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Read More Players briefly held after raid on mixed-gender party, as elsewhere dissident Keyvan Samimi is released from prison Iranian police briefly detained several top-tier football players in a raid on a New Year’s Eve party east of Tehran, where men and women allegedly mingled and alcohol was served in violation of an Islamic ban,…

Read More Amid talk of Russia reinvading from the north, volunteer units of the remote Sumy region represent the first line of defence On New Year’s Eve in a patch of forest along the north-east border with Russia, a unit of Ukrainian territorial defence forces stood guard in their trenches. Ukraine’s most senior defence officials…

Read More Britain’s National Health Service is currently grappling with the effects of strikes and a severe flu outbreak Delays in British emergency departments could be causing between 300 and 500 deaths each week, Royal College of Emergency Medicine President Dr Adrian Boyle has told Times Radio.  According to data from NHS England, 37,837 patients…

Read More “Donald Trump is alive today politically because of Kevin McCarthy,” the congressman said on CNN this weekend “Donald Trump is alive today politically because of Kevin McCarthy,” the congressman said on CNN this weekend

Read More The landlord of the two-bedroom 960-sq-ft apartment said Mr Santos and his sister never paid rent late, but did cause damage The landlord of the two-bedroom 960-sq-ft apartment said Mr Santos and his sister never paid rent late, but did cause damage

Read More Colombia has been plagued by armed conflict for over half a century Colombian President Gustavo Petro has announced a truce between government forces and five paramilitary groups. The South American state has been afflicted by armed conflict for more than half a century, with around 90 illegal groups vying for political power and…

Read MoreThe hymn Amazing Grace started life as a sermon written by a former slave ship captain.The hymn Amazing Grace started life as a sermon written by a former slave ship captain.

Read MoreEgyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has urged Israel’s new hardline government to refrain from “any measures” that could inflame regional tensions, in a phone call congratulating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his return to officeEgyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has urged Israel’s new hardline government to refrain from “any measures” that could inflame regional…

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Read MoreThe election contests of 2022 may have been held and decided, but Ohio’s political maps remain far from settledThe election contests of 2022 may have been held and decided, but Ohio’s political maps remain far from settled

Read MoreAfter 10 months of intense combat, the war in Ukraine heads into a cold and dark New Year. For Ukraine and its president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, it is a fight for survival; for Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, it’s a military debacle. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin talks with military scholar Fred…

Read MoreBenedict XVI was the first German pope in a thousand years, and the first pontiff to resign from office since 1415. His death on Saturday, at age 95, brought acknowledgements of a mixed legacy from his strict defense of church doctrine. But as correspondent Seth Doane reports, some of the conservative pope’s actions –…

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Read MoreAfter 10 months of intense combat, the war in Ukraine heads into a cold and dark New Year. For Ukraine and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, it’s a fight for survival; for Russia and its president, it’s a military debacle.After 10 months of intense combat, the war in Ukraine heads into a cold and dark New Year.…

Read More The 19-year-old suspect allegedly fractured one officer’s skull in the unprovoked attack, according to officials The 19-year-old suspect allegedly fractured one officer’s skull in the unprovoked attack, according to officials

Read MoreThe 77-year-old takes power as his predecessor Bolsonaro leaves the country to avoid the ceremony.The 77-year-old takes power as his predecessor Bolsonaro leaves the country to avoid the ceremony.

Read More Parisians and tourists from France and abroad celebrate start of 2023 on famous avenue near Arc de Triomphe An unexpectedly large crowd of 1 million people crammed on to the Champs-Élysées to celebrate the start of 2023, after two years of Covid cancellations – with Paris officials calling it a “renaissance” in people…

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Read MorePope Francis has marked the New Year by presiding over Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica and praying for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, a day after his retired predecessor’s death.Pope Francis has marked the New Year by presiding over Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica and praying for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, a day after his…

Read More China and the US must ‘set an example’ amid multiple challenges, Wang Yi says China and the US must ‘set an example’ amid multiple challenges, Wang Yi says

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Read More Air raid sirens wail for hours as war enters 11th month Air raid sirens wail for hours as war enters 11th month

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Read MoreA number of children are among the victims of the crowd surge at a shopping centre, police say.A number of children are among the victims of the crowd surge at a shopping centre, police say.

Read More A columnist takes stock: Fewer boneheaded errors than in previous years. And for the year to come, a pledge to write fewer columns about Trump. A columnist takes stock: Fewer boneheaded errors than in previous years. And for the year to come, a pledge to write fewer columns about Trump.

Read MorePeople toasted 2023 around the world, with many gathering for the first time in three years.People toasted 2023 around the world, with many gathering for the first time in three years.

Read MorePresident Gustavo Petro announces ceasefire with five largest armed groups to support peace talks.President Gustavo Petro announces ceasefire with five largest armed groups to support peace talks.

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Read More Former president’s tax returns show he had bank accounts in China, the UK, and Ireland Former president’s tax returns show he had bank accounts in China, the UK, and Ireland

Read More Despite public bullishness, overflowing hospitals across the country suggest its leader may have made a huge miscalculation China’s leader Xi Jinping told his country it stands on “the right side of history” in a new year address on Saturday, but experts have warned that the president starts 2023 diminished by his chaotic U-turn…

Read More It’s the American spy plane that dangerously approached a Chinese jet, not the other way around, Beijing insists Washington’s account of last week’s air incident over the South China Sea, involving a Chinese military jet and a US spy plane, disregards the truth and is “pure slander and hype,” the Defense Ministry in…

Read More ‘Let this year be the year of return,’ president says ‘Let this year be the year of return,’ president says

Read More RSPCA shares some of most ‘weird and wonderful’ incidents its officers were called to across year A frog that travelled more than 4,000 miles on a bunch of bananas and a hedgehog extracted from a drainpipe with barbecue tongs were among animals rescued from the trickiest situations in 2022. The Royal Society for…

Read More Prosecutors say they found six women sexually exploited by suspects Prosecutors say they found six women sexually exploited by suspects