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Justin Bieber gave his fans a look at his holiday celebrations, including rare pics of his son, Jack Blues, dressed up as Santa. The singer shared adorable snaps of Jack, 16 months, sporting a red Santa hat with a white puffball at the end. The toddler wore a bright red sweater and gray sweatpants while he wandered…

Kim Kardashian’s eldest daughter, North West, was notably absent from her family holiday shoot this year. Kardashian took to Instagram Wednesday and shared a series of adorable snaps of her and her three other children — Saint, 10; Chicago, 7; and Psalm, 6 — posing in Christmas-themed pajama sets from her Skims clothing line. Her sister Khloé’s…

This is how you get the girl. Travis Kelce revealed the thoughtful gift he gave fiancée Taylor Swift, which was “one of [her] favorites,” during Wednesday’s “New Heights” episode. The athlete, 36, told brother Jason Kelce and sister-in-law Kylie Kelce that he purchased a bread slicer for the pop star. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end picked…

From skiing Santas in the US and Mass with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, to giant cuts of meat being thrown into crowds in London, Christmas celebrations around the world are in full swing. Worshippers in Ukraine, China and Pakistan gathered for Christmas Eve services at their local churches. While most Christians mark Christmas on 25…

Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura won Honduras’ presidential election, electoral authorities said Wednesday afternoon, ending a weeks-long count that has whittled away at the credibility of the Central American nation’s fragile electoral system. The election is continuing Latin America’s swing to the right, coming just a week after Chile chose the far-right politician José Antonio Kast as its…

US authorities have discovered more than a million more documents potentially related to the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein that they plan to release in the coming days and weeks, officials say. The FBI and federal prosecutors in New York informed the Department of Justice (DoJ) of the discovery. “We have lawyers working around the clock to review…

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky has given details of an updated peace plan offering Russia the potential withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the east and the creation of a demilitarised zone in their place. Detailing the 20-point plan agreed by US and Ukrainian envoys in Florida at the weekend, Zelensky said the Russians would respond on Wednesday once the…

A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a challenge by the largest U.S. business lobby group to President Donald Trump’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers, saying it fell under his broad powers to regulate immigration. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell in Washington, D.C., rejected arguments by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that…

The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Tuesday to let Donald Trump send National Guard troops to the Chicago area as the Republican president expands the use of the military for domestic purposes in a growing number of Democratic-led jurisdictions, a policy critics call an effort to punish adversaries and stifle dissent. The justices let stand for now…

Every year, millions of people sing the beautiful carol Silent Night, with its line “all is calm, all is bright.” We all know the Christmas story is one in which peace and joy are proclaimed, and this permeates our festivities, family gatherings and present-giving. Countless Christmas cards depict the Holy Family – starlit, in a quaint stable,…

Himanshi Khurana, a 30-year-old Indian-origin woman, was found murdered in Toronto. Police suspect intimate partner violence and have issued a nationwide arrest warrant for a man identified as Abdul Ghafoori. A 30-year-old Indian-origin woman was found murdered in Toronto, police said, and a Canada-wide arrest warrant has been issued for a suspect they say knew the victim.…

Before the war, Ukraine’s own “Dancing with the Stars” was a cherished and popular television show, dazzling the audiences with performances by celebrities and professional dancers. The show is now back on for one special episode — this time with Ukrainian wartime heroes as the stars, underscoring the nation’s resilience in difficult times. Many still remember how…

KIM Kardashian fans have applauded the star for her “relatable” holiday card disaster with her four kids. The Kardashians star shared a slideshow of photos on Instagram of herself attempting to pose alongside her sons, Saint, 10, and Psalm, 6, and her daughters, North, 12, and Chicago, 7. However, Kim, 45, had a noticeably difficult time wrangling…

AMERICAN Airlines is bringing the heat during the coldest months of the year. The airline has begun rolling out flight deals that make chasing warm weather easier and cheaper than ever. American Airlines has offered its customers deeply discounted domestic one-way and round-trip flights for under $100 on select routes and dates from January through early March…

ICONIC filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner died of multiple sharp force injuries caused with “a knife, by another,” the couple’s death certificates have disclosed. Reiner and Singer were found brutally stabbed to death in their home in the affluent neighborhood of Brentwood in Los Angeles on December 14. The couple were both cremated…

