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Rubio says US-Ukraine talks on ending war 'productive' but 'complicated'
- American and Ukrainian officials held talks aimed at creating "reliable security guarantees" for Ukraine as part of a US-backed peace plan to end Russia's war, ahead of US special envoy Steve Witkoff's critical visit to Moscow. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the discussions were "productive", but there is "more work to be done", after meeting a Ukrainian delegation led by Rustem Umerov, head of Ukraine's ...

Source: aljazeera.com
WORLD   POLITICS  
Trump told Maduro he and his family would be allowed safe passage from Venezuela — but gave an ultimatum: report
- President Trump gave Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro a strongly worded ultimatum as tensions flared with the South American nation — telling him to resign and leave or else, according to a bombshell report. During a call between Trump and Maduro, the socialist president demanded that he be allowed to maintain control of Venezuela's military if he paved the way for free elections there , said ...

Source: nypost.com
College football roundup: Alabama edge Auburn; Ohio State end skid against Michigan
- Isaiah Horton caught three touchdown passes from Ty Simpson to help No10 Alabama survive blowing a 17-point lead to escape with a 27-20 win over rival and host Auburn in the Iron Bowl on Saturday night. The Crimson Tide (10-2, 7-1 Southeastern Conference) not only clinched a spot in the SEC championship game v Georgia next Saturday with the dramatic victory, but they also likely locked up a spot in the College ...

Source: theguardian.com
POLITICS  
Netanyahu submits pardon request in Israel corruption cases
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on trial facing corruption charges, announced Sunday he had submitted a pardon request, saying the long-running cases were tearing the country apart. US President Donald Trump wrote to Israeli President Isaac Herzog earlier this month, asking him to pardon Netanyahu, who has repeatedly denied wrongdoing in the ongoing court cases. "The trial in my case has been ongoing for ...

Source: digitaljournal.com
POLITICS  
Your Party votes to be led by members rather than single MP - avoiding Corbyn-Sultana battle | Politics News
- The decision is seen as a win for Zarah Sultana, who favoured collective leadership - but allies of Jeremy Corbyn say this is a missed opportunity for him to lead the party. Your Party will be led by its members rather than a single MP, avoiding a battle between its two co-founders, Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana. Members have voted for a collective leadership model rather than a single leadership model, by a ...

Source: news.sky.com
WORLD  
Death toll rises to 146 in Hong Kong apartment complex fire as more bodies found in burned buildings | World News
- Shuk-yin Tsang, the head of the Hong Kong police casualty unit, said another 100 people remained unaccounted for. The death toll from a fire that tore through a Hong Kong apartment complex has risen. Investigators are searching for bodies in the residential towers of Wang Fuk Court , where the blaze erupted on Wednesday. Authorities say 146 bodies have now been found, rising from a previous reported total of 128. ...

Source: news.sky.com
US   POLITICS  
Sen. Tim Kaine says reported second strike on alleged drug boat "rises to the level of a war crime if it's true"
- Washington — Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia said Sunday that a reported U.S. follow-on strike on an alleged drug boat earlier this year "rises to the level of a war crime if it's true." "If that reporting is true, it's a clear violation of the DoD's own laws of war, as well as international laws about the way you treat people who are in that circumstance," Kaine said on "Face the Nation with Margaret ...

Source: cbsnews.com
Max Verstappen beats Piastri to take F1 title race to Abu Dhabi GP as Norris falters
- Max Verstappen believed he had long since "checked out" from being able to defend his world championship. Yet the Dutchman, while down, was far from out and has, with victory in the Qatar Grand Prix, battled and bludgeoned his way back into contention just as McLaren have somehow contrived to leave Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri vulnerable to his late charge, as Verstappen forced the title race to the wire at the ...

Source: theguardian.com
WORLD  
Deadly storms ravage Asia, killing over 700 with hundreds missing
- Heavy rainfall has unleashed widespread flooding and landslides across Asia, killing more than 700 people with hundreds still missing. Cyclone-fueled downpours battered parts of Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia this week when a rare tropical storm formed in the Malacca Strait – a narrow waterway separating the Indonesian island of Sumatra from the other two nations. Sri Lanka was struck by a separate storm ...

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Georgia up to No. 3 behind Ohio State, Indiana in Top 25 shuffle
- Texas A&M fell out of the top five of The Associated Press college football poll for the first time in two months Sunday, Texas Tech notched its highest ranking in 17 years, and a season-high four teams from Group of Five conferences are ranked as the top five got a shuffle with a week to go before the postseason bracket is set. No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 Indiana, the only remaining unbeatens, are the top two teams ...

Source: bostonglobe.com
WORLD  
Hundreds killed by flooding and mudslides across Indonesia and Sri Lanka
- Some residents of the flood-hit Indonesian island of Sumatra have resorted to stealing food and water to survive, authorities said Sunday, while Sri Lankan officials said deaths from floods and mudslides in that island nation have risen to 193. The floods, which hit Indonesia nearly a week ago, have killed 303 people — with the number expected to rise as more bodies are recovered — and displaced ...

Source: nbcnews.com
US  
Four dead after 14 people shot at child's birthday party in California
- At least four people have been killed and 10 wounded after a shooting during a family gathering in northern California's Stockton, local authorities said. The shooting took place at a child's birthday party, Stockton's Vice Mayor Jason Lee said in a Facebook post late on Saturday. "I am in contact with staff and public safety officials to understand exactly what happened, and I will be pushing for answers," he ...

Source: aljazeera.com
Messi's Inter Miami will play Müller's Vancouver Whitecaps in MLS Cup final
- FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Lionel Messi will play for another trophy. Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets clearly aren't ready to begin their retirements, either. Tadeo Allende scored three goals — Alba and Busquets, a pair of longtime Messi teammates who will retire when this season ends, had the assists on his first two — and Inter Miami topped New York City FC 5-1 on Saturday night for the Eastern ...

Source: nbcnews.com
US   MEDICINE  
FDA official, without providing data, claims link between COVID-19 vaccines and pediatric deaths
- Dr. Vinay Prasad, the director of the Food and Drug Administration's vaccine division, sent a memo to staff that linked children's deaths to the COVID-19 vaccine, but did not provide data to back the claim.  The memo said that a review "found that at least 10 children have died after and because of receiving COVID-19 vaccination," according to multiple sources familiar with the email. The memo was first ...

Source: cbsnews.com
WORLD  
Pope Leo visits Istanbul's Blue Mosque
- Pope Leo XIV has visited Istanbul's Sultan Ahmed Mosque - widely known as the Blue Mosque - in his first visit to a Muslim place of worship since he took up the papacy in May. The Pontiff was seen bowing as he entered the building, but it is reported he did not pray at the mosque, as his two predecessors had done. The Vatican said in a statement Leo undertook the tour "in a spirit of reflection and listening, with ...

Source: bbc.com
US   POLITICS  
House Republican Troy Nehls will not seek re-election in 2026
- Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, announced Saturday that he would not seek re-election next year. Nehls, a close ally of President Donald Trump who co-sponsored legislation that proposed putting the president on the $100 bill and renaming Washington's Dulles International Airport after Trump , said he came to his decision after consulting his family during the Thanksgiving holiday — and that he intends to "focus on ...

Source: aol.com
WORLD   TECHNOLOGY  
Airlines work to fix software glitch on A320 aircraft, causing short-term flight disruptions
- Airlines around the world reported short-term disruptions heading into the weekend as they fixed software on a widely used commercial aircraft, after an analysis found the computer code may have contributed to a sudden drop in the altitude of a JetBlue plane last month. Update required after incident on JetBlue flight revealed software issue Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this ...

Source: cbc.ca