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North Korea fires ballistic missile after threatening 'fiercer' response to US, allies

North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile toward its eastern waters Thursday, hours after the North threatened to launch “fiercer” military responses to the U.S. bolstering its security commitment to its allies South Korea and Japan.

France 24

‘I had tears streaming’: a sobering film about the last months of the Afghan war

Acclaimed documentarian Matthew Heineman talks about his often devastating account of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan

The Guardian - US

More than 10 million Ukrainians without electricity, says Zelensky

More than 10 million Ukrainians were without electricity on Thursday, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as Russian missiles pounded energy facilities in yet another barrage targeting civilian infrastructure across the country. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+1)

France 24

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Afternoon Update: mining industry’s windfall tax threat; Victoria’s messy politics; and a Christmas gift guide

It’s déjà vu with a mining lobby warning that harks back to the ad campaign against the Rudd government

The Guardian - AU

Republicans gain control of US House of Representatives; set to stall President Biden's agenda for the next two years

Donald Trump's Republican Party has wrested control of the 435-member US House of Representatives from the ruling Democratic Party with a razor-thin majority. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Ukrainian official says scale of torture in Kherson is ‘horrific’ and claims people have been electrocuted – as it happened

Authorities claim to have found ‘torture chambers’ in liberated southern Ukrainian city

The Guardian - AU

Biden disputes Ukraine leader comments that missiles that landed in Poland weren't Ukrainian

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday disputed Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's comment that missiles that landed in Poland were not of Ukranian origin.

Reuters

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Walker, Republicans look for party unity in Georgia runoff

Republicans insist they’re working together to help Herschel Walker unseat Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in next month's Georgia runoff

The Independent UK

North Korea 'fires ballistic missile towards South Korea's waters'

North foreign minister Choe Son Hue warns tensions on the Korean Peninsula are 'more unpredictable'

Wales Online

China’s Xi set for Japan summit as mends ties with US allies

TOKYO — Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to hold his first in-person meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday, the latest in a series of summits that appeared aimed at calming tensions with U.S. allies.

Tribune News Service

Pelosi era draws to a close as GOP flips House, Democrats look for change

WASHINGTON — Nancy Pelosi’s historic run as speaker will come to an end with the Democrats’ unexpectedly narrow loss of their House majority, a power flip that will revive pressure on her to let a new generation of leaders take over the party.

Tribune News Service

N Korea fires missile, warns US of ‘fiercer’ military responses

Missile launch comes after North Korea pledged to respond to US efforts to boost security in the Asia Pacific.

Al Jazeera

Thailand to stress sustainability at Asia-Pacific summit

Leaders from the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum begin a two-day summit in Thailand’s capital on Friday with a crowded backdrop of issues to contend with: the Ukraine war, great power rivalry in Asia, inflation and food and energy shortages

The Independent UK

US House win by ex-combat pilot cements Republican control

Rep. Mike Garcia scored an upset U.S. House win that handed Republicans control of the chamber

The Independent UK

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Daily Mirror

Republicans scrape control of US House after Donald Trump confirms President bid

Republicans have won a tiny majority in the US House by taking a 218th seat which is set to make it more difficult for President Joe Biden to push through his policies

Bangkok Post

Republicans take control of US House, but Congress split

WASHINGTON: Republicans on Wednesday took control of the US House of Representatives from Democrats, networks said, narrowly securing a legislative base to oppose President Joe Biden's agenda for the final two years of his term –- and leaving power in Congress split.

Los Angeles Times

GOP Rep. Mike Garcia wins northern LA County race, giving Republicans control of the House

LOS ANGELES — Republican Rep. Mike Garcia has won reelection to his northern Los Angeles County seat, dashing Democrats' hopes they could reclaim a district where they had a sizable registration advantage. His win pushed Republicans to the majority in the next Congress.

Los Angeles Times

Republicans win control of the House in an unexpectedly close midterm

Republicans secured the majority in the U.S. House on Wednesday, boosting the party’s ability to stymy President Joe Biden’s agenda even though the midterm results stop well short of a mandate from the electorate.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Donald Trump seeks White House again amid Republican losses, legal probes

Making another run after losing the White House is a remarkable turn for any former president, much less one who made history as the first to be impeached twice.

Al Jazeera

What we know about the explosion in Poland

The missile blast has intensified global fears about the war spiralling even further.

The Independent UK

What does Article 5 of Nato’s North Atlantic Treaty say?

Missile strike on Poland kills two and sparks speculation military alliance could be compelled to come to aid of fellow member state if Russia-Ukraine war spills over national borders

Daily Mirror

Poland missile strike: NATO 'jolted into near-war catastrophe' after 2 killed in blast

After a missile struck NATO-member Poland, killing two people in the town of Przewodow, world leaders are now "fearing all-out war" as they attempt to de-escalate the "unfortunate accident"

The Guardian - US

Mick Mulvaney: Donald Trump is the only Republican who can lose in 2024

Former White House chief of staff said his ex-boss’s planned third run for presidency is bad for Republican party

Axios

Trump's low-energy reset

Trump has done this schtick so many times before that he seemed bored by the text.

Daily Mirror

UK-US Brexit trade deal hope shattered as Rishi Sunak doesn't even mention it to Biden

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak 'didn't discuss' a post-Brexit trade deal in his first meeting with Joe Biden - and dodged questions on whether Brexit has played a part in Britain's economic woes

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