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About 50 bodies have been recovered from the Karachi mall fire, but the number is expected to grow. (EPA PHOTO)

Pakistan mall fire death toll climbs to about 50

The death toll from a fire at a popular Karachi shopping mall has doubled to about 50, authorities say.

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Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky will meet to discuss the latest ceasefire plans.

Trump to meet Zelensky, ceasefire deal 'reasonably close'

Ukraine and Russia are close to a deal and if their leaders don't come to an agreement soon ‘they're stupid’, says US President Donald Trump.

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It was business as usual for the Prince and Princess of Wales this week as they returned to work.

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Tetsuya Yamagami, right and on the ground, admitted assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left.

Man who assassinated former Japanese PM learns fate

Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, shot Shinzo Abe as the former PM delivered an election campaign speech.

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About 100 stray dogs are believed to have been unlawfully killed in a village near Hyderabad, India.

Fresh outrage after illegal mass-killing of 100 dogs

The dogs were allegedly caught by professional ‘dog killers’ who poisoned them with lethal injections.

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NASA astronaut Suni Williams, left, and Butch Wilmore were stranded in space for 286 days.

NASA astronaut trapped in space for 286 days retires

NASA’s Suni Williams — one of two astronauts stuck for months at the International Space Station — has retired.

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Donald Trump’s stance on Greenland has turned Davos into an emergency summit.

Trump jabs Euro leaders as Davos becomes emergency summit

In social media posts before the meetings, Trump bashed the UK and shared what appeared to be private messages from European officials.

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Prince Harry saw his lawyer tell a court media coverage caused the royal ‘distress and paranoia’. (EPA PHOTO)

Prince Harry ‘targeted’ for standing up for himself

Prince Harry's lawyer says the royal has ‘endured a sustained campaign of attacks against him for having had the temerity to stand up to’ tabloid newspapers.

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Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev and US representative Steve Witkoff say talks in Switzerland on the Ukraine conflict have been ‘constructive’.

US, Russian envoys say meeting on Ukraine ‘very positive’

Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev and US representative Steve Witkoff say talks in Switzerland on the Ukraine conflict have been ‘constructive’.

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Destroyed buildings on a wet day in Gaza City, December 11, 2025.

What to know about Trump’s ‘board of peace’ for Gaza

THE NEW YORK TIMES: As chair, Donald Trump would have considerable influence over the proposed board - but it’s still unclear how much financial control we can expect him to have.

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Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has announced a snap election.

Japan's ‘Iron Lady’ calls snap election after just three months

Japanese voters will head to the polls within weeks after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, just three months in, called a snap election in a bid to increase her wafer-thin majority.

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Authorities say emergency crews face difficulties lifting wreckage to reach people beneath it. (AP PHOTO)

At least 40 killed: Tragic update after trains collide in Spain

Survivors have shared terrifying new details about the moment a high-speed train derailed and collided with another train, as authorities say at least 40 are now dead.

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‘I have been silent for years. Unfortunately, my parents and their team have continued to go to the press, leaving me with no choice but to speak for myself and tell the truth.’

‘The truth’: Brooklyn Beckham erupts, blasts David, Victoria

‘I have been silent for years. Unfortunately, my parents and their team have continued to go to the press, leaving me with no choice but to speak for myself and tell the truth.’

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Prince Harry waved cheerfully at reporters as he entered London's High Court. (EPA PHOTO)

‘Disturbing’: Prince Harry says publisher's actions left him paranoid

Prince Harry's lawyer says a newspaper publisher's methods of information-gathering left the Duke of Sussex ‘paranoid beyond belief’.

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Valentino Garavani created a business empire and introduced "Valentino Red" to the fashion world. (AP PHOTO)

Jet-set Italian fashion designer Valentino dies, aged 93

Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani has died at the age of 93, his foundation says.

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