- Adam Candeub emerges as top candidate for DOJ antitrust division role
- India records first suspected Ebola case in woman returning from Uganda
- GCHQ chief warns of AI weaponisation amid rising Russian cyber threats
- Ken Paxton defeats John Cornyn in Texas Republican Senate runoff
- Poll shows Latino voters increasingly disillusioned with Trump and Democrats ahead of midterms
- Police incident at Manchester Airport closes Terminal 2 and causes traffic delays
- China carries out execution of man convicted of poisoning gaming tycoon Lin Qi
- EU lawmakers oppose new Commission rule limiting data centre environmental ratings
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A 28-year-old woman in Bengaluru has been quarantined with a suspected case of Ebola after travelling from Uganda, though her initial test has returned negative.
Xu Yao has been sentenced to death for the murder of Lin Qi, the founder of Yoozoo Games, after poisoning him in December 2020.
Taiwan’s economy is experiencing rapid growth, with GDP rising 8.63% in 2025 and 13.69% in early 2026, driven largely by semiconductor exports. However, concerns are growing about wealth inequality, as many outside the tech sector feel overlooked amid the AI boom’s benefits.
On the eve of his inauguration, President-elect Donald Trump addressed supporters in Washington, pledging to stop what he called an “invasion” of immigrants at the southern border. He singled out Venezuelan migrants and vowed to expel members of the Tren de Aragua gang.
Jubilant crowds celebrated the release of the Palestinian prisoners in the West Bank [John Wessels/AFP…
The death toll from recent attacks in Colombia’s Catatumbo region has climbed to 60, according to the country’s human rights office. The violence stems from clashes between rival factions vying for control of the lucrative cocaine trade in the region near the Venezuelan border.
Israel has released 90 Palestinian prisoners in the first phase of a ceasefire agreement with Hamas, the Israeli prison service has confirmed. The released prisoners, predominantly women and children, were greeted with hugs and cheers upon their return to the occupied West Bank.
TikTok has resumed operations for its 170 million users in the United States after President-elect Donald Trump announced plans to issue an executive order granting the app a temporary reprieve upon taking office on Monday.
Thousands of protesters, predominantly women, took to the streets of Washington, D.C., on Saturday, voicing their opposition to President-elect Donald Trump just days before his inauguration.
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