North Korea sent troops to clear mines in Russia's Kursk region earlier this year, leader Kim Jong Un said in a speech carried on Saturday by state media, a rare acknowledgement by Pyongyang of the deadly tasks assigned to its deployed soldiers.
US authorities on Friday unsealed the warrant for an oil tanker seized off the coast of Venezuela decried as "international piracy" by Caracas.
Cambodia said Saturday that Thailand continued dropping bombs on its territory hours after US President Donald Trump said the neighbours had agreed to stop fighting.
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Economy
Stock markets on both sides of the Atlantic pulled back Friday as profit-taking trimmed some of the gains seen after the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut this week.
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Democratic lawmakers released a new cache of photos on Friday from the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that includes images of US President Donald Trump and former president Bill Clinton.
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Colombia's ELN guerrilla group on Friday ordered civilians in areas under its control to stay home for three days as it carries out military exercises in response to "intervention" threats from US President Donald Trump.
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When Heidi Tarr was a teenager, she used a tanning bed several times a week with her friends because they all wanted to glow like a celebrity.
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Wilfried Nancy heads into Sunday's Scottish League Cup final against St Mirren desperate for a win that will ease the pressure following a rocky start to his reign in charge of the Glasgow giants.
December 12, 2025
Sports
Argentina international fly-half Tomas Albornoz has signed for French club Toulon until 2030, the Top 14 side announced on Friday.
December 12, 2025
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US President Donald Trump said Friday that Thailand and Cambodia had agreed to halt fighting along their disputed border, which has killed at least 20 people this week.
Mohamed Salah has been included in Liverpool's squad for their Premier League match at home to Brighton on Saturday following talks with manager Arne Slot, according to several British media reports.
Marseille coach Roberto De Zerbi said Friday he believes English striker Mason Greenwood, who has already scored 13 goals this season, has "Ballon d'Or potential".
The first high-profile Canadian performance on the 2026 World Cup stage did not go smoothly: hockey legend Wayne Gretzky mispronounced several country names during the tournament draw -- including Jordan -- prompting widespread ridicule.
December 12, 2025
Politics
Thailand's prime minister said he told US President Donald Trump in a phone call Friday that Cambodia was to blame for deadly border clashes, stopping short of declaring Bangkok was willing to halt fire.
December 12, 2025
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In the Nile Delta village of Nagrig, residents love local son Mohamed Salah from a distance, with ructions between the Egyptian super striker and long-time English club Liverpool doing little to dim his lustre at home.
Stock markets on both sides of the Atlantic pulled back Friday as pre-weekend profit-taking pared some, but not all, of the gains seen after the Federal Reserve bank delivered a much-anticipated rate easing this week.
Brazilian leftists, including iconic singer Caetano Veloso, called for nationwide protests this Sunday against efforts by Congress to reduce the jail term of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who was convicted over a botched coup plot.
For US President Donald Trump, speaking after the release of an American security strategy that warned Europe was on the verge of "civilisational erasure", the continent's immigration policy is a "disaster" that will result in many European countries no longer being "viable".
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