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Pope Francis calls for a ceasefire on all fronts in his prayer ahead of Christmas
Pope Francis called for a ceasefire on all war fronts in his Sunday Angelus prayer ahead of Christmas, condemning the “cruelty” of bombing schools ... -
Washington effort to curb China’s and Russia’s access to advanced computer chips ‘inadequate’
The Commerce Department’s efforts to curb China’s and Russia’s access to American-made advanced computer chips have been “inadequate” and will need more funding to ... -
Assad’s fall spurs hope for families split by Golan Heights buffer zone
The four sisters gathered by the side of the road, craning their necks to peer far beyond the razor wire-reinforced fence snaking across the ... -
For airports, background music no longer is an afterthought
Background music is no longer an afterthought at many airports, which are hiring local musicians and carefully curating playlists to help lighten travelers’ moods. London’s ... -
Community members wrestle with grief in aftermath of Wisconsin school shooting
Community members in Wisconsin continued to wrestle with grief and called for change in the aftermath of a school shooting that killed a teacher ... -
100mph laughing gas driver jailed for killing friends in Oxfordshire village
A driver who was filmed inhaling laughing gas behind the wheel before a high-speed crash has been jailed for killing three teenage friends, BBC ... -
Why is tech giant SoftBank investing over $100 billion in the US
Japanese tycoon Masayoshi Son and President-elect Donald Trump have announced plans for technology and telecoms giant SoftBank Group to invest $100 billion in projects ... -
A Russian general was killed by a bomb in Moscow, Ukraine official says secret service was behind it
A senior Russian general was killed yesterday by a bomb hidden in a scooter outside his apartment building in Moscow, a day after Ukraine’s ... -
Who is the alleged Chinese spy with close ties to Britain’s Prince Andrew?
An alleged Chinese spy who cultivated close ties with Prince Andrew said yesterday [Macau time] he has done “nothing wrong or unlawful” as Britain’s ... -
15-year-old girl fatally shoots teacher and teenager at a Christian school in Wisconsin
A 15-year-old student opened fire inside a study hall at a small Christian school in Wisconsin, killing a teacher and teenager and prompting a ... -
Americans end 2024 with grim economic outlook, but Republicans are optimistic for 2025: poll
The unemployment rate is healthy and the stock market is up, but Democrats are feeling more pessimistic about the U.S. economy after Donald Trump’s ... -
Activists release images of foxes at Finnish fur farms to push EU to ban the trade
A red fox frantically scratches the wires of its small cage. An Arctic fox meanders lazily with a bloody tail. Other furry creatures, some ... -
Milan’s Via MonteNapoleone usurps NYC’s Fifth Avenue as most upscale shopping street
Shoppers laden with bags from Fendi, Loewe, Prada and other designer labels clog the narrow sidewalks of Milan’s swankiest shopping street, bringing joy to ... -
Rebels aim for normalcy and Syrians vow not to be silent again
At Damascus’ international airport, the new head of security — one of the rebels who marched across Syria to the capital — arrived with ... -
President Macron names centrist ally Bayrou as next prime minister
French President Emmanuel Macron late last week named centrist ally François Bayrou as prime minister in an effort to address the country’s deep political ... -
Nigeria In lithium boom, many mines are illegal and children do much of the work
Growing demand for the lithium used in batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage has created a new frontier for mining in Nigeria. But ... -
UK spy agency releases annual Christmas card puzzle to uncover future codebreakers
What does a spy agency give for Christmas? How about a riddle wrapped in an enigma inside a mystery. GCHQ, Britain’s electronic and cyber-intelligence agency, ... -
Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 29, Palestinian medics say
Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip killed at least 29 people overnight and into yesterday, including one that hit a home where displaced people ... -
A New Zealander studied for a year to win the Spanish world Scrabble title
A New Zealand man playing his first-ever competitive Scrabble game in Spanish, a language he doesn’t speak, has won the board game’s Spanish-language world ... -
Ang Lee to receive DGA Lifetime Achievement Award
Ang Lee, the protean filmmaker of “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and “Brokeback Mountain,” will receive the Directors Guild of America’s lifetime achievement award. The ... -
Israeli warplanes pound Syria as troops advance deeper into the country
Israel carried out a wave of heavy airstrikes across Syria as its troops advanced deeper into the country, drawing to within 25 kilometers of ... -
Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing charged with murder in New York, court records show
After UnitedHealthcare’s CEO was gunned down on a New York sidewalk, police searched for the masked gunman with dogs, drones and scuba divers. Officers used the ... -
Trump calls for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine
Donald Trump pushed Russian leader Vladimir Putin to act to reach an immediate ceasefire with Ukraine, describing it as part of his active efforts ... -
Syrian rebels free prisoners from Assad’s notorious dungeons who celebrate in Damascus streets
Bashar Barhoum woke in his dungeon prison cell in Damascus at dawn Sunday, thinking it would be the last day of his life. The ... -
The hunt for UnitedHealthcare CEO’s elusive killer yields new evidence, but few answers
Police don’t know who he is, where he is, or why he did it. As the frustrating search for UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killer got underway ... -
Surprise front-runner says he’s not pro-Russia, but he allegedly had Moscow’s help
The surprise front-runner in Romania’s presidential election insisted to The Associated Press in an interview yesterday [Macaut time] that he is not pro-Russian — ... -
Biden says the US is ‘all in’ on Africa during his visit meant to counter China
Speaking of “our nation’s original sin,” President Joe Biden yesterday [Macau time] toured a slavery museum in Angola and inspected shackles and a whip ... -
Philadelphia ready to go the distance with RockyFest week
Rocky Balboa fans are ready to go the distance — by bus, by ice skates, by 72 steps — to honor Philly’s favorite fictional ... -
Canadian minister says Trump was joking when he said Canada could become the 51st state
President-elect Donald Trump was joking when he suggested Canada become the 51st U.S. state during a dinner with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a Canadian minister ... -
Biden plans to tout US investments and visit a slavery museum
Joe Biden is using the first visit to Angola by a U.S. president to promote Washington’s investments in the sub-Sahara African nation and see ... -
Chief of ICC lashes out at US and Russia over threats and accusations
The president of the International Criminal Court lashed out at the United States and Russia for interfering with its investigations, calling threats and attacks ... -
Stars, heads of state, solemn rituals and high-security celebrations
The reopening of Notre Dame this coming weekend is going to be a high-security affair, with a repeat of some of the same measures ... -
Zelenskyy says NATO offer for Ukraine-controlled territory could end ‘hot stage’ of war
An offer of NATO membership to territory under Kyiv’s control would end “the hot stage of the war” in Ukraine, but any proposal to ... -
Russian police raid Moscow nightclubs in LGBTQ+ crackdown
Russian police raided several bars and nightclubs across Moscow on Saturday as part of the government’s crackdown on “LGBTQ+ propaganda,” state media reported. Smartphones, ...
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