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FIFA slashes price of some World Cup tickets to $60 after global fan backlash
World
December 17, 2025
FIFA slashes price of some World Cup tickets to $60 after global fan backlash
Miami AP — FIFA slashed the price of some World Cup tickets for teams’ most loyal fans following a global…
Belarus frees Nobel prize laureate Bialiatski, opposition figure Kolesnikova as US lifts sanctions
World
December 15, 2025
Belarus frees Nobel prize laureate Bialiatski, opposition figure Kolesnikova as US lifts sanctions
Vilnius, Lithuania AP — Belarus freed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski, key opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova and dozens of…
EU indefinitely freezes Russian assets so Hungary and Slovakia can’t veto their use for Ukraine
World
December 14, 2025
EU indefinitely freezes Russian assets so Hungary and Slovakia can’t veto their use for Ukraine
Brussels AP — The European Union on Friday indefinitely froze Russia’s assets in Europe to ensure that Hungary and Slovakia,…
China’s trade surplus hits $1 trillon in just 11 months despite plunge in shipments to US
World
December 8, 2025
China’s trade surplus hits $1 trillon in just 11 months despite plunge in shipments to US
AP — China’s exports returned to growth in November following an unexpected contraction the month before, although shipments to the…
Benin’s interior minister says a coup announced earlier has been foiled
World
December 7, 2025
Benin’s interior minister says a coup announced earlier has been foiled
Cotonou, Benin AP — A coup that was announced in Benin on Sunday has been “foiled,” the interior minister said…
Pakistan and Afghanistan trade fire along the border but no casualties are reported
Middle East
December 6, 2025
Pakistan and Afghanistan trade fire along the border but no casualties are reported
Islamabad, Pakistan AP — Pakistani troops and Afghan forces exchanged fire late on Friday along the two countries’ tense border…
Iran boycotting 2026 World Cup draw citing visa restrictions for soccer officials
Middle East
November 30, 2025
Iran boycotting 2026 World Cup draw citing visa restrictions for soccer officials
Dubai, United Arab Emirates AP — Iran has decided to boycott the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington, DC next…
Fire rages through bamboo scaffolding at Hong Kong high-rise residential complex, killing 13
World
November 26, 2025
Fire rages through bamboo scaffolding at Hong Kong high-rise residential complex, killing 13
AP — A fire spread across multiple high-rise apartment buildings in a Hong Kong housing complex on Wednesday, killing at…
Sudan’s top general rejects US-led ceasefire proposal, calling it ‘the worst yet’
Middle East
November 25, 2025
Sudan’s top general rejects US-led ceasefire proposal, calling it ‘the worst yet’
AP — Sudan’s top general rejected a ceasefire proposal provided by US-led mediators as “the worst yet,” in a blow…
The G20 summit in South Africa ends with the glaring absence of the US after Trump’s boycott
World
November 24, 2025
The G20 summit in South Africa ends with the glaring absence of the US after Trump’s boycott
AP — The Group of 20 summit in South Africa ended Sunday with the glaring absence of the United States…