Author: Justin M. Larson
Homegrown players were a relatively rare sight on Paris St-Germain team sheets until a few years ago.With the notable exceptions of Mamadou Sakho, Presnel Kimpembe and Adrien Rabiot, the early years of the club’s Qatari ownership were spearheaded by high-profile signings from elsewhere.Some of PSG’s most notable academy products in that period, including Kingsley Coman and Mike Maignan, found themselves moving on before having time to make any kind of mark in the French capital.The club’s turn towards French talent in recent seasons, and the end of the so-called “bling-bling” era, has already seen the likes of Ousmane Dembele and…
OpenAI has said a teenager who died after months of conversations with ChatGPT misused the chatbot and the company it is not liable for his death.Warning: This article contains references to suicide that some readers may find distressingAdam Raine died in April this year, prompting his parents to sue OpenAI in the company’s first wrongful death lawsuit.The 16-year-old initially used ChatGPT to help him with schoolwork, but it quickly “became Adam’s closest confidant, leading him to open up about his anxiety and mental distress”, according to the original legal filing.The bot gave the teenager detailed information on how to hide…
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – MARCH 26, 2025: Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves leaves 11 Downing Street ahead of the announcement of the Spring Statement in the House of Commons in London, United Kingdom on March 26, 2025. (Photo credit should read Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing via Getty Images)Wiktor Szymanowicz | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesU.K. government borrowing costs fell on Wednesday after the country’s Office for Budget Responsibility unexpectedly released its economic and fiscal forecasts ahead of the Autumn Budget. Yields on the benchmark 10-year gilt were last seen 4 basis points higher at 4.535%, after falling as much…
Holding a training camp in Monaco would certainly help boost the Saints’ profile in France before a potential game in Paris.The NFL has carried out a site visit of the Stade de France and is set to announce its next international games.”We are fully supportive of that bid and would like to play in that game,” said Bensel. “If we get a game in 2026 or 2027, we’d love to do a large run-up to that.”But we’ve done enough legwork in the market so that we can hit the go button and be prepared.”The Saints are in talks with the…
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has described the situation surrounding the war in Ukraine as “volatile” and “dangerous” and accused Russia of having no “real intent” of engaging in peace talks.Her comments came shortly before Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it was “premature” to speak about striking a peace deal.Von der Leyen said Ukraine would need strong security guarantees capable of deterring any further attacks, arguing that Russia still upheld a post-World War Two mindset and saw the European continent as a “sphere of influence”.She was addressing the European Parliament in Strasbourg as the US ramped up efforts…
Sarah RainsfordSouthern and Eastern Europe correspondent , RomeCorbis via Getty ImagesProtests against violence against women have taken place across Italy recently, often led by feminist group Non Una Di Meno (Not One Less) – this demonstration took place in Rome on SaturdayDeputies in the Italian parliament have voted unanimously to introduce the crime of femicide – the murder of a woman, motivated by gender – as a distinct law to be punished with a life sentence. In a symbolic move, the bill was approved on the day dedicated to the elimination of violence against women worldwide.The idea of a law…
At least 402 people, mainly schoolchildren, have been kidnapped in four states in the north-central region – Niger, Kebbi, Kwara and Borno – since 17 November, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday. Only 88 have reportedly been freed or escaped from captivity.Call for justice“We are shocked at the recent surge in mass abductions in north-central Nigeria,” OHCHR Spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan said in Geneva.“We urge the Nigerian authorities – at all levels – to take all lawful measures to ensure such vile attacks are halted and to hold those responsible to account.”OHCHR said the authorities must ensure the safe return of all those still being held and prevent further abductions.Rising hunger, security threatThe rise in insurgent attacks is threatening…
Thomas NaadiBBC Africa, M’berraBBCWarning: This story contains descriptions of torture and physical violence. Some readers may find it distressing.A shopkeeper has told the BBC how Russian mercenaries fighting jihadists in Mali carried out the cold-blooded murder of two men in front of him and then threatened to chop off his fingers and kill him too.This is one of several similar testimonies collected by the BBC showing the tactics used by the Russian fighters as they waged a brutal counter-insurgency operation against Islamist militants in the West African nation – methods widely condemned by human rights groups.A military junta seized power…
