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Pakistan’s airstrikes on eastern Afghanistan killed 46 people, mostly women and children, a Taliban government official said Wednesday, raising fears of further straining relations between the two neighbors. Hamdullah Fitrat, the deputy spokesman for the Afghan government, said those killed in the strikes that targeted four locations in Barmal, a district in the province of Paktika, were refugees, adding that six others were also wounded.
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Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after car hits pedestrians
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Associated Press
Taliban say Pakistani airstrikes killed 46 people in eastern Afghanistan, mostly women and children
Pakistan’s airstrikes on eastern Afghanistan killed 46 people, mostly women and children, a Taliban government official said Wednesday, raising fears of further straining relations between the two neighbors. Hamdullah Fitrat, the deputy spokesman for the Afghan government, said those killed in the strikes that targeted four locations in Barmal, a district in the province of Paktika, were refugees, adding that six others were also wounded. Earlier Wednesday, Mohammad Khurasani, the spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban or Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, claimed in a statement that 50 people, including 27 women and children, died in the strikes.
Sky News
Princess of Wales 'laden' with flowers after royals attend Christmas Day church service at Sandringham
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Associated Press
Jackpot for Mega Millions surges past $1B after no numbers match on Christmas Eve drawing
The Mega Millions jackpot has surpassed $1 billion after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Christmas Eve. “We know that many people will likely receive tickets to Friday’s drawing as holiday gifts, and what a gift that would turn out to be if you ended up with a ticket worth a $1.15 billion jackpot,” Joshua Johnston, lead director for the Mega Millions Consortium said in a Wednesday statement. The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350, while the odds of winning any Mega Millions prize are 1 in 24, according to lottery officials.
BBC
Dozens survive Kazakhstan passenger plane crash
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The Telegraph
Duchess of York records Christmas message with late Queen’s corgis in tow
The Duchess of York has recorded a Christmas message with the late Queen’s corgis in tow.
Yahoo Sports
NBA on Christmas Day: Spurs-Knicks live results, updates, highlights, analysis
The NBA's annual Christmas Day slate is a holiday in itself, and many still view it as the unofficial start of the season.
USA TODAY Sports
Not all NFL players are feeling merry about league's Christmas scheduling crunch
The Chiefs, Steelers, Texans and Ravens will own the NFL's Christmas spotlight, but some players see three games in 11 days as a coal in the stocking.
The Independent
Starmer condemns Russia’s ‘bloody and brutal war machine’ after Christmas Day missile strikes on power grid
Moscow has launched a massive missile barrage on Christmas Day, with the aim of crippling energy infrastructure sites across Ukraine
FTW Outdoors
Chiefs-Steelers announcers on Netflix: Who's calling the Week 17 Christmas game?
It's that time of year in which we're getting NFL games on Christmas Day. And that's the case on Wednesday, December 25, 2024, with two games on the calendar as part of Week 17 of the NFL season. One of them is the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh…
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The Canadian Press
Azerbaijani airliner crashes in Kazakhstan, killing 38 with 29 survivors, officials say
An Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people onboard crashed Wednesday near the Kazakhstani city of Aktau, killing 38 people and leaving 29 survivors, a Kazakh official said.
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Candid King opens up about anxieties of illness
We already knew from his choice of location, the King wanted to make a statement with his Christmas broadcast.
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UK royals attend Christmas Mass in Sandringham, greet well-wishers
King Charles, Queen Camilla and other senior members of the UK royal family attended Christmas Mass in Sandringham on Wednesday
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Bears vs. Seahawks: Announcers set for Week 17 game
The Bears will face the Seahawks in Week 17. See who will be calling the game on Prime.
Yahoo Sports
Heat's Jimmy Butler reportedly prefers trade out of Miami before NBA trade deadline
Jimmy Butler is ready for a change of scenery.
Canadian Press Videos
U.S. lottery ticket buyers line up for massive jackpot
People lined up in the U.S. to buy tickets for Tuesday night's Mega Millions lottery drawing. The lottery's website said the jackpot had reached $1 billion and this particular 7-Eleven convenience store in Chino Hills, near Los Angeles, drew many hopeful winners because of its reputation as a "lucky store," known for selling big-winning lottery tickets in the past.
The Canadian Press
Japan to maximize nuclear power in clean-energy push as electricity demand grows
TOKYO (AP) — A government-commissioned panel of experts on Wednesday largely supported Japan's new energy policy for the next few years that calls for bolstering renewables up to half of electricity needs by 2040 while maximizing the use of nuclear power as the country seeks to accommodate the growing power demand in the era of AI while meeting decarbonization targets.

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