AA sounds out buyers, and owners of fellow roadside assistance provider prefer IPO of similar valueThe private equity owners of the AA, Britain’s biggest roadside recovery business, are looking for a potential £5bn sale or stock market flotation, while…
Manhunt continues for Brown University shooter
A shooter opened fire on December 13 at the elite Ivy League university in Providence, Rhode Island, triggering a campus lockdown and launching a manhunt. The mass shooting took place during winter exams, one of the busiest moments for the campus, and…
‘Don’t Feed the Pig’: The Anti-Corruption Call That Helped Topple a Government
Mass demonstrations in Bulgaria were spurred by spreading outrage over graft that many say was fueling an authoritarian power grab.
Australian athlete becomes first female winner of Antarctic Ice Marathon
Australian athlete Catherine Drysdale has won the Antarctic Ice Marathon, becoming the first woman to take the title.
European leaders gather in Berlin as US pushes to end Ukraine conflict
Zelenskyy to meet British, French and German leaders, with Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, also invitedEurope live – latest updatesEuropean leaders including Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron will meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday in a sho…
How the true story of a drunk raccoon was turned into a fake AI video
Social media users have been sharing footage said to come from the surveillance camera in a liquor store that shows a masked bandit who ransacked the place, drank his fill and was then discovered passed out in the store restroom: a raccoon. While the …
Night guardians of the mountain in the occupied West Bank
At sunset, the guardians gather on a hill to watch over the sleeping village, guarding it against settler attacks.
FRANCE 24 and Mother Jones report on Gaza aid whistleblower wins UN award
FRANCE 24 and Mother Jones have won a UN journalism award for their reporting on the testimony of Gaza Humanitarian Foundation contractor Anthony Aguilar. In their report he describes the “war crimes” he witnessed whilst working as a contractor for th…
Imprisoned Iranian Nobel laureate hospitalised twice after ‘heavy’ blows, family says
In a phone call from prison, Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nargis Mohammadi said she endured blows during her incarceration that were so “heavy, forceful and repeated” that she had to be hospitalised twice, the family-run Narges Foundation said M…
Louvre Museum Staff Go on Daylong Strike, Shutting Out Tourists
About a fifth of the Louvre’s 2,100 employees voted to go on strike for the day, adding to the sense of crisis at the museum since a brazen heist in October.