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Wednesday 18th December 2024. Syria al-S...

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World news in 7 minutes. Wednesday 18th December 2024.

Today: Syria al-Sharaa calms. Vanuatu earthquake. US Trump likes TikTok. Brazil Adele plagiarism. Mayotte rescue. Mozambique, Malawi cyclone. Ukraine Moscow assassination. And how do you say Shein?!

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