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US Supreme Court keeps Trump-era border policy in place

Title 42 gives the government power to automatically expel undocumented migrants seeking entry.

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This image shows the aftermath of one of many strikes which hit Kherson on 24 December

Civilians flee Kherson as Russian attacks intensify

Moments earlier, they'd hugged, tears welling up in their eyes. Inna had kissed Asia, a tan dachshund dog wrapped up… Read more

China is battling to cope with a virus wave after dropping almost all of its pandemic restrictions this month

China ends quarantine to begin reopening in January

After three years of closed borders, this will effectively reopen the country to those with work and study visas, or seeking to visit family.

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US storm

Dozens dead as big freeze grips North America

Officials say 34 people died across the US, with the worst-hit area being the city of Buffalo, in New York state.

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The Mambally family India's 'first' Christmas cake

The sweet story of India's 'first' Christmas cake

In November 1883, a merchant named Murdock Brown went to the Royal Biscuit Factory in what is now the southern Indian state of Kerala and asked its… Read more

The Pope rebukes people who are 'ravenous' for wealth and power

Pope condemns human hunger for wealth and power at Christmas Eve Mass

How many wars have we seen!" he said, adding that the main victims were "the weak and the vulnerable".

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President Zelensky

Zelensky delivers defiant Christmas message after Russian strikes

In a defiant speech on Saturday, he said: "Freedom comes at a high price. But slavery has an even higher price."

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The private house for the elderly was working illegally, the authorities said

At least 20 dead in Russia illegal care home fire

Another six people were injured. The entire top floor of the the two-storey wooden building was gutted by the overnight fire.

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