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USA

Norway's chess grandmaster quits tournament in dispute over his jeans

Magnus Carlsen has left the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York after refusing to change out of the jeans he wore to the competitions.

South Korea

Only two survive after plane carrying 181 people crashes

The Jeju Air plane from Bangkok attempted a belly landing at Muan International Airport after its landing gear reportedly failed to deploy.

Russia

Russia says it will stop supplying Moldova with gas next week

Gazprom said Moldovagaz “regularly fails to fulfill its payment obligations under the existing contract, which is a significant breach of its terms.”

Gaza

Israeli army detains dozens of workers at hospital in northern Gaza

Israel's army also detained the director of what is one of northern Gaza's last functioning hospitals, Palestinian medical officials said on Saturday.

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Azerbaijan

Putin apologises for Azerbaijan plane crash - but doesn't admit blame

Moscow said air defence systems were firing near Grozny in Chechnya on Wednesday, but stopped short of saying the passenger plane was hit by one of them.

Georgia

Georgia's President Salomé Zourabichvili defiantly joins protesters

The president says she won't step down on Monday, when the newly elected president, Mikheil Kavelashvili, is due to take over.

USA

Homelessness in the US reaches record high as housing costs bite

The United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing.

Russia

Ukraine risks losing the battle for Russia's Kursk region

Five months after their shock offensive into Russia, Ukrainian troops are bloodied and demoralised in the battle for Russia's Kursk region.

Serbia

Tens of thousands of Serbs protest against President Aleksandar Vucic

Students and farmer unions organised the rally against President Aleksandar Vucic at a central square in Serbia's capital Belgrade on Sunday.

USA

Does the angel on your tree have six wings and dozens of eyes?

Well, if you want it to be biblically accurate it should - as well as pink, blue and gold feathers, according to one angel devotee.

Nigeria

Stampedes at Christmas charity events kill 67 people in Nigeria

The victims collapsed in crowd surges as people grew desperate for Christmas church food handouts during the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation.

Gaza

Israeli strikes kill at least 22 people across the Gaza Strip

Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Sunday killed at least 22 people, including five children, Palestinian medical officials said.

Europe News

Saudi doctor charged with murder in Germany's Christmas market attack

A Saudi doctor in Germany, critical of Islam and supporting the far-right AfD, is under investigation. Authorities received tipoffs last year. He remains in custody.

Brazil

Dozens killed after passenger bus hits truck in south-east Brazil

A crash between a passenger bus and a truck early has killed 38 people on a highway in Minas Gerais, a state in southeastern Brazil, officials said.

Europe News

Germany's far-right stages anti-migration rally in Magdeburg

A far-right protest was held late on Saturday in Magdeburg the night after the attack on the Christmas market.

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Dozens dead after overloaded ferry capsizes on river in DR Congo

A ferry overloaded with people returning home for Christmas capsized on Busira river in the north-east, killing at least 38 people.

Yemen

US warplane shot down by friendly fire in Red Sea, pilots eject safely

Both pilots were recovered alive after ejecting from their stricken aircraft, with one suffering minor injuries, the US military said.

Europe News

Israel to close its embassy in Ireland over 'anti-Israel policies'

Israel will close its embassy due to the "extreme anti-Israel policies of the Irish Government,” foreign minister Gideon Saar said in a statement on Sunday.

Europe News

Two Russian oil tankers badly damaged in storm in Kerch strait

The Volgoneft-212 tanker has run aground and one of its 13 crew members has died. The others were rescued, Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry said on Sunday.

Libya

Clashes in Libyan city of Zawiya cause 'severe damage' at oil refinery

The clashes trapped residents in their homes and caused fires at the country’s second largest oil refinery, city officials said.

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