Dec 06 Mass shooting at South African hostel bar leaves 11 dead, including 3 children By Gerald Imray, Associated Press A mass shooting carried out Saturday by multiple suspects in an unlicensed bar near the South African capital left at least 11 people dead, police said. The victims included three children aged 3, 12 and 16. Continue reading
Dec 05 EU fines Elon Musk’s X 120 million euros for breaching bloc’s social media law By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press The European Commission issued its decision following an investigation it opened two years ago into X under the 27-nation bloc’s Digital Services Act, also known as the DSA. Continue reading
Dec 05 PHOTOS: The last supermoon of 2025 illuminates December night skies By Associated Press The final supermoon of 2025 graced night skies around the world from Thursday evening through to early Friday, creating some spectacular illuminated scenery. Continue reading
Dec 05 WATCH: Trump awarded new FIFA peace prize By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press President Donald Trump, who has openly campaigned for the Nobel Peace Price, had been heavily favored to win the newly created FIFA prize. Continue reading
Dec 05 Renewed fighting in eastern Congo threatens ‘historic’ peace deal brokered by Trump By Justin Kabumba Katumwa, Ruth Alonga, Associated Press Residents of eastern Congo said fighting has intensified despite a peace agreement that was signed by the Congolese and Rwandan presidents in Washingtion, D.C., with U.S. President Donald Trump in attendance. Continue reading
Dec 05 A supersized World Cup field begins taking shape at Friday’s draw By Ronald Blum, Associated Press The world’s top 11-ranked teams have all qualified, with No. 12 Italy among 22 nations competing in playoffs for the final six berths to be decided March 31. Continue reading
Dec 05 Putin and Modi announce expansion of Russia-India trade ties By Rajesh Roy, Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday at an annual summit and agreed to diversify mutual economic ties, as the United States presses India to revise its decadesold partnership with Russia. Continue reading
Dec 05 Trump’s security strategy slams European allies and asserts U.S. power in Western Hemisphere By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press The document released Friday by the White House is sure to roil long-standing U.S. allies in Europe for its scathing critiques of their migration and free speech policies, suggesting they face the “prospect of civilizational erasure” and raising doubts about… Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 3:35 Pentagon leaders brief lawmakers on U.S. boat strikes, fueling debate over legality By Nick Schifrin, Kayan Taraporevala A new bipartisan divide has broken open after senior U.S. military officers showed Congress video of multiple strikes on a boat in the Caribbean in early September. Republicans backed the decision by a Special Operations commander to target survivors of… Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch 6:43 Dem congressman ‘deeply concerned’ about legality of boat strikes after viewing video By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn A classified briefing on the Pentagon's strike of an alleged drug boat opened partisan divides over whether the act constituted war crimes. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Democratic Rep. Adam Smith, the ranking member on the House Armed Services Committee. Continue watching