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At the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) in Singapore, it was yet another busy Monday as volunteers cleaned cages and leashed dogs for walks around the shelter. Squinty, a seven-year-old male crossbreed, stretched his hind legs – which were covered in partially healed burn wounds – in anticipation. The canine’s energetic jaunt belied his kidney disease, which required him to take daily fluids and supplements. The docile pooch is among many animals housed by the SPCA,...

On the last day of 2025, DeepSeek published a new technical paper, with founder and CEO Liang Wenfeng among the 19 co-authors, about “manifold-constrained hyper-connections” – a general framework for training artificial intelligence systems at scale, which suggested “promising directions for the evolution of foundational models”. That release was a fitting reminder to the world, especially during the peak of the Christmas holiday season, about Chinese AI companies’ sharpened focus on innovation...

Yemen’s separatist movement on Friday announced a constitution for an independent nation in the south and demanded other factions in the war-torn country accept the move in an escalation of a confrontation that has pitted Gulf powerhouses Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates against each other. The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council depicted the announcement as a declaration of independence for the south. But it was not immediately clear if the move could be implemented or was largely...

District Attorney Jennifer Schorn wraps up 26 years of dedicated service with the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office.

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Get faster notifications on the latest updates by downloading our app. The temperature in Hong Kong fell to 11.4 degrees Celsius (52.5 Fahrenheit) on Saturday morning, the lowest so far this winter, according to the city’s weather forecaster. The Hong Kong Observatory also warned that sea levels at local coastal areas during high tide on Saturday night would...

This is a Gateway Hispanic article. The post U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Venezuelan and Iranian Companies Over Combat Drone Network Linked to the Maduro Regime appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

Writing for the majority, Circuit Judge Lawrence VanDyke, a Trump appointee, said California's open carry law cannot stand under a U.S. Supreme Court 2022 decision.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has come under attack for nullifying pro-Israel executive orders signed by former Mayor Eric Adams. The post Israel Accuses Mamdani of Throwing ‘Antisemitic Gasoline on an Open Fire’ with Day 1 Executive Orders appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

A 21-year-old man is in custody after a carjacking in West Philadelphia led to a police chase and the theft of a patrol vehicle Friday night, authorities said.

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Paolo Campolo leapt into action after his daughter rang him pleading for help when flames engulfed Le Constellation, a nightclub hosting a New Year's Eve party in Crans-Montana, Switzerland

The US Southern Command, the Combatant Command responsible for Latin America and its adjacent waters, released a video on Friday promoting Operation Southern Spear and highlighting the US Marines’ presence in the Caribbean.  Since September, US forces in the Southern Command area of responsibility have conducted a series of military operations, including blowing up drug smuggling vessels, seizing Venezuelan oil tankers, and at least one land strike against a drug trafficking facility in Venezuela. The post “New Year. Same Mission” – US Southern Command Releases EPIC Video Compilation of US Marines Caribbean Operations, Teases Continued 2026 Strikes Against Drug Boats and Venezuela (VIDEO) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.