US jobless claims slow in last full week of 2025 amid weak labour market
November saw highest unemployment since 2021, largely attributed to federal worker reductions under Trump.
Day: December 31, 2025
Horror moment four men cling to boat on edge of 130ft dam as rescuers race against time to save them
THIS is the terrifying moment four men clung to a stranded boat as it hung on the edge of a 130ft drop. Dramatic footage shows the men gripping onto the ski-boat high above the dam spill way, as foaming water surges beneath. The incredible incident too…
Trump Media, owner of Truth Social, plans to distribute a new token to shareholders with partner Crypto.com, expected to operate on the Cronos blockchain (Emily Nicolle/Bloomberg)
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Trump Media, owner of Truth Social, plans to distribute a new token to shareholders with partner Crypto.com, expected to operate on the Cronos blockchain — Trump Media and Technology Group Corp. plans to i…
Why there’s no escape from this city’s biggest killer
“The air is absolutely poison, in the last two years we’ve not had even one single good a day in spite of the monsoon rain,” says Bhavreen Kandhari, an activist spearheading a public movement on clean air.
French lawmakers to debate social media ban for children under 15
French lawmakers are set to debate a ban on social media for children under the age of 15 – as well as a prohibition on the use of mobile phones in high schools – that could begin with the next school year in September 2026.
‘A state of crisis’: record number of Americans are pessimistic about US healthcare system
Costs, insurance delays and difficult-to-obtain mental health treatment plague the US health system A record 23 % of Americans believe the United States healthcare system is “in a state of crisis” and 47% think it has “major problems,” according to a r…
‘A new era’: Zohran Mamdani appoints al Qaeda detainee’s lawyer Ramzi Kassem as NYC chief counsel – who is he?
New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has appointed lawyer Ramzi Kassem as the city’s chief counsel. Kassem, who previously represented an individual in an al-Qaeda-related terrorism case and advised the Biden administration on immigration policy, will b…
Jeff Bezos & Lauren Sanchez lead world’s rich & powerful gathering for superyacht NYE bash off paradise island St Barts
JEFF Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are leading a glittering gathering of the world’s rich and powerful as St Barts becomes the global hotspot for a New Year’s Eve yacht extravaganza. The US tech billionaire and his wife have already been spotted on the luxu…
Oldham child gang-rape suspect later attempted to murder wife
Exclusive: Greater Manchester police ignored claim ‘Offender J’ among men who had abused 12-year-old, paperwork showsA grooming gang suspect who had escaped investigation because of a string of police failings went on to attempt to murder his wife, a G…
‘Not my first rodeo’: meet the 21-year-old serving as Georgia’s youngest state legislator
Democrat Muhammad Akbar Ali joins the Georgia state house as a legislator representing an Atlanta suburbMuhammad Akbar Ali, a 21-year-old recent college graduate, won a runoff election for a state house seat in Atlanta’s suburbs earlier this month, bec…