Author: Justin M. Larson

Earlier, O’Shaquie Foster made light work of fellow American Stephen Fulton to win the WBC interim lightweight title by majority decision.The fight was scheduled to be for Foster’s WBC super-featherweight title, but Fulton came in 2lb overweight at Friday’s weigh-in.Foster outboxed Fulton to win 117-111, 118-110 and 119-109 on the judges’ scorecards.Foster became the mandatory challenger to the winner of the fight between WBO light-welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez and Shakur Stevenson on 31 January.Erislandy Lara retained his WBA middleweight title with a dominant win against Venezuela’s Johan Gonzalez.Cuban-American Lara, 42, scored two knockdowns and looked sharp despite fighting for the…

Tom RichardsonBBC NewsbeatAiesha BarrettAiesha Barrett’s track Jamaica Strong has become an anthem for the hurricane-hit countryLike millions of other Jamaicans around the world, Aiesha Barrett watched Hurricane Melissa tear across the island she calls home on a TV screen.Witnessing the devastation caused by the tropical cyclone – one of the most powerful to ever hit the Atlantic Ocean – made her want to do something to help.So she sat down and wrote a song.The track she created, Jamaica Strong, has become an anthem for the country as it works to recover from the damaging storm. It’s also become a rallying…

Kwasi Gyamfi AsieduPhiladelphiaBBCUSA supporter Jim House watched the draw with his son Maxwell. “I feel pretty positive,” he said after the drawAt a viewing party in Philadelphia, dozens of football fans from around the world took refuge from frigid conditions as they watched the draw for next summer’s men’s World Cup on dozens of TVs.The glitzy event some 140 miles away at the John F Kennedy Center in Washington DC was attended by the leaders of the three co-hosts: US President Donald Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. Fans here waited with bated breath as…

Two armed men have stolen eight engravings by French artist Matisse and at least another five by Brazilian painter Cândido Portinari from a library in São Paulo. Brazilian officials say the thieves held up a security guard and an elderly couple who were visiting the library before making off with the artworks on foot.They reportedly entered the library by the main entrance at 10:00 (13:00 GMT) on Sunday, and left by the same route, heading towards the nearest metro station.The heist comes less than two months after the art world was rocked by a brazen break-in at the Louvre museum…

A cease-fire after two years of war with Israel has allowed Hamas to tighten its grip on power again. “It’s still standing,” one Israeli official said. Source link

A year ago, rebels overthrew President Bashar al-Assad, ending decades of dictatorship and civil war. But challenges remain for the new leadership. Source link

new video loaded: Love Letters From a Chinese JailThe torn pieces of paper by Gao Zhen, a renowned artist jailed in China, show family portraits, memories of New York and expressions of faith. To his wife, they are love letters.By Shawn Paik and Andrea VerdelliDecember 8, 2025 Source link

Elon Musk has called for the European Union to be abolished after the bloc fined his social media company X 120 million euros ($140 million) for a “deceptive” blue checkmark and lack of transparency of its advertising repository. The European Commission hit X with the ruling on Friday following a two-year investigation into the company under the Digital Services Act (DSA), which was adopted in 2022 to regulate online platforms. At the time, in a reply on X to a post from the Commission, Musk wrote, “Bulls—.”On Saturday he stepped up his criticism of the bloc. “The EU should be abolished…

A water leak at the Louvre museum in Paris has damaged hundreds of works, just weeks after thieves stole priceless French crown jewels from the museum in broad daylight.The museum’s deputy administrator, Francis Steinbock, said between 300-400 works, mostly books, were affected by the leak – and that the count was ongoing. Mr Steinbock told French media the damage occurred in the Egyptian department and that the volumes are “those consulted by Egyptologists”, but that “no precious books” were affected. The problem that caused the leak, which was discovered in late November, had been known for years, and repairs are…

Paul SeddonandRachel Muller-HeyndykReutersPresident Volodymyr Zelensky will meet key European leaders in London on Monday, as Ukraine’s allies plan their response to an ongoing US push for Kyiv to accept concessions in peace talks.The leaders of France and Germany will join Zelensky and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer at No 10 as they seek to ensure any deal deters a future Russian attack.The high-level meeting follows three days of talks in Florida, where Zelensky’s chief negotiator pushed for changes to a White House plan widely considered to accommodate central Kremlin demands.The US and Ukraine said there was progress but US President…

