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    <title><![CDATA[Satellite &apos;light pollution&apos; hindering space telescopes: study]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10629680</link>  
    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 13:30:48 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- An exponential increase in the number of satellites placed in low-Earth orbit has brought advances in telecommunications including broadband access in rural and remote areas worldwide. It also has caused a surge in light pollution in space that imperils the work done by orbiting astronomical observatories. A new NASA-led study focusing on four space telescopes -- two currently operational and two planned - estimates that a large percentage of images obtained by these obse]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Israel to reopen Gaza crossing into Egypt]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 13:27:45 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel received remains of what could be one of the last hostages in Gaza on Wednesday and said it will begin allowing Palestinians to leave the war-torn territory through a border crossing with Egypt. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said an attack by militants earlier in the day that wounded four Israeli soldiers in southern Gaza was a violation of the ceasefire and that Israel “will respond accordingly.” The remains found by militants in northern Gaza were returned t]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Germany&apos;s president gets royal welcome]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 13:25:44 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[LONDON (AP) — Britain’s King Charles III and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier put on a show of Anglo-Saxon unity Wednesday as their countries expand cooperation to fend off threats to European security, combat climate change and bolster economic growth. Charles and Steinmeier — the first German head of state to make a formal state visit to Britain in 27 years — exchanged toasts during a lavish banquet at Windsor Castle, celebrating the historic ties between their nations even as they ack]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Trump meets Nvidia CEO Huang: source]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10629643</link>  
    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 11:46:24 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[US President Donald Trump met with chip giant Nvidia&apos;s CEO Jensen Huang on Wednesday to discuss export controls, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. Nvidia did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Huang was in the US capital meeting with lawmakers, where he told them that state-by-state US regulations would slow the progress of AI development, he told CNBC. Nvidia had also opposed a separate proposed piece of legislation that would have required it to offer to se]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[White House tours resume in time for Christmas]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 11:05:40 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) — US president Donald Trump’s decision to build a big ballroom where the East Wing once stood has significantly altered the visitor experience at the White House. Tourists enter through a different door now, and the tour is shorter because there are fewer historic rooms to see. But some people who took the self-guided tour on Wednesday were just happy to glimpse the White House all decked out in its Christmas glory by first lady Melania Trump. Tours resumed Tuesday after being su]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Print of Blake &apos;Tyger&apos; poem blazes path to auction record]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 10:53:06 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[London (AFP) -- A print of English poet William Blake&apos;s most famous poem &quot;The Tyger&quot; sold at auction for 228,600 pounds ($304,519) Wednesday, British auction house Christie&apos;s said. The &quot;exceptionally rare&quot; print comes from the first issue of Blake&apos;s &quot;Songs Of Experience,&quot; dating from around 1794. The fee far exceeded its pre-sale estimate of 80,000-120,000 pounds and set a new record at auction for a Blake print, Christie&apos;s said. It was snapped up by an anonymous buyer after more than two minute]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Doctor in Matthew Perry overdose case gets 2-1/2years in prison]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10629468</link>  
    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 10:48:24 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -- A California doctor was sentenced to 2-1/2 years in prison Wednesday for illegally supplying &quot;Friends&quot; sitcom star Matthew Perry with ketamine, the powerful sedative that caused the actor&apos;s drug overdose death in 2023. Dr. Salvador Plasencia, 44, who operated an urgent-care clinic outside Los Angeles, pleaded guilty in federal court in July to four felony counts of illegal distribution of the prescription anesthetic. He surrendered his medical license in September. He co]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[[Graphic News] Seoul ranks 5th among world’s richest cities]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10629104</link>  
