Nation and World
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Kremlin confirms US envoy's visit as talks on ending war in Ukraine gain momentum
Nov 26, 2025 8:01 am - A senior Kremlin official confirmed Wednesday that U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is set to visit Moscow next week as efforts to find a consensus on ending the nearly four-year war between Russia and Ukraine pick up speed.
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Israel returns 15 more Palestinian bodies to Gaza as first phase of ceasefire nears end
Nov 26, 2025 7:50 am - Israel handed over the bodies of 15 Palestinians on Wednesday, a day after Hamas returned the remains of an Israeli hostage. This is the latest swap as part of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire reached last month, whose first phase is coming to an end.
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3 arrested in Hong Kong, as a high-rise fire leaves at least 36 dead and 279 reported missing
Nov 26, 2025 7:46 am - Police in Hong Kong arrested three men on suspicion of manslaughter, several local news media reported, in connection with a blaze that has killed at least 36 people and left another 279 missing in the city's deadliest fire in years.
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Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson leaves hospital after treatment for neurological disorder
Nov 25, 2025 2:48 pm - The Rev. Jesse Jackson has been released from a Chicago hospital where he was treated for a rare neurological disorder, his son said Tuesday.
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FBI seeks interviews with Democrats who urged US troops to defy illegal orders
Nov 25, 2025 2:35 pm - Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a social media video urging U.S. troops to defy “illegal orders” say the FBI has contacted them to begin scheduling interviews, signaling a possible inquiry into the matter.
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Pakistan denies Afghanistan's claims of airstrikes killing 10 people, mostly children
Nov 25, 2025 8:35 am - Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Tuesday accused Pakistan of launching deadly overnight strikes in three eastern provinces, but Pakistan’s military dismissed the claim and said no such strikes were carried out.
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Russian attacks kill at least 7 in Ukraine as talks on peace plan continue
Nov 25, 2025 7:35 am - Russia launched a wave of attacks on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, overnight, with at least seven people killed in strikes that hit city buildings and energy infrastructure. A Ukrainian attack on southern Russia killed three people and damaged homes, authorities said.
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Trump says he will visit Beijing in April and host China’s Xi for a state visit later next year
Nov 24, 2025 2:01 pm - President Donald Trump said Monday that he has accepted an invitation from Chinese leader Xi Jinping to visit Beijing in April and that he reciprocated by inviting Xi for a state visit to the U.S. later next year.
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Justice Department renews bid to unseal Jeffrey Epstein grand jury materials
Nov 24, 2025 1:47 pm - The Justice Department renewed its request Monday to unseal Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking grand jury materials, saying Congress made clear in approving the release of investigative materials related to the prosecution of the late financier that documents such as the court records should be released.
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Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed
Nov 24, 2025 1:41 pm - A federal judge on Monday dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at President Donald Trump’s urging was illegally appointed by the Justice Department.