A traditional Japanese festival is being adapted for poodles and Pomeranians, amid a booming pet industry and a dearth of children. Source link

Each side accused the other of firing first. The fighting came weeks after President Trump had cast himself as a peacemaker in the decades-old border dispute. Source link

The firefighter died after being struck by a tree. Dozens of homes in two states have been lost as hot, windy conditions point to a challenging fire season. Source link

Two armed men stole over a dozen pieces of art from a São Paulo exhibition featuring works by the French painter and other artists. Source link

A traditional Japanese festival is being adapted for poodles and Pomeranians, amid a booming pet industry and a dearth of children. Source link

A cargo ship loaded with containers departs from Qingdao Port in Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China, on December 4, 2025. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s exports massively beat market expectations in November as manufacturers loaded up shipments to alternative markets, while U.S.-bound goods fell for an eighth straight month despite a recent trade deal between the two economies. Outbound shipments surged 5.9% in November in U.S. dollar terms from a year earlier, China’s customs data showed Monday, topping economists’ forecast for a 3.8% growth in a Reuters poll. That growth marked a rebound from an unexpected 1.1% drop…

President Trump’s tariffs weren’t enough to hold back the global export flood by China, which pushed past last year’s record in just 11 months. Source link

China’s renminbi is lagging the currencies of key trading partners, making Chinese goods and services cheap and helping to drive exports. Source link

The plane, carrying about 50 Iranians and other deportees, took off from Arizona on Sunday, under a deal the Trump administration reached with Iran two months ago. Source link

The strikes come as the Lebanese Armed Forces continue operations to control unauthorised weapons and infrastructure in south Lebanon a year after a cessation of hostilities was announced in the country.“We urge the Israel Defense Forces to avail of the liaison and coordination mechanisms available to them,” UNIFIL said. “We caution Lebanese actors against any reaction that could aggravate the situation further.” Meanwhile, the Security Council is currently in Lebanon to meet with national authorities, after visiting Syria earlier this month.Violation of key agreementUNIFIL emphasized that Thursday’s airstrikes are ‘clear violations’ of Security Council resolution 1701, which brought an end to…

Between 25 November and 1 December, four Palestinians, including one child, were killed by Israeli forces, bringing the total number of Palestinians killed in the West Bank so far this year to 227. Nearly half of all fatalities in 2025 were recorded in the Jenin and Nablus governorates.Large-scale operations in Jenin and Tubas governorates alone affected more than 95,000 Palestinians last week.  In Tubas, wide-ranging raids, curfews and bulldozer activity caused extensive damage to homes, roads and water networks, displacing families and cutting water supplies to nearly 17,000 people.Settler violence has also remained at high levels. So far this year,…

For months on end, thousands of families remain without a roof over their heads, laying beneath the open sky — the stars above offering both solace and a haunting reminder of everything they have lost.Sabah, her husband Ahmad, and their seven children spent weeks sleeping in the open after losing their home. “We fled from Shuja’iya to Rimal, then to the south – Rafah, Deir al-Balah, Nuseirat – and then back to Shuja’iya,” Ahmad explains. “Every time we move, we lose more of what little we have.” Sabah sits inside a temporary shelter after spending weeks without a safe place…

In a statement on Sunday, António Guterres paid tribute to the “resilience and courage of the Syrian people, who never stopped nurturing hope despite enduring unimaginable hardship.” He described the past year as proof that “meaningful change is possible when Syrians are empowered and supported in driving their own transition.” “What lies ahead is far more than a political transition; it is the chance to rebuild shattered communities and heal deep divisions,” the UN chief said. “It is an opportunity to forge a nation where every Syrian – regardless of ethnicity, religion, gender or political affiliation – can live securely, equally,…

Shanghai Bund skyline panoramaYangna | E+ | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets were set to open mostly higher on Monday as investors look toward trade data from China later in the day.Economists surveyed by Reuters expect China’s exports in November to rise 3.8% from a year earlier, reversing the 1.1% contraction in October. Imports are expected to grow by 3% in the same period, up from 1% the month before.Futures for Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index pointed to a higher open, trading at 26,121, against the index’s previous close of 26,085.08.Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index was set to open higher, with its…