By Joshua McElwee BEIRUT, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Pope Leo will meet with leaders from Lebanon's diverse religious sects on Monday, where he is expected to urge them not to flee the country despite years of conflict, political paralysis and economic crisis that have prompted waves of
Ofcom has fined Virgin Media after an investigation found it had left thousands of vulnerable telecare customers at risk.
The former leader allegedly sent the drones to goad North Korea into retaliatory action.
The AI assistant is powered by ByteDance’s popular Doubao large language model.
However, Taipei warned of “very serious delays” in delivery.
COLOMBO, Dec 1 - Rescuers in Sri Lanka were scrambling on Monday to clear roads and deliver aid to more than half a million people hit by a cyclone last week, as the death toll climbed to 355, with 366 missing, official figures showed.
GENEVA, Dec 1 - Deaths and injuries from landmines and unexploded ordnance hit a four-year high in 2024, driven by conflicts in Syria and Myanmar as well as European countries moving to withdraw from the treaty banning their use, a new report showed on Monday.
According to the Kazakh Nuclear Energy Agency, the competition was initiated by Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as of August 11, 2025, and took place from September 25 to October 10 on the eGov Mobile platform. The Competition Commission announced at its final meeting the
PALEMBAYAN, Indonesia, Dec 1 - Rescue teams in western Indonesia were battling on Monday to clear roads cut off by cyclone-induced landslides and floods, as improved weather revealed more of the scale of a disaster that has killed close to 700 people in Southeast Asia.
In an interview with Euronews’ flagship morning show Europe Today, former commanding general of US Army Europe General Ben Hodges warned that the continent is “slowly waking to the realisation” that it cannot count on the US as a fair partner.
Currently, the nationality of buyers must be registered for farmland acquisitions but not for condos.
Expert cautions large pipeline of potential projects will not deliver required energy capacity unless companies make final investments Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Renewable energy investors have warned “deep structural issues” are driving a
In January, Siddiq resigned as a government minister following pressure because of her ties to her aunt.
MOSCOW, Dec 1 - President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a decree granting visa-free access to Russia for up to 30 days for many categories of Chinese citizens, including tourists, business people, academics, artists and sports people.
China’s drive to build a modern, high-tech military is increasingly undermined by a widening corruption crisis that is raising doubts about its true strength. This month, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released a report mentioning that China’s
“Rage bait” triumphed over “biohack” and “aura farming” to become Oxford's Word of the Year 2025. The two-syllable open-compound word refers to an attention-seeking form of online behavior that leads nowhere good.
The case of a planned Cumbrian coalmine shows how governments around the world are being threatened by litigation in shadowy offshore courts How do you reckon our political system works? Perhaps something like this. We elect MPs. They vote on bills. If a majority is achieved,
The rate of ocean warming has more than doubled since 1993.
The European Commission has approved the disbursement of a total of €4.1 billion to four EU member states - Greece, Portugal, Slovenia and Austria - under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the centrepiece of NextGeneration EU. Greece will receive €2.1 billion, to support
Coupang said the breach did not expose customers' payment details or login credentials.
Floods in East Aceh’s Idi Town have caused major damage to roads and public facilities, leaving residents without electricity, water and internet while emergency aid remains limited.
Recent reports about the role of Donald Trump’s special envoy, American businessman Steve Witkoff, in the Ukraine peace negotiations have raised wider questions about why political leaders turn to business figures in high-stakes diplomacy – and whether this can ever work. A
For first time UK government and all our Overseas Territories unite behind a joint ambitious and actionable biodiversity strategy. This strategy is published as leaders from the UK Overseas Territories and UK Ministers gathered in London for the Joint Ministerial Council. UK’s
Indonesia’s screen industry is entering what a new JAFF Market–Cinepoint study calls a “decisive new phase,” with local films driving attendance, investor confidence rising, and the market outperforming its Southeast Asian peers. The Film Industry Report 2025 positions the
By Michael Holden LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - A former senior British officer has told a public inquiry that British special forces in Afghanistan appeared to commit war crimes by executing suspects and despite widespread knowledge in the chain of command nothing was done.
ALMATY, Dec 1 - Five people have been killed and five more injured in two attacks launched from neighbouring Afghanistan over the past week, Tajikistan's presidential press service said on Monday.
The European Commission has adopted the 2026 European Semester Autumn Package, setting out economic and employment policy priorities to boost competitiveness. In an increasingly challenging geopolitical environment, the Commission calls for coordinated action to strengthen
There are currently three unfilled Cabinet posts, with one more expected on Tuesday after Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz ends his tenure as senator.
The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) welcomes the launch of the new UK Overseas Territories (UKOT) Biodiversity Strategy, developed jointly by the UK and Overseas Territories to protect some of the world’s most precious wildlife and ecosystems.
Disney’s animated sequel “Zootopia 2” dominated the Korean box office over the Nov. 28–30 weekend, opening to a commanding $10.8 million from 1.62 million admissions across 2,382 screens, according to KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council. Including
Mr Miles Kwan left the Cheung Sha Wan Division police station in a taxi on Dec 1 afternoon.
“The New Yorker at 100” is a nimble and infectious documentary, one that brings off a trick more challenging than it looks. (In that way, it’s a lot like the magazine.) In just 96 minutes, the film, directed by Marshall Curry and narrated by Julianne Moore, lays out the fabled
In the waning days of 2025, as global markets grapple with rising uncertainty, a document from Beijing has emerged as a beacon of free-market economic logic and rationality, inspiring hope for a more open and efficient future. Adopted on October 23 by the Communist Party of
Some early media coverage questioned whether the bamboo poles had contributed to the blaze.
The historian Neill Ferguson is one of a number of analysts who believes it is possible, even plausible, that Vladimir Putin (pictured) will move into the Baltics to test Article 5. Sometimes called the ‘cornerstone’ of the NATO alliance, the Article states that an attack on
TEGUCIGALPA, Dec 1 - Nasry Asfura, the Conservative National Party candidate backed by U.S. President Donald Trump, leads Honduras' presidential election with just over 40% of votes counted, preliminary results showed on Monday.
The family has had no direct or verifiable contact with Khan, despite a judicial order for weekly meetings.
KARACHI, Dec 1 - The sons of Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan fear authorities are concealing \"something irreversible\" about his condition after more than three weeks with no evidence that he is still alive, one of them said.
Six months after disposable vape ban, waste firm calls for stronger measures to control them being disposed of incorrectly.
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Two decades of satellite and GPS data show the Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf slowly losing its grip on a crucial stabilizing point as fractures multiply and ice speeds up. Scientists warn this pattern could spread to other vulnerable Antarctic shelves.
The move is likely to antagonise Apple and privacy advocates.
“Zootopia 2” stormed the China box office over the Nov. 28–30 frame, opening to RMB1.538 billion ($216.6 million) across its first two days and reaching RMB1.922 billion ($270.7 million) through Sunday, according to Artisan Gateway. With previews included, the Walt Disney
The verdict was delivered in absentia.
Malaysia has many boarding schools where traditions of hierarchy are deeply embedded.