    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 08:00:00 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Seoul has ranked fifth among the world’s richest cities for 2025, according to CEOWorld magazine, with Tokyo topping the list at a gross domestic product of $2.55 trillion, narrowly ahead of the New York metropolitan area at $2.49 trillion, based on a survey of 300 major metropolitans worldwide. Tokyo’s strength comes from decades of technological innovation, automotive engineering and precision manufacturing. The city combines innovation with infrastructure, making its transportation, networks ]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Trump says any country trafficking drugs into US could be attacked]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 12:36:25 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said any country trafficking illegal drugs into the US could be attacked. &quot;Anybody that&apos;s doing that and selling it into our country is subject to attack,&quot; Trump told reporters during a cabinet meeting at the White House, after raising the issue of cocaine from Colombia. Colombian President Gustavo Petro shot back at Trump in a post on X, arguing the South American nation destroys a drug-producing laboratory every 40 minutes -- &quot;withou]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Peru presidential hopeful bloodied but safe]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10628749</link>  
    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 12:34:44 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peruvian presidential hopeful Rafael Belaunde escaped bloodied but not seriously hurt Tuesday from an attack by gunmen on his car south of the capital Lima, police said. Gunmen on a motorbike fired several shots at the SUV the 50-year-old politician was driving. Bullets shattered the front window, leaving Belaunde with blood stains on his face and shirt from cuts caused by broken glass, according to TV images. In a statement on X, police said Belaunde was not badly injured in]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV shares his thoughts on the conclave, reflects on spirituality and future travels]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10628744</link>  
    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 12:11:46 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) -- Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday shared for the first time what he was thinking when the votes started going his way during the conclave that elected him, saying he resigned himself to the inevitable and put the rest in God&apos;s hands. &quot;I took a deep breath. I said &apos;Here we go Lord. You&apos;re in charge and you lead the way,&apos;&quot; Leo told reporters during a wide-ranging airborne press conference coming home from his inaugural trip to Turkey and Lebanon. Leo fielded questions for a ha]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[US to expand travel ban after shooting]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10628733</link>  
    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:45:17 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[The Trump administration is expected to expand its travel ban to include around 30 countries, a bid to more aggressively curtail migration to the US following the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington. A list of the countries being added to the ban is expected to come soon, according to a Department of Homeland Security official. The administration already has in place a full block on travelers from 12 countries, with partial restrictions on seven others. Meanwhile, the US Citizen]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Israeli forensics experts examine remains handed over in Gaza]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10628732</link>  
    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:41:46 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Israel on Tuesday said it had received remains handed over by Palestinian militants in Gaza to the Red Cross. They were believed to be one of the two hostages still in the territory: an Israeli and a Thai national. Israel’s government said the “findings” were taken for forensics testing. Palestinian media said they were discovered in Gaza’s northern town of Beit Lahiya. The remains of 26 hostages taken in the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attack that triggered the war have already been returned since ]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[HK leader: Fire probe &apos;must uncover truth&apos;]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10628729</link>  
    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:39:54 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Hong Kong will set up an independent committee headed by a judge to determine the cause of a deadly high-rise fire that shocked the city and to recommend changes to prevent a future tragedy, its leader said Tuesday. John Lee, the chief executive of the southern Chinese territory, pledged to overcome vested interests and bring about systemic change in the construction industry. Police said Tuesday afternoon that more bodies had been found, raising the death toll to at least 156 with about 30 peop]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Trump will block SNAP funds from states that don&apos;t share data]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10628609</link>  
    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:02:28 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration warned Tuesday that it will withhold money for administering SNAP food aid in most Democratic-controlled states starting next week unless those states provide information about people receiving the assistance. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said at a Cabinet meeting Tuesday that the action is looming because those states are refusing to provide data the department requested such as the names and immigration status of aid recipients.]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Crystal Faberge egg crafted for Russian royalty shatters record and sells for $30.2 million]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 10:58:14 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[LONDON (AP) -- A rare crystal and diamond Faberge egg crafted for Russia&apos;s ruling family before it was toppled by revolution shattered records Tuesday as it sold at auction for 22.9 million pounds ($30.2 million). The &quot;Winter Egg,&quot; which was compared to the iconic Mona Lisa, was just one of seven of the opulent ovoids remaining in private hands, Christie&apos;s London auction house said. The 10-centimeter tall egg is made from finely carved rock crystal, covered in a delicate snowflake motif wrought ]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Doctor says Trump had MRI with normal results]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10627909</link>  
