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The Versace store in Miami.

Prada completes $2.2b purchase of long-time rival Versace

THE WASHINGTON POST: The sale has highlighted the stark differences in the fortunes of two of Italy’s most recognised fashion brands during the industry’s ongoing downturn.

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Australia is the world’s first democracy to ban its youth from popular social media services.

How Australia’s social media ban sparked worldwide trend

Big Tech says Australia’s move is bold — but warns verification will be costly, complex and easy for teens to dodge.

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Nasry Asfura has over 40 per cent of votes in early counting of the Honduras presidential election.

Conservative candidates tied in Honduras after Trump’s call

Two conservative candidates are in the lead after President Donald Trump’s endorsement of one injected the United States into a tight, potentially volatile presidential election.

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People walk by a memorial at the Farragut West Metro station in Washington on Friday, near the site of the shooting that killed National Guard Spec. Sarah Beckstrom and critically wounded Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe.

Who was Sarah Beckstrom? Slain young Guard hero honoured

Tributes are pouring in for 20-year-old National Guard soldier Sarah Beckstrom, remembered as devoted and determined after being killed in a targeted DC shooting attack.

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National Guard members participate in a group prayer with civilians and a security officer outside the emergency entrance to MedStar Washington Hospital Center on Wednesday after two Guard members were shot earlier in the day.

Afghan national and ex-CIA associate faces DC ambush charges

Federal officials say Rahmanullah Lakanwal faces multiple criminal charges in the shooting, which left one National Guard member dead and another critically wounded.

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Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven in Stranger Things: Season 5. COURTESY OF NETFLIX

Stranger Things Season 5 goes high-concept

Can Stranger Things, a silly, warm, gory, surprising show, produce something genuinely original: a supernatural ecosystem capacious enough for all those different forms of evil to coherently coexist?

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Law enforcement responds to the shooting near the White House on Wednesday.

Afghan national accused of shooting troops near White House

THE WASHINGTON POST: A lone gunman carried out the attack and ‘ambushed’ two National Guardsmen, DC police said. The victims remain in a critical condition.

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From left, Elizabeth Olsen, Miles Teller and Callum Turner in Eternity. A24

Death makes a delicious pickle

Eternity, which marks Irish director David Freyne’s first American production, is a sweet and amusing yet ultimately flimsy exploration of long-lost love and meaningful companionship.

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Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky will speak to US President Donald Trump this week ahead of his summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, amid fears Washington may dictate unfavourable peace terms to Ukraine.

Trump pushes Russia, Ukraine on peace deal but issues remain

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the earlier US plan, which Ukraine saw as too pro-Russian, should be the basis for talks and is unlikely to back down.

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THE WASHINGTON POST: New research links walking to delayed Alzheimer’s decline

The simple habit that could delay Alzheimer’s

The Washington Post: How many steps could keep your brain younger? New research links walking to delayed Alzheimer’s decline

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Beijing claims that Chinese leader Xi Jinping pressed Donald Trump on the future of Taiwan during their call.

Xi presses Trump on Taiwan as pair plan reciprocal meetings

Xi Jinping pressed Donald Trump on the status of the self-governing island of Taiwan and urged his counterpart to maintain improved ties, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

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Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups has pleaded not guilty to charges over rigged poker games.

NBA coach enters plea to Mafia-linked rigged poker game case

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups pleaded not guilty to charges he engaged in rigged high-stakes poker games that prosecutors said had ties to the Mafia.

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Ukraine's Presidential Office Chief of staff Andriy Yermak and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hold a press conference following their closed-door talks on a US plan to end the war in Ukraine at the US Mission in Geneva.

US, Ukraine to change draft of peace plan favouring Kremlin

Negotiations are continuing in Geneva on Sunday as a US-imposed Thanksgiving deadline approaches.

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A group of friends have drinks outside Service Bar in Washington.

The surprising secrets to making adult friendships

THE WASHINGTON POST: From curated meetups to AI-powered matching, more adults are relearning how to make friends — and why vulnerability still matters most.

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Michail Chkhikvishvili, 22, has pleaded guilty over a plot to poison Jewish children.

‘Neo-nazi’ admits plot to poison Jewish children with candy

THE WASHINGTON POST: The 22-year-old is known as ‘Commander Butcher’ and allegedly leads a violent white supremacist group.

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