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Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, buildings on bank of Yarra riverPeter Adams | Stone | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Tuesday, after Wall Street declined as investors continued to rotate out of the artificial intelligence trade in the U.S.Shares of AI plays, like Oracle and Broadcom, slipped more than 5% and 2% respectively, while Microsoft also saw some losses.Over in Asia, Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 started the day up 0.11%. Flash purchasing managers index numbers from S&P Global showed that business activity expanded at a slower pace in Australia in December, with the composite PMI falling to 51.1 from November’s 52.6.Japan’s…
The European Union has mounted an “air bridge” effort, with at least eight aid flights planned to Sudan. But getting supplies to the areas with the most dire need is an enormous challenge. Source link
Providing an update at the daily noon briefing, UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq told correspondents that the ‘blue helmets’ were killed, and nine others injured on Saturday when UNISFA’s logistics base was targeted in what the mission described as a “horrific drone attack.”It is unclear at this stage who carried out the strike, he added.Sacrifice for peaceThe ceremony in Abyei marked the official farewell to the fallen peacekeepers, whose remains will now be escorted back to Bangladesh. UNISFA said their “sacrifice for peace would never be forgotten”, adding that the entire mission stands in grief with the families of the…
Heng Guan fled to the United States and released rare video evidence of China’s clampdown. His supporters say that sending him to Uganda puts him at risk. Source link
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers a press conference with the German Chancellor at the Chancellery in Berlin, on December 15, 2025. John Macdougall | Afp | Getty ImagesAmerican officials said Monday that a deal with Ukrainian leaders to end its war with Russia was nearly complete, even as territorial disputes remain unresolved and a strong security guarantee from the United States and European countries remains a sticking point.President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner on Monday joined negotiations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Berlin, which began Sunday.U.S. officials in a call with reporters said…
Despite sustained efforts by the UN and its partners, needs are rising faster than aid can be delivered, according to Olga Cherevko, an OCHA spokesperson in Gaza.“We continue to provide a response, but the needs outpace the speed with which we can respond,” she said, pointing to the limited volume of supplies entering the Strip and a growing list of items which continue to be blocked by Israeli authorities, including heavy machinery, equipment and spare parts needed to repair damaged infrastructure. With repeated storms flooding large areas in recent weeks, humanitarian agencies have prioritised emergency winterisation. An estimated 1.3 million…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Petco revealed a data breach that exposed sensitive customer information. The company disclosed the details in state filings after identifying a configuration in one of its software applications that made certain files accessible online. This issue has now been corrected, but the impact is significant.Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy ReportGet my best tech tips, urgent security alerts, and exclusive deals delivered straight to your inbox. Plus, you’ll get instant access to my Ultimate Scam Survival Guide – free when you join my CYBERGUY.COM newsletterTHIRD-PARTY BREACH EXPOSES CHATGPT ACCOUNT DETAILS Petco disclosed a…
Tens of thousands of people gathered across Brazil’s main cities on Sunday to protest against a bill that – if passed – would reduce the time former President Jair Bolsonaro will spend in jail.The former president is serving a 27-year sentence for plotting a coup d’etat after he lost the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.One of the lawmakers backing the bill told AFP news agency it could lead to Bolsonaro’s sentence being shortened to two years and four months in prison.Last week, chaos erupted as conservative lawmakers pushed it through the lower house of…
Narges Mohammadi and several other Iranian activists were detained last Friday. She has been beaten, requiring emergency medical treatment, and accused of working with Israel, her family said. Source link
Haivivi Bubblepal, an AI toy.Courtesy: HaiviviIt seems everyone is talking about AI these days — even Ultraman. When asked if investors should be worried about an AI bubble, the new second generation CocoMate AI-powered plush toy by Chinese company Haivivi warned about the dangers of speculation in AI stocks.”The AI market has been on a wild ride lately,” the toy based on the Ultraman character cautioned. “If investors pour too much money into unproven ideas without solid fundamentals, it could lead to a bubble burst!”China has long been a dominant manufacturer in the global toy industry. So pushing into AI playthings…
This zany musical made it from the basement of a Manhattan grocery to London’s West End, and now hopes to become Broadway’s next hit comedy. Source link
AFP via Getty ImagesMessi concluded his India tour with an event at a stadium in Delhi on MondayFootball superstar Lionel Messi has wrapped up his three-day India tour in pollution-choked Delhi, after a chaotic opening in Kolkata.On Monday, thousands of fans gathered in a Delhi stadium to get a glimpse of the Argentina and Inter Miami forward.As Messi, accompanied by Inter Miami team-mates Luis Suárez and Rodrigo De Paul, strolled on the pitch – kicking balls into the stands, passing with a group of children and signing autographs – the crowd chanted his name.His flight from Mumbai had been delayed…