    <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:19:42 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Donald Trump&apos; s doctor says the president had MRI imaging on his heart and abdomen in October as part of a preventative screening for men his age, according to a memo from the physician released by the White House on Monday. Sean Barbabella said in a statement that Trump’s physical exam included “advanced imaging” that is “standard for an executive physical” in Trump’s age group. Barbabella concluded that the cardiovascular and abdominal imaging was “perfectly normal.” “The purpose of this imagi]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[White House defends US attack on boat]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10627905</link>  
    <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:16:49 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The White House on Monday defended a US admiral&apos;s decision to conduct multiple strikes on an alleged Venezuelan drug-smuggling vessel in September, saying he had Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth&apos;s authorization, even as critics questioned the legality of a strike on survivors. The Washington Post had reported that a second strike was ordered to kill two survivors from the initial strike and to comply with an order by Hegseth that everyone be killed. US President Donald Trum]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Zelenskyy: US plan looks better with revisions]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10627881</link>  
    <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 11:51:23 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[PARIS (AP) — Ukraine’s president spoke optimistically Monday about the progress of revising the Trump administration’s peace plan, saying “it looks better” and the work will continue during talks on how to end Russia’s nearly four-year war. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke after meeting with France’s president, the latest in discussions aimed at brokering the terms for a potential ceasefire in the largest armed conflict in Europe since World War II. Meanwhile, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Pesk]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Congo, Rwanda to sign deal Thursday]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 11:49:41 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[US President Donald Trump will bring together the leaders of Rwanda and Congo in Washington Thursday to sign a peace agreement, months after an earlier US-brokered deal failed to stop violence. &quot;President Trump will host the presidents of the Republic of Rwanda and (Congo) to sign the historic peace and economic agreement that he brokered,&quot; White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Monday. Trump had met in June at the White House with the two countries&apos; foreign ministers as the]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Trump warns Israel not to interfere in Syria]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10627878</link>  
    <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 11:46:20 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump told Israel Monday to avoid destabilizing Syria and its new leadership, days after a deadly operation by Israeli forces killed 13 people. Trump spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and invited him for another White House visit, Netanyahu&apos;s office said shortly after Trump issued the warning. &quot;It is very important that Israel maintain a strong and true dialogue with Syria, and that nothing takes place that will interfere with Syria&apos;s evol]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Popularity of Japan&apos;s Princess Aiko sparks calls for change]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 11:20:31 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[TOKYO (AP) — Japan&apos;s beloved Princess Aiko is often cheered like a pop star. During a visit to Nagasaki with Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, the sound of her name being screamed by well-wishers along the roads overwhelmed the cheers for her parents. As she turned 24 on Monday, her supporters are demanding change to Japan&apos;s male-only succession law, which prohibits Aiko, the emperor&apos;s only child, from becoming monarch. Along with frustration that the discussion on succession rules has stalle]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Melania reveals White House holiday decorations and her theme, &apos;Home Is Where the Heart Is&apos;]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 11:00:34 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- Melania Trump on Monday unveiled the holiday decorations for her family&apos;s first Christmas back at the White House and her theme is &quot;Home Is Where the Heart Is.