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US and Ukrainian officials to meet in Geneva as Trump says peace plan not 'final offer'
- Top US, Ukrainian and European officials are due to meet in Geneva, Switzerland, on Sunday to discuss next steps for ending the war in Ukraine as Kyiv's allies move to assemble a cohesive response to the Trump administration's 28-point plan . US President Donald Trump has given Kyiv until Thursday to accept the proposal, which has sparked condemnation for making major concessions to Russia. The plan puts pressure ...

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Gaza hospitals running out of supplies as airstrikes continue, medics say
- 'Severe lack' in territory where Israeli strikes have killed more than 50 people and injured over 100 in recent days Hospitals in Gaza are running out of essential supplies, with new waves of Israeli airstrikes killing more than 50 people and injuring more than 100 in recent days, medical and aid workers in the devastated Palestinian territory have said. Medics told the Guardian on Sunday that stocks of gauze, ...

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The G20 summit in South Africa ends with the glaring absence of the US after Trump's boycott
- – The in South Africa ended Sunday with the glaring absence of the United States — the next country to lead the bloc — after the two days of talks involving leaders of the world's richest and top developing economies. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declared the summit in Johannesburg closed by banging a wooden gavel on a block like a judge would, in a G20 tradition. The gavel would ...

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U.S. and Ukraine hold talks as lawmakers and allies voice concern over Russian 'wish list'
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio has landed in Switzerland for meetings with Ukrainian and European officials on Sunday as U.S. efforts to coordinate a Ukraine peace push were clouded by concerns over the origins of the proposal. The 28-point plan suggests that Russia could be granted more territory than it holds, stipulates limits on Ukraine's army, and prevents Kyiv from ever joining NATO — concessions that ...

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'Cheering for him': Key takeaways from Trump-Mamdani White House meeting
- United States President Donald Trump lavishly praised New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani after surprisingly cordial talks in the White House on Friday, defying expectations of a potentially tense meeting between the Republican billionaire and the self-proclaimed Democratic socialist. The warmth displayed came in stark contrast to the barbs the pair have exchanged in recent months. Trump has caricatured ...

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Trump gloats over 'traitor' MTG's decision to quit as MAGA left reeling
- Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article The Georgia firebrand's upcoming exit from Congress has some MAGA supporters celebrating – but has left others confused at where the movement stands President Donald Trump has reacted with glee to his former ally Marjorie Taylor Greene 's decision to resign from Congress , ...

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U.N. climate talks end without agreement on phasing out fossil fuels
- BELEM, Brazil — This year's United Nations global climate conference in Brazil ended on Saturday with a formal agreement that failed to address phasing out fossil fuels — the main driver of global warming. The United States was conspicuously absent from this year's talks, known as COP30, after the Trump administration refused to send a delegation to Belém, Brazil. In the end, the conference ...

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Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's former president, arrested days before starting decades-long prison sentence
- Brazil's federal police arrested former President Jair Bolsonaro preemptively on Saturday, days before he was set to begin his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt , officials said. A close aide said the embattled former leader was taken to the police force headquarters in the capital, Brasilia, from his house arrest . The force said in a short statement, which did not name Bolsonaro, that it acted on ...

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RFK Jr. wants you to know he's personally responsible for anti-vax misinformation on CDC website
- RFK Jr. Wants You To Know He's Personally Responsible for Anti-Vax Misinformation on CDC Website He told the New York Times there's no proof that vaccines don't cause autism, which is a lie.  Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. In an interview published Friday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told the New York Times that he'd personally directed the CDC to put a new page on the ...

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More than 300 kidnapped from Nigerian school, revised report says
- Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Initial reports undercounted the number of students and staff kidnapped by Nigerian gunmen from the St. Mary's School in Papiri, Niger State, Nigeria. The Christian Association of Nigeria's revised number is now is 303 students and 12 staff members, for a total of 315 kidnapped on Friday . The revised number was obtained after local officials conducted a census count to determine who was missing, ...

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Driver in North Carolina tells 911: 'I just had a bald eagle drop a cat through my windshield'
- Melissa Schlarb was driving to her job at a bank in western North Carolina on what she thought would be an ordinary morning when the unthinkable happened: A cat plummeted out of the sky and exploded through her windshield. It sounds impossible. It wasn't. Just moments earlier, the 28-year-old had been marveling at the sweep of a bald eagle overhead as she traveled toward Cherokee along a highway skirting the Great ...

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Trump says he's terminating legal protections for Somali migrants in Minnesota
- WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday night that he's "immediately" terminating temporary legal protections for Somali migrants living in Minnesota, further targeting a program seeking to limit deportations that his administration has already repeatedly sought to weaken. Minnesota has the nation's largest Somali community. Many fled the long civil war in their east African country and were drawn to ...

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Senators Want Answers From Coast Guard on How it Probes Displays of Swastikas or Other Hate Symbols
- WASHINGTON (AP) — Two senators who lead a bipartisan antisemitism task force said Friday they want more information from the U.S. Coast Guard about how it will investigate incidents of swastikas, nooses or other hate symbols being displayed in its ranks. The Coast Guard late Thursday released a new, firmer policy addressing the display of such hate symbols, just hours after it was publicly revealed that an ...

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Two Alabama football players hospitalized and teammate detained, school says
- Two University of Alabama at Birmingham football players were injured in an "incident" involving a third player Saturday morning, the school said. The third student, described by UAB as a "suspect," is in custody as the investigation continues. Authorities described the incident as a stabbing. "We're grateful to report that two players injured in an incident this morning at the Football Operations Building are in ...

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Supreme court blocks order that found Texas congressional map was likely racially biased
- Temporary hold on lower court ruling will remain in place while supreme court considers whether to allow new map The US supreme court on Friday temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that found Texas's 2026 congressional redistricting plan pushed by Donald Trump likely discriminated on the basis of race. The order, signed by Justice Samuel Alito, will remain in place at least for the next few days while the court ...

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US issues warning to airlines flying over Venezuela amid 'heightened military activity' | World News
- Aviation authorities cite a "worsening security situation" amid a huge US military build-up in the region in recent months. Major airlines have been warned of a "potentially hazardous situation" when flying over Venezuela. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) warning comes just days after the US navy's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R Ford, arrived in the Caribbean Sea, in what has been interpreted as a ...

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