By The New York Times By Keith Bradsher | Visuals by Qilai Shen Dec. 17, 2025 As an American reporter living in Beijing, I’ve watched both China and the rest of the world flirt with cutting-edge technologies involving robots, drones and self-driving vehicles. But China has now raced far beyond the flirtation stage. It’s rolling […]
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Briton who fought in Ukraine jailed for 13 years by Russia
A Briton who fought in Ukraine has been sentenced to 13 years in a maximum-security prison, the Russian Prosecutor-General’s office has said. Hayden Davies, a former British soldier who Russia has called a mercenary, was reportedly captured in Ukraine’s Donbas region in late 2024 or early 2025 while serving with the country’s foreign legion. He […]
Inflation report to be released Thursday expected to show slight uptick in November
An inflation report to be released on Thursday will offer a look at price increases for the first time in nearly two months, after the 43-day government shutdown impaired data collection. The fresh data is set to arrive amid an uptick of inflation over recent months that has coincided with a flurry of tariffs issued […]
Mourners grieve 10-year-old slain in Bondi mass shooting as Australia’s leader pledges new hate laws : NPR
Family carry the coffin following a service for Bondi Beach mass shooting victim 10-year-old Matilda, whose last name is being withheld at the request of her family, in Sydney, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. Steven Markham/AP hide caption toggle caption Steven Markham/AP SYDNEY — Hundreds of mourners bearing bright bouquets and clutching each other in grief […]
Cambodia says Thailand bombed casino hub on border, with no truce in sight | Conflict News
Despite Trump claim of ceasefire, no end on horizon to latest round of conflict recently reignited by border skirmish. Published On 18 Dec 202518 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Cambodia’s defence ministry has accused Thailand’s military of bombing the casino hub of Poipet, a major land crossing between the […]
The Year in Pictures 2025: Reflecting on Turbulent Times
A president returned to power in America and rattled the global order. A wildfire, almost unfathomably, ravaged populated neighborhoods of Los Angeles. A fragile cease-fire took hold in the Gaza war, and a conflict in Sudan wore on. Over the course of a turbulent year, photographers captured those and other events with intrepidness and determination […]
Morocco accused of ‘horrific’ abuse of detained gen Z protesters | Morocco
The arbitrary detention of hundreds of gen Z protesters in Morocco and alleged “horrific” beatings have been condemned by human rights groups, as the country prepares to host the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday. A wave of youth-led demonstrations swept across Morocco in late September and early October – the biggest since the 2011 […]
Antony Price, designer for Bowie and Duran Duran, dies aged 80
Getty Images British fashion designer Anthony Price (L) with singer David Bowie (C) and his wife Angie Bowie at King’s Cross station in London in 1973 Antony Price, the British fashion designer responsible for some of the looks favoured by David Bowie, Roxy Music and Queen Camilla among others, has died aged 80. Price was […]
Trump hits Biden and old grievances, touts ‘our country is back’ in address
President Donald Trump addressed the nation on Wednesday night to tout his first year in office — airing familiar grievances against the Biden administration in harsh political rhetoric, touting signs of what he called an improving economy and announcing a bonus to U.S. service members he said will be paid for by his controversial tariff […]
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino to step down in January : NPR
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino speaks during a news conference on an arrest of a suspect in the January 6th pipe bomb case at the Department of Justice on Dec. 4, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images FBI deputy director Dan Bongino said Wednesday he plans to step down from […]