Inmates released from Syria's 'human slaughterhouse' prison

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After more than a decade of war in Syria, hundreds of inmates in one of the country's most notorious prisons are being reunited with their families.

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The leader of South Korea's opposition first thought the president's martial law declaration was a deepfake

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Main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung (C) speaks during a rally against President Yoon Suk Yeol at the National Assembly in Seoul on December 4, 2024, after martial law was lifted in South Korea
Main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung thought the declaration was initially a deepfake.

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Inside the chaos in Seoul after South Korea's president sprang 6 hours of martial law on his people

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A protester holds a placard during a rally to condemn South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's surprise declaration of martial law last night, which was reversed hours later, and to call for his resignation, in Seoul.
Protesters now call for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's surprise declaration of martial law last night, which was reversed hours later, and to call for his resignation, in Seoul.

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Australia passed a law banning social media for kids under 16. Tech companies will need creative solutions to avoid $32 million fines.

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An upward view of a group of young people holding cellphones that conceal their faces.
Australia voted to ban social media for kids under 16.

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Photos show the heaviest November snowfall in 100 years blanketing South Korea and causing chaos

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Workers clean snow in front of the statue of King Sejong at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024.
Workers clean snow in front of the statue of King Sejong at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, South Korea.

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China is increasingly unnerved by Russia and North Korea's growing alliance, says top US official

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Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin standing under a stone gazebo with their portraits displayed in massive frames behind them. They are surrounded by people in military dress and others in suits.
North Korea's Kim Jong Un and Russia's Vladimir Putin at a military parade in Pyongyang in June.

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The Philippines' vice president has publicly threatened to assassinate her boss and his wife

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Sara Duterte and Ferdinand Marcos Jr. are seen dressed formally in two separate photos.
Vice President Sara Duterte has threatened to have President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. assassinated if harm were to befall her.

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I've lived in Delhi my entire life. The toxic smog is suffocating, but I can't bring myself to leave.

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Visitors wearing mask during Thick layer of smog amid rise in pollution levels at Humayun's Tomb on November 18, 2024 in New Delhi, India
Delhi's Air Quality Index hit 1,500 this week. The United States Environmental Protection Agency considers anything over 300 as "hazardous" to health.

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Germany banned Russian gas from its ports, the latest move to isolate Putin's energy industry: report

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A view of ships coming into Deutsche Energy Terminal's Brunsbüttel port in Germany.
Germany is believed to have ordered its state-controlled gas terminals to reject Russian gas shipments.

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Wounded Russian troops had their medical payouts cut back in one swift move from the Kremlin

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Russian leader Vladimir Putin visits servicemen who were wounded during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at a military hospital in Moscow in May 2022.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Wednesday limiting a $30,000 payout to injured soldiers based on the severity of their wounds.

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