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Mozambique Post-election Violence Kills 125 In Three Days: NGO

Mozambican security forces next to a burning barricade in Maputo on Tuesday, the second day of violence after presidential election results were announced
Despite international observers raising concerns about irregularities in the October 9 elections, the country's highest court on Monday confirmed that Daniel Chapo of the Frelimo party, which has been in power since 1975, won the presidential race with 65.17 percent of the vote.
A picture released by the NGO Coast 2 Coast Movement shows workers cleaning up Peru's Las Capullanas beach after an oil spill

Oil Leak In Peru Tourist Zone Triggers 'Environmental Emergency'

According to state-owned energy company Petroperu, the cleaning of half a dozen beaches in Talara province has almost finished and work was planned to mitigate the impact on birds, fauna and commerce in the area, whose population relies on fishing and tourism.
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Emergency specialists work at the crash site

Azerbaijan Mourns 38 Killed In Plane Crash In Kazakhstan

The Embraer 190 aircraft was supposed to fly northwest from the Azerbaijani capital Baku to the city of Grozny in Chechnya in southern Russia, but instead diverted far off course across the Caspian Sea. It crashed Wednesday near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan.
Pope Francis waves from the main balcony of St. Peter's basilica

Pope Calls For 'Arms To Be Silenced' Across World

He used his traditional "Urbi et Orbi" ("to the city and the world") message to the world's 1.4 billion Catholics to call for talks for a just peace in Ukraine as the country was pummeled by 170 Russian missiles and drones on Christmas morning.
Syria's new authorities burn a cache of drugs at a facility formerly belonging to the security forces of the former government

Syrians Protest After Video Of Attack On Alawite Shrine

In an unrelated incident in Tartus province, a stronghold of deposed ruler Bashar al-Assad's Alawite minority, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor reported deadly clashes over the attempted arrest of a former official.
Suriname former dictator and fugitive of justice Desi Bouterse has died at age 79

Suriname Ex-dictator And Fugitive Desi Bouterse Dead At 79

Still popular with the poor and working class of the South American nation, Bouterse -- who died Tuesday -- rose to power after a 1980 coup as a young sergeant major in the army. He stepped down in 1987 under international pressure in the wake of political violence he was accused of orchestrating.
The tsunami devastated communities around the Indian Ocean

2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami: What To Know 20 Years On

A 9.1-magnitude earthquake off the western coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island triggered huge waves that swept into coastal areas of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and nine other nations around the Indian Ocean basin.
Palestinians in war-ravaged Gaza have struggled to secure basic necessities, including food and clean water

Key Public Service Makes Quiet Return In Gaza

The process of restarting the plant in Deir el-Balah, in central Gaza, involved both Israeli and Palestinian stakeholders who could have a hand in the territory's future, especially amid renewed hopes for a ceasefire in recent days.
The State Department's Global Engagement Center has faced scrutiny and criticism from Republican lawmakers and Elon Musk.

US Agency Focused On Foreign Disinformation Shuts Down

The Global Engagement Center, a State Department unit established in 2016, shuttered on Monday at a time when officials and experts tracking propaganda have been warning of the risk of disinformation campaigns from US adversaries such as Russia and China.
Santa Claus - a busy man over Christmas

Mystery Drones Won't Interfere With Santa's Work: US Tracker

General Gregory Guillot's reassurances came as the joint US-Canadian North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) reported that Santa and his reindeer were making stops in Russia and Iran after visiting countries further east including Japan, North Korea and Indonesia.
Under new internet rules in Vietnam, social media sites must verify user identities and hand over data to authorities

Sweeping Vietnam Internet Law Comes Into Force

Under "Decree 147", all tech giants operating in Vietnam must verify users' accounts via their phone numbers or Vietnamese identification numbers and store that information alongside their full name and date of birth.
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi (C-L) is received by new Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa (C-R) in Damascus

Jordanian, Qatari Envoys Hold Talks With Syria's New Leader

Sharaa, whose Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) spearheaded the offensive that toppled Assad on December 8, has welcomed envoys from the Middle East and beyond in recent days, including Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Sunday.
An effigy of South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at a rally calling for his ouster in front of Gyeongbokgung Palace at the weekend

South Korea's Opposition Vows To Impeach Acting President

The main opposition Democratic Party had set Christmas Eve as the deadline for Han to promulgate two special bills investigating suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived imposition of martial law, as well as graft allegations surrounding his wife, Kim Keon Hee.

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