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Police in California have said four people were killed in a possible targeted shooting Saturday evening. The incident took place during a children’s birthday party. Police in the California city of Stockton have said that four people were killed Saturday evening and another 10 injured during a shooting at a family gathering. What do we know so…

President Petr Pavel has rejected a controversial candidate for the post of environment minister. Filip Turek of the Motorists party faces numerous allegations over racist, sexist and homophobic Facebook posts. Election-winner Andrej Babis went to Prague Castle on Wednesday to present President Petr Pavel with his list of cabinet nominees. They included Filip Turek, the candidate for…

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday (Nov 30) his administration intends to maintain a pause on asylum decisions for “a long time” after an Afghan national allegedly shot two National Guard members near the White House, killing one of them. When asked to specify how long it would last, Trump said he had “no time limit”…

Oil prices rose as much as 1.5 per cent on Monday after OPEC+ members reaffirmed a plan to pause production increases in the first quarter of next year and the prospect of U.S. action against oil producer Venezuela unsettled the market. Brent crude futures later pared gains to sit up 0.98 per cent, or $62.99, a barrel…

Japanese real estate developers are wading further into a tricky Indian market and more of their peers are expected to get their feet wet, drawn by rising rents in a rapidly growing economy as well as low construction costs. First case in point is Mitsui Fudosan, Japan’s biggest property developer, which forayed into India in 2020, partnering…

In a village outside Botswana ’s capital, Keorapetse Koko sat on an aging couch in her sparsely furnished home, stunned that a career — and an entire nation’s economy — built on diamonds had fallen so far, so fast. For 17 years, she had earned a living cutting and polishing the gems that helped transform Botswana from…

Hong Kong on Saturday mourned the 128 people known to have died in a huge fire at a high-rise apartment complex, a toll that is likely to rise with 150 still missing days after the disaster. Authorities have arrested 11 people in connection with the city’s worst blaze in nearly 80 years as they investigate possible corruption…

The measures, approved at a wildlife trade conference in Uzbekistan, ban the trade in oceanic whitetip sharks, manta and devil rays as well as whale sharks. Governments at a wildlife trade conference have adopted greater protections for over 70 species of sharks and rays amid concerns that overfishing is driving some to the brink of extinction. The…

Gaza: Egypt is training hundreds of Palestinian police officers with an eye towards integrating them into a post-war security force in Gaza, a Palestinian official told AFP. Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty announced the plan to train 5,000 officers for Gaza during talks with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa in August. A first group of more than…

HONG KONG: Anger over a deadly blaze at a Hong Kong high-rise apartment complex simmered on Sunday (Nov 30) as Beijing warned against attempts to use the disaster to disrupt the city, while people across the financial hub continued to mourn for the more than 128 victims. Police on Saturday detained one person who was part of…

SINGAPORE: A Malaysian woman has been arrested for allegedly being involved in at least three scam cases involving the impersonation of government officials, police said on Sunday (Nov 30). An employee at BullionStar alerted police to a woman loitering suspiciously outside its retail outlet at New Bridge Road on Nov 24 and the 73-year-old was arrested over…

Despite Russia’s war of aggression and ongoing Ukrainization, Russian is still often spoken in school playgrounds. Why? DW spoke with students, parents, teachers and experts. After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, many Russian-speaking Ukrainians deliberately decided to refrain from using Russian in daily life and to speak only Ukrainian. Over time, this initial emotional…

They were abducted in Nigeria’s Borno state, which is at the heart of the jihadist unrest that started 16 years ago. A group of of young women and girls abducted in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state on November 22 were freed late Saturday. Their release comes amid a surge in abductions of young people across the country over…

The US president’s warning is the latest in a string of escalatory measures against Venezuela, whose leftist President Maduro accuses the Trump administration of trying to depose him. US President Donald Trump on Saturday warned against flying over Venezuela, in a brief social media message that signaled the latest escalation against the Latin American country. What did…

Kyiv is facing significant pressure from Washington to agree to the terms of a peace deal TOP diplomats from Kyiv are heading to the US to continue talks on a peace deal that could end Russia’s bloody war in Ukraine. The delegation, which is being led by the country’s Security Council Secretary Rustem Umerov, hopes to hammer…

