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Science News - Primary Russian launch pad damaged during rocket liftoff - Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome was damaged during Thursday's launch that sent two Russian cosmonauts and one U.S. astronaut to the International Space Station.

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World News -- Sri Lanka Cyclone Ditwah kills 69 people by flooding, mudslides

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World News -- Duterte denied release in appeal to International Criminal Court

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World News -- Israel attacks town in Syria; 13 killed -- The Israeli Defense Forces attacked Beit Jinn in southern Syria which killed 13 residents, including 3 children, and wounded Israeli soldiers.

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World News -- Human Rights Watch blacklisted in by Russian Justice Ministry -- Russia has designated Human Rights Watch as an "undesirable foreign organization," the nation's Ministry of Justice announced Friday.

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World News -- Zelensky's top aide resigns after corruption investigators raid home -- Andriy Yermak, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff, resigned Friday after a raid on his home in a sweeping corruption scandal.

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World News -- Hong Kong apartment fire death toll rises to 128 with 8 more arrests -- Eight more people were arrested as the death toll rose to 128 and up to 200 people were missing in the Hong Kong, China, apartment complex fire.

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Sanae Takaichi attends first Diet debate

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Oriol Pla, Dana Walden win big at International Emmy Awards

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World News -- Main suspect behind murder of S. Korean college student in Phnom Penh arrested: sources -- The main suspect behind the torture and killing of a South Korean college student allegedly involved in online scams in Cambodia has been arrested, a diplomatic source said Friday.

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World News -- N. Korean hacking group Lazarus suspected behind recent crypto hacking: sources -- North Korean hacking group Lazarus is suspected to be behind a recent breach of around $30.6 million worth of cryptocurrency from Upbit, sources said Friday.

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World News -- Macron launches voluntary military service amid tensions with Russia -- French President Emmanuel Macron announced the program as other European countries have considered similar measures with an eye on a resurgent Russia.

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World News -- Putin says he's open to U.S. peace plan, but Ukraine must cede land -- The Russian leader's remarks come ahead of U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff's visit to Moscow to discuss a plan that includes a nonstarter for Ukraine.

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World News -- Three arrested as Hong Kong complex blaze death toll climbs to 83 -- Authorities in Hong Kong on Thursday announced the arrest of three people as the death toll from a fatal fire that engulfed a high-rise building complex continued to climb.

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World News -- From patrol boats to coral reefs: new focus in S. China Sea diplomacy -- Maritime conferences across Southeast Asia and China this fall suggests a subtle shift in how regional governments approach the South China Sea.

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World News -- S. Korea confirms successful 4th Nuri rocket launch; main satellite establishes contact -- South Korea on Thursday confirmed the successful launch of its homegrown space rocket Nuri, with the main unit of the 13 satellites deployed establishing communication.

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World News -- Seoul targets Cambodia scam networks with unprecedented sanctions -- South Korea has imposed sanctions on 15 individuals and 132 entities tied to cross-border online scam and human trafficking operations, including those linked to the Prince Group in Cambodia.

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World News -- Bipartisan lawmakers urge Trump to reject upcoming Myanmar elections -- Bipartisan lawmakers are calling on President Donald Trump to reject upcoming elections in Myanmar, saying the China-backed junta is using them to create the appearance of legitimacy.

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U.S. News -- Trump withdraws South Africa's invitation to next year's G20 summit -- President Donald Trump has withdrawn South Africa's invitation to next year's G20 summit in Miami, Fla., escalating a row with Johannesburg.

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World News -- 44 dead, hundreds missing in high-rise inferno in Hong Kong -- Forty-four people, including a firefighter, are dead and hundreds are missing in Hong Kong after a massive high-rise fire Wednesday that hit multiple buildings in the small Chinese territory.

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World News -- Analysis: Lebanon trapped with a cease-fire that doesn't end war -- Lebanon remains locked in a vicious cycle since last year's cease-fire that never truly ended the war and facing an unrestrained Israel.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth denies giving 'kill everybody' order

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Trump says Venezuelan airspace is closed amid debate over military action

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ICE, locals ready for New Orleans immigration enforcement

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Texas Republican announces retirement from Congress in 2026

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Record $11.8B online Black Friday sales exceed in-store shopping

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Female presidents who shaped Latin America

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