US plans $8 billion arms sale to Israel, US official says

The administration of President Joe Biden has notified Congress of a proposed $8 billion arms sale to Israel, a US official said on Friday, with Washington maintaining support for its ally whose war in Gaza has killed tens of thousands.

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Myanmar releases thousands of prisoners to mark Independence Day

Myanmar's military government has released more than 6,000 prisoners and reduced other inmates' sentences as part of a mass amnesty marking the 77th anniversary of independence from Britain.

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Hundreds of animals killed in Dallas shopping centre fire

A fire that broke out at a shopping centre in Dallas has killed more than 500 animals, most of which were small birds, authorities said.

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Rudy Giuliani insists he is not hiding assets at contempt hearing

Rudy Giuliani has insisted at a contempt hearing that he is not hiding assets from lawyers trying to recover $148 million (£119 million) after a defamation judgment in favour of two Georgia election workers.

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Judge sets Trump&s sentencing date in hush money case but signals no jail time

A judge has set US President-elect Donald Trump's sentencing in his hush money case for January 10 - little over a week before he is due to return to the White House - but indicated he would not be jailed.

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