&quot; The decor also nods to next year&apos;s 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and founding of the United States of America. Several dozen volunteer decorators from across the country helped deck the halls of the Executive Mansion with 75 wreaths, 51 Christmas trees, more than 213 meters]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Shoppers scoured for deals online on Cyber Monday]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 10:55:09 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers scoured for deals online on Cyber Monday, delivering strong sales for retailers and capping a five-day spending spree that kicked off on Thanksgiving. Adobe Analytics reported that as of 6:30 p.m. EST Monday, US consumers had already spent $9.1 billion online for Cyber Monday, up 4.5 percent from the same day a year ago. Adobe expects that when the final tally is in, consumers will spend between $13.9 billion and $14.2 billion for the day, making Cyber Monday the biggest]]>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 10:42:56 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[PARIS (Reuters) -- Airbus confirmed Monday it faced an industrial quality issue with metal panels on some A320-family jets, in its latest challenge after a recall to fix a computer glitch. Reuters exclusively reported earlier that Airbus had found quality problems affecting the fuselage panels of several dozen A320-family aircraft, delaying some deliveries. There were no indications that any had reached aircraft in service, but shares in the world&apos;s largest plane-maker fell as much as 11 percent]]>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 10:33:44 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[The United States and Britain announced a deal Monday to secure zero tariffs on British pharmaceutical products and medical technology in return for Britain spending more on medicines and overhauling how it values drugs. Under the agreement, Britain will raise the net price it pays for new US medicines by 25 percent. In return, UK-made medicines, drug ingredients and medical technology will be exempt from Section 232 sectoral tariffs and any future Section 301 country tariffs. &quot;The United States]]>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 21:16:07 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[The South Korean government will provide $500,000 in humanitarian aid to Vietnam to help those affected by severe typhoons and floods in the country&apos;s central region, officials said Monday. Since mid-November, heavy rainfall in central Vietnam has triggered widespread floods and landslides, leaving at least 90 people dead so far. The Seoul government plans to swiftly provide assistance to affected areas and residents in need, in consultation with the Vietnamese authorities, the South Korean Emba]]>
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    <![CDATA[HONG KONG (AFP) -- Authorities said Monday they have made a total 13 arrests over Hong Kong&apos;s deadliest fire in decades after the blaze killed 151 people last week, a toll that could further rise. The arrests were made on suspicion of manslaughter as investigators work to piece together what led to the catastrophic fire taking hold so fast in a complex of high-rise apartments. Officials have been looking at factors including the styrofoam panels and bamboo scaffolding use in a renovation project]]>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:08:06 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump confirmed Sunday he had recently spoken with Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro amid soaring tensions between the two countries, while Caracas slammed what it called US preparations for an attack. The US is piling the pressure on Venezuela, with a major military buildup in the Caribbean, the designation of an alleged drug cartel run by Maduro as a terrorist group, and an ominous warning from Trump that Venezuelan airspace is &quot;closed.&quot; Washingto]]>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:05:24 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[STOCKHOLM (AFP) -- Sales by the world&apos;s top 100 arms makers reached a record $679 billion last year, as the wars in Ukraine and Gaza boosted demand, researchers said Monday, but production issues hampered deliveries. The figure was 5.9 percent higher than the year before, and, over the 2015-2024 period, revenues for the top 100 arms makers have risen 26 percent according to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. &quot;Last year, global arms revenues reached the highest leve]]>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 11:59:37 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[JERUSALEM (Reuters) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked the country&apos;s president on Sunday for a pardon in his long-running corruption trial, arguing that criminal proceedings were hindering his ability to govern and a pardon would be good for Israel. Netanyahu, the country&apos;s longest-serving prime minister, denies the bribery, fraud and breach of trust charges. His lawyers said in a letter to the president&apos;s office that the prime minister still believes the legal proceedings would ]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Rubio sees progress in Florida talks with Ukraine]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 11:58:15 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[The US and Ukrainian officials held what both sides called productive talks on Sunday about a peace deal with Russia, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing optimism about progress despite challenges in ending the more than 3-year-long war. &quot;We continue to be realistic about how difficult this is, but optimistic, particularly given the fact that as we&apos;ve made progress, I think there is a shared vision here that this is not just about ending the war. ... It is about securing Ukraine&apos;s ]]>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 11:55:53 