Netanyahu tells Israel parliament 'some progress' on Gaza hostage deal
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told lawmakers on Monday that "some progress" had been made in negotiations to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza, more than 14 months into the war.
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Guatemalan authorities recover minors taken by sect members
Guatemalan authorities on Monday recovered several minors taken from a care center by members of an ultra-orthodox Jewish sect under investigation for alleged child sexual abuse.
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Germany's far-right AfD holds march after Christmas market attack
Germany's far-right AfD party on Monday held what it called a "memorial" rally for victims of a car-ramming attack on a Christmas market that has newly inflamed debate on migrant and security policy.
Read moreEuropean, US markets wobble awaiting Santa rally
European and US stocks bounced around Monday as investors waited to see if a so-called Santa Claus rally sweeps over the market.
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Serie A basement club Monza fire coach Nesta
Serie A's bottom club Monza sacked coach Alessandro Nesta on Monday, a day after a 2-1 loss to Juventus left them five points adrift of safety.
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Mozambique top court confirms ruling party disputed win
Mozambique's highest court confirmed Monday the ruling party's victory in a disputed October vote after allegations of rigging triggered weeks of deadly street clashes.
Read moreBiden commutes almost all federal death sentences
US President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the death sentences of 37 of the 40 federal inmates on death row, ahead of the return of Donald Trump who oversaw a sweeping number of executions during his first term.
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Syrian medics say were coerced into false chemical attack testimony
Two Syrian doctors and a nurse told AFP in a series of interviews over the weekend that Bashar al-Assad's government coerced them into providing false testimony to international investigators after a deadly 2018 chlorine attack.
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NASA solar probe to make its closest ever pass of Sun
NASA's pioneering Parker Solar Probe is poised to make its closest-ever approach of the Sun on Christmas Eve, a record-setting 3.8 million miles (6.2 million kilometers) from the surface.
Read moreFrance's new government to be announced Monday evening: Elysee
President Emmanuel Macron's office said the composition of France's new government would be announced on Monday evening amid efforts to drag the second-largest EU economy out of a deepening political crisis.
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