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World News Live Today December 18, 2024: Germany sentences Syrian to 10 years for crimes during Assad's rule

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Latest news on December 18, 2024: Syrian rebels observe a location identified as a mass grave for detainees killed under the rule of Bashar Assad in Najha, south of Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024.
Latest news on December 18, 2024: Syrian rebels observe a location identified as a mass grave for detainees killed under the rule of Bashar Assad in Najha, south of Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024.

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Dec 18, 2024 11:53 PM IST

World News Live : Germany sentences Syrian to 10 years for crimes during Assad's rule

  • Prosecutors said he committed the crimes from 2012 to 2015 as a leader of the pro-Assad "shabiha" militia in Damascus, tasked with suppressing dissent.
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Dec 18, 2024 11:53 PM IST

US News Live : Trump warns Liz Cheney ‘could be in a lot of trouble’ over House Republicans' Jan 6 report

  • The House subcommittee accused Liz Cheney of colluding with top witnesses, pushing for her to be investigated by the FBI for witness tampering
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Dec 18, 2024 11:16 PM IST

US News Live : House Ethics Committee secretly votes to release Matt Gaetz report: Source

  • Democrats had pressed to make the report public even though Gaetz was no longer in Congress and had withdrawn as Trump's pick to lead the Justice Department.
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Dec 18, 2024 10:59 PM IST

US News Live : Kai Trump opens up about her celebrity crush in her new YouTube video: Watch

  • During a YouTube Q&A, Kai Trump revealed her celebrity crush is from the Netflix series, Outer Banks.
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Dec 18, 2024 10:45 PM IST

World News Live : Syrians fear their lost loved ones might be buried under mass graves

  • Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad and the takeover of power by an Islamist rebels, families across Syria have been searching for their loved ones.
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Dec 18, 2024 10:00 PM IST

US News Live : Nancy Pelosi fell wearing ‘very high’ heels then posed for photo with broken hip

  • Last Friday, Pelosi broke her hip after falling on marble steps at a World War II battlefield site in Luxembourg.
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Dec 18, 2024 9:17 PM IST

US News Live : ‘Died protecting her class’: Teacher killed in Wisconsin school shooting was covering for another educator

  • A parent whose daughter and son attend the school said that the substitute teacher was running a study hall for students when Rupnow opened fire
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Dec 18, 2024 7:30 PM IST

World News Live : France: Top court upholds former president Sarkozy's corruption conviction

  • Sarkozy had appealed against the 2021 conviction for corruption and influence peddling, in which he had been handed a three-year prison sentence.
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Dec 18, 2024 7:28 PM IST

US News Live : Bill Ackman bets almost half of his $13.4 Billion hedge funds in these three stocks

  • Bill Ackman focuses on a concentrated investment strategy, holding significant stakes in a few high-quality companies.
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Dec 18, 2024 7:18 PM IST

World News Live : Sunita Williams' return to Earth to be delayed by at least 3 more months: NASA

  • Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore travelled to the International Space Station (ISS) in June this year for a scheduled eight-day mission.
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Dec 18, 2024 6:58 PM IST

US News Live : Biden breaks silence on mystery drone sightings after Trump's scathing allegations

  • Joe Biden's statement comes a day after Donald Trump accused his administration of covering up the drone mystery amid the puzzling increase in their sightings.
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Dec 18, 2024 4:30 PM IST

US News Live : House Foreign Affairs chair claims unidentified drones are ‘spy drones’ from…

  • House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul expressed concerns over unidentified drones over New Jersey and New York.
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Dec 18, 2024 2:02 PM IST

US News Live : NYT Connections Today: See hints and answers for December 18, 2024

  • Get hints and answers for New York Times's 'Connections' for today - December 18, 2024.
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Dec 18, 2024 1:46 PM IST

US News Live : Trump's ‘new hairstyle’ is actually the same 2019 ‘hat hair’ that elicited hilarious comparisons to pop culture icons

  • There's nothing “new”about Donald Trump's “new hairstyle.” The president-elect's Dec 2024 slicked-back hairdo is a stark reminder of his June 2019 look.
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Dec 18, 2024 1:44 PM IST

US News Live : Was Wisconsin school shooter Natalie Rupnow transgender? Police chief says ‘it’s something that may…’

  • The police chief investigating the deadly shooting at Abundant Life Christian School has addressed claims that the suspect, Natalie Rupnow, was transgender.
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Dec 18, 2024 1:44 PM IST

US News Live : H-1B visa revamp: What employers and students need to know

  • The Biden administration announced reforms to the H-1B visa program aimed at streamlining applications and reducing abuses.
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Dec 18, 2024 1:20 PM IST

US News Live : Man says Donald Trump will be arrested on December 20, urges people to storm Washington D.C. if that fails: Watch

  • A vocal leftist has claimed Donald Trump will be arrested on December 20 under Executive Order 13848.
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Dec 18, 2024 12:45 PM IST

World News Live : 'Britain needs reform': Elong Musk mulling historic $100 million donation to this UK party

  • Amid reports claiming Musk might donate up to $100 million (£79 million) to Reform UK, Farage acknowledged that the money was discussed in a meeting.
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Dec 18, 2024 12:30 PM IST

World News Live : The last days of a Ukrainian town within Russia's grasp

  • The looming fall of the vital rail and mining hub would represent the most significant blow for Ukraine.
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Dec 18, 2024 12:30 PM IST

US News Live : Utah horror: 5 family members including 3 children found dead, 17-year-old rushed to hospital with gunshot wound

  • The dead people reportedly included two adults, an 11-year-old boy, and two girls aged 9 and 2.
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Dec 18, 2024 11:40 AM IST

US News Live : Don Jr's new GF Bettina Anderson eyeing Trump admin role: Conflicting rumours with Kimberly Guilfoyle on the Greece move

  • While Donald Trump Jr's ex-fiancee Kimberly Guilfoyle has embraced the Greece ambassador role, his new girlfriend is also interested in Trump's second admin.
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Dec 18, 2024 11:40 AM IST

US News Live : Wisconsin school shooting: Natalie Rupnow's alleged online activity indicates disturbing obsession with school shooters

  • Natalie Rupnow's alleged social media accounts feature pictures of the Columbine shooters, and gunman Nicholas Cruz, among other disturbing content.
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Dec 18, 2024 10:25 AM IST

World News Live : Prince Harry just can't rubbish Kate Middleton ‘and expect to be easily forgiven’

  • Since leaving royal duties in 2020, Prince William feels hurt by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's comments about Kate Middleton.
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Dec 18, 2024 10:24 AM IST

US News Live : Who were Rex Heuermann's victims? Gilgo Beach suspect charged with murder of 7th woman

  • Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann has been charged with the murder of a seventh victim, Valerie Mack.
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Dec 18, 2024 10:17 AM IST

World News Live : Meta fined €250 million by Ireland data body over a 2018 breach

  • The breach arose from the exploitation by unauthorised third parties of user tokens on the Facebook platform.
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