of former Bangladesh prime minister returns after 17 years in exile with a chance to lead
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A helicopter on a rescue mission crashes on Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro, killing all 5 on board

Somalis vote in the first one-person, one-vote local election in decades
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Public release of Epstein records puts Maxwell under fresh scrutiny amid her claims of innocence
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King Charles III calls for kindness and unity in Christmas message amid global conflicts
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