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France deplores the renewed clashes in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighbourhood of Aleppo. It calls on the parties to return immediately to the ceasefire, facilitate access to humanitarian aid and protect the population. France supports the proposals aimed at ensuring the protection of all civilians in Aleppo, as the Syrian Government has pledged to do, and at enabling the combatants to withdraw with dignity. It will continue to work actively with its partners, first and foremost the United (…)

A federal judge says she will hold a short hearing in the next two weeks on procedures that police said allowed them to seize and look through Luigi Mangione’s backpack when he was arrested in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett said Monday that prosecutors will be limited to just one witness: an officer from the police department in Altoona, Pennsylvania, where Mangione was arrested in December 2024. The officer, she said, must have “sufficient... Читать дальше...

Former deputy national security adviser in Donald Trump’s first term served on tech company’s board last year

Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II is dropping his bid to become governor and launching a campaign for secretary of state in the battleground state. The progressive Democrat's departure clears up the party's primary field and benefits the frontrunner candidate, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson. In a video announcing his new campaign, Gilchrist did not cite a specific reason for the change, but said he was not finished being a “public servant.” The secretary of state is Michigan’s top election official... Читать дальше...

The bottle was empty by the time the 49ers completed their upset.

From cabins on the back of a ship to lower-deck ones, there are rooms to never book on a cruise if you want to avoid seasickness, noise, and crowds.

UK’s Basecamp Research uses species genomic sequence database to tackle cancers and superbugs

Paramount Skydance is taking another step in its hostile takeover bid of Warner Bros. Discovery, saying that it will name its own slate of directors before the next shareholder meeting of the Hollywood studio. Paramount also filed a suit in Delaware Chancery Court seeking to compel Warner Bros. to disclose to shareholders how it values its bid and the competing offer from Netflix. Warner Bros. is in the middle of a bidding war between Paramount and Netflix. Warner’s leadership has repeatedly rebuffed overtures from Skydance-owned Paramount ... Читать дальше...

The Left are demanding that the 100 additional civil servants pledged by Health Minister Martine Deprez be paid from the state budget.

Federal Reserve chair says the probe relating to a $2.5bn renovation of HQ is a ‘pretext’ to rein in central bank’s independence

Stocks, bonds, and the dollar fell amid the DOJ's investigation into Powell. Credit card stocks plunged after Trump said interest should be capped.

Netflix hosted a star-studded after party, and we have all the photos from inside the event for you to see. By the way, the party was held on Sunday night (January 11) at Spago in Beverly Hills, Calif. There were some Severance stars there including Britt Lower, Patricia Arquette, and Tramell Tillman, the Adolescence cast [...]

Growing up in rural India, my grandmother would feed the village dog half a chapati and a bowl of milk each afternoon, surely insufficient for its needs. The dog survived by scavenging from nearby homes. Years later, living in Delhi, I encountered street dogs refusing biscuits, overfed by households competing to care for them.

Williams has named Victor Martins as its official test and development driver for the 2026 Formula 1 season.

After a weekend of extreme heat and windy conditions, more than 30 blazes were still burning in Victoria and New South Wales as of Sunday evening, including major fires in the Otways, near the town of Alexandra in central Victoria, and on the NSW-Victoria border near Corryong.

Ellison-led group says it will nominate directors to counter Netflix deal for fabled studio

In a major escalation, David Ellison’s Paramount said it intends to to nominate directors for election at the Warner Bros. Discovery 2026 annual meeting to solicit against the approval of the Netflix transaction. It also filed suit in Delaware Chancery Court seeking disclosure of “basic information to enable WBD shareholders to make informed decision” of […]

As a dietitian who used to work at Trader Joe's, I think some of its popular staples are worth the hype, but there are others I skip every time.

Many adults are breathing a sigh of relief as the 6-7 meme fades away as one of the biggest kid-led global fads of 2025.

In a rare video message, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell called the subpoenas an "unprecedented action."

I have a health goal for the new year that doesn't require me to get out of bed earlier or eat fewer cookies. I am an atmospheric chemist and will be committing to clean air at home.

According to Nikolay Gaponenko, the development of new technological standards could marginalize European companies and weaken the role of the euro

On Jan. 11, 2026, I watched anxiously at the tightly controlled Vandenberg Space Force Base in California as an awe-inspiring SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried NASA's new exoplanet telescope, Pandora, into orbit.

Have you ever felt delighted (perhaps secretly) when something went wrong for someone else? We may not openly admit it, but many of us have probably felt this way—sometimes intentionally, sometimes unconsciously.