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Federal judge to decide whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia should return to immigration custody

A federal judge must decide whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia should return to immigration custody after being free for just over a week.

Bondi Beach shooting suspect conducted firearms training with his father, Australian police say

Thailand and Cambodia to resume ceasefire talks after deadly border clashes

Denmark and Greenland vow that the US won't take over Greenland after Trump appoints envoy

'Home Alone 2' nailed holiday travel chaos, but flight rules make movie's plot less plausible today

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Cyberattack disrupts France's postal service and banking during Christmas rush

Car bomb kills Russian general in Moscow

Malaysian court rejects ex-prime minister's bid to serve remainder of sentence under house arrest

Passenger bus crash in Indonesia kills at least 16 people, official says

Turkey's top officials visit Syria as deadline for Kurdish integration looms

Addiction-stricken community struggles to keep a syringe program going after Trump's order

Flash flooding in northern California leads to soaked roads, water rescues and one death

Pope offers gentle critique of Vatican culture in Christmas greeting reminiscent of past

NYC Mayor Eric Adams once called himself the 'future of the Democratic Party.' What went wrong?

Saudi Arabia awards Pakistan's powerful army chief highest national honor after defense pact

Suspect in deadly Taiwan knife attack planned it for over a year

Japan's new flagship H3 rocket fails to put geolocation satellite into orbit

India and New Zealand finalize a free trade agreement, eyeing growth as global uncertainties persist

Starlink in the crosshairs: How Russia could attack Elon Musk's conquering of space

WSJ's parent firm on trial in Hong Kong, accused of dismissing reporter over union role

Ukraine is leveraging its powerful – and cheap – new drone killers for air defense

Giant lazy Susans bring people together at Mississippi restaurant

Trump announces he's appointing Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry to serve as US special envoy to Greenland

'The water came from nowhere': Settlements, hotels and farms flooded in Kenya's Rift Valley

Colorado governor accuses Trump of playing 'political games' after disaster request denials

Actor James Ransone, known for his role in 'The Wire,' dead at 46

Coast Guard is pursuing another tanker helping Venezuela skirt sanctions, US official says

PHOTO ESSAY: Tibetans depart Nepal, a former safe haven transformed under Chinese pressure

Israel's Cabinet approves 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank

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