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Netanyahu assails media as he testifies for first time in corruption trial

'I have been waiting for eight years for this moment,' the Israeli prime minister said

K-pop light sticks fire up impeachment protests in South Korea

Videos of synchronized chanting and light stick movements in unison at the protests have gone viral on social media along with flags carrying messages and memes from mainly younger demonstrators

Report: Media mogul Murdoch fails in bid to change family trust 

Nevada official concludes that Murdoch and son Lachlan acted in 'bad faith' in their effort to amend irrevocable trust, New York Times reports, citing sealed document 

Haiti gang massacres around 180 people, targeting elderly

Elderly people were targeted by a gang leader who suspected his child had been made ill using witchcraft

Despairing Syrians search notorious Sednaya prison for missing relatives

As families desperately scoured filthy cells of Syria's forbidding Sednaya prison for any sign of long-detained relatives after its gates were flung open by rebels, hope for finding missing loved ones began to fade

'Emilia Perez,' 'The Brutalist' lead Golden Globe film nominations 

"Emilia Perez," released by Netflix NFLX.O, scored 10 nods and "The Brutalist," from independent distributor A24, earned seven.

China launches anti-monopoly probe into Nvidia 

The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) did not elaborate on how Nvidia might have violated China's anti-monopoly laws  

World reaction to end of Assad rule in Syria

Syrian rebels ousted President Bashar Assad and seized control of Damascus, forcing him to flee and ending his family's decades of rule after more than 13 years of civil war in a seismic moment for Middle East

Timeline: Assad's fall followed years of bloodshed and division 

Collapse of Bashar Assad's rule over Syria marks culmination of a nearly 14-year rebellion and a key moment in civil war that killed hundreds of thousands of people, displaced half the population and drew in outside powers

US House to vote to provide $3 billion to remove Chinese telecoms equipment

Officials concerned about security risks

Georgia's president says she talked with Trump, Macron about 'stolen election'

Kremlin has denied that Russia is interfering in the situation in Georgia

Taiwan reports near doubling of Chinese warships nearby

Beijing has held two rounds of war games around Taiwan this year

Ghana counts votes in tight presidential race, hopes for better times

The electoral commission says more than 99% of polling stations opened on time with voting materials delivered to them

Trump says that US should 'not get involved' in conflict in Syria

'Syria is a mess, but is not our friend,' the US president-elect wrote

30 killed in Gaza as Qatar hopes for ceasefire; Hezbollah fighter killed

The Israeli military says it struck a Hezbollah fighter in southern Lebanon who posed a threat to its troops

Burkina Faso junta fires prime minister, dissolves government 

No reason was given for dismissal of Tambela, who was appointed interim premier soon after military leader Ibrahim Traore seized power in September 2022

Turkey, Iran, Russia to meet Saturday in Qatar to discuss Syria

Romanian top court annuls presidential election result

The second round had been scheduled for Sunday, and voting is already underway in polling stations abroad

Trump picks former Senator David Perdue as ambassador to China

Perdue, a Republican from Georgia who served in the Senate from 2015-2021, previously lived in Hong Kong during a 40-year career as a business executive

Paraguay expels Chinese envoy over Taiwan 'interference'