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NORTH KOREA Kim Jong Un said that the United States should be aware that his country’s nuclear forces are now a reality, not a threat. But he also

The Buzz | American blogger Logan Paul apologizes for YouTube video

American blogger Logan Paul has apologized after getting slammed for a video he shared on YouTube that appeared to show a body hanging in a Japanese forest known as

Japan’s emperor greets cheering crowd at palace for new year

Japan’s Emperor Akihito, who will abdicate the Chrysanthemum Throne and hand it to his son next year, was showered with cheers from tens of thousands of New

Ukraine | Authorities and separatist rebels swap prisoners

Ukrainian authorities and Russian-backed separatist rebels on Wednesday conducted the biggest exchange of prisoners since the start of an armed conflict in the country’s east, marking a

Peru | Two top officials quit government amid political crisis

Two senior officials have resigned from Peru’s government, the latest in a wave of defections amid a political crisis in the South American country. Minister

Offbeat | Special delivery: Family welcomes second Christmas Eve baby

For one suburban New York family, Christmas Eve is turning into a tradition of very special deliveries. Newsday says Stony Brook residents Jacki and Josh Grossman had their second

This Day in History | 1975 – New laws to end battle of the sexes

Radical new legislation introducing a woman’s right to equal pay and status in the workplace and in society have come into force in the UK. The Sex Discrimination

World briefs

SOUTH KOREAN President Moon Jae-in said yesterday the country’s 2015 agreement with Japan to settle a decades-long impasse over Korean women forced into wartime sexual slavery was seriously

The Buzz | Ex-Miss Americas asked to help find new leaders

Trashed by emails sent by pageant officials, former Miss Americas may help choose the new leaders of the Miss America Organization. The group told AP yesterday that

USA | In break with tradition, Trump doesn’t host a state dinner

President Donald Trump couldn’t stop talking about the red carpets, military parades and fancy dinners that were lavished upon him during state visits on his recent tour

Tax-free no more | Saudi Arabia, UAE to roll out VAT in 2018

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, which have long lured foreign workers with the promise of a tax-free lifestyle, plan to impose a 5 percent tax

Offbeat | Man’s 1944 love letter found within remodeled home’s walls

Massachusetts police have a new mystery to solve: Who wrote a 1944 love letter discovered within the walls of a house being remodeled? The Greenfield Police Department took

This Day in History | 1993 – Mafia link in cocaine haul

British customs officials have seized £70m of Colombian cocaine which is thought to be directly linked to the Mafia. The discovery of more than a quarter

World briefs

VIETNAM is deploying a 10,000-member military cyber warfare unit to combat what the government sees as a growing threat of “wrongful views” proliferating on the internet, according to

The Buzz | Spain’s economy seen growing strongly despite Catalan crisis

Spain’s central bank says strong exports are likely to help the economy grow by a quarterly rate of 0.8 percent in the last three months of the year despite

Construction halted at church destroyed in 9/11 attacks

Construction on a Greek Orthodox church to replace one that was crushed in the Sept. 11 attacks has been temporarily suspended amid rising costs and questions over how donations

Briefs | Spain’s king addresses Catalonia in Christmas speech

King Felipe VI used his traditional Christmas Eve address to call on Catalonia’s newly elected parliament to renounce further moves toward secession from Spain. “The way forward cannot

Peru | Thousands protest pardoning of former president

Thousands of Peruvians took to the streets on Monday to protest the pardon granted to former President Alberto Fujimori, with many calling it part of a backroom

Guatemala says it is moving embassy to Jerusalem

Guatemala’s president announced on Christmas Eve that the Central American country will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, becoming the first nation to follow the lead

Offbeat | Wild truffle grows on Paris rooftop, in scientific mystery

Urban scientists and Paris foodies are getting excited about a bizarre discovery atop a hotel near the Eiffel Tower: the first-ever wild truffle growing in the French capital. It’s

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