A Malaysian woman has been arrested for allegedly being involved in at least three scam cases involving the impersonation of government officials, police said on Sunday (Nov 30). An employee at BullionStar alerted police to a woman loitering suspiciously outside its retail outlet at New Bridge Road on Nov 24 and the 73-year-old was arrested over suspected…

Anger over a deadly blaze at a Hong Kong high-rise apartment complex simmered on Sunday (Nov 30) as Beijing warned against attempts to use the disaster to disrupt the city, while people across the financial hub continued to mourn for the more than 128 victims. Police on Saturday detained one person who was part of a group…

Egypt is training hundreds of Palestinian police officers with an eye towards integrating them into a post-war security force in Gaza, a Palestinian official told AFP. Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty announced the plan to train 5,000 officers for Gaza during talks with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa in August. A first group of more than 500…

The measures, approved at a wildlife trade conference in Uzbekistan, ban the trade in oceanic whitetip sharks, manta and devil rays as well as whale sharks. Governments at a wildlife trade conference have adopted greater protections for over 70 species of sharks and rays amid concerns that overfishing is driving some to the brink of extinction. The…

Elizabeth Olsen is recounting a topsy-turvy upbringing in which twin sisters Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen were expected to champion her acting career. The “WandaVision” star described her childhood as “pretty chaotic” in an interview with the Times published on Friday. “I was the youngest of four and we were all born within five years,” Elizabeth, 36, told…

Ed Sheeran had an hours-long conversation with pal Taylor Swift after her engagement to Travis Kelce — despite rumors that he and the “Blank Space” songstress are at odds. “I’m not self-conscious about my relationship with her,” Sheeran told Access Hollywood during a new interview. “We’ve been friends for very, very many years,” he added. “We’re super…

A GUNMAN opened fire at a packed shopping centre on Black Friday injuring at least three people. Shoppers were forced to scramble for safety and barricade themselves inside stores at the Westfield in California. The Westfield Valley Fair shopping centre in Santa Clara turned into “complete chaos” as people fled to safety, shoppers said. A 16-year-old girl,…

TOP diplomats from Kyiv are heading to the US to continue talks on a peace deal that could end Russia’s bloody war in Ukraine. The delegation, which is being led by the country’s Security Council Secretary Rustem Umerov, hopes to hammer out the details of Donald Trump’s proposed peace draft. Diplomats from Kyiv will meet US Secretary…

The US president’s warning is the latest in a string of escalatory measures against Venezuela, whose leftist President Maduro accuses the Trump administration of trying to depose him. US President Donald Trump on Saturday warned against flying over Venezuela, in a brief social media message that signaled the latest escalation against the Latin American country. What did…

They were abducted in Nigeria’s Borno state, which is at the heart of the jihadist unrest that started 16 years ago. A group of of young women and girls abducted in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state on November 22 were freed late Saturday. Their release comes amid a surge in abductions of young people across the country over…

Despite Russia’s war of aggression and ongoing Ukrainization, Russian is still often spoken in school playgrounds. Why? DW spoke with students, parents, teachers and experts. After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, many Russian-speaking Ukrainians deliberately decided to refrain from using Russian in daily life and to speak only Ukrainian. Over time, this initial emotional…

Peru will declare a state of emergency along its border with Chile, President José Jerí said on Friday, as migrants seek to cross into the country following a Chilean presidential frontrunner’s vow to expel undocumented migrants. The state of emergency “will generate tranquility before the risk of migrants entering without authorization,” said Jerí on X. At least…

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s powerful chief of staff Andriy Yermak, a close ally who has headed Ukraine’s negotiation team at fraught U.S.-backed peace talks, quit on Friday, hours after anti-corruption agents searched his home. A major probe into high-level graft, at a time when Ukraine is fighting against Russia for its very survival, has sparked public outrage and…

Flights to the Philadelphia International Airport were briefly grounded on Friday due to a bomb threat that was resolved without incident, according to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and police. The FAA issued a ground stop advisory for the airport shortly after 7 p.m. local time (0000 GMT), saying there was a bomb threat. About 30 minutes…

Britain said on Friday it would temporarily stop imports of pork meat from parts of Spain after the country confirmed its first cases of African swine fever in just over three decades. Britain is one of Spain’s main customers for pork, and the move comes as authorities in Madrid activated emergency measures in Catalonia, a region central…

