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  • From left: Peter Arnett, Osama bin Laden, Peter Bergen and cameraman Peter Jourvanal pose for a photo in 1997.
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    What Peter Arnett asked Osama bin Laden
  • Lion and bear kept as pets in Albania find new homes in German wildlife sanctuaries
  • Israeli PM Netanyahu announces $35 billion gas deal with Egypt as US pushes for summit
  • Bondi attack suspects had no visitors and barely left hotel during month-long Philippines stay, employee says
  • Hero cop hailed, youngest Bondi shooting victim laid to rest
  • The Kremlin’s brazen tactics: Russia’s shadow fleet is doubling as a spy asset, intelligence sources say
  • Vladimir Putin gave a speech at the annual meeting of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
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    Putin rejects compromise on Ukraine despite Trump’s push for peace
  • Britain to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange program in Brexit reversal
  • Couple scoop second lottery win, beating 24 trillion-to-1 odds
  • The Philippines’ long battle against Islamist extremism is back in the spotlight following Bondi attack
  • First funerals held for Bondi Beach massacre victims as alleged shooter is charged with murder and terror offenses
  • Gary from Zootopia 2 is a hit in China. Now young people are buying venomous pit vipers
  • China is building the world’s most powerful hydropower system deep in the Himalayas. It remains shrouded in secrecy
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  • Photograph captures thousands of dinosaur footprints in Stelvio National Park, Italy.
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    Photographer stumbles upon thousands of dinosaur footprints near Italian Winter Olympic venue
  • A video released by Ukraine's domestic security service showed a large explosion at a port in Novorossiysk, Russia.
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    In a first, Ukraine says it struck Russian submarine in Black Sea port with underwater drones

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  • <p>World-renowned contemporary visual artist Julie Mehretu is known<strong> </strong>for her large-scale abstract works exploring themes of history and globalism. In an interview with CNN’s Larry Madowo in Nairobi, Kenya<strong>, </strong>Mehretu discusses her mission to help African creatives thrive.</p>
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  • The US Southern Command released new video of showing a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by a Designated Terrorist Organizations in international waters on December 17, 2025, at the direction of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
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    US strikes another boat in Eastern Pacific, killing four 2:36
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  • In this photo, released on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025 by Four Paws, Erion, a three-year-old lion sits in its enclosure before the transportation from Tirana to Germany after its illegal keeping in Albania.
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    Lion and bear kept as pets in Albania find new homes in German wildlife sanctuaries
  • The Kremlin’s brazen tactics: Russia’s shadow fleet is doubling as a spy asset, intelligence sources say
  • Prince and Princess of Wales release Christmas card photo
  • Putin rejects compromise on Ukraine despite Trump’s push for peace
  • Britain to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange program in Brexit reversal
  • Couple scoop second lottery win, beating 24 trillion-to-1 odds

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  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participates in a joint news conference with U.S. President Donald Trump in the State Dining Room at the White House on September 29, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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    Israeli PM Netanyahu announces $35 billion gas deal with Egypt as US pushes for summit
  • UN and Palestinians warn West Bank demolitions could permanently displace hundreds
  • Israel approves 19 settler outposts in major expansion in occupied West Bank
  • Gaza storms kill 14 Palestinians, including 3 children
  • Iran arrests Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi, supporters say
  • Trump determined to advance Gaza ceasefire deal as Israeli forces dig in
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  • DAYTONA, FL - FEBRUARY 19: Greg Biffle (#44 NY Racing Team Grambling State University Chevrolet) during final practice for the Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup Series race on February 19, 2022 at Daytona International Speedway ion Daytona Beach, Fl. (Photo by David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire) (Icon Sportswire via AP Images)
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  • A juvenile Masai giraffe stands inside a transportation crate with its eyes covered by a blanket as rangers from Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) attempt to load the crate onto a vehicle during an exercise to translocate large herbivores from Kedong Ranch due to land subdivisions and corralling that have disrupted wildlife migratory routes in Naivasha, Nakuru County, on November 16, 2025.
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  • The aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, glow in the sky over St Mary's Lighthouse in Whitley Bay on the North East coast, reaching a G4 level geomagnetic storm, putting on an amazing display in the early hours on November 12, 2025.
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  • UVIRA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - DECEMBER 15: An M23 fighter looks on as Wazalendo militants are transported following their surrender to the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group on December 15, 2025 in Uvira, Democratic Republic of Congo. Fifty-two members from the coalition of Congolese and Burundian militias known as the Wazalendo joined M23 following the rebels' capture of the South Kivu city on December 10. Human Rights Watch has reported abuses perpetrated against civilians by fighters from both sides of the conflict during the offensive on Uvira, and has called for the safe passage and humanitarian assistance for those caught up in the fighting.  (Photo by Daniel Buuma/Getty Images)
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    Rwanda-backed M23 group says it will withdraw from seized Congo town after US request
  • US accuses Rwanda of fueling war as fighting in eastern DR Congo intensifies despite Trump-brokered peace deal
  • Africa has thousands of languages. Can AI be trained on all of them?
  • Setback for US-brokered peace deal as rebels claim control of key Congo city

