- After his presidency, Jimmy Carter made eradicating Guinea worm disease top mission PBS NewsHour
- Jimmy Carter leaves behind a global public health work legacy ABC News
- Jimmy Carter’s Legacy Includes Near-Eradication of Guinea Worm The Wall Street Journal
- America Still Needs Jimmy Carter’s Health Care Agenda—Even If It Flopped TIME
- Jimmy Carter’s Quiet but Monumental Work in Global Health The New York Times
Carey Mulligan, Sarah Lancashire & Stephen Fry Recognized In UK New Year Honors List – Deadline
- Carey Mulligan, Sarah Lancashire & Stephen Fry Recognized In UK New Year Honors List Deadline
- Sadiq Khan, Stephen Fry and Emily Thornberry make new year honours list The Guardian
- New Year Honours 2025: Gareth Southgate is knighted BBC.com
- Actor Carey Mulligan and author Kazuo Ishiguro on UK’s New Year Honors list The Associated Press
- Stephen Fry and Jacqueline Wilson among celebrities recognised in the King’s New Year Honours 2025 The Independent
California police rescue man trapped inside burning trailer
The man had minor injuries from a fire that was sparked by a portable propane heater in the home.
Olaf Scholz: German election ‘will not be decided by social media owners’
Chancellor’s New Year’s Eve address follows Elon Musk’s endorsement of German far-right party AfD on X
The German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has urged voters not to let the “owners of social media channels” decide next year’s snap election, after Elon Musk repeatedly endorsed the far-right party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD).
In a New Year’s Eve address recorded for television and made available before its broadcast on Tuesday, Scholz said German citizens alone had the power to decide “where Germany goes from here” after the general election on 23 February.
Continue reading...Watch: Rocket blasts off for India’s first space-docking mission
The rocket, which took off from a site north of Chennai, places two satellites in orbit.
Watch: Rocket blasts off for India’s first space-docking mission
The rocket, which took off from a site north of Chennai, places two satellites in orbit.
Watch: Rocket blasts off for India’s first space-docking mission
The rocket, which took off from a site north of Chennai, places two satellites in orbit.
State of emergency declared in Trinidad and Tobago amid exceptionally deadly year – CNN
- State of emergency declared in Trinidad and Tobago amid exceptionally deadly year CNN
- Trinidad and Tobago Declares State of Emergency Over Rising Crime The New York Times
- Trinidad and Tobago enact a state of emergency in the face of gang violence The Associated Press
- State of emergency declared in Trinidad and Tobago as government launches anti-gang crackdown NBC News
- Trinidad and Tobago declares state of emergency after weekend of violence The Guardian
Texas teenager accused of using poison to kill rival’s competition show goat
Aubrey Vanlandingham charged with animal cruelty after reportedly confessing to force-feeding pesticide to goat
A Texas teenager has been charged with animal cruelty after she was accused of using pesticide to poison and kill a rival’s competition show goat.
Authorities allege that Aubrey Vanlandingham, 17, used a drench gun to force-feed toxic pesticide to the goat, named Willie, at a barn at the Vista Ridge high school in Cedar Park in October.
Continue reading...Sadiq Khan, Stephen Fry and Emily Thornberry make new year honours list
Mayor of London ‘truly humbled’ to be made a knight as authors, actors and sporting stars receive honours
Sadiq Khan and Stephen Fry received knighthoods along with the former England manager Gareth Southgate while Emily Thornberry became a dame in the first new year honours list since Labour’s general election win.
The mayor of London, who secured a record third term in City Hall this May, said he was “truly humbled” by the honour. Fry, who first made his name as one half of a double act with Hugh Laurie in the late 1980s, said he had felt “startled and enchanted” on receiving the news.
Continue reading...Post Office campaigners vow to ‘never give in’ after receiving OBEs
Former post office operators recognised in new year honours list for services to justice
Campaigners for justice in the Post Office scandal have said they will “never give in” after receiving OBEs in the new year honours list.
Lee Castleton, Seema Misra, Chris Head and Jo Hamilton were all honoured for services to justice. The lead campaigner, Sir Alan Bates, was knighted earlier this year.
Continue reading...At least 71 dead after vehicle carrying wedding party misses bridge – WKRC TV Cincinnati
- At least 71 dead after vehicle carrying wedding party misses bridge WKRC TV Cincinnati
- Truck Carrying Wedding Party Plunges into River After Missing Bridge, Killing at Least 71 PEOPLE
- At least 71 killed as truck ferrying wedding party plunges into Ethiopia river The Independent
- At least 71 people killed in Ethiopia road accident, officials say CNN
- More than 60 people dead after road accident in southern Ethiopia The Guardian
Trinidad and Tobago Declares State of Emergency Over Rising Crime – The New York Times
- Trinidad and Tobago Declares State of Emergency Over Rising Crime The New York Times
- Trinidad and Tobago imposes state of emergency over gang wars. What to know Al Jazeera English
- Trinidad and Tobago declares state of emergency after weekend of violence The Guardian
- State of emergency declared in Trinidad and Tobago as government launches anti-gang crackdown NBC News
- Trinidad and Tobago declares state of emergency over surging violence Financial Times
China blamed by US for Treasury Department hack
Unclassified documents were stolen after a hack earlier this month, according to a letter sent by Treasury to Congress.
5 big storylines that will shape 2025: From the Politics Desk – NBC News
- 5 big storylines that will shape 2025: From the Politics Desk NBC News
- Forecasting the world in 2025 Financial Times
- Wednesday briefing: The people, policies, places and pop culture that could define 2025 The Guardian
- Always look on the bright side of life — why 2025 might be better POLITICO Europe
- What will happen in 2025? Predictions and events The Week
Trinidad and Tobago announces state of emergency to combat gang violence
Officials linked the state of emergency to the proliferation of illegal, high-powered firearms in the Caribbean nation.
Jimmy Carter to be honored in Washington funeral and laid to rest in Georgia
State funeral to be held for former president on national day of mourning before he is buried next to wife in Plains
Jimmy Carter, the former US president who died at age 100 on Sunday, will be honored with a state funeral before being laid to rest in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, next to his wife, Rosalynn.
The state funeral for Carter will be held in Washington DC on Thursday, 9 January. The date has also been declared a national day of mourning in the United States.
Continue reading...Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners of war
Moscow said 150 Russians were released while Zelensky said 189 Ukrainians had returned home.
‘It was destiny’: How Jimmy Carter embraced China and changed history
It set the stage for China's economic ascent - and its rivalry with the US.
Tears as families reunited in Russia-Ukraine prisoner exchange
The BBC's Will Vernon reports amid emotional scenes as freed prisoners arrive in Ukraine.