Ukrainian warplanes fired guided missiles at the landing ship Novocherkassk, which can carry 10 tanks and 225 sailors.
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Whiskey wooing young Chinese as top distillers target a growing market
A French wine and spirits group says the whisky is produced using traditional whiskey-making techniques combined with Chinese characteristics including locally grown barley.
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Tokyo court holds only utility responsible to compensate Fukushima evacuees
The Tokyo High Court also slashed the amount to half of what the lower court had ordered be paid to dozens of evacuees.
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Americans spent more during the holidays despite some financial anxiety
This year’s sales are in line with what is typical during the holiday season.
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U.S. to strike Iranian-aligned group after 3 troops wounded in drone attack in Iraq
The Iranian-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah and affiliated groups, under an umbrella of Iranian-backed militants, claimed credit for the attack that left a U.S. service member with critical injuries.
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Israeli military says Gaza ground offensive has expanded into urban refugee camps
Despite U.S. calls for Israel to curb civilian casualties and international pressure for a cease-fire, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the military was deepening the fighting.
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First Amendment claim struck down in Project Veritas case focused on diary of Biden’s daughter
Criminal prosecutors may soon get to see over 900 documents pertaining to the alleged theft of a diary belonging to Ashley Biden.
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Christmas Eve shooting at Colorado mall leaves 1 dead and 3 injured
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A man was fatally shot and three people were hurt as gunfire erupted at a shopping center in Colorado on Christmas Eve, police said Sunday. A fight broke out between two groups of people in the afternoon at the Citadel Mall in Colorado Springs and officers received a report of gunshots […]
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Egypt floats ambitious plan to end Israel-Hamas war and create transitional Palestinian government
The proposal got a cool reception Monday from both Israel and Hamas – but not downright rejection.
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Pope Francis denounces the weapons industry as he makes a Christmas appeal for peace in the world
ROME — Pope Francis on Monday blasted the weapons industry and its “instruments of death” that fuel wars as he made a Christmas Day appeal for peace in the world and in particular between Israel and the Palestinians. Speaking from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica to the throngs of people below, Francis said he […]