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Bangladesh mourns slain activist as tensions rise ahead of elections

5:35 AM on Saturday, December 20

Hundreds of thousands of people have attended the funeral of a leading Bangladeshi activist, Sharif Osman Hadi, who died from gunshot wounds

Pakistani court sentences former Prime Minister Imran Khan and wife to 17 years in graft case

5:02 AM on Saturday, December 20

A Pakistani court has convicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, sentencing them to 17 years in prison

UN urges Rwanda to leave eastern Congo and extends peacekeeping mission for a year

5:00 AM on Saturday, December 20

The U.N. Security Council has urged Rwanda to withdraw its forces from eastern Congo and extended the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo for a year

Russian missile strike on Odesa kills 8 as US hosts a Kremlin envoy for talks on peace plan

3:03 AM on Saturday, December 20

A Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in Odesa has killed eight people and wounded 27, according to Ukraine’s emergency service

Trump administration restricts 2 Honduran election officials' visas over special vote count

1:32 AM on Saturday, December 20

The Trump administration has restricted visas for two leftist Honduran election officials, citing interference in the Central American country’s special vote count

Prisoners freed by Belarus say their passports are taken away in a final 'dirty trick' by officials

12:15 AM on Saturday, December 20

Even though Belarus has released dozens of prisoners, those who've been freed say the authoritarian government often delivers one final act of repression by confiscating their passports before deporting them

US tech enabled China’s surveillance empire. Now Tibetan refugees in Nepal are paying the price

12:01 AM on Saturday, December 20

Nepal is just one of at least 150 countries to which Chinese companies are supplying surveillance technology, from cameras in Vietnam to censorship firewalls in Pakistan to citywide monitoring systems in Kenya

Trump administration wants to ensure Mexican crews operating trains in the US can speak English

7:49 PM on Friday, December 19

The Trump administration has urged two railroads urging them to make sure Mexican crews can speak English proficiently

Photos of Bill Clinton feature prominently in first batch of newly released Epstein files

7:06 PM on Friday, December 19

Newly released files from the Justice Department investigation into Jeffrey Epstein include several photos of former President Bill Clinton

US military launches strikes in Syria targeting Islamic State fighters after American deaths

5:31 PM on Friday, December 19

The Trump administration has launched military strikes in Syria to “eliminate” Islamic State group fighters and weapons sites in retaliation for an ambush attack that killed two U.S. troops and an American interpreter almost a week ago

Rep. Elise Stefanik ends her campaign for New York governor and won't seek reelection to House

4:27 PM on Friday, December 19

Rep. Elise Stefanik says she is suspending her campaign for New York governor and will not seek reelection to Congress

The US Treasury wants more states to embrace Trump's tax cuts. So far, only a few have done so

10:09 AM on Friday, December 19

Lawmakers across the U.S. will be debating whether to adopt new federal tax breaks for tips, overtime and business expenses

The Latest: Justice Department releases some case files on Jeffrey Epstein

8:04 AM on Friday, December 19

The Department of Justice has released some of its records related to its investigations of Jeffrey Epstein

Trump insists during NC visit he's brought down costs, but residents say they're feeling squeezed

12:22 AM on Friday, December 19

President Donald Trump visited the eastern North Carolina town of Rocky Mount on Friday, the second time this month he traveled to a presidential battleground state to focus on the economy and affordability concerns

Justice Department releases limited set of files tied to Epstein sex trafficking investigation

12:21 AM on Friday, December 19

The Justice Department has released thousands of files about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but the incomplete document dump Friday did not break significant ground about the long-running criminal investigations of the financier or his ties to wealthy and powerful individuals

Today in History: December 20, the Louisiana Purchase is completed

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