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Americas
China Sanctions 20 US Firms Over Taiwan Arms Sales
China has announced fresh sanctions on 20 US defense firms, including a Boeing branch, over Washington's latest arms sales to Taiwan, the island Beijing claims.
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Africa
US Used Drone-Launched Missiles in Strikes, Nigeria Says
Nigeria's information minister said that the US strikes in northwest Nigeria conducted on Christmas Day used guided missiles launched from drones.
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Europe
Syria Ministers Talk Military Cooperation With Putin in Russia: State Media
Damascus's foreign and defense ministers met Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday during a visit to Moscow where they discussed military cooperation, Syrian state media said.
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Europe
Ukraine Retreats in East as Russian Strikes Kill Three, Hit Energy
Ukraine pulled out troops from a town in the east after fierce battles, it said on Tuesday, as relentless Russian strikes killed three civilians and cut power to thousands in freezing winter temperatures.
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Middle East
Palestinian Authority Says Israel Tightening Control Over West Bank With New Settlements
The Palestinian Authority condemned on Tuesday Israel's recent approval of 19 settlements in the occupied West Bank, accusing it of tightening its control over Palestinian land.
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Middle East
Houthis, Yemen Government Say to Exchange Nearly 3,000 Prisoners
Yemen's Houthi rebels and its internationally recognized government agreed Tuesday to a prisoner swap involving nearly 3,000 people, including seven Saudis — making it the largest such exchange in 11 years of war should it succeed.
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Europe
Russian Strike Could Collapse Chernobyl Shelter: Plant Director
A Russian strike could collapse the internal radiation shelter at the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power station in Ukraine, the plant's director has told AFP.
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Middle East
Syria State Media Says Kurdish Force Shelling Kills One Person in Aleppo City
Kurdish forces' shelling in Aleppo killed one person, after clashes with the Syrian government forces erupted in Kurdish neighborhoods.
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Americas
US Homeland Security Chief Says Maduro Needs to Be ‘Gone’
The US Homeland Security Secretary Noem said that Venezuela's leader Maduro needs to be "gone" from power.
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Europe
‘Massive’ Russian Strikes Hit Ukraine Energy Sites in Pre-Christmas Attack
Large-scale Russian strikes killed at least three people and cut power to thousands in freezing winter temperatures across Ukraine.
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