US prepares for former president Jimmy Carter&s funeral

Six days of funeral observances for Jimmy Carter are due to begin in Georgia, where the former US president died on December 29 at the age of 100.

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Japanese woman who was world&s oldest person dies aged 116

Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world's oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died aged 116, officials said.

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Ukraine ends Russian gas pipeline to Europe & but how much will it cost Moscow?

Russian gas is no longer flowing to EU states through Ukraine following the expiration of a five-year deal, closing an energy route that has existed since the end of the Soviet Union in 1991.

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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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