Snow blankets northern China, closing roads and schools, suspending train service

Overnight snowfall across much of northern China prompted road closures and the suspension of classes and train service yesterday. A red alert for a blizzard was in

Ukraine says any Russian presidential voting in its occupied regions would be ‘null and void’

Ukraine on Saturday condemned Russia’s intention to organize presidential election voting in occupied Ukrainian territory next year. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said any such balloting held in the occupied

Oxford University Press has named ‘rizz’ as its word of the year

Oxford University Press has named “rizz” as its word of the year, highlighting the popularity of a term used by Generation Z to describe someone’s ability to attract

US is out of money, nearly out of time to avoid ‘kneecap’ to Ukraine

The Biden administration yesterday sent Congress an urgent warning about the need to approve tens of billions of dollars in military and economic assistance to Ukraine, saying Kyiv’s

Israel widens evacuation orders as it shifts its offensive to southern Gaza

Israel’s military yesterday ordered more areas in and around Gaza’s second-largest city of Khan Younis to evacuate, as it shifted its offensive to the southern half of the territory

China factory activity contracts for second straight month despite stimulus

An official survey of Chinese manufacturers shows that factory activity contracted for a second straight month in November, an indicator of weak demand despite various stimulus measures aimed

What’s Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2023? Hint: Be true to yourself

In an age of deepfakes and post-truth, as  Authentic cuisine. Authentic voice. Authentic self. Authenticity as artifice. Lookups for the word are routinely heavy on the dictionary

WHO asks China for more information about rise in illnesses and pneumonia clusters

The World Health Organization says it has made an official request to China for information about a potentially worrying spike in respiratory illnesses and clusters of pneumonia in

Sam Altman is back as OpenAI CEO just days after being removed, along with a new board

The ousted leader of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is returning to the company that fired him late last week, culminating a days-long power struggle that shocked the tech industry and

UK cybersecurity center says ‘deepfakes’ and other AI tools pose a threat to the next election

Britain’s cybersecurity agency said yesterday that artificial intelligence poses a threat to the country’s next national election, and cyberattacks by hostile countries and their proxies are proliferating and getting

Tea and nickel on the agenda as Biden hosts Indonesian president

President Joe Biden will host Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the White House today , one day before the U.S. leader leaves for San Francisco to attend 

Jewish man dies after confrontation during pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian rallies

A Jewish man in California has died after getting into a confrontation during dueling protests over the Israel-Hamas war, authorities said. Paul Kessler, 69, died at a

Man accused of Antarctic assault sent to remote icefield with graduate students

A man accused of physically assaulting a woman at a U.S. research station in Antarctica was then sent to a remote icefield where he was tasked with protecting

German police advise travelers to avoid Hamburg airport due to hostage situation

German police advised travelers yesterday not to use Hamburg airport due to a hostage situation. The airport in the northern part of the city has been closed

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim attacks on Israel, drawing Iran closer to Hamas war

Yemen’s Houthi rebels for the first time yesterday claimed  The Houthis had been suspected of an attack earlier this month targeting Israel by sending missiles and

Three astronauts return to Earth after 6-month stay on China’s space station

Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth yesterday morning after six months aboard China’s orbiting space station. Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu and Gui Haichao emerged in good health from the

Portuguese police apologize to Madeleine McCann’s parents: BBC

Portuguese police have apologized to the parents of Madeleine McCann for the way they handled the three-year-old’s disappearance, according to a BBC documentary. Madeleine went missing from a holiday

Matthew Perry, Emmy-nominated ‘Friends’ star, dead at 54

“Friends” star Matthew Perry, the Emmy-nominated actor whose sarcastic, but lovable Chandler Bing was among television’s most famous and most quotable characters, has died at 54. The actor was

Harassment increases against Jewish and Muslim Americans: report

Muslim and Jewish civil rights groups say they’ve seen large increases in  The Anti-Defamation League and the Center on American-Islamic Relations saw increases in reported instances, many involving violence

Activists demand transparency over Malaysia’s move to extend Australian miner’s operations

Environmental activists voiced disappointment yesterday at  The government Tuesday said it allowed Lynas to continue to import and process rare earths at its refinery in central Pahang

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