3 killed in knife attack in Taiwan, suspect falls to his death from storeEuropean Union loans Ukraine billions as Putin boasts about warUkraine claims strike on oil tanker as Putin plays down peace prospects12/18: CBS Evening NewsAustralia announces gun buyback plan just days after Bondi Beach attackTexas rabbi shot trying to help faces long recovery after Australia attackU.S. rabbi who survived Bondi attack took off own shirt to help wounded officer, father saysTikTok signs deal for sale of U.S. operations to American investorsWitkoff to meet with Kremlin envoy in Miami on U.S. peace plan for UkraineTeen inmate captured weeks after escaping prison with bedsheetsAmerican wounded in Bondi Beach shooting while volunteering at Hanukkah eventChina fumes as White House announces record $10B in arms sales to Taiwan"Star anesthetist" sentenced for poisoning 30 patients, killing 12Australian police conduct dramatic operation 4 days after Bondi attackPhilippine hotel says Bondi Beach suspects spent every night in their roomSoccer star Mario Pineida shot and killed in EcuadorU.S. strikes another alleged drug boat in Eastern Pacific, killing 4, Pentagon saysFunerals begin for Bondi Beach attack victims: "It's our 7th of October"Democrats' push to limit boat strikes and attacks on Venezuela fails in HouseHundreds of mourners gather for funerals of Bondi Beach shooting victimsU.S. government lawsuit accuses Virgin Islands of obstructing Americans' gun rightsU.K. police tout "more assertive" approach to antisemitism at protestsMore than $1M already donated for hero who tackled Bondi Beach gunmanArctic temperatures rising twice as fast as elsewhere, NOAA report saysFuneral held for rabbi killed in Bondi Beach shooting: "Heart and soul of the synagogue"Trump orders "total and complete blockade" of sanctioned oil tankers in and out of VenezuelaResearchers capture video of rare polar bear adoptionBondi suspects reportedly trained where Islamist separatists have been for yearsAustralian leader says terror attack motivated by ISIS as new info emergesTrump orders "total and complete blockade" of sanctioned oil tankers in Venezuela

In the shadow of U.S. export controls, China rallies its own chip industryCuba on edge as U.S. moves against Venezuela risk fuel shortages and deeper isolationAfter years of war, Palestinians in Gaza bring back Christmas celebrationsEU leaders agree on $105bn Ukraine loan, but without relying on frozen Russian assetsTikTok signs deal to give U.S. operations to Oracle-led investor groupAustralia to review migration laws after Bondi Beach shootingAustrian nuns await word from the Vatican on whether they can stay in their conventCould international troops be sent to Gaza? Here's why Trump's plan hinges on itA new 'Avatar,' a marital stand-up story and a gut-wrenching drama are in theatersTrump administration approves $10B arms sale to Taiwan

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