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Russia hits Kyiv with missiles and drones. At least 1 killed and 27 wounded before Ukraine-US talks

Russia struck Ukraine's capital with missiles and drones in an attack that killed at least one person and wounded dozens of others.

Winter storm snarls U.S. holiday travel across Northeast, Great Lakes

Millions of Afghans face hunger as aid cuts deepen a humanitarian crisis

Italian authorities arrest 9 for allegedly funding Hamas through charities

Jeffrey R. Holland, next in line to lead Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dies at 85

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Thailand and Cambodia sign a new ceasefire agreement to end border fighting

Brazilian judge puts coup plot convicts under house arrest after former police commander flees

Fire in Portland's Old Port damages its historic waterfront and sinks at least one boat

African regional bodies reject recognition of Somaliland by Israel

Indonesian rescuers search for a Spanish coach and 3 children after tour boat sinks

Saudi-led coalition in Yemen warns United Arab Emirates-backed separatists of immediate action

Hundreds mourn in Syria's Homs after deadly mosque bombing

GLIMPSES: Prepping polling machines ahead of Myanmar's weekend election

Libya holds funeral for military officials killed in plane crash in Turkey

Kosovo heads to a snap vote to end political deadlock

Anonymous money fuels $5 million in attacks on Georgia's Lt. Gov. Burt Jones

A massive crash on a highway in Japan kills 2 people and injures 26 as the holiday season starts

A Palestinian man kills 2 in car-ramming and stabbing attack in northern Israel and injures 2 others

At least 15 injured in a knife and chemical attack at a factory in Japan

Yemen separatists accuse Saudi Arabia of launching airstrikes against their forces

Former Malaysian leader Najib Razak sentenced to 15 years and hefty fine in 1MDB corruption trial

Man accused of 1996 Tupac Shakur killing seeks to suppress evidence

Federal judge to hold hearing on whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia is being vindictively prosecuted

Kennedy Center criticizes musician who canceled performance after Trump name added to building

Venezuelan migrants sent to El Salvador demand justice after US judge ruling

What to know about the Christmas Eve Powerball jackpot in Arkansas worth $1.8 billion

California drops lawsuit seeking to reinstate federal funding for the state's bullet train

Lebanese Cabinet approves a draft law to return funds wiped out with the 2019 collapse of banks

Man dead, 2 police officers hurt in shooting during custody exchange in North Carolina

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