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People queue to vote during a referendum on a new Chilean constitution, in Temuco, Chile, December 17, 2023.

Chile voters reject conservative constitution in second referendum

Chile votes in second referendum aimed at replacing Pinochet-era constitution

Five decades on, Chile still grapples with legacy of Pinochet dictatorship

ON THE GROUND

‘Christ in the rubble’: Christmas muted as Bethlehem grieves for Gaza

Palestinians evacuate a wounded boy following Israeli strikes on the maternity ward at Nasser Hospital in the town of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023.
Israel-Hamas war

🔴 Live: UN to vote on aid access to Gaza as Israeli strikes hit refugee camp and hospitals

Un incendie s'est déclaré dans le principal dépôt de carburant de Guinée, à Conakry, lundi 18 décembre 2023.

Deadly explosion at fuel depot rocks Guinea capital Conakry

Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic speaks at Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) headquarters in Belgrade, Serbia, December 17, 2023.

Serbia's populists score sweeping victory in parliamentary election

A man watches a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test at a railway station in Seoul on July 19, 2023.

N. Korea test-fires ICBM with range to strike US; second launch in two days

Media tycoon Jimmy Lai, founder of Apple Daily, looks on as he leaves the Court of Final Appeal by prison van, in Hong Kong, China February 1, 2021.

US, UK call for release of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai as national security trial begins

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The funeral of one of the eleven Palestinians killed during a Israeli raid in Jenin, the occupied West Bank, December 2023.
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Three-day Israeli incursion into Jenin leads to deadly clashes

L'entrée d'un tunnel creusé sous la bande de Gaza
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Largest Hamas tunnel so far uncovered near Gaza border, Israeli army says

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Battle for the West Bank: Israeli settlers step up attacks on Palestinians

The fighting in Gaza has destroyed vital infrastructure, creating a water shortage and causing numerous power cuts.
ON THE OBSERVERS

Water and electricity: How the conflict is destroying vital infrastructure in Gaza

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Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Valery Zaluzhnyi, Chief of the Military Intelligence of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov and Secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council Oleksiy Danilov are

Ukraine probes suspected spying device found in army command office

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks following a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, during a press conference in Nantucket, Massachusetts, U.S., November 24, 2023.

Biden's motorcade hit by car outside Delaware campaign headquarters

Une femme irakienne âgée vote lors des élections provinciales à Bassorah, en Irak, le lundi 18 décembre 2023.

Iraq holds first provincial council elections in a decade

Tree branches lie on top of a damaged car after a severe storm, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 17, 2023.

Violent storm kills at least 14 in Argentina

Candidate posters line the streets of Kinshasa.
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Women's rights take centre stage in DR Congo election

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A patient prepares to take the first of two combination pills, mifepristone, for a medication abortion during a visit to a clinic in the US on October 12, 2022.
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US Supreme Court ruling on abortion pill could 'tie the hands of every state'

Russian sailors stand on the deck of the newly-built nuclear submarine The Krasnoyarsk at the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk in Russia's Archangelsk region on December 11, 2023.
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Putin unveils new Russian nuclear submarines to flex naval muscle beyond Ukraine

Climate activists protest against fossil fuels at Dubai's Expo City during the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 12, 2023.
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How lending-based climate finance is pushing poor countries deeper into debt

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin attends a session of questions to the government at the National Assembly in Paris on December 12, 2023.
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'Contradictions of Macronism’: French government fights to save face after immigration bill debacle

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A general view of a banner saying: "I decide, Chad advances" belonging to the national commission in charge of organising a  referendum on a new constitution, in N'Djamena on December 13, 2023.

Chad votes for referendum on new constitution in step towards civilian rule

This undated photo provided by the North Korean government shows the testing of new solid-fuel engines designed for intermediate-range ballistic missiles in North Korea.

N. Korea test-fires ballistic missile, blasts US for provoking 'preview of nuclear war'

A disciplinary procedure will be initiated by the Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honor against French cinema legend Gerard Depardieu.

Family of French film icon Depardieu denounces ‘conspiracy’ amid scrutiny over sexist behaviour

Miss France 2024 winner Eve Gilles on stage after her election in Dijon on December 16, 2023.

Miss France winner calls her short hair a victory for 'diversity'

Video viewed almost four million times on TikTok, which claims that the singer Adele is holding a Palestinian flag in her arms.
ON THE OBSERVERS

Adele holding the Palestinian flag at a concert? Watch out for false claims

Migrants from Eritrea, Libya and Sudan sail a wooden boat before being assisted by aid workers of the Spanish NGO Open Arms, in the Mediterranean sea, about 30 miles north of Libya, June 17, 2023.

At least 61 migrants drown after shipwreck off Libya

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The new golden rooster containing relics is lifted by crane to be installed atop the spire of Notre Dame cathedral as part of its reconstruction, in central Paris on December 16, 2023.

Paris's Notre-Dame spire is crowned by new golden rooster to symbolize rebirth

Vatican tribunal president Giuseppe Pignatone reading the verdict of a trial against Cardinal Angelo Becciu and nine other defendants in the Vatican press room, December 16, 2023.

Vatican tribunal convicts senior cardinal of embezzlement, sentences him to prison

People walk through heavy smog on the outskirts of Lahore on December 14, 2023.

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A file photo showing the Iranian flag in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) organisation's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, June 5, 2023.

Iran executes 'Mossad agent' convicted of spying for Israel

Kuwait's emir, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah, ruled the oil-rich emirate for three years.

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A section of the US-Mexico border wall that runs through the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge in Arizona.

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Seakoo Wu watches an AI receration of his deceased son on his phone.

‘Digital afterlife’: Chinese mourners turn to AI to resurrect the dead

French gendarmes patrol in search for illegal migrants on the French side of the border with Italy, in Montgenevre, in the French Alps, on December 8, 2023.

French police patrol Alps as migrants attempt perilous crossing

A French woman shopping in a German supermarket.

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A disciplinary procedure will be initiated by the Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honor against French cinema legend Gerard Depardieu.

Family of French film icon Depardieu denounces ‘conspiracy’ amid scrutiny over sexist behaviour

Miss France 2024 winner Eve Gilles on stage after her election in Dijon on December 16, 2023.

Miss France winner calls her short hair a victory for 'diversity'

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Un incendie s'est déclaré dans le principal dépôt de carburant de Guinée, à Conakry, lundi 18 décembre 2023.

Deadly explosion at fuel depot rocks Guinea capital Conakry

A general view of a banner saying: "I decide, Chad advances" belonging to the national commission in charge of organising a  referendum on a new constitution, in N'Djamena on December 13, 2023.

Chad votes for referendum on new constitution in step towards civilian rule

Migrants from Eritrea, Libya and Sudan sail a wooden boat before being assisted by aid workers of the Spanish NGO Open Arms, in the Mediterranean sea, about 30 miles north of Libya, June 17, 2023.

At least 61 migrants drown after shipwreck off Libya

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Federal court reopens Canada climate inaction case brought by youth activists

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