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Freedom and victory come with a bitter taste as Russia bombs Kherson, which makes the winter a bitter reward for the victory in the fall. When the Russians were kicked out, there were a lot of happy people in Freedom Square waving blue and yellow Ukrainian flags like heads of wheat. Now, the sound of Russian artillery hitting the city can be heard in the plaza.

US and Philippines strengthen alliance with new military base access agreement. The United States and the Philippines have reached a new agreement regarding the access of American military forces to Philippine bases.

Pakistani police say the bomber may have had help from inside the mosque as they are looking into how a suicide bomber got into a mosque inside a heavily guarded compound and killed more than 100 people. On Wednesday, they said the attacker may have had "internal assistance" and that they had arrested several suspects.

At least one person has been killed by a man wielding a machete in Spain after he attacked several people inside of two churches in the city of Algeciras. The authorities in Spain have stated that they are investigating what they have termed a possible "terrorist incident."

Buckingham Palace announces three-day coronation ceremony for King Charles III on Saturday. There will be three days of celebrations all over the country, and anyone can join in.

A shooter remains at large after murdering at least ten people in one of California's bloodiest Monterey Park shooting near Los Angeles. Additional ten persons were injured, some of them are in severe condition.

Illegal immigration agents arrested over family that froze to death on US border, according to statements made by police on Wednesday. The three individuals who are suspected of working as unlicensed immigration agents have been detained in western India in connection with the case.

Todd and Julie Chrisley report to prison on Tuesday to start their sentences. The husband and wife were both found guilty of bank fraud and tax evasion last year.

The Russian missile attack on Dnipro has left the city in shock. Early on Saturday, as families in the central Ukrainian city were relaxing at home, a Russian cruise missile hit a nine-story apartment building that looked out over a park near the river. At least 40 people were killed, 75 were hurt, and 46 are still missing.

A former church associated with Moscow claims religious persecution. The greatest Orthodox church in Ukraine is in turmoil due to its continuous ties to Moscow. It confronts a ban from the Ukrainian government, security agency raids, and internal strife.

Police chief Khalid Zadran in Kabul has confirmed that suicide bombing in Kabul on the road outside the Afghan foreign ministry, killed five people and injured many more on Wednesday.

After protesters stormed several government buildings in Braslia, the Brazilian judge issues arrest order of security officials. Local media have reported the arrest of one officer; he was the previous head of the military police.

In what is being called a crucial test case for who pays for climate catastrophes, Pakistan and the United Nations are hosting a big summit in Geneva on Monday for Pakistan to seek for $16 billion after devastating floods to rebuild the nation.

Ana Montes, a leading Cuban spy freed after 20 years arrested by the US. The 65-year-old former Defense Intelligence Agency specialist spied for Cuba for over two decades. She was arrested in 2001, and it was claimed at the time that she had revealed almost all US intelligence activities on the island.

As tensions with the West grow over the situation in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a frigate with the country newest hypersonic Zircon missile on a transoceanic cruise on Wednesday as a show of strength.

Many people are mourning benedict xvi body in Rome. In St. Peter's Basilica on Monday, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's body lay in state with his head resting on two red pillows as throngs of mourners paid their respects to the pontiff who surprised the world by resigning ten years ago.

New Year's Day power outage strands thousands at Manila airport as chaos erupted in the Philippines. Air traffic control at the country's biggest airport was temporarily affected by a severe power outage, which messed up nearly 300 flights and left tens of thousands of travelers stuck in the Southeast Asian hub.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky warns Russian people that Putin is working to destroy them and that their leader is bad for their country. Mr. Zelensky said that Vladimir Putin, who gave a New Year's speech while surrounded by people in uniform, was hiding behind his troops and not leading them.

The Taliban's rules against women have "deeply alarmed" the UN Security Council as they issued a statement on Tuesday expressing its concern over the ban imposed by Afghanistan's ruling Taliban on women attending universities or working for aid groups in the country.

Heavy snow in Japan has killed at least 17 people and injured several others, according to authorities in Japan. Over the Christmas holiday weekend, heavy snowfall in northern Japan and other regions of the country resulted in these deaths and injuries to more than 90 others.

South Korea fires warning shots after drones from North Korea fly into its airspace. The defense ministry of South Korea said that five North Korean drones crossed into South Korean airspace on Monday.

Christmas Day outages plague Americans and Canadians as a result of the big winter storm that is continuing to batter North America. This means that more than one million people in the United States and Canada will spend Christmas Day without power.

Zelensky's grit and refusal to give up are typical of the country he leads, as the Ukrainian president spent Wednesday in Washington, DC, on his first trip outside of his country since Russia's brutal, unprovoked invasion in February.

Amount of fentanyl seized in US in 2022 enough to kill every American as per the report of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The DEA said they were able to stop 379 million potentially lethal doses of fentanyl, which is only two milligrams.