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US recently approved $11bn arms package for Taiwan, which condemned 'provocative' Chinese military drills.
Venezuela releases more prisoners amid US pressure campaign: Rights groups ⊖⊖
Second release of prisoners related to 2024 election protests seen as possible conciliatory move from Maduro.
US federal employees file complaint against Trump’s anti-transgender policy ⊖
The complaint targets a policy that would nix coverage under federal health insurance for gender-affirming healthcare.
US strikes five more alleged drug boats killing at least eight, Southern Command says ⊖⊖
The latest attacks bring the total number of known boat strikes to 35 and the number of people killed to at least 115 since early September, according to official figures.
‘My health is perfect’: Trump dismisses scrutiny of his age and fitness ○
By the end of his second term, Trump will be the oldest sitting president in US history, though he denies slowing down.
The Guardian view on mRNA vaccines: they are the future – with or without Donald Trump | Editorial ⊕
Over the holiday period, the Guardian leader column is looking ahead at the themes of 2026. Today we examine how the White House’s war on vaccines has left the future of a key technology uncertain an…
Donald Trump pauses US tariff hike on furniture, cabinets for one year ⊕
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a story from Al Jazeera 🚨 › Al Jazeera English
The tariff pause comes as Trump's Republican Party faces questions of affordability going into the midterm elections.
Ellen DeGeneres, 67, sparks concern with weight loss after finally jetting back to US from UK life ⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Ellen DeGeneres sparked concern on Tuesday as she returned to the U.S., stepping out in Montecito with wife Portia de Rossi.
US retreats from Trump’s pasta tariffs, Italy says ⊖
Proposed levies of up to 92% slashed on imported Italian premium brands
The US reporter who has witnessed 14 executions: ‘People need to know what it looks like’ ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
South Carolina-based journalist Jeffrey Collins observed back-to-back executions in 2025 after the state revived the death penalty following a 13-year pause
Jeffrey Collins has watched 14 men draw the…