‘The homeland is the homeland’: Venezuelans brace for possible US attack
Residents of Caracas go about their routines amid growing anxiety over the deployment of US military assets offshore.
Day: December 5, 2025
DC pipe bomb case: Accused Brian Cole’s photo resurfaces; first public look since arrest
Accused DC pipe-bomber Brian Cole Jr. was arrested after a three-year investigation, with his face now publicly seen for the first time. Officials credited the Trump administration with prioritizing the case, which had gone cold under previous leadersh…
India to become global growth leader in coming decades, Kremlin official says
By R Anil Kumar New Delhi. India will become the global growth leader in the coming decades, Deputy Head of the Russian Presidential Administration Maxim Oreshkin said. “The Russian delegation and businesses have come to buy Indian goods and serv…
Google debuts Titans, an architecture combining RNN speed with transformer performance for real-time learning, able to scale effectively to a 2M+ context window (Google Research)
Google Research:
Google debuts Titans, an architecture combining RNN speed with transformer performance for real-time learning, able to scale effectively to a 2M+ context window — Ali Behrouz, Student Researcher, Meisam Razaviyayn, …
Russia’s relations with India develop actively in many areas, Putin says
By R Anil Kumar New Delhi, December 4-5. Russian President Vladimir Putin said he has good working and personal relations with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, praising his contribution to the development of the state and Russian-Indian relations, …
Putin authorized 2018 Novichok attack on Skripal in ‘reckless’ display of power: UK inquiry
A UK public inquiry concluded President Putin authorized the 2018 Novichok nerve agent attack on Sergei Skripal in Salisbury. The “reckless” operation, carried out by GRU officers, led to the death of innocent Dawn Sturgess after she was exposed to the…
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, actor who performed in ‘Mortal Kombat,’ has died at 75
Tokyo-born actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa has died at 75.
Police recover Bond-inspired Fabergé pendant… six days after it was swallowed by a suspect
A Fabergé pendant has been recovered – after police spent six days closely monitoring the man accused of swallowing it.
Dozens arrested in New Orleans ICE siege: Victims recount horrid experience, call it ‘racial profiling’
Federal immigration raids in New Orleans have led to numerous detentions, sparking fear and protests. Advocates report US citizens being questioned and families hiding, alleging racial profiling. The operation, dubbed ‘Catahoula Crunch,’ targets immigr…
The NHTSA asks Waymo about its self-driving vehicles illegally passing school buses, including 19 times in Texas this year, as part of a probe opened in October (David Shepardson/Reuters)
David Shepardson / Reuters:
The NHTSA asks Waymo about its self-driving vehicles illegally passing school buses, including 19 times in Texas this year, as part of a probe opened in October — A U.S. agency said on Thursday it has ask…