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Sweden releases boarded Russian freighter after customs inspection
STOCKHOLM, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Swedish customs has released a Russian ship it boarded over the weekend in order to perform an inspection, with marine tracking data on Monday showing the vessel was on the move again.
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Vietnam's top leadership talks heat up as Communist Party meets
HANOI, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Senior officials of Vietnam's ruling Communist Party began a two-day meeting on Monday that is set to select candidates for the country's leadership positions for the next five years.
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South Korea parliament passes bill to launch probe into 2024 Jeju Air crash
SEOUL, Dec 22 (Reuters) - South Korea's parliament passed a bill on Monday to launch an independent probe into the Jeju Air plane crash in December 2024 that killed 179 people in the deadliest air disaster on the country's soil.
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Homemade bombs thrown before Bondi mass shooting, but failed to detonate, police tell court
SYDNEY, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Australian police say homemade pipe and tennis ball bombs were thrown at a crowd at Bondi Beach before a mass shooting but failed to detonate, according to court documents released on Monday.
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Japan prepares to restart world's biggest nuclear plant, 15 years after Fukushima
NIIGATA, Japan, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Japan took the final step to allow the world's largest nuclear power plant to resume operations with a regional vote on Monday, a watershed moment in the country's return to nuclear energy nearly 15 years after the Fukushima disaster.
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Remaining 130 abducted Nigerian students have been released, president's spokesman says
YENAGOA, Nigeria, Dec 21 (Reuters) - The remaining 130 Nigerian schoolchildren abducted in November from a Catholic school in Niger state have been released, President Bola Tinubu's spokesperson said on Sunday, following one of the country's biggest mass kidnappings of recent years.
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China-Serbia digital art exhibition explores time, space, heritage
BELGRADE, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- A collection of digital artworks created through China-Serbia collaboration went on display Sunday at the China Cultural Center in Belgrade, highlighting ongoing cultural and academic exchanges between the two countries.
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US envoy Witkoff calls Ukraine, Russia talks productive
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Talks held between U.S., European and Ukrainian officials over the last three days in Florida aimed at ending Russia's war in Ukraine focused on aligning positions, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff said on Sunday, calling those meetings and separate talks with Russian negotiators productive.
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"Avatar: Fire and Ash" dominates North American box office in opening weekend
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Disney and 20th Century's "Avatar: Fire and Ash" dominated the North American box office in its opening weekend with an estimated three-day total of 88 million U.S. dollars, data from measurement firm Comscore showed on Sunday.
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Cultural event held in Cairo to celebrate World Arabic Language Day
CAIRO, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- A three-day cultural event marking World Arabic Language Day kicked off on Sunday in Egypt's capital Cairo.
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UK's Starmer discusses Ukraine peace efforts in call with Trump
Dec 21 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer discussed efforts to achieve a "just and lasting end" to the war in Ukraine on Sunday with President Donald Trump, Starmer's Downing Street office said in a statement, after talks between officials in Florida.
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8 killed in floods in Iran over past week: Red Crescent
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- At least eight people, including a rescuer, have died in floods that hit Iran's southern provinces over the past week, according to the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS).
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2 killed in car-train collision in SW Poland
WARSAW, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed on Sunday when a car collided with a passenger train at a railway crossing in Ziebice, southwestern Poland, Polish media reported.
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Serbia's students protest against university pressure after railway station tragedy
NOVI PAZAR, Serbia, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Several thousand activists from across Serbia joined student protests in the country's southwest on Sunday, rallying against what they describe as government pressure on state universities.
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France to build new aircraft carrier, Macron tells troops based in Gulf
PARIS, Dec 21 (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron confirmed on Sunday plans to build a new, larger and more modern aircraft carrier to replace the ageing Charles de Gaulle carrier and boost France's capacity as a maritime power.
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US pursuing third oil tanker near Venezuela, officials say
(Corrects time reference in first paragraph to 'less than two weeks', not 'less than one week')
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Australia falls silent, lights candles for Bondi Beach shooting victims
SYDNEY: Australians fell silent in flickering candlelight on Sunday (Dec 21) to honour the Bondi Beach shooting victims, one week since gunmen fired into crowds at a Jewish festival.
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Trump set to expand immigration crackdown in 2026 despite brewing backlash
WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing for a more aggressive immigration crackdown in 2026 with billions in new funding, including by raiding more workplaces — even as backlash builds ahead of next year's midterm elections.
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Long lines at the food pantry: Inflation tests Trump’s base in Michigan
CAPAC, Michigan, Dec 21 (Reuters) - On a recent snowy morning in a Trump-loving part of rural Michigan, three dozen cars idled outside a firehouse-turned-food pantry. Inside, volunteers packaged lettuce, apples and other household staples that have surged or stayed high in price this year.
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Kremlin says peace prospects not improved by Europe, Ukraine changes to US proposals
MOSCOW, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin's top foreign policy aide said on Sunday that changes made by the Europeans and Ukraine to U.S. proposals for an end to the war in Ukraine did not improve prospects for peace.
