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Santas of all stripes descended on Florida’s Cocoa Beach this Christmas Eve — not to deliver presents, but to ride some waves and raise funds for a good cause.Beginning early Sunday, the beach filled up with thousands of adults and children alike dressed as St Nick, elves or reindeer for …

NEW YORK — UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed hope that a Security Council resolution to get more aid into Gaza, adopted on Friday, could pave the way to a humanitarian ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Guterres was speaking at a press briefing at UN Headquarters shortly after the 15-member Council …

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, whose whereabouts were not known for over two weekshas been moved to a penal colony in the Arctic, allies said Monday. The disappearance of Russia’s most prominent opposition politician, who mobilized huge protests before being jailed in 2021, had spurred concerns from allies, rights …

Republican presidential candidate and former US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks during the “Faith and Family with the Feenstras” event moderated by Republican Randy Feenstra in Sioux Center, Iowa. (Reuters) Republican presidential contender Nikki Haley has risen in opinion polls in recent months largely on the back …

BRUSSELS — France and Sweden have signed a declaration of intent to develop long-term cooperation in the field of nuclear energy. The declaration was signed in Brussels on Dec. 19 by Sweden’s Deputy Prime Minister and Energy & Industry Minister Ebba Busch and France’s Energy Minister Agnés Pannier-Runacher. The declaration …

The royal family in 2023: The year’s major stories Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter The King has delivered his Christmas message after joining …

China’s cotton output this year stood at 5.618 million tones, down from 2022 partly due to unfavorable weather conditions in the major producing region.According to the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the yearly output was 6.1 percent lower than last year, while the overall cotton field area was down …

PARIS — A charter plane grounded in France for a human trafficking investigation is scheduled to leave Monday for India, after an exceptional holiday ordeal that left some 300 Indians en route for Central America blocked inside a rural French airport for four days. French authorities are still investigating the …

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been privately signaling that he is open to a cease-fire in Ukraine, the New York Times reported Saturday, despite publicly saying he won’t back down from the conflict that has been ongoing since early last year. More than 10,000 civilians have been killed and more …

The Israeli entity carried out an air strike on the south of the town of Mays al-Jabal, south of Lebanon, targeting an agricultural area. No casualties reported.Israeli entity continued on Monday its attacks on towns and villages in southern Lebanon. The drones launched successive raids on the vicinity of the …