Late on Thursday night, European leaders quietly accepted that their most daring Ukraine funding plan had reached a dead end. For months, they had explored a proposal without modern precedent: transforming frozen Russian central bank assets into a zero-interest reparations loan for Kyiv. Supporters viewed the idea as morally clear…
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The maker of Jim Beam bourbon will halt production at its main Kentucky distillery throughout next year. The company confirmed the site will remain closed…
Shareholders face clear rejection advice Warner Bros Discovery plans to urge shareholders to reject Paramount Skydance’s $108.4bn takeover bid. Reports say the board could issue…
The US company behind the Roomba robot vacuum cleaner has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and agreed to be taken over by a Chinese…
media
Apology Sparks New QuestionsThe national broadcaster apologises to US President Donald Trump after Panorama editors merged parts of his 6 January 2021 speech. The cut…
Australia announced that Reddit and Kick must now block users under 16, joining eight other major platforms. The new rule takes effect on December 10,…
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Trump warns of rising market power US President Donald Trump says the planned 72bn-dollar takeover of Warner Brothers Discovery by Netflix could cause major problems. He tells an audience in Washington that Netflix already controls a large share of the streaming market and that the combined scale of both firms…
Trump approves measure demanding fast release Donald Trump announces he has signed a law that forces the Justice Department to release all federal records tied…
The U.S. economy is showing signs of resilience despite ongoing risks, according to a recent economic outlook. Analysts suggest that consumer and business spending could…
A Sharp Turn in Trump’s MessagingDonald Trump now urges House Republicans to vote for the release of the Epstein records. He writes on Truth Social…
health
A new survey by the Migraine Trust has found significant inequalities in migraine care across the UK, with people from ethnic minority backgrounds far more…
Researchers report that daily orange juice intake reshapes how thousands of genes in immune cells operate.These genes regulate blood pressure, lower inflammation and manage sugar…
A UK government health panel has advised against introducing prostate cancer screening for most men, saying the harms outweigh the benefits. The UK National Screening…
Politics & Government
The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is celebrating after gaining full federal recognition, a historic milestone that brings long-awaited access to federal services. Tribal leaders…
The Trump administration announced a new weapons sale to Taiwan worth around $11bn. The package includes advanced rocket launchers, self-propelled howitzers, and several missile systems.…
Fast Citizenship for Big Payments President Donald Trump launches a visa aimed at wealthy foreign applicants. The programme targets individuals who pay at least one…
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Hackers launched a cyberattack against France’s Interior Ministry that lasted several days, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said.The attackers focused on professional email accounts within the…
A new review suggests psychedelic treatments may help people with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), while cannabis shows little evidence of lasting benefit. The review, led…
A deadly shooting unfolded at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, killing ten people, including one gunman. More than a dozen others suffered injuries during the attack. A…
An investigation by Mirnews into a shadowy business operator in Germany, Ernst Rohwedder, reveals how easily an individual can rebuild credibility, construct opaque financial networks,…
Scientists in British Columbia have documented orcas and Pacific white-sided dolphins hunting salmon together — the first evidence of cooperation between these two predators. Using…
Humans have been ranked 7th among 35 mammal species for monogamy in a new University of Cambridge study, placing us above gibbons and meerkats but…