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Now playing Next Ukraine No Christmas truce in Ukraine, says the Kremlin Kremlin spokesperson says Russia is not considering a Christmas ceasefire less than a week after Zelenskyy called for Moscow to withdraw before the holiday season. 15/12/2022
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Now playing Next Lebanon Irish UN peacekeeping soldier killed in 'serious incident' in Lebanon Three others were injured in the incident near the village of Al-Aqbiya. 15/12/2022
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Now playing Next France Car horns and fireworks: France delights in reaching World Cup final Reaching their second consecutive World Cup final, France knocked out Morocco 2-0, ending the north African side's fairytale campaign. 15/12/2022
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