Albania bans TikTok for one year after school stabbing
Albania says it will shut TikTok for a year after a teenager was killed in a social-media-linked dispute, setting up a fight over free speech and child protection.
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Court orders El Salvador to protect women in life-threatening pregnancy cases
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights found El Salvador violated the rights of a woman denied an abortion in a high-risk pregnancy and told the state to change its rules.
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Estonia says it will not recognize Belarus’s upcoming presidential election
Tallinn called the vote a charade and said the outcome cannot be treated as legitimate while no credible opposition candidate is allowed to run.
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Trump-backed spending bill fails as shutdown deadline approaches in Congress
The House has rejected a Trump-backed funding bill, putting the United States on the edge of a government shutdown and exposing a widening rift inside the Republican Party.
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Seven-year-old killed in stabbing at Zagreb primary school
A former pupil armed with a knife attacked a Zagreb primary school, killing a seven-year-old child and injuring others.
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US consumer watchdog sues JPMorgan, Bank of America and Wells Fargo over Zelle fraud
The CFPB says the banks failed to protect customers from widespread scams on the payment network.
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FAA imposes drone restrictions over parts of New Jersey on security grounds
The agency barred drone flights over multiple cities in New Jersey and issued unusually stern warning language in the notice.
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Iran detains Italian journalist Cecilia Sala in Tehran
Italy says Sala was detained while reporting in the Iranian capital and is being held at Evin Prison as officials seek clarity on her legal status.
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Belgrade to make public transport free from January 1
The Serbian capital says the move will ease congestion and delays while making transit free for residents.
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UK court lets police seize more than £2 million from Andrew and Tristan Tate
On Dec. 18, 2024, a British civil court backed police efforts to recover cash tied to the Tate brothers' online businesses, adding another financial blow to the pair as other criminal cases continue.
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Biden says East Coast drone sightings show no sign of danger
The US president sought to calm concerns over unexplained drone reports, while federal agencies said the sightings were not unusual.
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Arson at Hanoi karaoke bar kills 11 in suspected dispute
Police in Vietnam said a man confessed to starting a blaze at a cafe and karaoke bar in Hanoi after a dispute with staff, leaving 11 people dead and two injured.
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Fire Guts Liberia’s Legislative Chambers Amid Political Standoff
No one was inside when flames destroyed the joint chambers in Monrovia, one day after protests over an attempt to remove House Speaker Jonathan Fonati Koffa.
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Georgia’s president urges stronger EU pressure for new election
Salome Zourabichvili told European lawmakers that visa restrictions were insufficient as protesters challenged the Georgian government’s suspension of EU accession talks.
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Mangione indicted in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
A Manhattan grand jury indictment escalates the case against Luigi Mangione with first-degree murder in furtherance of terrorism and multiple weapons charges tied to Brian Thompson's killing on December 17, 2024.
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Denmark frees Paul Watson after rejecting Japan extradition request
On Dec. 17, 2024, the anti-whaling activist was released from custody in Greenland after Danish authorities said Japan had not provided enough assurance about how any future sentence would be handled.
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House Intelligence Committee holds closed-door drone briefing as sightings draw scrutiny
ABC News reported that lawmakers were briefed in private on mystery drone sightings across the United States.
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Air operations at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio were suspended for almost four hours after drone activity was reported over the installation.
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New York gets federal drone-detection help after mysterious sightings
Federal officials are sending New York a drone-detection system after repeated sightings raised alarms across the northeast, though authorities say there is no sign of foreign involvement.
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Olaf Scholz Loses Confidence Vote, Clearing Path for Early German Election
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has lost a confidence vote, opening the way for an early federal election on 23 February.
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Bolivia seeks arrest of Evo Morales in sexual abuse investigation
Prosecutors are pursuing the former president in a case tied to allegations that he fathered a child with a 15-year-old girl, a claim Morales denies.
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ABC settles Trump defamation suit over Stephanopoulos remarks
The network resolved the case after the president-elect sued over comments made on air about the civil case involving writer E. Jean Carroll.
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Drone sighting briefly shuts runways at Stewart International Airport
The FAA alerted the airport to a drone in the area, prompting an hour-long runway closure and fresh pressure on federal authorities to respond to the sightings.
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Georgia elects Mikheil Kavelashvili as president amid opposition boycott
Lawmakers voted in the former footballer as the next president while the opposition stayed away and anger over the EU accession pause continued to grow.
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