Winter weather strands Christmas travellers:

Snow closes Heathrow

Hundreds of Christmas travellers faced a third day stranded at London’s Heathrow airport Monday as arctic conditions sparked fresh flight delays and cancellations.

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S Korea starts live-fire drill

South Korea launched a live-fire military exercise on a border island Monday, despite North Korean threats of deadly retaliation, as UN diplomacy on the regional crisis broke down.

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