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  • Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro gestures during a rally to mark the anniversary of the Battle of Santa Ines, in Caracas on December 10, 2025.
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    Venezuela’s Maduro says Trump’s comments on land and oil reveal his true motives
  • Machado has left Oslo after the Nobel Prize ceremony, her spokesman says
  • Second near midair collision reported near Venezuela involving US Air Force tanker
  • Chile elects Kast as president, deepening regional shift to law-and-order politics

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  • Soldiers of the 58th Artillery Command mobolize the HIMARS missile system to a tactical position, as part of the ongoing Han Kuang military exercise, in Taichung, Taiwan, on July 12, 2025.
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    Rockets, howitzers and suicide drones: US and Taiwan announce one of their biggest-ever arms deals
  • Unethical photographers have become a threat to these tiny, starlit frogs
  • Myanmar’s military junta charge hundreds with breaking election law as voting date nears
  • Myanmar junta says Aung San Suu Kyi ‘in good health’ after son raises alarm

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  • Inside Mongolia’s ‘Mars camp’: The extreme adventure that wants to turn tourists into astronauts
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  • Artist Theaster Gates will create a monumental ode to Black beauty at the Obama Presidential Center
  • The forensic archaeologist on the hunt for trafficked antiquities

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    Loved and forever remembered. These are the victims of the Bondi Beach antisemitic massacre
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  • In this image released on December 7, 2025, Anderson Cooper, 2025 CNN Hero of the Year Quilen Blackwell, and Laura Coates attend CNN Heroes An All-Star Tribute Hosted by Anderson Cooper and Laura Coates 2025 on December 04, 2025 in New York City.
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    Video Bondi Beach attack due to rising antisemitism, mourners tell CNN 2:22
  • <p>CNN accompanies Ugandan opposition leader as he tries to campaign ahead of the country's presidential elections in January 2026. But everywhere Bobi Wine goes, there are dozens of police officers, soldiers, stopping him from moving about and beating supporters. </p>
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  • <p>Funerals are underway for the 15 people killed in Sunday’s terror attack at Australia’s famed Bondi Beach. CNN’s Senior International Correspondent Will Ripley reports</p>
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  • Robert A.M. Stern, renowned American architect, dies at 86
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  • A portal into another life: Photographing America’s abandoned homes
  • More than $1 billion and two decades later, the Grand Egyptian Museum is — finally — ready to share its treasures

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  • CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - NOVEMBER 30: Puka Nacua #12 of the Los Angeles Rams looks on before the game against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium on November 30, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images)
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    Los Angeles Rams’ Puka Nacua apologizes for antisemitic gesture, said he was unaware of offensive meaning
  • Packers and Bears clash, Philip Rivers returns and will the Broncos ever lose? Five things to know about Week 16
  • How and why is Jake Paul fighting former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua?
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  • TikTok signed a deal to sell its US assets to a group of American investors, its CEO said in a memo.
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    TikTok has signed the deal to sell its US entity to American investor group
  • CEOs and celebrities love Oura’s sleep-tracking ring. Its CEO has a plan to stay ahead of Apple and Google
  • Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year takes aim at poor AI content
  • US government launches ‘Tech Force’ to hire AI talent
  • Trump signs executive order blocking states from enforcing their own regulations around AI

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