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Syria Has Unveiled A New Currency, Removing Portraits Of The Al-Assad Family Who Ruled Brutally For Years
The new banknotes show the new syrian identity and moves away from the veneration of people.
Sofia Hou
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Skiers In Switzerland Formed A Heart In Tribute To The People Killed At The New Year’s Resort Bar Fire
Videos of the event showed dozens of people skiing down the slope, eventually coming together to form a heart on the slope.
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A Clip From TV Show “Jack Ryan” Is Going Viral For Accurately Portraying The US’ Obsession With Venezuela
After the clip went viral, co-creator Carlton Cuse told Deadline that the team had aimed to make the story feel realistic rather than a “prophecy”.
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Trump Said The US Will "Run" Venezuela And Control Its Oil After It Captured Its President
Trump said the US would “run” the country until they could determine “safe, proper and judicial transition”.
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The US Has Bombed Venezuela and Says It Has Captured the President and His Wife Over “Drug Trafficking”
Trump wrote on Truth Social the US had “successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and its leader.”
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Myanmar’s Pro-Military Party Has Claimed A Huge Lead In A "Sham" Election Held By The Military
Opposition parties have been excluded from the ballot, and people living in 65 rebel-held areas will not be allowed to participate, leaving at least 20% of Myanmar unable to vote.
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A Fire Broke Out At A Ski Resort Bar In Switzerland On New Year’s Eve, Killing 40 People And Injuring Another 119
Photos from the night showed the bottles with sparklers held near the ceiling with acoustic foam, igniting the nightclub’s ceiling.
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Trump Met With Ukraine’s President Again And Said A Peace Plan With Russia Is “95% Done”
Speaking at a press conference after the talks, Zelenskyy said that “90 percent” of a “20-point peace plan” had been agreed.
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Belgium Has Joined South Africa’s ICJ Case Against Israel Committing Genocide In Gaza
Belgium filed a declaration of intervention in the case, which would allow the country to submit written and oral arguments and agree that the ruling will also be binding on the country.
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People In Albania Are Holding Huge Protests After The Deputy Prime Minister Was Accused Of Corruption
Albania’s deputy prime minister Belinda Balluku, was accused for favoring certain companies in infrastructure projects.
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Iran Has Rearrested This Woman Nobel Peace Prize Winner After She Attended A Protest For An Activist
Narges Mohammadi has been arrested multiple times under several charges, including “spreading anti-state propaganda”, and has spent the past 10 years in and out of prison.
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Miss Finland 2025 Has Been Stripped Of Her Title After Posting A Photo Of Her Pulling A Racist "Slant-Eye" Gesture
On Dec. 11, the Miss Finland Organization announced it was stripping Dzafce of her title, saying her actions violated the values of respect and non-discrimination.