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — African leaders pushed Sunday to have colonial-era crimes recognized, criminalized and addressed through reparations. At a conference in Algiers, diplomats and leaders convened to advance an African Union resolution passed at a meeting earlier this year calling for justice and reparations for victims of colonialism. In his opening speech, Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf said Algeria’s experience under French rule underscored the need to seek compensation and reclaim]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV calls on Lebanese leaders to be true peacemakers as he seeks to bring message of hope]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 11:23:17 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[BEIRUT (AP) -- Pope Leo XIV challenged Lebanon&apos;s political leaders on Sunday to be true peacemakers and put their differences aside, as he sought to give Lebanon&apos;s long-suffering people a message of hope and bolster a crucial Christian community in the Middle East. Leo arrived in Beirut from Istanbul on the second leg of his maiden voyage as pope. He came to encourage the Lebanese people to persevere at a precarious moment for the small Mediterranean country as it faces economic uncertainty, dee]]>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 10:51:27 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[GENEVA (AFP) -- Swiss voters on Sunday resoundingly rejected a proposal to replace the current men-only military conscription with a compulsory civic duty for all and another on taxing the super-rich to fund the climate fight. Final results from across the country&apos;s 26 cantons showed voters spurning the initiatives, which had generated significant discussion in the wealthy Alpine nation. The so-called Civic Duty proposal, which called for requiring every Swiss citizen, regardless of gender, to d]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Long-lost Rubens painting depicting crucifixion sells for $2.7m]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 10:28:24 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[VERSAILLES, France (AP) -- A long-lost painting by Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens, which was hidden for more than four centuries, sold at 2.3 million euros ($2.7 million) at an auction Sunday in Versailles. The painting was recently found in a private townhouse in Paris. It depicts the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. It was part of a French collection and was initially thought to be from one of the many Rubens workshops that existed at the time. The artwork was rarely valued at more than 10,000 e]]>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 21:06:27 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on trial facing corruption charges, announced Sunday he had submitted a pardon request, saying the long-running cases were tearing the country apart. US President Donald Trump wrote to Israeli President Isaac Herzog earlier this month, asking him to pardon Netanyahu, who has repeatedly denied wrongdoing in the ongoing court cases. &quot;The trial in my case has been ongoing for nearly six years, and is expected to continue for many more years,&quot; Netanyahu sai]]>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 19:58:11 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Entire areas of Sri Lanka&apos;s capital were flooded on Sunday after a powerful cyclone triggered heavy rains and mudslides across the island, with authorities reporting nearly 200 dead and dozens more missing. Officials said the extent of the damage in the country&apos;s worst-affected central region was only just being revealed as relief workers cleared roads blocked by fallen trees and mudslides. The Disaster Management Centre said at least 193 people had died following a week of heavy rains brought o]]>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 19:35:27 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Indonesian and Thai authorities raced on Sunday to clear debris and find hundreds of people still missing after devastating floods and landslides that killed at least 480 people across Southeast Asia. Heavy monsoon rain overwhelmed swaths of Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia this week, leaving thousands of people stranded without shelter or critical supplies. At least two cities on Indonesia&apos;s worst-affected Sumatra island were still unreachable on Sunday, and authorities said they had deployed t]]>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 11:47:49 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[HONG KONG (Reuters) -- Anger over a deadly blaze at a Hong Kong high-rise apartment complex simmered on Sunday as Beijing warned against attempts to use the disaster to disrupt the city, while people across the financial hub continued to mourn for the more than 128 vicitms. Police on Saturday detained one person who was part of a group that launched a petition demanding government accountability, an independent probe into possible corruption, proper resettlement for residents, and a review of co]]>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 11:36:14 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) -- US President Donald Trump on Saturday said that the airspace &quot;above and surrounding&quot; Venezuela should be considered as &quot;closed in its entirety,&quot; an assertion that raised more questions about the US pressure on Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. His government accused Trump of making a &quot;colonial threat&quot; and seeking to undermine the South American country&apos;s sovereignty. The White House did not respond to questions about what Trump posted on his Truth Social platform]]>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 11:12:20 