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Somalia demands Israel withdraw Somaliland recognition
- Somalia has demanded Israel reverse its recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland, condemning the move as an act of "aggression that will never be tolerated". Ali Omar, Somalia's state minister for foreign affairs, told Al Jazeera in an interview on Saturday that the government would pursue all available diplomatic means to challenge what it described as an act of "state aggression" and Israeli interference ...

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US   POLITICS  
Dragged down by an unpopular president, Republicans are bracing for a midterm trouncing
- It was a wake-up call for America. In January, took the oath of office, "saved by God to make America great again" and issued a barrage of executive orders. In the ensuing months the US president and his allies moved at breakneck speed and seemed indomitable. at meetings, the prevailing image is of a driver asleep at the wheel. Opinion polls suggest that Americans are turning against him. are heading for the exit ...

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WORLD  
Thailand and Cambodia sign truce to halt fierce border conflict
- Thailand and Cambodia agreed on Saturday to halt weeks of fierce border clashes, the worst fighting in years between the Southeast Asian countries that has included fighter-jet sorties, exchange of rocket fire and artillery barrages. "Both sides agree to maintain current troop deployments without further movement," their defense ministers said in a joint statement on the ceasefire, to take effect at noon local time ...

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University of Michigan hires Utah's Kyle Whittingham to be its next football coach
- He'll take the place of Sherrone Moore, who was accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a university employee and was fired from his role. The University of Michigan hired outgoing Utah coach Kyle Whittingham to lead the scandal-plagued Wolverines football program Friday , a little more than two weeks after the shocking dismissal and arrest of coach Sherrone Moore. The program announced the hiring ...

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Thousands of US flights disrupted as winter storm looms
- Thousands of flights across the US have been cancelled or delayed as the north-east braces for a severe winter storm during the peak holiday travel season. As of Friday night, 1,600 flights across the US had been cancelled and 7,400 had been delayed, according to flight tracking website FlightAware. The most affected airports are John F Kennedy International, Newark Liberty, and LaGuardia, which all serve the New ...

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POLITICS  
Trump's 'Liberation Day' Tariffs Worked — They Liberated Americans From Their Jobs
- When the powerful try to bury the truth, we dig it up. Your membership ensures HuffPost reporters can chase the stories others ignore, expose wrongdoing, and deliver the facts without compromise. Stand with fearless journalism. Already a member? President Donald Trump arrives to speak during a political rally in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, on Dec. 19. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump 's vaunted ...

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Trump demands DOJ release all the names related to the Epstein investigation
- Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Trump accused Democrats of having 'worked with Epstein' and called on the Justice Department to 'release all of their names' President Donald Trump has called on the Justice Department to release the names of all Democrats tied to Jeffrey Epstein, as he called the controversy over ...

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The Cure's guitarist and keyboard player Perry Bamonte dies | UK News
- The band said Bamonte, who joined the band in the early 1990s, died aged 65 "after a short illness at home", in a statement on their website, which they said was posted with "enormous sadness". The guitarist and keyboard player for The Cure, Perry Bamonte, has died. The band said Bamonte died aged 65 "after a short illness at home", in a statement on their website, which they said was posted with "enormous ...

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Malaysia court finds jailed former leader Najib Razak guilty of abuse of power in biggest 1MDB trial
- Jailed former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was found guilty of abuse of power on Friday in the biggest trial yet in the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal , a ruling that could have significant political repercussions. The judge had yet to deliver the full verdict and sentencing. Malaysia and US investigators say at least $4.5 billion was stolen from 1Malaysia Development Berhad, a state fund Najib co-founded ...

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DIGITAL   TECHNOLOGY  
Google May Finally Let Users Change Embarrassing Old Gmail Addresses
- Reading time 2 minutes Google is finally introducing a way for users to change their Gmail addresses ending with @gmail.com, just in time for the new year. A page on the company's help center was recently updated with new rules for changing email addresses, outlining a way that would let users keep the familiar @gmail.com ending. The update was first spotted by users in a "Google Pixel Hub" Telegram group , who ...

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California's intense winter storms turned some roads into rivers of mud
- WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. – Powerful winter storms brought the wettest Christmas season to Southern California in years, sending mud and debris sliding and half-filling homes with mud. There was still a risk of more flash flooding and mudslides Friday despite slackening rain around Los Angeles, the National Weather Service warned. "Still not quite out of the woods, but for the most part, the worst is over," said ...

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WORLD  
China sanctions 30 US firms, individuals over Taiwan weapons sales
- China has sanctioned a group of United States defence companies and senior executives over weapons sales to Taiwan, the latest move against Washington's support for the self-governed island that Beijing claims as its own. China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the measures on Friday, targeting 20 US defence firms and 10 individuals. It said the sanctions are retaliation for the US's newly announced $11.1bn ...

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A Palestinian man kills 2 in car-ramming and stabbing attack in northern Israel and injures 2 others
- JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian attacker rammed his car into a man and then stabbed a young woman in northern Israel on Friday afternoon, killing both, police said. The Israeli military swiftly launched an operation in the assailant's hometown in the occupied West Bank . The attack started in the northern city of Beit Shean when the Palestinian man rammed his vehicle into people, killing one man and injuring a ...

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Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler lead the way as Warriors beat Mavericks 126-116 on Christmas Day
- SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry scored 23 points and knocked down a key 3-pointer with 3:45 left to help seal it, Jimmy Butler added 14 points, nine assists and nine rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Dallas Mavericks 126-116 on Thursday. Mavericks rookie star Cooper Flagg had 27 points on 13-for-21 shooting, six rebounds and five assists in his Christmas Day debut while Brandon Williams scored 26 ...

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