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About 40 people dead and 115 injured in fire at Swiss Alpine bar during New Year’s celebration

Brazil’s Bolsonaro leaves hospital and returns to jail in capital Brasilia

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Trump delays increased tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities for a year

Young Palestinian boy drowns in muddy water flooding his Gaza tent camp, UN says

US stocks rose again in 2025 after overcoming turbulence from tariffs and Trump’s fight with the Fed

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Woman dies from injuries in Mexico train derailment bringing death toll to 14

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Turkmenistan, one of the world’s most closed nations, legalizes crypto mining and exchanges

British boxer Anthony Joshua initially staying in Nigeria to recuperate after crash

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A fire at a bar in the Swiss Alps has left people dead and injured during New Year’s celebrations, local media report

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China’s Xi hails nation’s technological progress and renews pledge to take back Taiwan

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Pope asks that Rome welcome foreigners as he closes out 2025

Australia names a spin-heavy squad of 15 players for the T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka and India

Nigerian authorities say British boxer Anthony Joshua released from hospital after road crash

French government defends granting citizenship to George and Amal Clooney

Nigerian authorities say British boxer Anthony Joshua has been released from hospital after road crash