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New Year’s Eve sweeps across the globe, but wars cast a shadow on 2024 – The Associated Press

New Year’s Eve sweeps across the globe, but wars cast a shadow on 2024  The Associated Press New Year’s Eve sweeps across Mideast and Europe  Honolulu Star-Advertiser Follow the New Year around the world  CNN Where to watch the New Year’s Eve 2023

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The influential people we said goodbye to in 2023

Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, former first lady Rosalynn Carter and retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor are among some of the notable people who died this year.

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The influential people we said goodbye to in 2023

Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, former first lady Rosalynn Carter and retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor are among some of the notable people who died this year.

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Supreme Court’s Chief Justice Focuses Year-End Report on AI

John Roberts avoids referring to court’s ethical issues or the prospect of a 2024 docket packed with election cases.

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Xi declares China will be ‘surely be reunified’ with Taiwan in New Year’s address

Chinese President Xi Jinping said China would “surely be reunified” with Taiwan during his televised New Year’s address, renewing Beijing’s threats to take over the self-ruled island, which it considers its own.

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News Wrap: Global trade concerns rise amid escalating Red Sea conflict

In our news wrap Sunday, Maersk paused its operations in the Red Sea after Houthi gunmen attacked one of their ships, Israeli airstrikes intensified in central Gaza as Netanyahu said the war would last “many more months,” Congo re-elected its

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A look back at the biggest news events that shaped 2023 and made history

There is no question that we live in historic, unusual times, and 2023 added to the list of unprecedented events. We look back at the events that defined the year.

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Congo’s President Tshisekedi wins reelection by a landslide as opposition contests results

Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi has won reelection with more than 70 percent of the vote, the country’s election commission said Sunday as opposition candidates and their supporters questioned the validity of the results.

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Legal expert details just how fast the Supreme Court will take up Trump’s immunity

Former federal prosecutor Harry Litman told MSNBC on Sunday that he expects the timeline for Donald Trump’s “absolute immunity” claim to move quickly. He began by saying that the appeals court is likely to strike down Trump’s claim because the

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U.S.-Israel Relationship Shows Signs of Strain Amid War Against Hamas

No other episode in the past half-century has tested the relationship between the United States and Israel in such an intense and consequential way as the Israel-Hamas war of 2023.

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