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Parents selling children shows desperation of Afghanistan

Stricken boat with over 100 Rohingya allowed to dock in Indonesia - Reuters

Biden talks sanctions, Putin warns of rupture over Ukraine

At least four anti-coup protesters shot dead in Sudan as security forces raid broadcasters - CNN

Live updates: 1 in 15 people in London likely has COVID-19 - Associated Press

Israeli troops kill Palestinian in occupied West Bank - Al Jazeera English

Hong Kong court denies bail to pro-democracy editors charged with sedition - Fox News

Celebrate the New Year, experts say. But size and kind of party determine COVID-19 safety - KSL.com

Virginia Giuffre's lawyers demand proof that Prince Andrew can't sweat

Abbas Warns Israel To Find Political Solution Or ‘West Bank Will Explode’

WHO Warns of 'Bumpy Road' Ahead; Paris Mask Rule: Virus Update - Bloomberg

Spyware scandal rocks Polish government

$4 million worth of heroin seized by U.S. Navy in Arabian Sea - NBC News

Apple puts Taiwanese company Foxconn on notice after protests, food poisoning in India

Asia keeps omicron at bay, but a surge may be inevitable - Associated Press

“A pardon for Park is as good as killing us”: Families of Sewol ferry victims decry Park’s pardon

What it means if Covid lateral flow test result shows a faint red line - NationalWorld

Kazakhstan abolishes death penalty

Bird flu outbreak in Israel kills 5,000 cranes and sparks slaughter of half a million chickens

France to roll out new COVID-19 restrictions as Omicron surges - Al Jazeera English

Myanmar: Save the Children says army attack killed staff

Houthis announce temporary resumption of UN flights into Sanaa - Al Jazeera English

French-Syrian man arrested in France over chemical weapons parts delivery to Syria

BBC journalist says he has left Russia for 'exile' in Britain - Reuters

Nicaragua seizes former Taiwan embassy to give it to China

Three Days After Probable Omicron Contact, I'm Fine - But Anyone With No Immunity May Not Be - Daily Kos

The creator of “Sputnik and Pogrom” Yegor Prosvirnin fell out of a window in the center of Moscow

POLITICO Playbook: 'The View' struggles to find a Republican - POLITICO - Politico

Russian court extends jail term for Gulag historian to 15 years

Afghan man who escaped the Taliban is desperate to relocate his family to US - New York Post

Germany hits goal in push for 30 million new vaccine shots

Shun polarisation, try dialogue to heal divided world, pope says at Christmas - Reuters

France breaks 100,000 barrier for 24-hour Covid infections

Hong Kong cracks down on smugglers of rare wood , seizing HK $ 39.7 million of shipments hidden in air cargo

WHO investigating mysterious illness in South Sudan that has killed nearly 100 people

Death toll in massive Bangladesh ferry fire rises to 40

Reports of unexplained sightings in skies above Northern Ireland increase

2 Save the Children Staff Members Missing After Myanmar Attack

Covid: Volunteers ensure Christmas Day booster jabs push - BBC News

Save the Children said two of its Myanmar staff were missing on Saturday, after the charred remains of more than 30 people were found, in an attack a monitoring group and local media blamed on junta troops

World’s Christians usher in a second pandemic Christmas, as Omicron rages - The Times of Israel

Kids in Japan's physical exam scores at historic low, obesity rates at record high in 2021

Report: Women, children among dozens killed in Myanmar | AP News

A model says she was uninvited from her friend's wedding after looking 'too good' in the bridesmaid dress the bride chose for her - Yahoo! Voices

Faking a COVID-19 Vaccine Card in New York Can Now Get You a Year in Jail - NBC New York

Mexico grapples with crisis of 95,000 missing persons: A senior government human rights official said 52,000 unidentified bodies have been buried in mass graves, with tens of thousands still missing. The government will create a national center tasked with identification

Russia doesn't want conflict with Ukraine but the West must provide 'unconditional security guarantees', Putin says | World News

China's property distress sours steel sector in warning sign for economy

Over a thousand Sudanese rallied Thursday decrying sexual attacks, after the UN said at least 13 women and girls were raped during recent mass protests against the army

terror attack thwarted at Tel Aviv Central Bus Station

Cuba soars to near top of COVID vaccination charts on decades-old bet

Joan Didion, famed American essayist and novelist, has died

U.S. Navy says large weapons shipment from Iran to Yemen's Houthi rebels seized from "stateless" ship - CBS News

U.S. Considers Warning Ukraine of a Russian Invasion in Real-Time

Vaccines, pills and data offer some Christmas cheer in face of Omicron advance - Reuters

Russian Mercenaries Deploy To Eastern Ukraine - Sources

Nigeria destroys more than 1 million expired COVID vaccines - Al Jazeera English

Fourth Covid-19 jab needed - German health minister

Edinburgh's Hogmanay street party: Organisers 'incredibly sad' it is cancelled - BBC News

Apache Log4j bug: China’s industry ministry pulls support from Alibaba Cloud for not reporting flaw to government first

Airbnb tightens ‘anti-party’ rules for rentals as New Year’s Eve approaches - The Verge

Putin says Russia has 'nowhere to retreat' over Ukraine

Quebec goes into lockdown over Omicron surge - New York Post

A UAE agency put Pegasus spyware on phone of Jamal Khashoggi's wife months before his murder, new forensics show

Top Court Allows Venezuela’s Juan Guaido to Assert Control of $1 Billion Gold - Yahoo Finance

Tesla's Elon Musk says he will pay over $11 bln in taxes this year

Studies Indicate Moderna And Pfizer Boosters Likely Offer Protection From Omicron - The New York Times

Flights cancelled as Brussels Airlines goes on strike

P&G recalls some conditioner, shampoo sprays on finding carcinogens

Israel confirms 40 new Omicron cases, bringing total to 175 - The Times of Israel