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Indonesia on high alert for new tsunami as volcano rumbles

Officials issued a level three tsunami alert and rerouted flights as emergency crews still searched for victims from last weekend's unexpected wave that killed more than 430 people.

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Kim Jong Un stopped launching missiles this year. Here's why.

Experts say that while the eye-catching weapons display may have ceased, other more subtle parts of Kim Jong Un's weapons program continue apace.

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Taiwanese launch yellow vest movement to protest taxes

The organizers said they were inspired by the success of the recent French protests, which led President Emmanuel Macron to announce policy changes.

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Man makes first solo trek across Antarctica

"I did it!" a tearful Colin O'Brady, 33, said on a call to his family in Portland, Oregon.

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Sherpa widows announce Everest climb to finish husbands' work

"We are going to climb the mountain to close our pain and to honor our husbands by reaching the peak they could not," the climbers said.

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Ex-CEO of drug company to plead guilty in major opioid case

Subsys, an under-the-tongue spray that manages pain in cancer patients, contains fentanyl, an opioid that the D.E.A. says is 25 to 50 times more powerful than heroin.

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42,000 Coast Guard members working without pay during shutdown

"Everyone thinks the military is getting paid during the shutdown, but the Coast Guard is facing no pay," wrote one Twitter user who said her husband is Coast Guard.

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Officer praised for non-lethal tactics in confrontation with 5 men

"Stand back. I don't want to hurt you," the officer shouted repeatedly as the men approached him, video shows.

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Putin says Russia ready to deploy new hypersonic nuclear missile

Russia has said the new missile system is highly maneuverable, allowing it to easily evade missile defense systems.

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Guatemalan boy, 8, dies in US immigration custody

The official cause of the child's death is still unknown and CBP's Office of Professional Responsibility will conduct a review.

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Attacker on Chinese bus kills 8 people, wounds 22

A video clip on the website for Beijing News showed a half dozen police officers wrestling the attacker to the ground in the middle of a street as traffic flowed past.

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Israeli attack near Syrian capital wounds 3 soldiers, state media reports

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a war monitor, said Israeli airstrikes targeted three positions south of Damascus that are arms depots for Hezbollah and Iranian forces.

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Interest in anti-drone company spikes after rogue drone at Gatwick Airport

Israeli company Skylock said it saw a 40 percent spike in inquiries into its product since the Gatwick episode.

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See differences as an asset, not danger, pope says in Christmas message

Francis delivered the traditional papal message to tens of thousands of people in a sunny St. Peter's Square.

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Queen to urge unity in Christmas message after year of Brexit division

"Treating the other person with respect and as a fellow human-being is always a good first step towards greater understanding," the queen will say.

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Early-warning tools aim to prevent 'water wars,' curb droughts

Water scarcity is a global security risk. Researchers are developing ways to forecast risks to prevent conflicts.

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Indonesian rescuers use drones, sniffer dogs as tsunami death toll rises

Indonesian rescuers used drones and sniffer dogs to search for survivors along the west coast of Java, where a series of tsunamis killed at least 373 people.

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Biblical city of Bethlehem boasts largest Christmas in years

Festivities traditionally bring a boost of holiday cheer to Christians in the Holy Land, whose numbers have shrunk over the decades.

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GoFundMe says donations in alleged homeless scam fundraiser returned

The homeless man and the two people who raised more than $400,000 have been charged in the case.