Oxfam, Doctors Without Borders slam Israel’s Gaza ban
Humanitarian organisations Oxfam and Doctors Without Borders are slamming Israel’s decision to ban them from Gaza.
Day: December 31, 2025
Trump the tagger
The president is obsessed with putting his name or face on everything from national park passes and coins to half the buildings in Washington, D.C.
Unsealed documents detail a US operation that stopped the alleged smuggling of $160M worth of Nvidia H100 and H200 GPUs to China between Oct. 2024 and May 2025 (CNBC)
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Unsealed documents detail a US operation that stopped the alleged smuggling of $160M worth of Nvidia H100 and H200 GPUs to China between Oct. 2024 and May 2025 — On Dec. 8, Federal prosecutors in Texas unsealed documents that …
Can the US revoke citizenship? Trump administration weighs denaturalisation in Minnesota fraud case
The Trump administration explored denaturalizing Somali-Americans in Minnesota involved in fraud, aiming to revoke citizenship for those who illegally obtained tax dollars. This move followed charges against 86 individuals, predominantly Somali-America…
Thieves Make Off With Millions in German Bank Heist – The New York Times
Thieves Make Off With Millions in German Bank Heist The New York TimesThieves tunnel into bank vault, steal millions from safe-deposit boxes The Washington PostGermany: €30 million stolen in elaborate bank vault heist D…
UK ministers accused of ‘embarrassing failures’ in Abd el-Fattah case
Government should have appointed an envoy to carry out checks on activist in citizenship row, says Emily ThornberryThe government could have avoided “embarrassing failures” in the case of Alaa Abd el-Fattah by having a special envoy deal with complex c…
Department of Justice is reviewing more than 5.2 million documents related to Jeffrey Epstein
The Department of Justice has expanded its review of documents related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to 5.2 million as it also expands the number of attorneys trying to comply with a law mandating their release.
Australian beef industry ‘extremely disappointed’ after China hits imports with 55% tariff
Levy on beef exceeding quotas to begin immediately as Beijing seeks to protect domestic industryGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian beef producers said they were “extremely disappointed” after China announced a 55% tar…
New Year’s 2026 Celebrations Around the World: Photos and Videos
See how people across the globe celebrated.
Hong Kong greets 2026 without fireworks after 161 killed in deadliest blaze in decades
The pyrotechnic displays against Hong Kong’s world-famous skyline of skyscrapers typically draw hundreds of thousands of people including many tourists to both sides of the promenade.