Ione WellsSouth America correspondent, SantiagoReutersSupporters of José Antonio Kast celebrated his victoryChile is perceived by many of its neighbours in the Latin American region as a safer, more stable haven. But inside the country, that perception has unravelled as voters worried about security, immigration and crime chose José Antonio Kast to be their next president.Kast is a hardline conservative who has praised General Augusto Pinochet, Chile’s former right-wing dictator whose US-backed coup ushered in 17 years of military rule marked by torture, disappearances and censorship.To his critics, Kast’s family history, including his German-born father’s membership in the Nazi Party and…
An employee works inside a textile mill at Bhilwara in India’s Rajasthan state, on July 6, 2025. Himanshu Sharma | Afp | Getty ImagesIndia’s total goods exports for November rose 19% on year to $38.13 billion, with sharp improvement in the country’s trade with U.S.India’s merchandise goods trade deficit, which had touched a record high of roughly $41.7 billion in October, shrank to $24.5 billion in November, beating a Reuters poll estimate of $32 billion.India’s exports to the U.S. rose 22.6% in November to $6.98 billion, which is even higher than its exports of $6.31 billion in the prior month.India’s…
Jimmy Lai spent decades criticizing China’s rulers. He faces up to life in prison after a court found him guilty of national security crimes. Source link
Talks between Ukraine and the US aimed at reaching a peace deal with Russia are continuing in Berlin for a second day.Zelensky and his chief negotiator Rustem Umerov met US envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner for five hours on Sunday, joined by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. “A lot of progress was made,” a US readout said. The same team resumed talks on Monday morning.Ahead of the start of the meeting, Volodymyr Zelensky signalled he would give up ambitions to join Nato in exchange for security guarantees.Recognising that “some partners from the US and Europe” did not…
European defense companies fell sharply on Monday as talks over a potential peace agreement to end the war in Ukraine took a new turn.President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said over the weekend that Ukraine was prepared to abandon the country’s longstanding aim of joining the NATO military alliance in exchange for alternative security guarantees to protect it from Russia. Joining NATO is unlikely given some members’ opposition, but the announcement marks a major policy shift by Ukraine.Rheinmetall, Germany’s largest arms manufacturer, had fallen more than 2.5% by 11:30 a.m. in London (6:30 a.m. ET). The company, which also makes air defense systems,…
Two men toting long guns opened fire on hundreds of people who were celebrating Hanukkah on Bondi Beach in Sydney, the core of the Australian city’s Jewish community. Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Baseball teams have long searched for a way to study the entire swing without sensors or complex lab setups. Today, a new solution is entering the picture. Theia, an AI biomechanics company, debuted a commercially available video-only system that analyzes bat trajectory and full-body biomechanics together. This new approach works in real baseball environments and needs no reflective body markers, wearables or special equipment.The system has been field-tested by Driveline Baseball and the San Diego Padres Biomechanics Lab, and the tests show it delivers high-quality results in both cages and on the…
Founded in 1990 by three M.I.T. researchers, iRobot introduced its vacuum in 2002. Its restructuring will turn the company over to its largest creditor. Source link
José Antonio Kast, who was elected president on Sunday, is the latest conservative to rise to power promising strict law and order measures. Source link
Hulton Archive via Getty ImagesVibeke VenemaandLaura Gozzi,BBC World Service”Every moment of that abortion was a surprise to me,” says Annie Ernaux.The French Nobel literature laureate is talking about an illegal abortion that nearly ended her life in 1963.She was a 23-year-old student with ambitions to become a writer. But as the first in a family of labourers and shopkeepers to go to university, she could feel her future slipping away.”Sex had caught up with me, and I saw the thing growing inside of me as the stigma of social failure,” she wrote later.Her one-word diary entries, as she waited for…
Lyles won the 100m gold medal at the 2024 Paris Games and is also a four-time 200m world champion. Now-retired Powell is pleased that the rivalry on the track between Jamaica and Lyles’ US has brought the countries together in a time of need.”We are trying to give back everywhere we can.” Powell said on the help he and Lyles are providing.”Last week, I gave two houses [to families in need]. They were very happy and that made me feel overwhelmed with joy. My wife actually cried and the families cried when they received the house. “One family had four…
Five men have been arrested in Germany suspected of being involved in a plot to drive a vehicle into people at a Christmas market.Three Moroccans, an Egyptian and a Syrian were detained on Friday over the plan to target a market in the southern Bavarian state. Authorities said they suspected an “Islamist motive”.Prosecutors said the Egyptian – a 56-year-old – was alleged to have “called for a vehicle attack… with the aim of killing or injuring as many people as possible”. The Moroccans allegedly agreed to carry out the attack.Officials in Germany have been on high alert after previous attacks…