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[BISSAU, Guinea-Bissay (AFP) -- Guinea-Bissau&apos;s junta formed a government on Saturday days after taking power in a coup, as ousted President Umaro Sissoco Embalo arrived in Congo&apos;s capital Brazzaville. The military took control of the Portuguese-speaking nation on Wednesday -- a day before the provisional results of national elections were due to be announced -- and Embalo had initially left for neighboring Senegal. On Saturday the junta tapped 28 people, including five army officers and four wom]]>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 10:58:02 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Gaza Strip (AP) -- The Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began, Gaza&apos;s Health Ministry said Saturday, while a hospital said that Israeli fire killed two Palestinian children in the territory&apos;s south. The toll has continued to rise after the latest ceasefire took effect on Oct. 10. Israel still carries out strikes in response to what it has called violations of the truce, and bodies from earlier in the war are being recovered from the rubble. The Health Minist]]>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 10:27:08 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Global airlines scrambled to fix a software glitch on Airbus A320 jets on Saturday as a partial recall by the European plane-maker halted hundreds of flights in Asia and Europe and threatened US travel over the busiest weekend of the year. Airlines worked through the night after global regulators told them to remedy the problem before resuming flights. Several carriers on Saturday said they had finished or nearly completed the fix to their fleets, including American Airlines, United Airlines, Ai]]>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 21:45:33 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Hong Kong authorities on Friday said rescue operations following a blaze that ripped through a high-rise apartment complex had concluded, with the death toll in the city&apos;s worst fire in nearly 80 years now at 128 and 200 still missing. The fire in the Wang Fuk Court development in the northern district of Tai Po started on Wednesday afternoon and rapidly engulfed seven of the eight 32-storey blocks in the complex. &quot;We do not rule out the possibility that more bodies could be discovered when poli]]>
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    <![CDATA[Hong Kong&apos;s government said on Thursday the death toll from a fire that tore through an apartment complex in the city had risen to 65. &quot;... the fire had claimed 65 lives and injured 70 people&quot; by 8 pm local time, a government spokesperson told AFP, citing fire service figures, adding that 10 firefighters had been injured since the fire broke out on Wednesday. (AFP)]]>
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    <![CDATA[Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau appeared on state television Wednesday saying they have seized power in the country, following reports of gunshots near the presidential palace, three days after national elections. The president told French media he had been deposed and arrested. It is the latest of several coups in recent years in West Africa. “The High Military Command for the re-establishment of national and public order decides to immediately depose the president of the republic, to suspend, until ]]>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 11:56:26 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) — Two West Virginia National Guard members who deployed to the nation’s capital were shot Wednesday just blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence that the mayor described as a targeted attack. FBI Director Kash Patel and Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said they were hospitalized in critical condition. The rare shooting of National Guard members comes as the presence of the troops in the nation’s capital and other cities around the country has been a flashpoint issu]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[IMF, Ukraine reach staff-level agreement on $8.2 billion, four-year program]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 11:54:24 +09:00</pubDate>
    <author>The Korea Herald</author>
        
    
    
    
    
    
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    <![CDATA[The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday it reached a staff-level agreement on a new four-year, $8.2 billion program for Ukraine as the country faces mounting wartime fiscal pressures. The IMF said the agreement, which replaces the existing $15.6 billion Extended Fund Facility approved in March 2023, is meant to help Kyiv maintain macroeconomic stability and strengthen public finances as the war against Russia continues to strain its budget. &quot;The program is expected to catalyze large-sc]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Israel returns 15 more Palestinian bodies]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10624925</link>  
    <pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 11:50:33 +09:00</pubDate>
    <author>The Korea Herald</author>
        
    
    
    
    
    
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    <![CDATA[Israel handed over the bodies of 15 Palestinians Wednesday, a day after Hamas returned the remains of an Israeli hostage. This is the latest exchange as part of a US-brokered ceasefire reached last month, whose first phase is winding down even as violence continues in Palestinian territories. The remains of two hostages, one Israeli and a Thai national who were abducted in the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel that ignited the war, are still to be returned. Hamas said it&apos;s committed to han]]>
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