'Baby, don't move': Australian woman wakes to find massive python on her chest
Rachel Bloor had assumed the heavy weight on her chest was her dog.
Microsoft jumps into WA Legislature’s housing debate
Microsoft President Brad Smith leads some of the tech giant’s work in areas ranging from artificial intelligence to cybersecurity to environmental sustainability. Right now, housing issues before the Washington state Legislature are getting his attention. The company is out with a 10-page report with housing priorities it wants to see lawmakers in Olympia tackle this […]
US ambassador to China David Perdue to visit Hong Kong at the end of January, sources say
America’s ambassador to China, David Perdue, will visit Hong Kong at the end of January to speak at a business conference, according to sources.
Perdue will address the Goldman Sachs Global Macro Conference Asia-Pacific 2026 on January 27, several people familiar with the matter told the South China Morning Post.
They said the envoy was expected to spend “several days” in the city.
The US consulate in Hong Kong declined to comment on the matter.
But an American diplomat in the city, speaking on...
UK announces £20m emergency fund to repair Ukraine’s battered power grid
Many cities have been plunged into darkness and sub-zero temperatures by Russian assaults
Trump’s ‘America first’ agenda driving countries closer to China: survey
United States President Donald Trump’s “America first” agenda is helping to make China great again and ushering in a “truly multipolar world”, according to a survey by the European Council on Foreign Relations.
“A year on from Trump’s return, in countries across the globe, many people believe China is on the verge of becoming even more powerful,” the think tank said after surveying 25,949 people from 21 countries, including the US, China, Russia, Britain and Brazil.
Most respondents thought...
El campocorto venezolano Luis Hernández firma por 5 millones con Gigantes
NUEVA YORK (AP) — El campocorto venezolano Luis Hernández, el prospecto mejor calificado en el draft internacional amateur de este año, llegó el jueves a un acuerdo con los Gigantes de San Francisco, en el primer día del período de firmas internacionales de 2026. Hernández logró suscribir el convenio después de dejar el caos en […]
Venezuela’s acting president pushes major shift toward foreign oil investment
The move challenges deeply rooted beliefs within her government
Trump’s War Powers in Venezuela and Congressional Calls for a Resolution
President Trump’s strikes on Venezuelan drug boats, operations on Venezuelan territory, and the capture of Nicolás Maduro have been criticized by Democrats as illegal.
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Chris Mason: Is Farage's Reform really Conservatives 2.0?
Reform UK is showing 'momentum and magnetism', but faces a familiar critique of being dubbed the Conservatives 2.0, the BBC's political editor writes.
US citizen sues after federal agents in Minnesota threw him in unmarked car and refused to let him go despite seeing passport
Lawsuit accuses federal officials of using ‘police-state tactics’ and carrying out mass racial profiling of Somalis and Latinos
McIntosh, Marchand grab medley victories in Austin, Ledecky wins again
Olympic swim stars Summer McIntosh and Leon Marchand cruised to 200m individual medley victories as US great Katie Ledecky impressed again on the second day of the Pro Swim Series in Austin, Texas, on Thursday.
Vietnam leader seeks more power at party congress
Vietnam's leaders convene next week for a once-every-five-years congress, where General Secretary To Lam is looking to cement control over the Communist Party ruling one of Asia's fastest-growing economies.