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New charges against British comedian and actor Russell Brand follow five initial ones made in April involving four women. Source link

Russia hammered Ukraine with missiles and drones in a new air attack on Tuesday, authorities said, killing at least three people including a child and triggering emergency power cuts across the country as Ukrainians gear up to celebrate Christmas. Source link

Vince Zampella, one of the creators behind some of the world’s best-selling video games, has died at 55. He helped create the Call of Duty franchise, which has sold more than half a billion games. Source link

Six British men, including a woman’s former husband, were charged with more than 60 sexual offences against her over 13 years, U.K. prosecutors said on Monday. Source link

Singer Barry Manilow announced he will be undergoing surgery in late December to remove a cancerous spot on his lung. He announced his January concerts will be postponed to February. Source link

The Israeli military said it was reviewing an incident in the occupied West Bank in which soldiers shot dead a 16-year-old Palestinian who they said had thrown a brick at them, after CCTV footage appeared to show he was not doing so when shot. Source link

CBS News pulled a 60 Minutes report on El Salvador’s CECOT prison just hours before its scheduled Sunday broadcast, saying it would air at a future time. Source link

India’s archaic judicial system and its backlog of millions of cases leave those seeking justice, along with many lawyers and judges, with an sense of hopelessness. Source link

The students are among more than 300 pupils and 12 staff seized by gunmen from St Mary’s Catholic boarding school in the village of Papiri in the early hours of Nov. 21. Source link

An autism diagnosis for his son motivated Nico Acampora in Italy to open a restaurant staffed only by those on the autism spectrum. Everything in PizzAut is also designed to provide a sensory friendly experience and it’s become a tremendous success. Source link