Myanmar’s junta is set to preside over voting starting on Sunday, touting heavily restricted polls as a return to democracy five years after it ousted the last elected government, triggering civil war. The UN said on Tuesday (Dec 23) that Myanmar’s junta was using violence and intimidation to force people to vote in upcoming military-controlled elections, while…

A Pakistani firm on Tuesday (Dec 23) won an auction with a US$482 million bid for a majority stake in the loss-making national carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), in a deal seen as a key test of the government’s privatisation drive. The Arif Habib investment group emerged as the highest bidder, offering 135 billion rupees for a…

Paramount Skydance’s latest offer to buy Warner Bros Discovery is still not good enough for prominent shareholder Harris Oakmark, the investor told Reuters on Monday. Warner Bros’ fifth largest shareholder, owning 96 million shares or about 4 per cent of shares as of the end of September, said it would hold out for more from the Ellison…

In his Christmas address, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has highlighted the importance of community and togetherness — which he says are glimmers of light when the world seems dark. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier used his Christmas address on December 24 to highlight the importance of community, communication and cooperation, and called on his fellow Germans to work…

Heavy rainfall near the southern French city of Montpellier has unleashed widespread flooding, which local officials say could be the worst they have seen in 30 years. Torrential rains set off “exceptional flooding” near the French city of Montpellier, local authorities said on Wednesday. The floodwaters appear to be receding, but weather alerts are to remain in…

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s charity is down to just two employees ahead of its much-publicized rebrand — as the couple is desperate to save cash, multiple sources told Page Six. “Harry and Meghan have been forced to downsize the staff as it was costing them so much,” said one source. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex…

Liev Schreiber flaunted his fit physique during a family getaway to Barbados following his mystery hospitalization. During a family vacation in Barbados, the actor strolled along the beach on Tuesday wearing green swim trunks with a tropical pattern. In photos obtained by Page Six, he was also spotted with two of his three kids Sasha, 18, and…

Bangladesh’s finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed moved for reconciliation as ties between Delhi and Dhaka seemed to be in a free fall. He said that the head of the interim administration, Muhammad Yunus, was personally working to mend India-Bangladesh ties. The Bangladesh interim administration has no intention of allowing relations with India to turn bitter and is instead…

The US Homeland Security will replace the H-1B visa lottery programme with a wage-weighted system from 2026, prioritising higher-paid and higher-skilled applicants while keeping visa caps unchanged to curb abuse and protect American workers. The US government has decided to replace the longstanding H-1B lottery system programme for visas with a new scheme that ensures that skilled,…

Indian EB visa holders in the US waiting for Green Cards have a new narrow window to file their permanent residency applications after a new USCIS bulletin. The USCIS January 2026 bulletin advanced the date of several EB visa categories. Lawyers and experts are calling for eligible applicants to avail this rare opportunity without delay. Indian professionals…

China is likely to have loaded more than 100 intercontinental ballistic missiles across its latest three silo fields and has no desire for arms control talks, according to a draft Pentagon report which highlighted Beijing’s growing military ambitions. China is expanding and modernizing its weapons stockpile faster than any other nuclear-armed power, according to the Bulletin of…

The U.S. has been conducting intelligence-gathering flights over large parts of Nigeria since late November, according to flight tracking data and current and former U.S. officials, in a sign of increased security cooperation between the countries. Reuters could not determine what information the flights are meant to obtain. But the flights in West Africa follow U.S. President…

Australia’s most populous state is set to pass tougher gun laws, ban the display of terrorist symbols and curb protests in an emergency sitting following the Bondi mass shooting, as authorities stepped up their response to the antisemitic attack. Fifteen people were killed and dozens injured in the mass shooting at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi…

The H-1B visa programme is used extensively by American technology companies to employ foreign workers. Indian professionals, including technology workers and physicians, form one of the largest groups of H-1B visa holders. The United States has announced that it is “expanding” the online presence reviews to all H-1B and H-4 applicants as part of its standard visa…

Sydney’s Bondi Beach saw a deadly mass shooting during Hanukkah. Usman Khawaja’s family faced Islamophobic abuse, prompting calls for unity against racism and antisemitism. Australia was in shock following one of its deadliest mass shootings in nearly thirty years, which occurred at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on December 14. During a Hanukkah celebration, fifteen people were killed when…