On 10 November, the Federal Government of Somalia formally declared a drought emergency and appealed for urgent international assistance as conditions continued to deteriorate across northern, central and southern regions, according to the UN relief coordination office, OCHA.Puntland is among the worst affected areas, where authorities estimate that nearly one million people need support, including 130,000 in immediate life-threatening need.A UN assessment mission to Bari and Nugaal regions earlier this month found communities grappling with acute water and food shortages, with residents warning that catastrophe could unfold in the coming months.“We have not received rain since last year; this is…
The military sent troops, helicopters and boats to rescue stranded people. At least 33 people have been killed and more than two million displaced over the past week. Source link
A parking inspector and his wife have been arrested on suspicion of embezzling more than €1m (£878,000) from a small German town’s parking meters.The unnamed municipal employee is thought to have taken coins out of parking meters in Kempten “on numerous occasions” and placed them in bank accounts that his wife had access to, local police said in a statement.A money laundering report by a credit institution alerted investigators to the suspected theft. The inspector faces charges relating to 720 alleged incidents of theft, while his wife faces charges of aiding and abetting theft, also in 720 cases.Kempten Mayor Thomas…
A show focused on Ladi Kwali and other Black female potters is a revelation. Source link
Firefighters tried to douse the blaze at an apartment complex in the city’s northern Tai Po district, which reports say killed at least four people. Source link
Getty ImagesThe US president told reporters aboard Air Force One that Witkoff was doing the standard thingUS President Donald Trump has defended special envoy Steve Witkoff as doing the “standard thing” after a leaked recording appeared to show him advising a Russian official on how to appeal to the president.Trump told reporters on Wednesday he had not heard the audio, but that Witkoff was doing “what a dealmaker does” to “sell” the peace plan to both Russia and Ukraine.The leaked call from last month emerged after days after a 28-point draft peace plan presented by the US largely reflected Russian…
Despite a cease-fire with Hezbollah, almost daily strikes demonstrate an embolden Israel’s strategy to eliminate its enemies any time, anywhere. Source link
new video loaded: What’s Really Going On With Crime in South AfricaPolice statistics in South Africa dispute President Trump’s claim that Afrikaners are being targeted in a genocide, but the high murder rate includes victims of all backgrounds. John Eligon, our Johannesburg bureau chief, traveled with several patrol groups in communities of South Africa to explore how the country is dealing with crime.By John Eligon, Joao Silva, Christina Thornell, Leila Medina and James SurdamNovember 26, 2025 Source link
Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado faces criticism that she is exaggerating threats posed by Venezuela’s leader to justify U.S. force to overthrow him. Source link
Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, is not backing off from comments about Taiwan that enraged China. Many of Japan’s voters like her stance. Source link
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter, which brings you insights and analysis on what’s driving the world’s second-largest economy. You can subscribe here.The big storySitting in his new Beijing office, AI2 Robotics Founder and CEO Eric Guo wistfully reflected on fundraising challenges in China — and noted that U.S.-based humanoid rival Figure recently raised $1 billion in a single round, at a $39 billion valuation.That’s far more than what a Chinese robotics company can typically raise, he said.His strategy for growth? Do more with less. That means, for instance, developing a robotics AI model that uses…
The demonstrations followed unrest over the weekend in Homs, Syria’s third-largest city, which set off reprisal attacks on Alawites, a community once favored by the ousted Assad regime. Source link
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here.Follow CNBC’s coverage of the Budget throughout the day on our live blog here. The dispatchDespite the millions of words written and spoken about today’s Budget, the event will probably be all but forgotten a decade hence.Give or take one or two, most Budgets are quickly forgotten by most people apart, maybe, from some politics nerds and the splendid folk at the Institute for Fiscal Studies who are paid to assess these things.Rachel Reeves, the chancellor of the Exchequer (U.K. finance minister), has done her best to…
TAIPEI, TAIWAN – OCTOBER 10: Taiwan President Lai Ching-te (William Lai) delivers a national day address, during the National Day Ceremony, outside the Presidential Office in Taipei, Taiwan, on October 10, 2025. Daniel Ceng | Anadolu | Getty ImagesTaiwan will introduce a supplementary defense budget of 1.25 trillion Taiwanese dollars ($40 billion) as Beijing accelerates military preparations near the island, President Lai Ching-te said at a press briefing Wednesday.China has continued to increase military drills and so-called “gray-zone harassment” around Taiwan, with the goal of seizing the island by force by 2027, Lai said, according to a CNBC translation of…
The remains were not yet identified. Before the handover on Tuesday, Israel said the bodies of three other captives were still in the enclave. Source link
Leo XIV will meet political and religious leaders in Turkey and Lebanon, providing an early test of his geopolitical mettle. Here’s what to know. Source link
