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  • Medics of the 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces treat injured serviceman Oleg Solonchak at a medical stabilisation point, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region Ukraine, November 11, 2025. Solonchak, who was wounded while at his position, was only evacuated three days after, using an unmanned ground vehicle. Iryna Rybakova/Press Service of the 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
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    He was trapped on the front line for a month. Then a robot on wheels showed up
  • Italian police arrest 384, seize 1.5 tons of drugs in nationwide crackdown
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  • Palestinian women receive donated food at a community kitchen in Nuseirat, central Gaza, on Wednesday, December 17.
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    Gaza no longer in famine, says global hunger watchdog, after influx of aid following ceasefire
  • Israeli PM Netanyahu announces $35 billion gas deal with Egypt as US pushes for summit
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  • Former North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt speaks during day two of the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena on September 5, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The DNC that will run through September 7, will nominate U.S. President Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential candidate. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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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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    Knife-wielding attacker kills three in central Taipei
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  • SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 16: People participate in a candlelight vigil at Bondi Pavilion at Bondi Beach on December 16, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. Police say at least 16 people, including one suspected gunman, were killed and more than 40 others injured when two attackers opened fire near a Hanukkah celebration at the world-famous Bondi Beach, in what authorities have declared a terrorist incident. The government is moving to tighten gun laws across the country. (Photo by Audrey Richardson/Getty Images)
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  • COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS - DECEMBER 20: Malachi Toney #10 of the Miami Hurricanes scores a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Texas A&M Aggies during the 2025 College Football Playoff First Round Game at Kyle Field on December 20, 2025 in College Station, Texas.  (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
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  • Boston, MA - July 22: Garrett Langley, CEO and co-founder of Flock Safety, speaks during a ribbon cutting for the Seaport District headquarters on July 22, 2025. (Photo by Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
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