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December 28, 2025 11:00 AM December 28, 2025 11:00 AM

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UK Ministry of Defence to offer paid military ‘gap years’ for young people

Young people in the United Kingdom will be offered paid 'gap years' by the Ministry of Defence in an effort to introduce citizens to military life early as part of a new 'whole of society' approach to defence. The scheme set to launch in March 2026 will give participants the opportunity to spend a y...

December 28, 2025 10:17 AM December 28, 2025 10:17 AM

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Guatemala: 15 people killed as passenger bus plunges into ravine

In Guatemala, at least 15 people were killed and 19 injured after a passenger bus plunged into a ravine on the Inter-American Highway in the western part of the country, authorities said. The dead include 11 men, three women and a minor. Leandro Amado, a spokesperson for local firefighters, told rep...

December 28, 2025 10:13 AM December 28, 2025 10:13 AM

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Afghanistan exports pomegranates from Kandahar province to Qatar for 1st time

Afghanistan has exported pomegranates from Kandahar province to Qatar for the first time, as a significant step in efforts to expand the country's agricultural products to new international markets. The shipment, totalling about 20 tons, reflects a growing initiative by Afghan producers to reach buy...

December 28, 2025 9:09 AM December 28, 2025 9:09 AM

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1st phase polling in progress for Myanmar general elections

Polling is underway in Myanmar today for the first of three-phase general elections. This is the first vote in five years after the army overthrew the government of Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi in 2021. The takeover triggered widespread popular opposition. The military has termed the latest polls...

December 28, 2025 7:56 AM December 28, 2025 7:56 AM

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7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes off Taiwan Coast

In Taiwan, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck nearly 32 km off the northeastern coastal city of Yilan last night, the island’s weather administration said, with no immediate reports of major damage. The quake, with a depth of 73 km, was felt across the country and shook buildings in the capital, Taip...

December 28, 2025 7:42 AM December 28, 2025 7:42 AM

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Pakistan faces humanitarian crisis as Baloch Families protest in Quetta

Pakistan is facing a serious humanitarian crisis as families of people reported missing in Balochistan staged protests outside the Quetta Press Club yesterday, urging authorities to disclose the whereabouts of their relatives. The protesters described the situation as a serious humanitarian crisis, ...

December 27, 2025 10:14 PM December 27, 2025 10:14 PM

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Japan: 2 dead, 26 injured in Expressway crash amid snowy weather

In Japan, a massive crash involving 67 vehicles in snowy weather killed two people and injured 26 on an expressway last evening as the country kicked off its end-of-year holiday season. The Gunma prefectural highway police said today that the pileup on the Kanetsu Expressway started with a collision...

December 27, 2025 9:45 PM December 27, 2025 9:45 PM

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Italy: Mount Etna becomes active again, lava and ash erupt

Mount Etna, a stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, became active again, sending glowing lava and small amounts of ash into the air from its north-eastern crater.   Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology informed that winds carried the ash towards the north-east, with l...