'Agriculture is dying': French farmers protest EU-Mercosur deal
French farmers launched Monday a new wave of action to protest a proposed trade pact between the European Union and four South American countries, which they say threatens their livelihoods.
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Beyonce to headline halftime during NFL Christmas game
Beyonce will perform during the National Football League's Christmas programming this year, she and game broadcaster Netflix announced over the weekend.
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Rescuers struggle to reach dozens missing after north Gaza strike
Efforts to reach dozens of people trapped under the rubble of a multi-storey residential building in devastated north Gaza carried on Monday, the civil defence agency said, despite persistent fighting.
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Russia vetoes Sudan ceasefire resolution at UN
Russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Monday calling for an immediate end to hostilities in Sudan where a war between two rival generals has been raging since April 2023.
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G20 host Brazil launches alliance to end 'scourge' of hunger
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva opened a G20 summit in Rio by launching an alliance to curb world hunger, which he called a "scourge that shames humanity."
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Stocks, dollar hesitant as traders scale back US rate cut bets
European and Asian stock markets moved mostly lower Monday after a pre-weekend retreat on Wall Street as investors scaled back bets for US interest-rate cuts, fearing Donald Trump's policies could reignite inflation.
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Trump confirms plan to use military for mass deportation
President-elect Donald Trump confirmed Monday that he plans to declare a national emergency on border security and use the US military to carry out a mass deportation of undocumented migrants.
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Schools closed in Beirut after deadly Israeli air raid
Schools in Beirut were closed on Monday after rare strikes on central districts of the Lebanese capital killed six people including Hezbollah's spokesman, the latest senior figure slain by Israel.
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Anger, pain in Turkey as 'newborn deaths gang' trial opens
Dozens of suspects went on trial in Istanbul Monday over the deaths of at least 10 newborn babies as part of a vast social security fraud scheme in Turkey's worst health scandal in years.
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Kremlin says Biden 'fuelling' war as Russian strikes rock Odesa
The Kremlin accused US President Joe Biden on Monday of escalating the war in Ukraine by allowing Kyiv to use long-range missiles supplied by Washington to strike targets inside Russia.
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