Belgium will ban sales of disposable e-cigarettes in a first for the EU

Belgium will ban the sale of disposable electronic cigarettes as of Jan. 1 on health and environmental grounds in a groundbreaking move for European Union nations. Health

Christmas market attack claims lives in Magdeburg

Four women and a 9-year-old boy were killed and 200 people were injured when a man drove into a Christmas market teeming with holiday shoppers in the

Stampedes at charity events in Nigeria leave 67 dead, many of them children

Stampedes during three Christmas charity events across Nigeria have left at least 67 people dead in the past week, many of them children. Families are struggling

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 and hospitals in Ukraine and Gaza.

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 stymie their ability

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 mountain. One took

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 Heathrow Airport built a

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 and a student

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 has reported. Thomas

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 in the United

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 security agency leveled criminal

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 he has done “nothing wrong or unlawful” as Britain’s government faced questions

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 swarm of police officers

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 election victory, according to

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 with teary eyes,

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 the purveyors of

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 his team. The few

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 crisis, after

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 it’s

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, this week published

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