Johnson re-elected as House Speaker in razor-tight margin
Republican Mike Johnson could only lose two votes from his own party in his bid for speaker re-election, and he nearly did.
China’s overqualified youth taking jobs as drivers, labourers and film extras
With high youth unemployment rates, Chinese graduates are resorting to working as waiters, cleaners and movie extras.
China’s overqualified youth taking jobs as drivers, labourers and film extras
With high youth unemployment rates, Chinese graduates are resorting to working as waiters, cleaners and movie extras.
Meta is killing off its own AI-powered Instagram and Facebook profiles
Instagram profile of ‘proud Black queer momma’, created by Meta, said her development team included no Black people
Meta is deleting Facebook and Instagram profiles of AI characters the company created over a year ago after users rediscovered some of the profiles and engaged them in conversations, screenshots of which went viral.
The company had first introduced these AI-powered profiles in September 2023 but killed off most of them by summer 2024. However, a few characters remained and garnered new interest after the Meta executive Connor Hayes told the Financial Times late last week that the company had plans to roll out more AI character profiles.
Continue reading...Brighton vs Arsenal preview; kickoff time, team news, how to follow, stream
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has urged his players to 'flip the coin' in their pursuit of the Premier League title.
Nigel Farage ‘very pleased’ Elon Musk backs Reform UK, calling him a ‘hero’
Speaking at party conference, its leader calls reports of tech mogul’s potential $100m donation ‘somewhat overexaggerated’
Nigel Farage has hailed Elon Musk as a “hero” and said he was “very pleased he’s backing our party”, but he called reports that the tech mogul was preparing to donate $100m (£80m) to Reform UK “somewhat overexaggerated”.
Speaking at Reform’s East Midlands conference on Friday night, the party leader said Musk’s efficiency plan for Donald Trump’s government was the “blueprint we need” as he called for a “complete change of culture in Britain”.
Continue reading...Israel Reveals Daring Raid on Iranian Missile Factory Deep Inside Syria – The Aviationist
- Israel Reveals Daring Raid on Iranian Missile Factory Deep Inside Syria The Aviationist
- Inside Israel’s daring raid that destroyed Iran-funded underground missile factory in Syria Fox News
- Iran hid a missile factory deep beneath a mountain in Syria. IDF commandos executed a daring raid to destroy it Yahoo! Voices
- 120 commandos deep inside Syria: IDF reveals daring raid on Iranian missile factory The Times of Israel
- How the IDF beat Syrian air defenses around the key Iran missile facility The Jerusalem Post
New Orleans mourns as Bourbon Street reopens after truck-ramming attack
Residents have erected a makeshift memorial to the victims, as local businesses prepare for the tourist high season.
About 30 killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza as truce talks set to resume
‘Harsh day’ of bombardments with several children among dead, says Gaza’s civil defence agency
Gaza’s civil defence agency said about 30 people were killed in Israeli bombardments on Friday, as Hamas said indirect negotiations for a truce in the war were set to resume in Qatar.
The Israeli military said three rockets targeted its territory from the Gaza Strip, the latest in a flurry of launches by militants in the devastated Palestinian territory.
Continue reading...As Ukraine’s New Leopard 2 Brigade Disintegrates, The Russians Advance On Pokrovsk – Forbes
- As Ukraine’s New Leopard 2 Brigade Disintegrates, The Russians Advance On Pokrovsk Forbes
- Russia attacks strategic city of Pokrovsk aiming to cut off supply lines, Kyiv military says Reuters
- Ukrainian soldiers and shopkeepers hold on as Russia's siege of Pokrovsk tightens NPR
- Russians target key rail hub Pokrovsk, lose 400 troops daily in Donetsk Oblast push Euromaidan Press
- Russians conduct almost 90 attacks on 3 fronts and try to break through Ukrainian defences in Kursk Oblast Ukrainska Pravda
New York judge sets Trump’s sentencing in hush-money case for January 10
In his decision, Judge Juan Merchan wrote that President-elect Trump would not face jail ahead of his inauguration.