Just a timely call could have saved the life of 27-year-old Hindu man Dipu Chandra Das, who was lynched by Islamists in Bangladesh. Investigators and reports have revealed that Das was forced to resign by his factory colleagues and handed over to the mob that broke into the factory to drag him out. He was brutally beaten…

Nuclear reform opens India’s nuclear sector to foreign firms, but critics highlight safety and supply chain gaps. Last week, India’s parliament approved legislation that opens nuclear power generation to private and foreign companies. The landmark Atomic Energy Act marks a significant government shift as India moves towards increased nuclear energy and reduced dependence on fossil fuels in…

A small Mexican Navy plane transporting a 1-year-old medical patient along with seven others, crashed on Monday (Dec 22) near Galveston, killing at least two people, officials said. Emergency officials rescued four people and were searching for two who were inside the aircraft, Mexico’s Navy said in a statement to The Associated Press. Four of the people…

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly said the US “needs” Greenland for security reasons and has refused to rule out using force to secure it. Denmark summoned the United States ambassador on Monday (Dec 22) after US President Donald Trump appointed a special envoy to Greenland who immediately vowed to make the Danish autonomous territory “a part…

India is home to one of the world’s most ambitious social programmes – a jobs guarantee that gives every rural household the legal right to paid work. Launched in 2005 by a Congress party government, the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) gave every rural household a legal right to demand up to 100 days of paid…

A car bomb killed a Russian general on Monday, the third such killing of a senior military officer in just over a year. Investigators said Ukraine may be behind the attack. Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Operational Training Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces’ General Staff, died from his injuries, said Svetlana Petrenko, the spokesperson…

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s charity is down to just two employees ahead of its much publicized rebrand — as the couple is desperate to save cash, multiple source told Page Six. “Harry and Meghan have been forced to downsize the staff as it was costing them so much,” said one source. The Duke and Duchess of…

Sports podcaster Bill Simmons sparked Taylor Swift pregnancy rumors after he claimed the pop star’s fiancé, Travis Kelce, is “having a kid with her.” It is unclear if Simmons was referring to the future or simply speculating about the couple as the rumors are unfounded. Simmons was reacting to Kelce’s team, the Kansas City Chiefs — who…

Russia’s Foreign Ministry has begun evacuating the families of diplomats from Venezuela, a European intelligence official told AP on Monday, as the United States pursues its third sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean and President Donald Trump convenes senior national security officials at his Mar-a-Lago resort. The evacuations, which started Friday and include women and children, come…

A revamp of China’s electricity market is boosting the economics of storing power just as international demand surges, sparking a boom for the Chinese energy storage manufacturers that already dominate globally. Chinese firms are on track for a 75% jump this year in global shipments of lithium-ion battery cells for energy storage, according to one estimate. They…

Australian police say homemade pipe and tennis ball bombs were thrown at a crowd at Bondi Beach before a mass shooting but failed to detonate, according to court documents released on Monday. Fifteen people were killed and dozens injured in the mass shooting at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi on December 14. The attack has shocked…

Japan took the final step to allow the world’s largest nuclear power plant to resume operations with a regional vote on Monday, a watershed moment in the country’s return to nuclear energy nearly 15 years after the Fukushima disaster. Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, located about 220 km (136 miles) northwest of Tokyo, was among 54 reactors shut after the 2011…

On a recent snowy morning in a Trump-loving part of rural Michigan, three dozen cars idled outside a firehouse-turned-food pantry. Inside, volunteers packaged lettuce, apples and other household staples that have surged or stayed high in price this year. Taylor Ludwig, a 35-year-old mother of three, had lined up in her pickup truck well before the pantry’s…

U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing for a more aggressive immigration crackdown in 2026 with billions in new funding, including by raiding more workplaces — even as backlash builds ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Trump has already surged immigration agents into major U.S. cities, where they swept through neighborhoods and clashed with residents. While federal agents…

Tesla (TSLA.O), CEO Elon Musk’s net worth surged to $749 billion late Friday after the Delaware Supreme Court reinstated Tesla stock options worth $139 billion that were voided last year, according to Forbes’ billionaires index. Musk’s 2018 pay package, once worth $56 billion, was restored by the Delaware Supreme Court on Friday, two years after a lower…