The Afghan man accused of shooting two National Guard members in Washington, killing one, will face first-degree murder charges for an attack that prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to declare he would stop migrants from “Third World Countries.” U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said on Fox News on Friday that other charges would…

The Trump administration is working toward cutting illegal migrants off from federal tax benefits and money transfer services, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday. “At [President Trump’s] direction, we are working to cut off federal benefits to illegal aliens and preserve them for U.S. citizens,” Bessent wrote on X. As part of the effort, the Treasury Department…

A Marine Force Reconnaissance soldier who served eight tours in Afghanistan told The Post Friday that some locals who fought the Taliban were “disloyal” to the US forces they partnered with — and that it “happens a lot more than people suspect.” Chad Robichaux, 50, in an exclusive interview noted that said he’s been sounding the alarm…

A fast-rising parallel film industry in India is competing with Bollywood’s musicals and action-packed films and has taken the world by storm: It’s called Tollywood. As Mumbai is to Hindi films — or Bollywood — the southern Indian city of Hyderabad is to movies made in Telugu, one of the country’s most widely spoken languages. Tollywood films…

An unmanned, oval-shaped craft from flying taxi maker EHang hovers, whirring noisily like a mini-helicopter over a riverside innovation zone on the outskirts of the southern Chinese business hub of Guangzhou, part of a trial of a mini-flying taxi that once might have been found only in sci-fi films. In nearby Shenzhen, food-delivery drones already are part…

The US State Department has ordered an immediate halt to visa issuance for travellers using Afghan passports, citing urgent national security concerns. The directive, issued late Friday, came alongside a separate internal order instructing USCIS officers to pause all asylum decisions nationwide. The Biden-era visa and asylum framework underwent a sudden and sweeping shift on Friday after…

Deepak’s detailed account on X directly contradicted the statement released by the Pakistan High Commission in London, which claimed the Indian side had withdrawn The highly anticipated debate at the Oxford Union on the motion, “The House Believes That India’s Response to Pakistan is a Populist Strategy Sold as Security Policy”, ended in public recrimination, with Indian…

Dr Salman Ahmed specifically labelled Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and former President Asif Ali Zardari as nothing more than ‘puppets of Asim Munir’ The deepening political crisis in Pakistan was starkly articulated by Dr Salman Ahmed, a close confidante and key associate of incarcerated former Prime Minister Imran Khan, in an exclusive interview with CNN-News18. Dr Ahmed…

THE moment a brave soldier took down a suspected shooter who killed a National Guardsman and hurt another has been captured on pulse-pounding video. Afghanistan native native Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, is accused of attacking newly sworn-in guardsmen Andrew Wolfe, 24, and Sarah Backstrom, 20, on Wednesday. In a video obtained by the Wall Street Journal, the suspect,…

Biden’s presidency has been rocked by claims that his autopen signature was mechanically stamped on nearly every official document he signed in office DONALD Trump has said he is overturning all the documents and executive orders signed by Joe Biden with an autopen. Trump also threatened to charge the former president with perjury after alleging his staffers…

DONALD Trump is set to hand occupied Ukrainian territories over to Vladimir Putin to secure a deal to end the war, it is reported. The US is expected to recognise Russia’s control over Crimea and other occupied Ukrainian territories. It is understood that the US President sent Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner to make the…

Siemens, BASF and VW have poured billions into AI to expand virtual factories, robot fleets and smart data centers. Catching up with the US and China will be a brutal feat, with thousands of jobs on the line. Germany has been warned for years that it risks becoming an “industrial museum” unless it embraces radical modernization —…

Climate change has affected storm patterns, including the duration and intensity of the season, leading to heavier rainfall, flash flooding and stronger wind gusts. Days of devastating flooding across Southeast Asia have killed more than 300 people in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia, authorities said on Friday (Nov 28). Heavy monsoon season rains paired with a tropical storm…

The simulation was part of the five-day Exercise Highcrest, which concluded on Friday (Nov 28). More than 240 personnel from the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), Home Team and other agencies took part in an interagency exercise at sea to take down a “hijacked vessel” planning to conduct a terrorist attack on Singapore. The simulation was part of…

Kim Kardashian revealed her latest brain scan show she has “low activity.” In her visit to Dr. Daniel Amen — who previously scanned Khloé Kardashian and Kendall Jenner’s brains in 2022 — the doctor brought some “holes” in her brain scan to her attention, which indicated “low activity.” “The front part of your brain is less active…

