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Over 140 people killed in Nigeria amid rising ethnic, religious tensions

Amnesty International Nigeria's office told The Associated Press that it has so far confirmed 140 deaths in the Christian-dominated Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi local government areas of Plateau

Furnace explosion: Death toll hits 18 in Indonesian nickel plant incident

Nickel is a key component in global battery production for electric vehicles

'Right to protest' under threat in UK, undermining a pillar of democracy

The government has made its intent very clear, which is basically to suppress what is legitimate, lawful protest," said Jonathon Porritt, an ecologist and former director of Friends of the Earth

Whisky woos young Chinese as top distillers target growing market

On a recent Friday night at a bar in Beijing, 28-year-old Sylvia Sun, who works in the music industry, was enjoying a whisky on the rocks

Biden orders strike on Iranian group after troops injured in drone attack

National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said one of the US troops suffered critical injuries in the attack that occurred earlier on Monday

Australia 114-2 at Tea on first day of 2nd Test against Pakistan at MCG

Invited to bat first by Pakistan, Australia reached 90-1 at lunch Tuesday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the second Test of the three-match series.

Migrant caravan in southern Mexico marks Christmas Day by trudging onward

Migrants spent Christmas night sleeping on a scrap of cardboard or plastic stretched out under an awning or tent, or the bare ground

Israeli airstrike in Syria kills Iranian General Seyed Razi Mousavi

The Israeli strikes killed two other generals earlier this month in Syria

Preparing for resumption of Red Sea voyages post-attacks from Yemen: Maersk

Shipping firm Maersk says it is preparing to allow vessels to resume sailing thanks to the start of a US-led multinational naval operation to protect shipping from attacks by Houthi rebels in Yemen

China OKs 105 online games in gesture of support after curbs trigger losses

Tencent's Counter War: Future and NetEase's Firefly Assault were among games approved

Egypt floats plan to end Israel-Hamas war, create transitional govt

The proposal, worked out with Qatar, has been presented to Israel, Hamas, the United States and European governments. Notably, over 100 people have been killed in Gaza in the latest Israeli air strike

Israeli airstrike in Syria kills another Iranian general; toll rises to 3

The killing of Razi Mousavi, a long-time adviser of the Iranian paramilitary Revolutionary Guard in Syria, comes as clashes along the Lebanon-Israel border between Hezbollah and Israel continue

Grounded plane with Indian passengers finally takes off from France

The passengers include a 21-month-old child and 11 unaccompanied minors who were put under special administrative care. Several passengers requested asylum in France

Pope Francis appeals for end of Israeli strikes at Gaza on Christmas day

Speaking from the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica to the throngs of people below, Francis said he grieved the abominable attack of Hamas against southern Israel on October 7

Jailed Russian opposition leader Navalny located 3 weeks after contact lost

His spokesperson Kira Yarmysh said on X, formerly Twitter, that he was located in a prison colony in the town of Kharp, in the Yamalo-Nenetsk region about 1,900 kilometers northeast of Moscow

Iran's navy adds domestically manufactured cruise missiles to its arsenal

Navy chief Adm. Shahram Irani said Talaeieh has a range of more than 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) and called it "fully smart. Irani said the cruise missile capable of changing targets during trravl

Beijing sees most hours of sub-freezing temperatures in December since 1951

The city saw nine consecutive days with temperatures below minus 10 degrees Celsius (14 degrees Fahrenheit), the paper added

Afghan schoolgirls finishing sixth grade in tears under Taliban rule

Last week, UN special envoy Roza Otunbayeva expressed concern that a generation of Afghan girls is falling behind with each day that passes

Pak police free 290 Baloch activists arrested while protesting killings

Their release came days after protest organisers gave authorities a deadline to release all those detained

US elections: Kennedy Jr draws Biden and Trump voters united by distrust

Lined up outside a Phoenix wedding hall tucked between a freeway, a railroad track and a U-Haul rental centre, the hundreds of people who turned out on Wednesday to hear Kennedy speak