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North Korea fires suspected long-range ballistic missile into sea in first launch in a month

The launch came after senior U.S. and South Korean officials met this weekend and agreed to incorporate nuclear operation scenarios in their combined military exercises next summer.
File footage of a North Korean missile launch is broadcast during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. South Korea says North Korea has fired another ballistic missile off its east coast. South Korea’s military says in a statement that the launch was made Monday morning but has given no further details, such as how far the weapon flew.
File footage of a North Korean missile launch is broadcast during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. South Korea says North Korea has fired another ballistic missile off its east coast. South Korea’s military says in a statement that the launch was made Monday morning but has given no further details, such as how far the weapon flew.
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Hong Kong’s activist publisher to stand trial this week under Beijing’s crackdown on dissidents

Jimmy Lai, who founded the pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily, faces a possible life sentence after being charged under the controversial national security law imposed after Hong Kong’s 2019 protests.
Image: Jimmy Lai
Image: Jimmy Lai
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Over 60 people have drowned in the capsizing of a migrant vessel off Libya, the U.N. says

The central Mediterranean Sea is one of the world’s most dangerous routes for migrants forced to flee war and poverty in the Middle East and North Africa.
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Cardinal convicted of embezzlement in Vatican financial trial sentenced to 5 1/2 years

Cardinal Angelo Becciu, the first cardinal ever prosecuted by the Vatican criminal court, was absolved of several other charges, and his nine co-defendants received some guilty verdicts and many acquittals.
Cardinal Angelo Becciu
Cardinal Angelo Becciu

Russia and Ukraine exchange drone attacks after EU funding stalled

Ukraine said it had shot down 30 drones launched over its territory, while Russia said it had destroyed 32 Ukrainian drones over the Crimean Peninsula.
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Image: TOPSHOT-UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT
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Kuwait’s ruling emir, Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, dies at age 86

The breadth and depth of emotion over the loss of Sheikh Sabah, known for his diplomacy and peacemaking, was felt across the region.
Image: Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Image: Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

IDF says it mistakenly killed 3 Israeli hostages during fighting

The Israel Defense Forces announced it mistakenly killed three Israeli hostages in northern Gaza, saying they likely escaped or were abandoned by Hamas.
It has been more than two months since the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas that prompted Israel's retaliatory air and ground campaign in the Gaza Strip.
It has been more than two months since the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas that prompted Israel's retaliatory air and ground campaign in the Gaza Strip.
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14 Spanish airport workers arrested on suspicion of stealing from checked luggage

Police seized items totaling more than $2 million in value from workers at the largest airport in Tenerife.
In this photo provided by the Guardia Civil on Friday Dec. 15, 2023, items stolen from suitcases are displayed on the Canary island of Tenerife, Spain.
In this photo provided by the Guardia Civil on Friday Dec. 15, 2023, items stolen from suitcases are displayed on the Canary island of Tenerife, Spain.
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Mexico opens first stretch of controversial Maya Train line in Yucatán

The rest of the 950-mile, $20 billion line connecting resorts and archaelogical sites is to be completed in February.
Mexico: The Maya train project
Mexico: The Maya train project
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New York’s Metropolitan Museum will return stolen ancient sculptures to Cambodia and Thailand

Fourteen Khmer sculptures will be returned to Cambodia and two will be returned to Thailand, according to the Manhattan museum.
A 7th century sculpture titled "Head of Buddha" and a bronze sculpture titled "Standing Shiva" are among the 16 artworks that the Metropolitan Museum said it will return to Cambodia and Thailand.
A 7th century sculpture titled "Head of Buddha" and a bronze sculpture titled "Standing Shiva" are among the 16 artworks that the Metropolitan Museum said it will return to Cambodia and Thailand.

An Israeli teen lost his father and brother in the Hamas attacks; an American boy was inspired to take action

After NBC News first met Ori Ohayon, 12-year-old Chayton Tecumseh, thousands of miles away in California, was determined to do something.
Ori Ohayon, 13, lost his father and brother on Oct 7.
Ori Ohayon, 13, lost his father and brother on Oct 7.

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