It was one of the big set-pieces in Washington in 2019. All eyes were on Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen, who was testifying to a House committee about his former boss. A Democratic member of the committee, Stacey Plaskett, was preparing to question Cohen and was seen on camera texting someone on her phone. This week,…

A golden hare that sparked a treasure hunt has sold at auction for a hammer price of £82,550. In 1979, artist Kit Williams buried the handcrafted 18-carat gold jewel, then worth about £5,000, in Ampthill Park, Bedfordshire, with TV presenter Bamber Gascoigne as the sole witness. Mr Williams created Masquerade, a book filled with cryptic riddles pointing…

The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than COVID-19 if it mutates to transmit between humans, the head of France’s Institut Pasteur respiratory infections centre said. The highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has led to the culling of hundreds of millions…

Imran Khan, who is the chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, has been in jail since August 2023 in multiple cases. Noreen Niazi, one of the three sisters of jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, has expressed anguish over the uncertainty looming about her brother’s condition in prison. Imran Khan, who is the chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, has…

Imran Khan’s son Kasim Khan accuses Pakistan’s government of holding the former prime minister in secretive solitary confinement, denying family access and proof of life, and urges global pressure to end what he calls inhumane, politically-driven isolation. Kasim Khan, the younger son of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, has issued a stark public appeal accusing the…

US federal agencies, including the ICE, are detaining individuals during Green Card interviews at USCIS offices in San Diego. Attorneys said individuals, including spouses of US citizens, with visa overstays but no criminal history, are being taken into custody. US federal agencies are detaining people, including spouses of American citizens, during routine Green Card interviews at the…

Taylor Swift and Hugh Jackman allegedly witnessed Ryan Reynolds berate Justin Baldoni for “fat shaming” Blake Lively, according to newly unsealed court docs in Lively and Baldoni’s ongoing court battle. Baldoni went to Lively and Reynolds’ New York City apartment on April 25, 2023, per the docs obtained by People. Once there, the Canadian actor allegedly “unloaded”…

Celebrities gathered together with their loved ones for Thanksgiving 2025. Whether volunteering with their community, cooking delicious dishes at home or hosting a fun Friendsgiving dinner, stars like Jennifer Garner, Hailey Bieber, Sydney Sweeney and more appeared to be in the best of spirits on Thursday. See how more famous faces celebrated the holiday below. Jennifer Garner…

Pope Leo XIV has warned that the world should not give into “a heightened level of conflict on the global level”, at the start of his foreign trip in Turkey. “The future of humanity is at stake, said the Pope, urging President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to act as a source of stability because of the need to…

At least 56 people have been killed and 21 are missing in Sri Lanka after floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains wreaked havoc this week, in one of its worst weather related disasters the country has seen in recent years. Twenty-one people were killed in the central tea-growing district of Badulla when a landslide crashed onto…

VENEZUELAN troops are firing outdated RPGs and Soviet-era rifles in a desperate attempt to prepare for Donald Trump’s looming assault. Dictator Nicolas Maduro has issued a rallying war cry in the face of the impending invasion – while War Secretary Pete Hegseth has visited America’s biggest aircraft carrier in the Caribbean. Embarrassing footage showed small factions of…

ONE of the National Guard members who was shot by a crazed gunman near the White House has died from her injuries, President Donald Trump has announced. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, passed away after she was shot twice while out on patrol near the Farragut West Metro Station in Northwest Washington DC on the eve of Thanksgiving. Trump…

The Israeli army and police were reviewing an incident in the occupied West Bank that the Palestinian Authority calls a “war crime.” Israeli security forces killed two Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, reportedly after they had surrendered. The Palestinian Authority said the two men aged 26 and 37 were killed in “the brutal…

The Labour government celebrated a second consecutive year of declining long-term migration to the UK, as it faces mounting pressure on the issue from the populist, right-wing Reform UK party. Long-term net migration into the United Kingdom for the 12 months up to June 2025 stood at 204,000, figures released on Thursday by the national statistics agency…

How lethal autonomous weapon systems are defined could determine whether existing weapons will be regulated or prohibited, says Liu Mei Ching from the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies. Think super-intelligent killer robots and our minds flash to popular films and television series like The Terminator and Black Mirror. While the idea of these sci-fi versions running…

