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• Muslim dad, sons allegedly drowned teen over 'Western' lifestyle, refusing to wear headscarf

  Syrian father and sons of "strict" Muslim family face 25 years for alleged killing of 18-year-old Ryan Al Najjar in Netherlands after she refused to wear headscarf.

• Beauty influencer found dead in suitcase in forest after ex-boyfriend allegedly confesses: reports

  Austrian beauty influencer Stefanie Pieper found dead in suitcase after ex-boyfriend allegedly admits to strangling the 31-year-old content creator.

• Ukraine peace talks productive as ex-government official says country rethinking 'uncompromising' stance

  Peace negotiations between Ukraine and the U.S. advance in Florida after Andriy Yermak's resignation, with Rustem Umerov now leading Ukraine's diplomatic team.

• Reporter's Notebook: Thanksgiving weekend in Turkey with an American pope, next stop Lebanon

  Pope Leo XIV completes pilgrimage to Turkey, meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and religious leaders while promoting peace and unity before traveling to Lebanon.

• Pope Leo XIV begins Lebanon visit amid economic crisis, heightened security concerns

  Pope Leo XIV arrives in Lebanon on the second leg of his historic first international trip as pontiff, visiting Christian communities amid regional tensions and ongoing crisis.

• Rubio, Witkoff meet with Ukrainian officials in push to finalize deal after Zelenskyy's top negotiator resigns

  Trump administration officials meet Ukrainian negotiators in Florida to work through the final details of a peace deal Kyiv agreed to last week.

• How Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele evaded capture in Latin America, revealed in declassified files

  Milei declassifies shocking documents revealing how Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele lived openly in Argentina despite authorities knowing his identity.

• Netanyahu requests pardon from Israeli president, after Trump letter urging clemency

  Netanyahu requests presidential pardon while facing corruption trial, citing need to heal national divisions in unprecedented move by sitting Israeli PM.

• Antifa agitation turns violent in Germany, bolstering Trump administration's foreign terror label

  Violence erupted as Antifa and other protesters threw stones at police during demonstrations against the Alternative for Germany youth convention in Giessen, injuring officers.

• State Department warns UK over grooming gang handling: 'Unspeakable abuse'

  Political tensions rise as the U.K. struggles to address a grooming gang crisis affecting thousands while the Trump State Department singles out Germany and France over rape crimes.

• Pope Leo tours Istanbul's famous Blue Mosque, declines to pray alongside imam

  Pope Leo XIV tours Istanbul's Blue Mosque but declines to pray, surprising Vatican officials who had to correct official records of the historic visit.

• Israel releases body-cam video of deadly Syria raid targeting Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated terrorists

  IDF releases body-camera footage of Syria gun battle that wounded six Israeli soldiers during arrest operation targeting al-Jamaa al-Islamiyya terrorists.

• Pope Leo joins Eastern and Western patriarchs in Turkey to pray for Christian unity

  Pope Leo XIV visits Turkey's ancient Nicaea site where Christian leaders pray for unity, commemorating the 1,700-year anniversary of the historic council.

• US dramatically escalates Somalia airstrikes as Trump admin targets ISIS, al Qaeda terrorists

  U.S. airstrikes in Somalia more than double under Trump, targeting ISIS and al-Shabab terrorists in coordinated operations with Somali government.

• Maduro brandishes sword at rally as he rails against 'imperialist aggression' amid rising tensions with US

  Nicolas Maduro brandishes sword at rally, warning of 'imperialist aggression' as President Donald Trump discusses potential for land attacks against narco-terrorists.

• Ukrainian official Yermak resigns as corruption probe encircles Zelenskyy

  Head of the office of the president of Ukraine Andriy Yermak wrote a resignation letter, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced

• Putin calls Trump’s peace plan a ‘starting point’ as he warns Ukraine to pull back or face 'force'

  Vladimir Putin says Russia needs to discuss President Trump's Ukraine peace proposal seriously as U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff prepares to visit Moscow.

• Momentum builds in Ukraine peace push, but experts fear Putin won’t budge

  Trump's Ukraine peace talks show potential as envoy meets Russian officials, but territorial disputes remain the key obstacle to ending the ongoing war.

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