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US medical agency will scale back testing on monkeys
Pentagon chief says US has 'only just begun' striking alleged drug boats
Pentagon chief says US has 'only just begun' striking alleged drug boats

The United States has "only just begun" targeting alleged drug-trafficking boats, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth insisted Tuesday despite a growing outcry over strikes that critics say amount to extrajudicial killings.

December 02, 2025

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Putin receives top US negotiators in high-stakes Ukraine talks
Putin receives top US negotiators in high-stakes Ukraine talks

Top US negotiators vying to end the war in Ukraine met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday in a high-stakes meeting happening as Moscow pressed battlefield advances.

December 02, 2025

Under Trump pressure, Honduras vows accurate vote count
Under Trump pressure, Honduras vows accurate vote count

Honduras' electoral body, under pressure from Donald Trump, vowed Tuesday its final tally of votes cast in a weekend presidential election would "scrupulously respect the popular will."

December 02, 2025

O'Neill salutes Celtic players for 'terrific' response
O'Neill salutes Celtic players for 'terrific' response

Martin O'Neill praised Celtic players for their "terrific" response as he prepared for what will "definitely" be his final game in charge.

December 02, 2025

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'Come and kill me': sick ants invite destruction to save colony
'Come and kill me': sick ants invite destruction to save colony

Sick young ants release a smell to tell worker ants to destroy them to protect the colony from infection, scientists said Tuesday, adding that queens do not seem to commit this act of self-sacrifice.

December 02, 2025

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Cyclone turns Sri Lanka's tea mountains into death valley
Cyclone turns Sri Lanka's tea mountains into death valley

In the mist-draped mountains of Sri Lanka's tea country, rescuers were still plucking bodies from the reddish-brown mud on Tuesday after last week's cyclone, the island's worst natural disaster in decades.

December 02, 2025