Five native Thai cat breeds have been crowned national pet symbols, a move celebrated by breeders but met with both optimism and caution by rescuers confronting a growing stray-cat problem. In centuries-old Thai manuscripts, the cat appears as a revered species, a bearer of prosperity, protection and royal favour. In books made from samut khoi – traditional…

TAIWAN has fired a stark warning to Beijing, vowing to ready itself for all-out war within two years as China ramps up threats to seize the island. President Lai Ching-te announced today that he will be accelerating defence spending by £30.6billion to have a “high level” of joint combat readiness against China by 2027. Lai accused Xi…

Plus, inside Jenny’s sweet Thanksgiving plans with her husband Donnie Wahlberg Jenny McCarthy opened up about a serious health issue thats plagued her for the past year and forced her to undergo nine surgeries. The Masked Singer judge revealed that she suffered an infection after a ceramic dental implant. In an interview with People, the comedian and…

One month after Sanae Takaichi became Japan’s first female prime minister, young women share mixed views: from hope and empowerment to skepticism about real change. Some young women feel pleased, empowered, and hopeful that Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan’s first female prime minister. But others remain skeptical about whether Takaichi’s inauguration truly marks a milestone for women’s…

Members of the European Parliament demand that the EU end talks with the UAE over a trade deal. The UAE is suspected of sending arms to a Sudanese paramilitary accused of war crimes, which the Emirati government denies. Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) meeting in Strasbourg, France, this week are considering whether to demand a complete…

After meeting Ukrainian officials in Kyiv, the US secretary of the Army is now negotiating with a Russian delegation in Abu Dhabi. Daniel Driscoll is fast becoming a key figure in US foreign policy. Looking through the gallery of US secretaries of the Army from past decades, there are few names that would be familiar to a…

A local businessman has claimed that he provided the funds to PM Anwar Ibrahim’s political aide Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin – who resigned on Tuesday – and the money was spent on home furniture, premium cigars and tailored suits, among other things. Malaysia’s anti-graft agency will investigate a businessman’s allegations that he had given bribes to Prime…

Joe and Hunter Biden were spotted strolling through downtown Nantucket with the former president’s gaggle of grandchildren in tow during a ritzy shopping trip ahead of their family’s Thanksgiving celebrations. Joe, Hunter, and former first daughter Ashley Biden were photographed browsing the storefronts of the tony Massachusetts island alongside Hunter’s four children on Wednesday afternoon. The pics…

The accused gunman, identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, is a 29-year-old Afghan national who, according to preliminary federal records, entered the United States in September 2021. Lakanwal allegedly rounded a street corner, raised a handgun and opened fire at close range without warning. The attack has been widely described by officials as ambush-style. Two National Guard members were…

Two West Virginia National Guard members who were deployed to the nation’s capital were shot on Wednesday afternoon just blocks from the White House. US President Donald Trump blamed the previous Joe Biden administration for the shooting attack on two West Virginia National Guard members deployed in Washington by a suspect identified to be a man from…

The Israeli military has been carrying out near-daily airstrikes in southern Lebanon, accusing Hezbollah of trying to rearm and rebuild their capabilities in violation of the agreement. When Aviva Weitzman walks through her home in Israel’s northernmost city, she still pauses at the scars on the walls – reminders of the missiles that forced her family to…

This year’s UN climate conference in Brazil has been among the most contentious and highlights the fragility of international climate diplomacy, say observers. Despite heightened calls for climate urgency, the COP30 climate summit concluded in Brazil last weekend without addressing the one issue many experts have called non-negotiable: A pathway to phase out fossil fuels. The omission…

United States President Donald Trump advised Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi not to provoke China over Taiwan’s sovereignty, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Thursday (Nov 27), after a diplomatic spat between Tokyo and Beijing. The row between Asia’s two biggest economies was triggered by a suggestion from new premier Takaichi that Tokyo could intervene militarily in…

A court in Thailand said Wednesday that it has issued an arrest warrant for a co-owner of the Miss Universe Organization in connection with a fraud case. Jakkaphong “Anne” Jakrajutatip was charged with fraud then released on bail in 2023. She failed to appear as required in a Bangkok court on Tuesday. Since she did not notify…

President Donald Trump said Tuesday his plan to end the war in Ukraine has been “fine-tuned” and he’s sending envoy Steve Witkoff to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to meet with Ukrainian officials. Trump suggested he could eventually meet with Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but not until further progress…

Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Tuesday accused Pakistan of launching deadly overnight strikes in three eastern provinces, but Pakistan’s military dismissed the claim and said no such strikes were carried out. The Pakistani denial came hours after Zabihullah Mujahid, the chief spokesperson for the Afghan government, said on X that Pakistan “bombed” the home of a civilian in…

Italy’s parliament on Tuesday approved a law that introduces femicide into the country’s criminal law and punishes it with life in prison. The vote coincided with the international day for the elimination of violence against women, a day designated by the U.N. General Assembly. The law won bipartisan support from the center-right majority and the center-left opposition…

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ruffled some feathers when he pleaded with US air travelers to smarten up their wardrobes when flying the friendly skies, but he also found some kindred spirits among passengers at New York-area airports. “I think it’s great advice, because when you feel good about how you look, you’re treated better and you treat…

A mother in New Zealand who killed her two children and hid their bodies in suitcases has been sentenced to life in prison. Hakyung Lee, who was found guilty in September of the shocking murders of eight-year-old Yuna Jo and six-year-old Minu Jo, has to spend at least 17 years behind bars before she is eligible for…

South Korea’s HD Hyundai and Lotte Chemical have submitted a plan to the industry ministry on restructuring their petrochemical businesses, the companies said in separate regulatory filings on Wednesday. Under the plan, Lotte will spin off its business in Daesan city, South Korea, and merge it with HD Hyundai Chemical, in an effort to ease overcapacity at…

The FBI has requested interviews with six Democratic members of the United States Congress who, in a video message, told members of the military they can legally refuse to carry out unlawful orders, a Justice Department official told Reuters on Tuesday (Nov 25). The Pentagon on Monday threatened to recall Senator Mark Kelly, a Navy veteran and…

Taiwan’s Foxconn said on Wednesday that it had secured regulatory approval to invest an additional $569 million in the U.S. state of Wisconsin to meet rising demand for AI servers. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) approved the plan to expand operations at Foxconn’s facility in Racine County, the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer said in a…

Australian telco Optus said on Wednesday (Nov 26) morning it had suffered an emergency call outage near Melbourne, impacting around 14,000 users, two months after a broader disruption that probably caused four deaths when customers failed to get timely aid. The outage is believed to have been caused by vandals trying to steal copper. Optus, owned by…

Russian identity must be consolidated in seized Ukrainian territories — Putin The Russian language and identity must be bolstered in parts of Ukraine seized by Russian forces, according to a decree signed by President Vladimir Putin that was published on Tuesday. The document, entitled “Strategy of Russia’s national policy in the period to 2036,” calls for measures…

A SHOCKING investigation has led police to a gruesome discovery. A case that has rocked two states after police found two newborn babies dead, one in Louisiana, the other in Kentucky. On November 21, police were called to a hospital in Livingston Parish after a 14-year-old girl sought treatment following a secret home birth. Investigators rushed to…

FESTIVE market shoppers in a major city have slammed “extortionate” prices for everything from hot chocolate to pork belly. But stall holders have hit back, saying it’s a knock-on effect from the tens of thousands of dollars they’re charged by “public space real estate vultures.” One shopper who criticized both the quality of food and prices after…

The Pentagon on Monday threatened to recall U.S. Senator Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain, to active duty status in order to prosecute him after what it described as seditious behavior by the former astronaut and decorated veteran. Kelly, who denies any wrongdoing and who said in a statement he would not be intimidated, joined five other…

The United States on Monday formally designated Venezuela’s Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization, layering additional terrorism-related sanctions on the group it has said includes President Nicolas Maduro and other high-ranking officials. Venezuela’s government rejected what it called a “ridiculous” U.S. plan to designate the “non-existent” group. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said this…

The Trump administration will shed about 317,000 employees this year, its human resources chief said, a higher figure than previously estimated. Scott Kupor, director of the Office of Personnel Management, also said in a statement that the U.S. government hired 68,000 workers in 2025. Both figures are larger than the estimates Kupor gave earlier this year in…

From 10 December, social media companies will have to take “reasonable steps” to ensure that under-16s in Australia cannot set up accounts on their platforms and that existing accounts are deactivated or removed. The government says the ban – a world-first policy popular with many parents – is aimed at reducing the “pressures and risks” children can…