An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Varadarajan holds a master’s degree in civil engineering from Purdue University Starbucks has appointed Indian-origin technology executive Anand Varadarajan as its new executive vice president and chief technology officer (CTO), tapping a nearly two-decade Amazon veteran to lead its global technology operations. Varadarajan will take charge on January…

The US Coast Guard is in “active pursuit” of another vessel in international waters near Venezuela as tensions in the region continue to escalate. US authorities have already seized two oil tankers this month – one of them on Saturday. Sunday’s pursuit related to a “sanctioned dark fleet vessel that is part of Venezuela’s illegal sanctions evasion”,…

Universal Studios’ UK theme park was given the green light this week, a decision creating buzz for families up and down the country who might one day want to go. After months of discussions, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Steve Reed gave planning permission for the park to be constructed in Kempston Hardwick,…

A recording of the “creepy” moment a pilot was told “good luck with the aliens” after reporting a UFO sighting to air traffic control has resurfaced following the bizarre incident over the skies of Rhode Island. Newly resurfaced video of the live ATC broadcast captures the moment the pilot told the ground team, “It appears to be…

ACTOR James Ransone who starred in The Wire has died at the age of 46, officials have confirmed. The star was found dead at a property in Los Angeles on Friday. His cause of death has been determined as suicide, according to the LA County Medical Examiner. Ransone leaves behind his wife Jamie McPhee and two children.…

THE Kansas City Chiefs have lost another quarterback. Backup quarterback Gardner Minshew exited Sunday’s game early with an apparent knee injury. Minshew served as the backup to Patrick Mahomes and was thrust into starting duties after Mahomes tore his ACL. However, it is now feared that Minshew now tore his ACL as well after getting testing. According…

With India suspending the Indus Waters Treaty and Afghanistan planning to build a dam on the Kunar River, Pakistan has reason to be anxious, say NUS’ Dr Amit Ranjan and Pacific Forum’s Genevieve Donnellon-May. Water has long been a critical dimension of Afghanistan–Pakistan relations. But against the backdrop of deteriorating political ties, water is emerging as a…

Japan’s top currency diplomat, Atsushi Mimura, said on Monday authorities will take “appropriate” action against excessive exchange-rate moves, warning of the chance of intervention after last week’s central bank meeting that caused renewed yen declines. “The recent ‌foreign exchange moves were one-sided and ‌sharp, and I’m concerned about them,” he told reporters. “We’ll take appropriate actions against…

Paul King is set to direct and produce after Sony acquired film rights for Chinese brand owner Pop Mart’s popular collectible toys. Paddington and Wonka director Paul King will be helming a new Labubu film about the popular collectible plush toys that originated in Hong Kong. King is set to direct and produce the film with Department…

A new study has shown that prompts in the form of poems confuse AI models like ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude — to the point where sometimes, security mechanisms don’t kick in. Are poets the new hackers? The result came as a surprise to researchers at the Icaro Lab in Italy. They set out to examine whether different…

Jewish leaders have called for a royal commission, the most powerful type of Australian government inquiry, to be set up to investigate the attack at Bondi. Australia’s New South Wales state parliament was recalled on Monday (Dec 22) to ⁠vote on proposed new laws that would impose major curbs on firearm ownership, ban the display of terror…

The German government said hundreds of people turned away at the border later applied for asylum. Meanwhile, Berlin’s mayor is warning New Year’s Eve’s trouble makers. Most German retailers disappointed by Christmas sales so far Sales in Germany over the Christmas period this year have been disappointing, according to a survey by the HDE German Trade Association.…

Witkoff also says talks with Russia were ‘productive’ US special envoy Steve Witkoff also posted on X regarding talks in Miami with Russia’s Kirill Dmitriev. Over the last two days in Florida, the Russian Special Envoy Kirill Dmitriev held productive and constructive meetings with the American delegation to advance President Trump’s peace plan on Ukraine. The American…

When it comes to marketing his movies, no actor in Hollywood is working harder than Timothée Chalamet. For his new movie “Marty Supreme,” which opens nationwide Christmas Day and is already playing in New York City and Los Angeles, Chalamet’s gone global — traveling to merch events and appearing on “The Tonight Show” with a squad of…

Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner’s loved ones were photographed gathering at his sister Annie’s home on Sunday, one week after the couple’s tragic deaths. Rob’s younger brother Lucas was spotted wearing black pants, a blue button-up shirt and a black jacket. Other guests carried boxes of what appeared to be food to the gathering held at…

It was a Sunday afternoon in April 1996 when a lone gunman armed with semi-automatic rifles killed 35 people in the Australian tourist town of Port Arthur. The massacre almost 30 years ago, which ushered in some of the strictest gun laws in the world, feels like a bygone age for many Australians. But the Bondi Beach…

Reporters ask world leaders questions all the time. No big deal. Right? But what’s it like putting a question to Vladimir Putin – the president who ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the leader whose country was accused this week by the head of MI6 of “the export of chaos”? And imagine asking that question live on…

AI-generated influencers now look almost indistinguishable from humans, raising questions about credibility, jobs and the future of advertising. As brands explore their potential, audiences and experts warn that trust is still the key to winning over customers. When Spanish influencer Aitana Lopez posts a photo of herself stretching at the gym or strolling through the sun-washed streets…

The drugs could have been supplied to as many as 68.5 million users, according to Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department. An international drug syndicate was busted after Malaysian police seized over 18,000kg of drugs worth RM1.53b (US$375m), in one of the country’s biggest drug busts on record. Local media reported on Saturday (Jan 20) that a…

The United States joined Qatar, Egypt and Turkey on Saturday (Dec 20) in urging all parties to the Gaza ceasefire to uphold their commitments and exercise restraint, following talks in Miami aimed at stabilising the fragile truce. Top officials from the four countries met with US special envoy Steve Witkoff to review the first phase of the…

In the eastern city of Magdeburg, people are still grieving one year after an attack on the Christmas market killed six people. But residents are also trying to carry on despite the heightened security. Police officers — one toting a submachine gun — and security guards are grouped around the entrances to Magdeburg’s Christmas market. Occasionally, people…

President Donald Trump backed Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman for New York governor Saturday, a day after Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) announced her stunning withdrawal from the race. “Bruce is MAGA all the way, and has been with me from the very beginning,” the president posted on his Truth Social account, in his first endorsement since the…

Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, reportedly dined with Maria Shriver less than 48 hours before their gruesome murders. The trio is said to have dined at Brentwood, Los Angeles, eatery Amici on Dec. 12, according to restaurant owner Tancredi DeLuca. “They were very good people, always very approachable and so very kind to the…

In moments when she is alone, when there is a break in the beatings from her husband, the girl cries for the school that was once her place of peace in a world that has otherwise offered her none. Ever since the military in her homeland of Myanmar killed her father in 2017, forcing her to flee…

Recent changes to the H-1B visa vetting process have left many Indian workers stranded in India after their visa appointments were suddenly cancelled or delayed by several months. Indian H-1B visa holders who travelled back to India to renew their work permits in America are reportedly stranded in the country after their appointments were abruptly cancelled by…

While the interim Bangladesh administration frames the unrest as a spontaneous eruption of grief, ground intelligence suggests a far more calculated design The escalating turmoil in Bangladesh following the death of student leader Sharif Osman Hadi is being viewed by top intelligence sources as a meticulously timed and premeditated pivot towards a hardline anti-India stance. While the…

DAVID and Victoria Beckham no longer follow son Brooklyn on Instagram — a new twist to the family’s feud in the run-up to Christmas. It is the most public sign to date that the ex-England footballer and his wife are not in direct contact with their eldest son or his missus Nicola Peltz. It comes after other…

Israeli officials believe Iran is expanding its ballistic missile program. They are preparing to make the case during an upcoming meeting with Trump that it poses a new threat. Israeli officials have grown increasingly concerned that Iran is expanding production of its ballistic missile program, which was damaged by Israeli military strikes earlier this year, and are…

President Donald Trump likes to use a big number to anchor his point, especially when he wanders off on a tangent. Often it seems that a specific figure is on the tip of his tongue. At this year’s ceremonial turkey pardon, Trump praised a farmer from Wayne County, North Carolina, for raising two “record-setting” birds, but then…

Hadi’s elder brother, Abu Bakar, led the janaza prayers. Immediately afterward, the body was escorted under tight security to the Dhaka University campus, where burial preparations had been completed overnight. The grave was dug beside the mausoleum of Bangladesh’s national poet, Kazi Nazrul Islam. Hundreds of thousands of mourners poured into central Dhaka on Saturday to bid…

