- Romanian court orders recount of the 1st round of the presidential vote, won by a far-right outsider The Associated Press
- Romania Court Orders a Recount After Surprise Election Result The New York Times
- TikTok’s Romanian reckoning POLITICO Europe
- Romania's top court orders presidential election recount Reuters
- Video. What could happen to Ukraine if Călin Georgescu becomes president? Euronews
Canada to boost border security amid Trump tariff threat: What to know
Rights advocates urge Canada to push back against US president-elect's 'inflamed, bullying narrative about the border'.
Emotional returns to destroyed homes in Lebanon
Thousands of displaced Lebanese people have started returning to their homes after a ceasefire agreement.
Footprints in Kenya ‘show distant relatives of modern humans coexisted’
Researchers say fossilised marks were apparently made in same place within days of each other about 1.5m years ago
About 1.5m years ago a big-toothed cousin of prehistoric humans walked quickly along a lakeside in Kenya, footprints marking the muddy ground. But they were not our only distant relative on the scene: treading the same ground was the early human Homo erectus.
Researchers say an analysis of fossilised footprints discovered in deposits of the Turkana Basin, northern Kenya, suggest the marks were made by two different species on the human family tree who were in the same place within hours or days of each other.
Continue reading...Syrian insurgents cut off key road as 200 die in escalating violence
Opposition groups in north-west have launched biggest push in years against government forces
Jihadist fighters have cut off a road between Damascus and Aleppo during an offensive that a monitor says has killed about 200 people, including civilians hit by Russian air force strikes.
On Wednesday the jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied factions launched a surprise attack on government-held areas of northern Aleppo province, triggering the fiercest fighting in years, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Continue reading...The journey to photograph Milky Way over a remote waterfall
The five-day trip to a remote part of Canada came together in a captivating night-time photo.
Why has France’s austerity budget caused a political storm?
Country is at risk of fresh turmoil with its government on the brink amid soaring sovereign borrowing costs
France is at risk of being plunged into fresh political turmoil as its minority government teeters on the brink of collapse amid opposition anger over a planned austerity budget.
Reflecting growing unease in financial markets, French sovereign borrowing costs have risen sharply, reaching the highest premium over German bonds since the height of the eurozone debt crisis in 2012.
Continue reading...Missing hiker found alive after surviving more than 6 weeks in remote Canada wilderness – CBS News
- Missing hiker found alive after surviving more than 6 weeks in remote Canada wilderness CBS News
- Hiker Survives 50 Days in Canadian Wilderness The New York Times
- Missing hiker survived 50 days in Canadian wilderness, at times in frigid temps WJW FOX 8 News Cleveland
- Missing hiker found alive after 50 days in Canadian wilderness where temperatures dropped below 0: ‘Unbelievable’ New York Post
- Astonishment as missing Canadian hiker emerges after weeks in wilderness The Guardian
UK and Iraq sign security deal to curb people smuggling
British Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says countries must work more closely to tackle people smuggling.
Zimbabwe parliament hit by power cut during budget speech
Zimbabwe has faced daily 12-hour power cuts due to a drought affecting power supply at the Kariba Dam.
French PM abandons electricity tax rise amid pressure from far right
Michel Barnier makes concession over budget but may still face confidence vote
The French government has promised to scrap proposed tax increases on electricity as it scrambles to calm the far right and prevent a political crisis that could lead to the prime minister, Michel Barnier, being toppled in a confidence vote as early as next week.
“I’ve decided not to raise taxes on electricity,” Barnier told Le Figaro on Wednesday in a major concession to opposition parties who are threatening to bring down the unpopular government over its belt-tightening budget.
Continue reading...Military vehicle mows down woman as post-election protests roil Mozambique
Woman sustains head injuries in incident in capital and police kill two protesters in northern city
A military vehicle mowed down a woman in the Mozambican capital, Maputo, as protests have gripped the southern African country weeks after an election that the opposition said was rigged.
Videos of the incident on Wednesday that have been widely shared on social media showed an armoured vehicle speeding down a busy street into a makeshift wooden barricade attended by protesters and then driving over the woman.
Continue reading...Georgia to suspend EU accession talks until 2028
PM announces suspension after the European Parliament adopted a resolution rejecting the results of Georgia's election.
Mark Zuckerberg dines with Trump at Mar-a-Lago despite former feud
Meta CEO reportedly wants to support president-elect after previously banning him from Instagram and Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg has become the latest former Donald Trump critic to make his way Mar-a-Lago to break bread with the incoming US president.
The tech mogul had banned Trump from the social media sites Instagram and Facebook, which he owns, following the January 6 riot that the president-elect egged on in an attempt to overthrow the results of the 2020 election.
Continue reading...Elon Musk calls to ‘delete’ US finance consumer watchdog agency
Tech billionaire tapped by Trump posts on X about wanting to eliminate Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
Elon Musk has said he wants to “delete” the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a federal watchdog that helps protect consumers from predatory financial practices.
The tech billionaire, who has been tapped to run a “Department of Government Efficiency” in the incoming Donald Trump administration, posted “Delete CFPB” on X, the social media site he owns. He added a declaration that the agency, which employs 1,700 people and has an annual budget of close to $700m, is an example of “too many duplicative regulatory agencies” in Washington.
Continue reading...Macron praises ‘impossible’ Notre-Dame restoration
French President Emmanuel Macron visits the rescued, renovated and refurbished cathedral in what is a breathtaking visual treat.
Lebanese see hope and beauty ahead in fragile ceasefire
Although the truce between Israel and Hezbollah is fragile, people in Lebanon are celebrating it.
Is Trumpism changing the game in US politics?
US historian Geoff Kabaservice argues that Americans don’t feel that the status quo in their country benefits them.
Video: Trans-Pacific drug running submarine intercepted
A global naval operation resulted in the seizure of 225 tonnes of cocaine in a semisubmersible that was seized.
Sweden asks for China’s cooperation over Baltic Sea cables cut while a Chinese ship was nearby – The Associated Press
- Sweden asks for China's cooperation over Baltic Sea cables cut while a Chinese ship was nearby The Associated Press
- Exclusive | Chinese Ship’s Crew Suspected of Deliberately Dragging Anchor for 100 Miles to Cut Baltic Cables The Wall Street Journal
- Undersea cable cuts in the Baltic Sea are stoking geopolitical tensions — here's what's going on CNBC
- E.U. Vessels Surround Anchored Chinese Ship After Baltic Sea Cables Are Severed The New York Times
- Chinese Ship Surrounded Over Alleged Undersea Internet Cable Sabotage PCMag