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515 injured in Beijing rail collision as heavy snow hits Chinese capital

The accident occurred Thursday evening in Beijing's mountainous west on an above-ground portion of the sprawling subway system's Changping line

Gunmen kill 11 people, injure others in attack on Iranian police station

In recent months, militants and small separatist groups in the predominantly Sunni region have attacked police stations as part of a low-level insurgency against the government

US keeps funding Ukraine's military even as it says it's out of money

Congressional funding to buy weapons to replace the ones the US sends to Ukraine is now down to about $1 billion

Rocket Lab launches Japanese satellite from company's New Zealand complex

The mission, named The Moon God Awakens, was initially scheduled for Wednesday but was postponed due to forecast strong winds. The Electron rocket launched at 5:06 p.m. local time (0406 GMT)

Set of 6 Messi World Cup shirts sells for $7.8 mn at auction in New York

Sotheby's had hoped that the Messi shirts might set an auction record for game-worn sports memorabilia, but that did not occur

Hamas war to last mths, says Israeli min as US envoy discusses timetable

White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Sullivan talked with Netanyahu about moving to lower intensity operations" sometime "in the near future

EU fails to agree on $55 bn aid package for Ukraine, budget renegotiation

The urgency to find a solution is matched only by the potential blow to the EU's credibility, the Ukrainian president said in a video address to the leaders assembled in Brussels

Denmark & Germany arrest terror suspects including suspected Hamas members

It is of course completely unacceptable in relation to Israel and Gaza, that there is someone who takes a conflict somewhere else in the world into Danish society, she added

Biden hosts 4 NASA astronauts, 1st crew aiming to fly around moon in 50 yrs

The four astronauts will be the first to fly NASA's Orion capsule, launching atop a Space Launch System rocket from Kennedy Space Center no earlier than late 2024

Israel vows to continue fight in Gaza despite rising international pressure

Netanyahu's government is firmly opposed to Palestinian statehood and has said it will maintain open-ended security control over Gaza

Panic, hype: 2023, the year we played with artificial intelligence

The first AI panic of 2023 set in soon after New Year's Day when classrooms reopened and schools from Seattle to Paris started blocking ChatGPT

Champions League 2023-24: England flop, Spain surge; Copenhagen surprises

Of the eight group winners Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, Atletico Madrid, Dortmund, Man City and Barcelona four are from Spain

Amazon won't have to pay $273 million in back taxes after winning EU case

The ruling by the EU's top court is final, ending the long-running legal battle over tax arrangements between Amazon and Luxembourg's government and marking a further setback for the antitrust chief

617,000 Russian troops in Ukraine: Putin at rare 4 hour media interaction

Speaking at a year-end news conference that lasted over four hours, Putin gave some rare details on what Moscow calls its special military operation

AUS vs PAK Test: Warner's powerful 164 takes Australia to 346-5 on Day 1

David Warner hit a scintillating century in his farewell Test series as Australia reached 346 for five against Pakistan's inexperienced bowlers on the opening day Thursday of the three-match series

Trump's China policies left US more vulnerable: Treasury secy Janet Yellen

Yellen, in prepared remarks to be delivered at a US-China Business Council event Thursday night, says the Trump administration failed to make investments at home in critical areas

China's economy may slow sharply in 2024, recovery fragile: World Bank

Real estate investment has fallen by 18% in the past two years and more needs to be done to resolve hundreds of billions of dollars in unpaid debts of overextended property developers

European Union struggles to keep its elementary promises to Ukraine intact

The EU relented on Wednesday and granted Hungary access to over 10 billions Euros in frozen funds

Taliban sending Afghan women to prison for protection, says UN report

Women are sent to prison for their protection akin to how prisons have been used to accommodate drug addicts and homeless people in Kabul, the report said

Trevor Noah will host the 2024 Grammy Awards for 4th year in a row

As the age-old adage goes, don't mess with success. The Grammy Awards aren't, bringing Trevor Noah back as host in 2024.