Tanzania’s digital battlefield heats up ahead of election
Amid crackdowns on dissent, a high-stakes struggle between government supporters and critics is under way.
US, Japan leaders sign rare earths, nuclear power deal ahead of Trump-Xi meeting – Reuters
- US, Japan leaders sign rare earths, nuclear power deal ahead of Trump-Xi meeting Reuters
- Trump Bonds With Japan’s Leader Over Baseball and U.S. Beef The New York Times
- Ford's enormous F-150 becomes unlikely part of Japan's efforts to woo Trump ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- A strong handshake and another Nobel Prize nod for Trump in Japan USA Today
- Trump Dines With Apple, Salesforce Chiefs at Tokyo Dinner Bloomberg.com
Does Mamdani mean business, New York’s small businesses wonder?
Small businesses in NYC face steep challenges, as there are few protections preventing them from being priced out.
Quebec’s disastrous forest reform bill was killed, but the threat remains
A deeply flawed vision of forest management persists within the provincial government.
Teenager from Gaza ‘stuck in hell’ after being prevented from joining mother in UK
Dania Alafranji, 16, still waiting on visa from Home Office despite being offered school place in Berkshire 18 months ago
A teenager from Gaza who has been denied an opportunity to attend school in Britain and be reunited with her mother has said she is “stuck in hell”, despite other European countries making exceptions for students from the region.
Dania Alafranji, 16, was accepted on to the Nsouli Scholars Programme to attend Reddam House school in Berkshire more than 18 months ago, but has yet to receive a visa that would allow her to escape the war in Gaza, with her family saying that they feel helpless and have been “going in circles” trying to get her to Britain.
Continue reading...OpenAI restructures into public-benefit firm, Microsoft takes 27% stake
The deal removes a major constraint on raising capital for OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, and values firm at $500bn.
Palestinian grandparents care for 36 children orphaned by Israel in Gaza
More than 39,000 children in Gaza have lost one or both of their parents since Israel's war on Gaza began two years ago.
Israel claims Gaza deal breach over captive body, explosions heard in south
Gunfire, shelling and explosions have been reported in Rafah and the eastern part of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
Texas attorney general sues Tylenol makers over autism claims
He accuses them of hiding alleged dangers from the drug, following the Trump administration's unproven claim it is linked to autism.
Eleven killed in Kenya plane crash near Maasai Mara National Reserve
Eight Hungarian and two German passengers were onboard, and the Kenyan pilot was also killed, Mombasa Air Safari said.
Pregnant British teenager’s family pay £137,000 to reduce sentence in Georgia jail
The pregnant 19-year-old faces drugs charges in Georgia and is back in court on Monday.
Record rains drive flooding in Vietnam, submerging ancient city
Vietnam's weather agency has recorded its highest level of rainfall for a 24-hour period in the historic city of Hue.
Campaigning begins in military-run Myanmar ahead of ‘sham’ elections
The vote, which begins on December 28, is being widely viewed as a ploy to legitimise the ruling military government.
Video: Unidentified Palestinian bodies recovered from Gaza City mass grave
Dozens of Palestinian bodies have been retrieved from mass graves near al-Shifa Hospital.
‘Ticking environmental bomb’: Water crisis worsens in Russia-annexed Donbas
Residents say they do not have enough water for their basic needs while officials raise alarm as infections grow.
Hurricane Melissa strengthens again as its eye nears landfall in Jamaica – CNN
- Hurricane Melissa strengthens again as its eye nears landfall in Jamaica CNN
- Hurricane Melissa's eye approaches western Jamaica as catastrophic impacts threaten 'total structural failure' FOX Weather
- Hurricane Hunters Found Something in Melissa’s Eye: Trapped Birds The New York Times
- Photos show Hurricane Melissa’s impact on the Caribbean AP News
- Hurricane Melissa Live Updates: 2025's Strongest Storm Hours From Catastrophic Landfall In Jamaica Forbes
Ukraine calls for increased pressure on Russian oil
Zelenskyy urges US to raise the pressure on Beijing over Russian energy purchases as Ukraine targets oil revenues.
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Returned body parts were of Gaza hostage recovered two years ago, Israel says
Netanyahu accuses Hamas of ‘clear violation’ of ceasefire as far-right ministers call for resumption of war
Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Hamas of a “clear violation” of the US-brokered Gaza ceasefire, saying the militant group had returned body parts of a hostage whose remains Israeli troops had recovered two years before.
Under the terms of the ceasefire, which took effect on 10 October, Hamas is required to return the remains of all Israeli hostages as soon as possible. In exchange, Israel has agreed to hand over 15 Palestinian bodies for each Israeli. Hamas has yet to return 13 bodies.
Continue reading...Does Andrew Cuomo have path to victory in NYC race against Zohran Mamdani?
Former governor seeks to court conservative voters, but is accused of 'fear mongering' in mayoral race's final stretch.