Overwatch 2 co-developer Redhill Games is making layoffs
The studio has announced a restructuring program that will result in an undisclosed number of job cuts.
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Crypto darling no more? Bitcoin drops from its high as market panics
The world’s biggest cryptocurrency wiped out all its gains for the year, shedding over a quarter of its value from October’s record high.
Floating solar panels show promise, but environmental impacts vary by location, study finds
Floating solar panels are emerging as a promising clean energy solution with environmental benefits, but a new study published in Limnologica finds those effects vary significantly depending on where the systems are deployed.
Transcript: Trump Accidentally Shivs JD Vance as MAGA Civil War Erupts
T he following is a lightly edited transcript of the November 18 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here . Greg Sargent: This is the Daily Blast from The New Republic , produced and presented by the DSR Network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent. A civil war has erupted
Africa: Woodford Reserve Debuts in Kenya, Targeting East Africa's Premium Whiskey Market
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Woodford Reserve, the small-batch Kentucky bourbon produced by Brown-Forman, has officially launched in Kenya, marking the brand's strategic entry into the East African premium-whiskey market.
Indonesia approves major overhaul of its criminal procedure code
Among the revisions is an expansion of enforcement powers to act without warrants in “urgent situations”.
Apparently Windows 11 becoming 'agentic AI' means letting the bots rummage through some of your files
Thanks, I guess.
Russian intelligence likely behind railway sabotage, Poland says
WARSAW - Everything points to Russian intelligence services commissioning sabotage on Polish railways that damaged a track on a route to Ukraine over the weekend, a spokesperson for Poland's special services minister said on Tuesday.
France probes Vinted over alleged exposure of children to pornographic content
France’s child protection chief demanded probe into second-hand clothes platform Vinted after ads were found redirecting users to adult websites.
The Congo basin may be the world’s most important rainforest – why is it the least researched?
It is the second-largest tropical forest on Earth, and one of the most vital carbon sinks, but is losing out when it comes to climate policy and funding In October 2023, leaders, scientists and policymakers from three of the world’s great rainforest regions – the Amazon, the
UN says lacks billions of dollars to feed world's hungry
The UN's World Food Programme warned Tuesday that funding cuts mean it will struggle to feed even a third of the 318 million people facing severe hunger in 2026. "Declines in global humanitarian funding are forcing WFP to prioritise food assistance to roughly one third of those
Transcript: Anti-Corruption Politics Are The Way to Crush Trumpism
This is a lightly edited transcript of the November 17 edition of Right Now With Perry Bacon. You can watch the video here or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . Perry Bacon: This is our show Right Now . I’m joined now by Adam Bonica. He’s a professor of political
The Next Foreclosure Crisis Has Arrived
While President Donald Trump is scrambling to try to fix all of the economic problems he’s caused with his own policies, many American families may be heading toward a disaster. And the proximate cause may end up being not what the administration has done, but what it’s not
The American People Voted for Jeffrey Epstein
As I thumbed through the trove of Jeffrey Epstein emails released by Congress last week, I thought often of John Adams. The nation’s second president was not without his flaws, but they were typically outshone by his perceptive understanding of what republics like the early
Anti-Corruption Politics Are The Way For Democrats to Crush Trumpism
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . You can read a transcript here . The Democrats need to become a party centered on fighting government corruption, oligarchy and other issues that don’t cut along
A Tea Party for the Democrats? Be Careful What You Wish For
The deep frustration that Democratic voters have with the party’s elected officials, which turned into fury after Senate Democrats last week cut a deal with Republicans to end the government shutdown that didn’t include the Obamacare subsidies that Dems had previously demanded,
COP30: World is falling behind on crucial methane emissions cuts, new report warns
Research from a UN agency says the world is set to miss targets agreed four years ago despite readily available technology and clear incentives.
Jeff Bezos reportedly joins AI race as CEO of start-up ‘Project Prometheus’. Here is all we know
The founder of Amazon and Blue Origin is stepping into his first operational role at a company since 2021 at AI start-up Project Prometheus, according to a report.
Africa: Professor Tiki Pan - WHO Is Hindering Tobacco Harm Reduction in LLMICs
[allAfrica] Former World Health Organisation (WHO) Director of Research Policy and Cooperation, Professor Tiki Pan, says Low-and Lower-Middle-Income Countries are adopting the WHO position on tobacco harm reduction hook, line and sinker despite stagnant smoking rates and the
Africa: COP30 Enters Its Final Stretch - Urgency, Ambition, and Voices From the Streets
[UN News] The last week of COP30 has begun in Belém with a palpable sense of urgency. Ministers and senior officials are now stepping into the spotlight, as negotiations move from technical wrangling to political decision-making. The stakes? Nothing less than charting a
Study shows how social media sentiment can predict when people move during crises, improving humanitarian response
Forced displacement has surged in recent years, fueling a global crisis. Over the past decade, the number of displaced people worldwide has nearly doubled, according to the United Nations' refugee agency. In 2024 alone, one in 67 people fled their homes.
Trump unveils "FIFA Pass" to expedite football World Cup visas
US President Donald Trump announced on Monday an expedited visa processing system for international spectators planning to attend the 2026 FIFA World Cup to be hosted across the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
Palestine envoy in Philippines after UN vote on Trump Gaza plan
MANILA – Palestine is on a diplomatic mission in the region and on Tuesday forged an agreement for regular consultations with the Philippines, the incoming chairman of the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) bloc. Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin’s
Kremlin says Russia will not participate in Ukraine talks in Turkey this week
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian representatives will not take part in talks on Ukraine in Turkey on November 19, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said earlier he would go to Turkey on Wednesday in an attempt to revive negotiations with Russia on
Gaza water provider suspends services after Hamas detains staff member
CAIRO (Reuters) -A Gaza company that operates water desalination plants serving nearly half of the enclave's population has stopped operations to protest at the detention by Hamas of one of its staff. Youssef Yassin, a board member of the Abdul Salam Yassin Company, said the
KPop Demon Hunters is getting its own Macy's Thanksgiving Day balloons — check out the pictures
Are you ready to look up, up, up at the balloons this Thanksgiving Day parade? Then you'll spot Sussie and Derpy from KPop Demon Hunters.
Argentina launches "Paraná Plan" to target Waterway crime
The Argentine Government has launched the "Paraná Plan," a major interagency initiative designed to curb federal crimes and reinforce border security along the Paraná-Paraguay Waterway, a vital trade route increasingly exploited by transnational criminal organizations.
Espionage case between Brazil and Paraguay closed
Paraguay has formally closed a diplomatic incident involving alleged Brazilian intelligence activities on its soil after Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira delivered a confidential report and clarifications to his counterpart, Rubén Ramírez Lezcano, on Monday.
Would an EU ‘drone wall’ stop Russian airspace incursions?
Violations of national airspace by drones are on the rise in Europe. When European leaders discussed these events at a meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark, in October 2025, they responded by announcing plans for a defensive “drone wall.” So what is a drone wall? Put simply, it is a
Could AI help defeat antibiotic-resistant superbugs? UK scientists are trying to find out
The three-year project aims to use AI to develop new tools in the fight against pathogens that can evade existing treatments.
US drops tariffs on hundreds of Peruvian agricultural products
The United States has granted a major expansion of Peruvian tariff-free products to enter its market, Foreign Trade and Tourism Teresa Mera confirmed on Monday in Lima.