LONDON, Dec 26 (Reuters) - High-profile activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, who was released from prison after an Egyptian presidential pardon in September, has arrived in Britain, the Egyptian-British campaigner's family and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday. Abd
A new documentary reveals that Chevy Chase was put into a coma for around eight days after he experienced heart failure during the pandemic. It was reported in 2021 that the now-82-year-old comedian spent five weeks in the hospital due to undisclosed heart issues. “[He] has
Gov. Hochul compared the social media labels to warnings on other products like tobacco, where they communicate the risk of cancer.
While Trump has said he acted to protect Christians, analysts report that violence, particularly by Islamist militants, has targeted both Christians and Muslims.
AARP denied any wrongdoing but agreed to the payout to end the litigation, which has been pending in federal court in California since 2022.
A man stabbed three women at Paris metro stations République, Arts et Métiers, and Opéra on Friday. All victims were treated, and the suspect was soon arrested using CCTV and phone data, police said.
Digging the soulful jazz + drum & bass energy of Chanpan . Hard to categorize what this is — so many influences and styles . 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
[TECNO] TECNO Glory Night Awards, jointly organized with TikTok Live and CAF, celebrated the creativity of pan-African KOLs powered by TECNO AI. With the launch of TECNO's "Power Your Moment" campaign during AFCON, this theme has been widely recognized by KOLs, stimulating the
Compile's DiscStation series went far beyond the basic demo disc.
Perry Bamonte, best known as guitarist and keyboardist in the Cure, has died at the age of 65 after battling a short illness at home over Christmas. The Cure confirmed Bamonte’s death on the band’s website on Friday, remembering his contributions to the group during his two
[TECNO] Groundbreaking partnership transforms pitch renovation program into comprehensive talent development platform, offering long-term support for promising U12-15 players across African nations.
[TECNO] The opening ceremony marked the starting point of TECNO's AFCON ''Power Your Moment'' campaign, welcoming invited clients, guests, and partners as the tournament officially began. From the same day, the brand opened its physical spaces to the public, shifting from a
Lee died on Christmas Day after spending days in the ICU following multiple cardiac arrests
The imposed sanctions are largely symbolic, as American defense firms' business with China is extremely limited.
Distinctive in taste and famously divisive, durian is not everyone's choice of fruit. This was certainly the case for some Chinese explorers when they first encountered it during the Ming Dynasty's early maritime voyages.
Clean Energy Is Still Winning. These 10 Charts Prove It. In March 2025, more electricity was generated with clean energy than with fossil fuels for the first time. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Gilligan and his Pluribus team weigh in on a simple question with big implications.
DAMASCUS, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Eight people were killed in an explosion at a mosque of the Alawite minority sect in the Syrian city of Homs on Friday, Syrian state news agency SANA said. An ultra-conservative Sunni Muslim Syrian group known as Saraya Ansar al-Sunnah said on its
Obituaries preserve what families most want remembered about the people they cherish most. Across time, they also reveal the values each era chose to honor.
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The gacha's first villain became a meme earlier this year.
The decision has been condemned by Somalia, Egypt, Turkey and Djibouti, who call it a dangerous precedent.
A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from deporting a British man who was recently placed on a visa ban after U.S. officials accused him and four other Europeans of online censorship. Center for Countering Digital Hate CEO Imran Ahmed filed a complaint
Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino has shared further thoughts on AI after a past interview of his went viral online The post Professor Layton Boss Wants People To Stop Demonizing Generative AI appeared first on Kotaku .
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[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has congratulated the people of Somalia following the successful conduct of municipal elections in Mogadishu on 25 December 2025.
Josh Safdie’s “Marty Supreme,” now in theaters, is filled with ‘80s bangers, including Tears for Fears’ “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” and Peter Gabriel’s “I Have the Touch.” But Safdie’s latest film — starring Timothée Chalamet as a young man from New York’s Lower East
A worker at a scrapyard near the Louisville airport has died months after the UPS plane plowed into the business.
An elusive wild cat long feared extinct in Thailand has been rediscovered three decades after the last recorded sighting, conservation authorities and an NGO said Friday.
North Korea’s nuclear submarine gambit marks a dangerous inflection point in the rise of an authoritarian nexus that challenges established deterrence dynamics. This month, multiple media outlets reported North Korea’s unveiling of what it says is the completed hull of its
President Trump is holding two emergency summits next week at his Mar-a-Lago estate—first with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and then with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—in a supposed effort to stop two wars he’s failed to end. Axios reports that Trump will
The staggering total, up from $1.9 trillion at the start of the year, reflects Wall Street’s all-in bet on artificial intelligence.
Influenced by the French New Wave, the Israel native helped chronicle the punk explosion in downtown Manhattan in the 1970s.
Over the holiday period, the Guardian leader column is looking ahead at the themes of 2026. Today we look at how the struggle to adapt to a dangerously warming world has become a test of global justice The record-breaking 252mph winds of Hurricane Melissa that devastated
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SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details about the finale of “Heated Rivalry” Season 1, now streaming on HBO Max. “Heated Rivalry” star Connor Storrie knew early on he wanted to be an actor. He made that perfectly clear in YouTube videos he made when he was 12 years old
Amos Poe, the New York underground filmmaker who chronicled the punk scene and directed films including “Blank Generation” and “Alphabet City,” died Thursday of cancer. He was 76. His wife Claudia Summers posted on his Instagram account on Dec. 25, “Amos took his last breath
Martin Scorsese remembers his friend Rob Reiner . “He had a beautiful sense of uninhibited freedom, fully enjoying the life of the moment, and he had a great barreling laugh.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