British woman and South African man found dead at Vietnam tourist villa – CNN
- British woman and South African man found dead at Vietnam tourist villa CNN
- Bodies of British woman and South African fiance found in Vietnam tourist villa The Guardian
- ‘Incredible’ influencer and fiance found dead in Vietnamese villa after engagement The Independent
- Woman and Fiancé Found Dead in Separate Rooms in Villa in Vietnam: Reports PEOPLE
- Tragedy abroad: SA musician and fiancée found dead in Vietnam villa News24
Austrian liberal party quits coalition talks leaving negotiations in disarray
Surprise move by Neos raises doubts about viability of forming centrist government excluding far right
The smallest of three parties in talks to form Austria’s next government has unexpectedly quit the negotiations, throwing into disarray an effort to form a centrist ruling coalition without the far-right Freedom party (FPÖ).
The surprise move by the liberal Neos party raised serious doubts about the future of the coalition talks and buoyed the Eurosceptic, Russia-friendly FPÖ. The FPÖ has railed against those negotiations since it was shut out despite winning the last parliamentary election in September with 29% of the vote.
Continue reading...Frontline report: North Korean forces routed in deadly Ukrainian trap near Russia’s Kruglenkoe – Euromaidan Press
- Frontline report: North Korean forces routed in deadly Ukrainian trap near Russia's Kruglenkoe Euromaidan Press
- North Korean soldiers kill themselves to avoid capture in Ukraine, U.S. says NBC News
- North Korea Is Experiencing Mass Casualties in Russia, White House Says The New York Times
- What Are The Two Koreas Doing In Ukraine? Forbes
- Ukraine war briefing: ‘Human wave’ of North Korean troops being sent to their deaths, says US The Guardian
Finnish court upholds oil tanker seizure in undersea cables probe
Finland seized Eagle S tanker carrying Russian oil on suspicion that it damaged the Finnish-Estonian Estlink 2 power.
Biden blocks Japan’s Nippon Steel from buying US Steel
Biden decided to scrap the deal despite concerns that it could damage Washington's relations with Tokyo.
Military police, soldiers from Guatemala, El Salvador arrive in Haiti to help fight gangs – Miami Herald
- Military police, soldiers from Guatemala, El Salvador arrive in Haiti to help fight gangs Miami Herald
- Guatemalan and Salvadoran forces arrive in Haiti to join fight against violent gangs CNN
- Central American troops arrive in Haiti, to help Kenya-led mission fight gangs Nation
- Military police and soldiers from Guatemala and El Salvador arrive in Haiti to help fight gangs MSN
- Soldiers From Guatemala, El Salvador Deployed In Haiti Barron's
John Bolton: Trump Wants to ‘Put a Casino’ in Greenland – The FP
- John Bolton: Trump Wants to ‘Put a Casino’ in Greenland The FP
- Opinion | Buying Greenland Isn’t a New Idea The Wall Street Journal
- Donald Trump's Plan for New US Empire Newsweek
- Trump Wants Greenland and the Panama Canal. It’s About Climate. The New York Times
- Eyeing Greenland and the Panama Canal, Trump dusts off an old American playbook The Boston Globe
Land Equipment Will Be Shipped to Libya But What russia’s Going to Do About Su-34s and Su-25s Left in Syria – Defense Express
- Land Equipment Will Be Shipped to Libya But What russia's Going to Do About Su-34s and Su-25s Left in Syria Defense Express
- Russia is making a fragile pivot from Syria to Libya. The West should beware falling into a new trap. Atlantic Council
- Spike in Russian flights from Syria to Libyan desert base as Moscow eyes new Mediterranean hub CNN
- Russia plans to redeploy some arms, equipment from Syria to Libya, Ukraine's intel claims Kyiv Independent
- Russia is shifting military gear from Syria to Libya after the fall of Assad, Ukraine says Business Insider
What are the chances of another Iran nuclear deal?
Iran and European powers to meet days before Donald Trump returns to the White House.