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World News - Macron launches voluntary military service amid tensions with Russia - Nov. 27 (UPI) -- 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 -- 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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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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Sanae Takaichi attends first Diet debate

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Female presidents who shaped Latin America

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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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World News -- IAAPA to host its first Middle East expo in March in Abu Dhabi -- The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions will host its first expo in the Middle East at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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World News -- Maduro channels Bolivar, urges defense against U.S. 'aggressors' -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro wore fatigues, wielded Simon Bolivar's sword and urged Venezuelans to defend the nation against U.S. aggression.

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World News -- Joan Templeman, wife of Virgin Records' Richard Branson, dies at 80 -- Joan Templeman, the wife of billionaire Virgin Records founder Richard Branson, died this week. She was 80 years old.

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World News -- U.K. Chancellor Reeves faces fire for budget that raises some taxes -- Britain's Chancellor Rachel Reeves has defended her new budget to the parliament to the alarm of many who say it raises taxes on working people.

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World News -- Bolivia to reopen doors to DEA after 17 years -- The Bolivian government has confirmed that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will return to the country soon after expulsion in 2008.

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World News -- Brazil could end year with record grain harvest -- Brazil is preparing for a grain harvest that could make history, with production at 345.6 million metric tons -- an 18.1% increase over last year.

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World News -- Argentina must pay more than $10 billion in debt in first half of 2026 -- Argentina must pay more than $10 billion in external debt during the first half of 2026. The country's total debt exceeds $300 billion.

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World News -- French court upholds ex-President Sarkozy's campaign finance conviction -- France's highest court upheld a conviction against former French President Nicolas Sarkozy for allegedly padding his 2012 campaign coffers.

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World News -- British commando pleads guilty to driving into a crowd of soccer fans -- A former British Royal Marine pleaded guilty to injuring dozens of people, including children and babies, after driving his car into a crowd of people at a soccer victory parade.

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World News -- Teens fight social media ban in Australian high court -- Two Australian teens, along with a rights organization, are fighting the country's social media ban for those under 16 in the country's supreme court.

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World News -- Steve Witkoff to meet Vladimir Putin in push on Ukraine peace plan -- Amid a U.S.-push to end the war in Ukraine, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Moscow next week for talks on the White House's peace plan.

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Trump withdraws South Africa's invitation to next year's G20 summit

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Virginia brothers arrested over alleged plot to attack police, ICE

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Three arrested as Hong Kong complex blaze death toll climbs to 83

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Miss Universe pageant co-owners face separate charges

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Judges approve North Carolina's use of GOP-friendly district map

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Oriol Pla, Dana Walden win big at International Emmy Awards

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