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Gaza ceasefire talks in final stages: MoFA Spokesperson
THE PENINSULA
DOHA, Qatar- Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Dr. Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari has said talks on Gaza ceasefire deal have reached the final stages.
Mozambique's Chapo sworn in as President after disputed election
TIMES LIVE
MOZAMBIQUE- Daniel Chapo of Mozambique's long-governing Frelimo party was sworn in as president on Wednesday at a sparsely attended ceremony after months of protests against his disputed election victory.
2 bodies found in landing gear of JetBlue plane at Florida airport
LA TIMES
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, USA- Two bodies were found in the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue aircraft at a South Florida airport, authorities said.
British woman who vanished 52 years ago found ‘safe and well’
EURO NEWS
WEST MIDLANDS, England, UK- A British woman who disappeared more than half a century ago has been found alive and well, UK police have confirmed.
Musk defends Cybertruck after Trump hotel explosion
THE INDEPENDENT
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, USA- Elon Musk has leaped to the defense of his Tesla Cybertruck after one of the vehicles exploded outside of a Donald Trump-owned luxury hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, on New Year’s Day in what now appears to have been a terrorist incident that left one person dead and seven more injured.
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter passes away at 100
THE CARTER CENTER
ATLANTA, Georgia, USA- Jimmy Carter, 39th president of the United States and winner of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, died peacefully Sunday, Dec. 29, at his home in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by his family. He was 100, the longest-lived president in U.S. history.
China & Japan agree to talks on security issues as they seek to mend ties
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
BEIJING, China- China and Japan agreed Wednesday to set up talks on often contentious security issues as they seek to improve a relationship riven in recent years by a range of issues, from territorial disputes to the discharge of water from Japan’s tsunami-wrecked nuclear power plant.
Pope urges 'all people of all nations' to silence sound of arms
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CASA SANTA, Vatican City- Pope Francis called Wednesday for "arms to be silenced" around the world in his traditional Christmas address, appealing for peace in the Middle East, Ukraine and Sudan as he denounced the "extremely grave" humanitarian situation in Gaza.
King addresses healthcare workers & Southport attack in Christmas Day speech
THE PAPER
LONDON, England, UK- King Charles celebrated the “selfless” efforts of healthcare workers in his annual Christmas address, after a year in which both he and the Princess of Wales were treated for cancer.
U.K. court says police can seize millions in unpaid taxes from misogynist influencer Andrew Tate
CBS NEWS
LONDON, England, UK- A court in the United Kingdom ruled Wednesday that police could seize the equivalent of $3.3 million in frozen financial assets from misogynist social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan to cover years of unpaid taxes.