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Crane collapse derails passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima, 22 killed

At least 22 people have been killed and scores injured after a crane collapsed onto a passenger train, derailing it on Wednesday in Nakhon Ratchasima province, north-east of Bangkok, officials said. Footage verified by Agence France-Presse showed the crane’s broken structure resting on concrete pillars and smoke rising from

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Crane collapses onto train in Nakhon Ratchasima, killing at least 22

A crane fell on a passenger express train in Nakhon Ratchasima province in northeastern Thailand on Wednesday, killing at least 22 people, the police said. The State Railway of Thailand said on social media the train was carrying 195 passengers when the accident occurred. Col. Thatchapon Chinnawongand, chief of the

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Iran's nationwide protests meet deadly crackdown as future remains unclear

Independent.co reports that mass protests have erupted across Iran, with demonstrators calling for regime change and, in some areas, for a return to the monarchy toppled in 1979. The government has responded with a violent crackdown: an official told Reuters that as many as 2,000 people could have

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Man arrested after hiker stabbed on Palm Springs CV Link trail

People reports that Jacob Masters, 53, was arrested in connection with a stabbing of a hiker on the CV Link trail in Palm Springs. KTLA and Desert Sun report the stabbing occurred at 11:30 a.m. on Dec. 31, 2025, while an unidentified adult man was hiking between Golf

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Iran’s Government Cracks Down on Widespread Protests; Anger Likely to Persist

Protests across Iran have grown broader and more combative and were met with a violent government crackdown, analysts said. Some parts of Tehran saw heavy damage during recent demonstrations. Experts described the regime and 86‑year‑old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as viewing the unrest as an existential threat

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Mark Carney travels to Beijing to seek thaw and new markets with China

Prime Minister Mark Carney will arrive in Beijing for a three-day state visit during which he is scheduled to meet President Xi Jinping and seek to repair Canada’s relationship with China while finding new markets for Canadian goods. Canadian officials say Mr. Carney is under pressure from actions by

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Beijing coal ban cut pollution but leaves Hebei villagers facing high heating costs

Villagers in Quyang County in Hebei Province say they are struggling to heat their homes after the government banned burning coal for residential heating around Beijing. The central government imposed the coal ban in much of Hebei beginning in 2017 and promoted natural gas as a cleaner replacement, initially subsidizing

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Wildfires, heat waves, storms and floods struck the globe in 2025

Extreme weather — including large wildfires, record heat, rapidly intensifying storms and heavy floods — affected regions around the world in 2025, from North and South America to Europe, Asia, the Arctic and Australia. Climate change is drying out landscapes and, a 2024 study found, the frequency and intensity of wildfires have

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Interim Venezuelan Authorities Free Several U.S. Citizens, State Department Says

Venezuela’s interim government freed several U.S. citizens who had been imprisoned in the country, the State Department said on Tuesday. The releases were the first known U.S. citizens freed after American forces captured President Nicolás Maduro and flew him to the United States to face trial. “We

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US urges Americans to leave Iran after Trump warns of ‘very strong action’ over hangings

Independent.co reports that the US Department of State consular affairs has urged Americans to flee Iran after President Donald Trump said the United States would take "very strong action" if the Iranian government starts hanging protesters. Trump told CBS News: "I haven't heard about

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Kazem Hamad reportedly arrested in Iraq on behalf of Australian authorities

An exiled underworld figure linked to Victoria’s tobacco wars, Kazem “Kaz” Hamad, has reportedly been arrested in Iraq on behalf of Australian law enforcement for alleged drug trafficking, according to a statement from Iraq’s National Centre for International Judicial Cooperation. The Iraqi statement, which referred to him as

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Reporter gains access to Myanmar cyberscam center after rebel takeover

Hannah Beech, a New York Times reporter, gained rare access to a cyberscam center in Myanmar only weeks after rebel fighters took control of the compound near the border with Thailand. The reporter described rows of monitors, piles of SIM cards and electronic equipment, and documents left behind, calling the

