[OCHA] The UN and partners are appealing for $5.1 billion to deliver essential lifesaving aid and protection in West and Central Africa. Funding shortfalls have forced humanitarians to shrink the response and make tough choices about where to focus efforts and who can be
[Afreximbank] Nairobi, Kenya -- The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) heralds a transformative milestone in African aviation with the full operational deployment of Free Route Airspace (FRA) in the Western and Central Africa (WACAF) region, effective 30 October 2025.
[Norwegian Refugee Council] Statement by Maureen Magee, Global Director of Field Operations, at the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), commenting on the Global Humanitarian Overview (GHO) for 2026:
SYDNEY, Dec 9 - Australia on Wednesday will become the world's first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet's YouTube and Meta's Instagram and Facebook.
“Baahubali” star Tamannaah Bhatia has been cast as actor Jayashree in the upcoming Indian biographical drama “V. Shantaram,” joining Siddhant Chaturvedi in the epic chronicle of the pioneering Indian filmmaker’s life and legacy. The makers unveiled a first-look poster of Bhatia
Jakarta has consistently ranked among the most polluted cities in the world in recent years.
WASHINGTON, Dec 8 - Two Chinese men are in custody for allegedly smuggling Nvidia H100 and H200 chips to China, the U.S. Justice Department said on Monday, as President Donald Trump gave the green light for Nvidia to export its H200 chips to Beijing.
Charlamagne tha God criticized New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s (D) messaging around President Trump, with whom Mamdani recently had a cordial meeting. “If you're, you know, Joe Biden, and you say, Donald Trump is a threat to democracy, but then when Donald Trump wins
Threats relating to technology, disinformation, economic security and foreign interference are overshadowing traditional security concerns in Australians' minds, according to data released by the Australian National University National Security College.
The latest quake may have shifted the balance in the ground, possibly laying the groundwork for a larger one.
Lawmakers across the globe will be studying this live experiment for signs of how they themselves can act.
Most Americans imagine human trafficking as a violent kidnapping or a "stranger danger" crime—someone abducted from a parking lot or trapped in a shipping container brought in from another country.
Baltyuor opens up about the central role the Red Sea International Film Festival has in the country's drive to become a global production hub.
It was not clear if he would stay in his rent-stabilised apartment in the borough of Queens.
The Ghost Bat or MQ-28A is the first military aircraft designed in Australia in more than 50 years.
The personal information of 33.7 million Coupang customers had been leaked in 2025.
The legendary Korean director’s latest film, ‘No Other Choice,’ was nominated for best picture, musical or comedy, at the 2026 Golden Globes.
The singer returned to music this year with two new EPs, Nashville Canyon Pt. 1 and Nashville Canyon Pt. 2
China’s trade surplus topped US$1 trillion (S$1.3 trillion) for the first time in November.
BEIJING, Dec 9 - China's Premier Li Qiang said on Tuesday the \"mutually destructive consequences of tariffs have become increasingly evident\" over 2025, in remarks at a \"1+10 Dialogue\" including the heads of the IMF, World Trade Organization and World Bank.
The president also threatened to hit Mexico with an extra 5% tariff in a row over water supplies to US farmers.
The rising temperatures reflect the ‘accelerating pace of climate change’, says Copernicus.
A super crisp look at novae suggests they’re far more chaotic than once thought The post Exploding Stars Like We’ve Never Seen Them appeared first on Nautilus .
Cheryl Hines, the wife of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said her husband is “not going to run for president” in 2028. “Cheryl, is your husband going to run for president in 2028, and if so, are you ready for that?” NewsNation’s Elizabeth
A chartered plane carrying more than 50 Iranians flew out of Mesa, Arizona, on Sunday.
The 'One Battle After Another' star is getting candid about the controversial technology.
New research from The University of Manchester has shed light on how British manufacturers can better survive—and even thrive—during major global shocks such as pandemics, wars and economic turmoil.
Jonny Kim, along with Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky, will touchdown in Kazakhstan after 245 days on the ISS.
Darrell Gallagher and Brian Horton will work together on a new, yet-to-be-announced project.
WELLINGTON/TAIPEI, Dec 9 - The New Zealand navy's largest ship encountered a Taiwanese warship as it sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait last month, the country's armed forces said on Tuesday, as they published a rare picture of what happened.
A Taiwan official said it is standard practice to "escort" foreign vessels transiting the strait.
Speaking during a meeting with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul in Beijing, Wang Yi said that given this year is the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, Japan, "as a defeated nation", should have acted with greater caution.
Johor Bahru's mayor said the bus route is not decided but will likely travel around the city centre.
An estimated 15–20% of children are neurodivergent, with diagnoses rising each year. They may have a neurodevelopmental condition such as autism or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Mounds of rubbish were seen in back lanes, vacant plots and road shoulders.
Japan said Chinese fighter jets had aimed their radar at Japanese military aircraft.
The slow pace of rescue and aid delivery raised questions about the government’s disaster response capacity.
The English singer-songwriter, a best song Critics Choice Award nominee for the "big rock song" he wrote with John Mayer and Blake Slatkin, goes deep with The Hollywood Reporter about his odds-defying life and career.
Voting on any alternative to Democrats' Obamacare extension is likely to highlight the divisions in the GOP.
Gen Z workers are reporting some of the highest burnout levels ever recorded, with new research suggesting they are buckling under unprecedented levels of stress.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) on Monday posted a Senate campaign launch video that features audio of President Trump insulting her. “Texas, let’s win this thing. #JasmineForUS #TexasTough,” Crockett wrote in a post on the social platform X on Monday. Crockett’s post also
Sometimes you get a small electric shock from touching your car door handle on a dry summer's day.
Each side has blamed the other for the clashes.
New research into the ancestors of pterosaurs reveals surprising clues to the evolution of flight The post You Don’t Need a Big Brain to Fly appeared first on Nautilus .
Primal Scream released their aggro electronic rock masterpiece XTRMNTR in 2000, which means it turned 25 this year. The band celebrated that quarter-century anniversary tonight with a full-album performance at the Roundhouse in London. For the main set, Bobby Gillespie and his
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Breaking down the tech provisions in (and out) of the NDAA Two key AI provisions were left out of the final text of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) after failing to overcome Republican divisions, while a pair of