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• The jungle between Colombia and Panama becomes a highway for migrants from around the world

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  Once nearly impenetrable for migrants heading north from Latin America, the jungle between Colombia and Panama this year became a speedy but still...

• South Korea's military says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters

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  South Korea's military said Sunday that it had detected that North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile toward its eastern waters, adding to...

• Russia and Ukraine launch numerous drone attacks targeting a Russian air base and Black Sea coast

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  Russia and Ukraine launched over a dozen drones at each other's territory for a second straight day Sunday, one of which apparently targeted a...

• Convent-made delicacies, a Christmas favorite, help monks and nuns win fans and pay the bills

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  It's the fortnight before Christmas and all through the world's Catholic convents, nuns and monks are extra busy preparing the traditional...

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• Pope Francis' 87th birthday closes out a big year of efforts to reform the church, cement his legacy

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  Pope Francis turned 87 on Sunday, closing out a year that saw big milestones in his efforts to reform the Catholic Church as well as health scares...

• Japan and ASEAN bolster ties at a summit focused on security and economy amid tensions with China

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  Leaders from Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, at a special summit in Tokyo on Sunday, adopted a joint vision that emphasizes...

• In Hamas captivity, an Israeli mother found the strength to survive in her 2 young daughters

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  Tantrums, tears, temperature, toilet accidents. These travails of childhood are familiar to any parent. But for Doron Katz Asher, the daily whims...

• 'Absolutely absurd': Putin rejects Biden's warning that Russia could attack NATO

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  American warnings that Russia could launch an attack on NATO's eastern flank are "absolutely" absurd" and designed only to justify more U.S....

• U.S. warship shoots down Houthi attack drones as Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin arrives in Middle East

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  An American warship on Saturday shot down 14 attack drones launched by Houthi forces operating in Yemen, Pentagon officials said, marking yet...

• Teenager Alex Batty returns to Britain after being missing for 6 years and then turning up in Franc

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  British teenager Alex Batty flew back to the U.K. on Saturday, six years after he left home on what was meant to be a two-week family vacation in...

• Under the shadow of Gaza war, Jesus' traditional birthplace is gearing up for a subdued Christmas

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  Bethlehem is gearing up for a subdued Christmas, without the festive lights and customary Christmas tree towering over Manger Square, after...

• Notre Dame Cathedral spire gets golden rooster weathervane, a symbol of a phoenix

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  Notre Dame Cathedral got its rooster back Saturday, in a pivotal moment for the Paris landmark's restoration.