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David Webb, Hong Kong investor and corporate watchdog, dies at 60

David Webb, an activist investor who challenged Hong Kong’s tycoons and fought for minority shareholders, died on Tuesday in a Hong Kong hospital at 60, his wife, Karen Webb, said. The cause was metastatic prostate cancer, the family said. Mr. Webb, who moved from Britain to Hong Kong more

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Greenland's prime minister backs Denmark ahead of White House talks

Greenland’s prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, said “we choose Denmark” at a joint press conference with Denmark’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, as high-stakes talks at the White House approach amid US moves to take control of the Arctic territory. Nielsen said the island would not be owned or governed

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Captured Myanmar complex revealed as Chinese-run cyberscam hub

The New York Times gained rare access to Shunda Park, an office complex in war-torn Myanmar that a rebel militia captured and that, the paper found, was built for the purpose of stealing money from people around the world. Inside the site were thousands of pages of materials showing that

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Family searches for 20-year-old last seen near MetLife Stadium

People reports that Emilio Acosta, 20, of Weehawken, N.J., was last seen leaving his home on Dec. 18, 2025, and his family says they are "desperate" to locate him; surveillance footage showed him walking toward MetLife Stadium. According to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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Greenland’s prime minister says territory 'chooses Denmark' ahead of Washington talks

Greenland’s prime minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said the territory “chooses Denmark” and is not for sale at a joint briefing with Denmark’s prime minister Mette Frederiksen, ahead of a Washington meeting on Wednesday that US vice-president JD Vance will host with Greenlandic and Danish ministers. Nielsen said “Greenland does

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U.S. poised to name Palestinian technocratic committee to run Gaza

The United States is close to naming a panel of Palestinian technocrats to oversee daily life in the Gaza Strip, and a former Palestinian deputy minister for planning, Ali Shaath, has been chosen to lead the committee, according to four officials and six others briefed on the decision who spoke

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Denmark and Greenland Officials to Meet White House amid Arctic Tensions

Officials from Denmark and Greenland are going to the White House to discuss the future of Greenland, and they say the island is not for sale, even as President Trump has made clear he wants to annex it, the report said. The article notes the dispute is part of a

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Greenland declares allegiance to Denmark amid U.S. acquisition push

Time reports Greenland’s prime minister declared on Tuesday that his government would stand with Denmark rather than the United States, saying: “We are now facing a geopolitical crisis, and if we have to choose between the United States and Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark.” Jens-Frederik Nielsen made

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Footage traces spread and deadly crackdown of Iran protests

Amid a near-total communications blackout, witness footage from Iran has traced how protests challenging the country’s clerical rulers spread and turned deadly in what the report calls the nation’s largest uprising in decades. The unrest began after the Iranian rial plunged to a record low on Dec. 28,

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Spanish prosecutors open probe into sexual assault claims against Julio Iglesias

Spanish prosecutors said they are investigating claims that the singer Julio Iglesias sexually abused two of his former employees. The two former employees filed a complaint with a Spanish high court on Jan. 5, officials said. On the same day the news site elDiario.es and the television network Univision

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London’s 2025 homicide rate hits record low amid debate over crime claims

Data released on Monday showed that London’s homicide rate in 2025 fell to the lowest level since records began in 1997, with 97 people killed and a rate of 1.1 homicides per 100,000 — a figure the article says contradicts claims by President Trump and others that the

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Port Orchard police seek man after 15-year-old Ashlynn Hanley last seen Dec. 10

People reports police in Port Orchard, Washington, are searching for 15-year-old Ashlynn Hanley, who was last seen on Dec. 10 and has not been seen in over a month. Police said Ashlynn was last seen wearing a pink puffy jacket and possibly heading to Seattle, and they want to speak

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Uganda cuts internet nationwide days before presidential vote

Authorities in Uganda blocked internet service nationwide on Tuesday, days before a national election in which President Yoweri Museveni, who has ruled the country since 1986, is seeking a seventh term. The Uganda Communications Commission said the national security committee decided to cut service to prevent the “weaponization of the