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Montenegro's Security Council discusses ways to curb illegal weapons

State television broadcaster RTCG reported that Montenegro is sixth in the world when it comes to the number of illegal weapons per capita.

USA

US judge sets Trump's hush money case sentencing, says no jail time

Judge Juan M. Merchan signalled in a written decision that he'd sentence Trump to a conditional discharge, in which a case gets dismissed if a defendant avoids rearrest.

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Europol dismantles network of illegal sports streaming providers

The operation involved 15 countries, including Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.

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UNICEF urges nations to prioritise safety of migrant children

Applications for asylum from unaccompanied minors across the whole of the European Union have more or less fallen steadily from a peak of more than 88,000 in 2015.

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World News

Israel says it will send delegation to Qatar ceasefire talks

Benjamin Netanyahu's office said representatives of the Mossad intelligence agency and military would attend the talks but gave no further details. There has been no immediate comment from Hamas.

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Italy summons Iran's ambassador over journalist Cecilia Sala's arrest

Complicating matters are indications that Sala's fate has become intertwined with that of an Iranian man who was detained in Italy on 16 December, just three days before her arrest in Tehran.

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Finnish police detain Russian 'ghost fleet' crew in cable probe

The Eagle S is suspected of damaging the Estlink-2 power cable which runs under the Baltic Sea between Finland and Estonia by dragging its anchor along the seabed on Christmas Day.

South Korea

Standoff in Seoul ends after officers suspend attempt to arrest Yoon

Investigators withdrew from Yoon Suk Yeol's residence after the South Korean presidential security service blocked their attempt to arrest him during a six-hour standoff.

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Thousands attend vigil for 12 victims of mass shooting in Montenegro

Visiting the city of Cetinje on Thursday, PM Milojko Spajić announced a tightening of rules on weapons possession and said the government is considering an outright ban.

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Croatia's presidential race likely heading for January runoff

With nearly all of the votes counted, left-leaning Milanović won 49% while his main challenger Dragan Primorac, a candidate of the ruling conservative HDZ party, trailed far behind with 19%.

World News

Mourners in South Korea lay flowers after 179 people died in plane cra

Jeju Air's plane crashed and burst into flames after skidding off the runway at Muan airport on Sunday when its landing gear apparently failed to deploy.

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North Korea vows to implement 'toughest' anti-US policy

During a five-day plenary meeting of the ruling Workers' Party that ended Friday, Kim called the US 'the most reactionary state that regards anti-communism as its invariable state policy.'

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Fourth infant in weeks dies from hypothermia in Gaza

Israel's Health Ministry has released a report detailing what it calls widespread physical, psychological and sexual abuse, based on findings of doctors who treated some of hostages released from Gaza last year.

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Syria's leader says it could take four years to hold elections

Ahmad al-Sharaa said he estimated it could up to three years to write a new constitution, adding that 'any valid elections will require a comprehensive population census.'

USA

Former US President Jimmy Carter dies at home at age 100

Carter was in the White House from 1977-1981 and lived longer after his term in office than any other US president.

World News

Syria's embassy in Lebanon says it's suspending consular services

Meanwhile, Lebanese authorities handed over dozens of Syrian nationals, including former officers in the army, to the new administration in Damascus after they were caught illegally entering Lebanon.

Israel

Israeli protesters demand hostage release deal with Hamas

During Hamas' surprise incursion into southern Israel in October last year, the militants killed at least 1,200 people and took around 250 others hostage and brought them to Gaza.

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Italy says talks ongoing with Iran to release Cecilia Sala from prison

Sala was reporting in the Iranian capital when she was detained on 19 December, according to the Italian foreign ministry.

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Belarus pardons 20 prisoners as Lukashenko seeks seventh term

Most were jailed following mass anti-government protests in 2020, when Lukashenko secured his sixth term in a vote widely condemned as fraudulent.

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Finland moves ship suspected of Estlink-2 cable damage to port

The Helsinki police department say the vessel, which was boarded on Thursday, was moved to inner anchorage near Porvoo as a better place to carry out an investigation.

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