The assault began around 1:30 a.m. local time and was continuing into the morning.

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Amid a ruinous civil war, the military government is holding elections that are widely seen as a sham, as the main opposition remains barred or jailed.

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Everything you need to know as Arne Slot’s side host bottom-of-the-table Wolves in the Premier League

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Fran’s Chocolates is urgently recalling plant-based chocolate bars with undeclared hazelnuts

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‘Some of the original main cast is getting little to zero screen time,’ complained one fan. ‘I mean, what are doing here?’

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Second part of the series’ final season is now streaming ahead of the highly anticipated New Year’s Eve finale

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Before the polls comes the preparation

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European leaders may take part online as Zelensky looks to ‘finalise’ an agreement he says is ‘90% completed’

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Poland temporarily closes two airports due to Russian strikes on Ukraine

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Trump was pictured beaming in the Oval Office with the model plane

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A study linked ultra-processed foods to 32 harmful health effects including a higher risk of heart disease, cancer, type 2 diabetes, adverse mental health and early death

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Research reveals that grey hairs are a small example of a cell choosing to bow out rather than risk turning malignant

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The last year in the news has been one to remember.

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Most major supermarkets are open with time variations

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Turkey has held a military funeral for five Libyan officers who died in a plane crash earlier this week

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Stephen Harris, the Michelin-starred chef behind The Sportsman, shares three comforting recipes that take the food you remember from childhood and make it taste the way it should – from proper cream of mushroom soup to baked potato fish pie and a classic pear and Roquefort salad

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A powerful tale of absent fathers and estranged children, Joachim Trier’s ‘Sentimental Value’ – his follow-up to the acclaimed ‘Worst Person in the World’ – is primed for Oscar glory come 2026. Annabel Nugent speaks to Trier and his actors Stellan Skarsgård, Renate Reinsve, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas and Elle Fanning about parenting, sacrifice, and the importance of making mistakes

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Streaming sports, TV series and movies on a modified device is illegal, but ‘dodgy stick’ devotees don’t seem to care. Katie Rosseinsky explores how this growing issue is anything but a victimless crime

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The lurch in the media business has changed America over the last two decades

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Thailand and Cambodia have signed an agreement to implement a ceasefire to end weeks of armed combat along their border over competing claims to territory

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Fishermen in Cyprus are now targeting invasive lionfish, which have spread from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean

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Millions of Afghans are struggling as international aid cuts sever a lifeline many relied on for food and heating

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Kennedy Center president seeks $1 million from jazz musician Chuck Redd after he canceled his Christmas Eve show over Trump renaming controversy.

The musician Chuck Redd called off the annual Christmas Eve performances after the Kennedy Center board added President Trump’s name to the performing arts center.

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