A quarter of a century ago, Claudio Neves Valente was briefly enrolled as a promising young doctoral student in the physics department at Brown University before dropping out of the school in Rhode Island. On Friday, police were still trying to figure out why Valente returned to the Ivy League school nearly a week ago, armed with…

Ukraine thanked the European Union on Friday for deciding to provide it with 90 billion euros ($105.46 billion) of support over the next two years – even if the bloc failed to agree on an ambitious plan to finance it using frozen Russian assets. Russian President Vladimir Putin said the EU had backed away from the plan…

U.S. President Donald Trump and nine major pharmaceutical companies on Friday announced deals that will slash the prices of their medicines for the government’s Medicaid program and for cash payers, in his latest bid to align U.S. costs with those in other wealthy nations. Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY.N), Gilead Sciences (GILD.O), Merck (MRK.N), and Roche’s (ROG.S), U.S.…

NASCAR legend Greg Biffle’s private plane was in the air for just seven minutes and was “incredibly close” to making a safe emergency landing before it suddenly burst into flames — killing all seven on board, experts said. Biffle, his family and three others all died when the Cessna C550 jet they were on experienced engine problems…

Indian-origin US diplomat Mahvash Siddiqui, writing for an anti-immigration think tank, alleged that the H-1B visa programme has turned into a de facto immigration shortcut dominated by India. She claimed that unqualified Indian applicants use fraud and bribery to enter the US, even as she urged the US to pause the visa programme pending a full audit.…

Hours before the fatal attack on anti-India leader Sharif Osman Hadi, the alleged shooter, Faisal Karim, told his girlfriend that “something was coming that would shake the entire country”. The warning proved eerily true as Bangladesh is now reeling from violence ahead of crucial February 2026 elections. Violence and chaos gripped Bangladesh on Thursday night. Nationwide protests…

KHLOÉ Kardashian has dropped some hot tea about changes to the family’s infamous Christmas Eve Party. The Good American co-founder spoke on her podcast, Khloé in Wonder Land, that the venue for the lavish affair might move, but the budget won’t. “We all equally split the cost of the party,” Khloé said in the podcast. “Because it’s…

OVER 600,000 Americans coast-to-coast are without power, causing flight cancellations and dangerous conditions. Powerful wind gusts and storms have knocked the power out in several states across the northern half of the US. US Power Outage Map Hundreds of thousands of Americans are without power as storms batter the US. Colorado and Pennsylvania were hit the hardest,…

FORMER president Bill Clinton can be seen cozying up to infamous sex predator Jeffrey Epstein in multiple pictures in the newly-released files – and appears alongside several unidentified women. The Department of Justice finally released the first tranche of long-sealed federal records on Epstein in four data sets at 4pm ET on Friday. The partial dump forces…

Pakistan says it has seen “abrupt variations” of water in the Chenab River that threaten Pakistan’s safety and well-being. This comes 10 months after India unilaterally withdrew from a treaty covering shared water use. Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday accused India of “weaponizing water” by manipulating the flow of water into his country. Dar…

Authorities said the alleged perpetrator died by suicide to escape arrest. The attack involved smoke grenades and a knife in multiple locations. At least three people were killed and five injured in the Taiwanese capital, Taipei, in attacks at two metro stations on Friday. The perpetrator, a man said to be in his twenties, was initially thought…

Global data-center dealmaking surged to a record high through November this year, driven by an insatiable demand for computing infrastructure to meet the boom in artificial intelligence usage. Data from S&P Global Market Intelligence showed that there were more than 100 data center transactions ‌during the period, with the total value ‌sitting just under $61 billion. WHY…

The court ordered safeguards on adult products but rejected a full suspension, prompting the government to appeal. The French government said it would appeal a Paris court ruling on Friday (Dec 19) that rejected a three-month suspension of Shein, as it attempts to crack down on the Chinese online platform after uproar over childlike sex dolls sold…

US President Donald Trump left open the possibility of war with Venezuela, as his top diplomat Marco Rubio vowed Friday (Dec 19) to enforce a blockade on the country’s oil wealth. Asked in an interview with NBC News conducted Thursday about a war with Venezuela, Trump said, “I don’t rule it out, no.” Trump declined to say…