International news from Sunday, December 14th, 2025
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy ditches NATO ambition ahead of peace talks
Ukraine has relinquished its ambition of joining the NATO military alliance in exchange for Western security guarantees as a compromise to end the war with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said ahead of talks with US envoys in Berlin.
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Thailand declares curfew along coast as Cambodia border fighting spreads
Thailand announced a curfew in its southeastern Trat province on Sunday as fighting with Cambodia spread to coastal areas of a disputed border region, two days after US President and would-be peacemaker Donald Trump said the sides had agreed to stop.
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Hamas says Israel's killing of senior commander threatens ceasefire
Israel's assassination of a senior Hamas commander threatens the viability of the ceasefire in Gaza, the chief negotiator of the group said on Sunday, calling on US President Donald Trump to demand Israel comply with the terms of the truce.
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Shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach kills 12
At least 12 people were killed and almost 30 wounded when gunmen opened fire at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday in what Australian police and officials described as a terrorist attack.
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India tightens pollution curbs as Delhi's air quality worsens
India tightened anti-pollution measures in Delhi and adjoining areas after the capital's air quality deteriorated to the season's worst.
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Police hold person of interest after Brown University shooting leaves two dead
A man has been taken into custody on Sunday at a Rhode Island hotel and held as a "person of interest" in the Brown University shooting that left two students dead and nine wounded amid year-end final exams at the Ivy League school, authorities said.
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UAE leaders hail 'enduring bonds of friendship' with Bahrain on National DayUAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has led messages congratulating Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa on the country's national day, which falls on December 16.
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Dubai mandates front number plates for delivery bikesDubai is introducing a new front licence plate for motorcycles and e-bikes used in corporate delivery services. These vehicles previously carried only rear plates.
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UAE condemns drone attack on peacekeeping base in SudanThe UAE has strongly condemned the drone attack that targeted a logistics base of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) in the city of Kadugli in Sudan that killed six Bangladeshi peacekeepers and injured eight on Saturday.
