Crunch time for EU leaders on tapping Russian assets for Ukraine
EU leaders were locked in late-night talks Thursday over whether to use frozen Russian central bank assets to fund Ukraine, after President Volodymyr Zelensky insisted they had the "moral" and legal right to make the move.
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Pope replaces New York's pro-Trump Cardinal with pro-migrant Chicagoan
The newly named pro-migrant archbishop of New York called himself an "unworthy servant" during his first Mass in the city after Pope Leo XIV named his fellow Chicago native to replace a conservative cardinal Thursday.
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Trump orders marijuana reclassified as less dangerous drug
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, paving the way for more medical research on the use of cannabis products.
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Rams ace Nacua apologizes over 'antisemitic' gesture furor
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua apologized on Thursday after making an antisemitic gesture during a livestream appearance.
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McIlroy wins BBC sports personality award for 2025 heroics
Rory McIlroy won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award in a public vote on Thursday after a career-defining 2025 campaign.
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Napoli beat Milan in Italian Super Cup semi-final
Napoli downed AC Milan 2-0 in Thursday's Italian Super Cup semi-final in Riyadh.
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Violence erupts in Bangladesh after wounded youth leader dies
Violence broke out in Bangladesh's capital early Friday after a youth leader of the country's 2024 pro-democracy uprising who was injured in an assassination attempt died in a hospital in Singapore.
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EU-Mercosur deal delayed as farmers stage Brussels show of force
The signing of a trade deal between the EU and South American bloc Mercosur will be postponed to January, officials said Thursday, after farmers staged a show of force against the pact outside a Brussels leaders' summit.
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US hosting new Gaza talks to push next phase of deal
The United States will host talks in Miami on Friday to push the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire, as President Donald Trump said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would likely visit him at the close of the year.
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Chicago Bears mulling Indiana home over public funding standoff
The Chicago Bears have warned they are considering moving to Indiana if they are unable to secure state backing for infrastructure projects around a proposed new indoor stadium.
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