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Fire in France Kills 10, Including 5 Children

Blaze occurs in residential building in Vaulx-en-Velin, near Lyon; cause is not yet known

National Archives Releases Documents Related to JFK Assassination 

Release of 13,173 documents is not expected to include any new bombshells or change conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald was lone killer

ICC Confirms Upholds 25-year Sentence for Ugandan LRA Commander

The LRA terrorized Ugandans for nearly 20 years as it fought the government of President Yoweri Museveni

Slovak Parliament Dumps Center-Right Cabinet, Early Election an Option

Prime minister will stay in government in a caretaking role with limited powers

Three Men Sentenced to Prison for Aiding Plot to Kidnap Michigan Governor

The plot was born in part from their frustrations over restrictions the Democratic governor imposed on residents and businesses during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic

Boris Becker Freed from UK prison, Expected to be Deported

Becker had previously been convicted of tax evasion in Germany in 2002, for which he received a suspended prison sentence

China Pushes Vaccines as Retreat from 'Zero-COVID' Turns Messy

Push comes as World Health Organization also raised concerns that China's 1.4 billion population was not adequately vaccinated and United States offered help in dealing with surge in infections

Fiji's Ruling Party Leads Provisional Count After National Election

Technical problems that plagued the election office's app has fueled mistrust among opposition parties

British Nurses Stage First Ever National Walkout Amid Pay Dispute

The industrial action by nurses on December 15 and December 20 is unprecedented in the British nursing union's 106-year history

Iran Sentences Belgian Aid Worker to 28 Years in Prison

British Nurses Set to Begin First-Ever Strike as Pay Dispute Deepens

Puerto Rican Status Bill Goes to US House Vote on Thursday

Puerto Rico, which has about 3.3 million people and high rates of poverty, became a US territory in 1898

WHO Chief Says His Uncle Was Slain in Ethiopia's Tigray

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been critical of country’s role in conflict there

Fed Lifts Rates by Half Percentage Point, Sees Economy Nearing Stall Speed

Rise in unemployment projected

China's COVID Spike Not Due to Lifting of Restrictions - WHO Director

Speaking at a briefing with media, WHO's emergencies director Mike Ryan said the virus was spreading 'intensively' in the nation long before the lifting of restrictions

US House Advances Stopgap Government Funding Bill

Once passed by the House, it would be sent quickly to the Senate for passage no later than Friday, in time for President Joe Biden to sign it into law

Argentina Sweeps Past Croatia 3-0 to Reach World Cup Final

The first semi-final game on Tuesday sets up a showpiece meeting with France or Morocco on Sunday

Floods Kill at Least 50 in Congolese Capital

Entire neighborhoods were flooded with muddy water, and houses and roads ripped apart by sinkholes and landslides

French Court Sentences Eight over 2016 Truck Attack in Nice

Defendants found guilty of belonging to terrorist organization after rampage that killed 86 people

Hong Kong Drops Curbs on Incoming Travelers, Scraps COVID App

The news of a further loosening of COVID-19 curbs in the global financial hub, which has trailed most of the world in easing them, may boost resumption of travel and business