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Venezuela accuses US of ‘extortion’ over seizure of oil tankers

Venezuela has accused the United States of “greatest extortion” at the UN Security Council after Washington seized multiple Venezuelan oil tankers and deployed troops to the Caribbean

Zelensky says Ukrainian withdrawal from the East possible in latest peace plan

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has outlined an updated 20-point peace plan offering potential troop withdrawal arrangements in eastern Ukraine

Trump expands US travel ban to five more countries

President Donald Trump has expanded a US travel ban, barring nationals of five additional countries and people travelling on Palestinian Authority-issued documents from entering the US

US unemployment rose in November to a four-year high

US unemployment rose to 4.6% in November as job growth slowed, deepening debate within the Federal Reserve over future interest rate cuts

Sperm from donor with cancer-causing gene was used to conceive almost 200 children

A major investigation has revealed that a sperm donor carrying a dangerous TP53 mutation linked to Li Fraumeni syndrome fathered at least 197 children across 14 European countries

Israeli PM Netanyahu requests pardon in ongoing corruption trial

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has formally requested a presidential pardon in his ongoing corruption trial, citing national unity and public interest

US halts all asylum claim decisions in wake of National Guard shooting

The Trump administration is halting all asylum decisions in the wake of the shooting of two National Guard soldiers in Washington DC