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World - / Dec 30, 2025 - Super rare case: 17 year old teen wakes from knee surgery speaking only foreign language - A 17-year-old boy in the Netherlands temporarily lost the ability to speak his native Dutch after waking from knee surgery, communicating only in English. Doctors diagnosed the rare condition as foreign language syndrome, a poorly understood phenomenon sometimes linked to anaesthesia. The episode resolved on its own within days, adding to a very small number of documented cases worldwide.

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World - / Dec 30, 2025 - 'A force for good': Quad ambassadors meet amid Chinese millitary drills; vow 'free and open' Indo-Pacific - US ambassador David Perdue reaffirmed the Quad's commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific amid escalating regional tensions. The meeting with Quad partners in Beijing occurred as China conducted large-scale military exercises around Taiwan. The Quad's partnership remains strong, aiming to maintain a rules-based order in the region.

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