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German paraplegic engineer becomes first wheelchair user to travel to space

A paraplegic engineer from Germany was part of a crew that made a suborbital journey on a spacecraft operated by Jeff Bezos’ company, Blue Origin.

22/12/2025

Business

Department stores fight TikTok and Amazon for beauty shoppers

Beauty bars, robot-applied eyelashes and 18th-century VR chateaus: beauty departments of major department store chains have gone all out as social media and e-commerce reshaped the $129bn US beauty market.

22/12/2025

USA

Documents vanish from US government's Epstein files release website

At least 16 files disappeared from the US Justice Department's Epstein webpage. The disgraced financier's victims have criticised the heavily redacted release, missing key records.

21/12/2025

USA

US calls talks with Ukraine and Russia productive, proposes trilatera

Washington proposed the first Ukraine-Russia face-to-face talks in months, after US and Russian envoys met in Miami over the weekend to discuss a possible peace plan to end Moscow's war in Ukraine.

21/12/2025

Tech News

What to know about the US’s new plans for the Moon

President Donald Trump’s new executive order lays out the US's priorities in space. Among them is a renewed commitment to a 2028 Moon landing, new space missile development and launching nuclear reactors into orbit.

21/12/2025

USA

Thousands of files released in Epstein case but lawmakers want more

The US Justice Department has released new pictures and documents in the case of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Many of the pictures show former US President Bill Clinton, but lawmakers are demanding the full release of the uncensored material.

20/12/2025

Business

TikTok agrees to US joint venture ahead of deadline for possible ban

The popular video app will continue operating in the US after ByteDance agreed to spin off TikTok’s US business into a new joint venture under terms aimed at protecting American data and national security.

19/12/2025

Economy

Trump tightens oil sanctions on Venezuela with tanker blockade

By deploying naval forces to intercept sanctioned Venezuelan oil shipments, the Trump administration is pushing the enforcement of oil sanctions into uncharted legal territory, prompting concerns in Congress and among international law experts about escalation risks.

19/12/2025

USA

Suspect in Brown and MIT killings found dead, officials say

The man was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside of a storage facility in New Hampshire, investigators believe he acted alone.

19/12/2025

Art

Picture this: Trump's White House portrait gallery sparks protocol row

Donald Trump has added new features to his President Walk Of Fame portrait gallery of former leaders of the United States. But the decorative plaques in the West Wing of the White House have ripped up the rule book on protocol with language more akin to Trump's social media style.

18/12/2025

Tech News

Everything to know about Google Gemini’s most recent AI updates

Vibe coding, faster AI models, and real-time translation are some of the new updates from Google in Gemini.

18/12/2025

USA

New US strike on alleged drug boat kills four in eastern Pacific

The US military said Wednesday that it attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing four people on the same day the House rejected efforts to limit President Donald Trump’s power to use military force against drug cartels.

18/12/2025

USA

Trump claims successes in national address despite growing disapproval

In a televised speech to the nation, US President Donald Trump insisted on political and economic successes amid eroding popularity.

18/12/2025

Business

Warner to urge rejection of Paramount bid as Trump son-in-law exits

Warner Bros Discovery is expected to urge shareholders to vote against Paramount's hostile takeover bid. This comes after Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, also withdrew his private equity firm from the financing of the offer.

17/12/2025

Tech News

X sues challenger for trying to ‘steal’ Twitter brand

‘Twitter never left.’ A week after a new start-up petitioned to ‘bring back’ the Twitter name and bird logo, Elon Musk’s X countersued ‘Operation Bluebird’ for copyright infringement.

17/12/2025

USA

Portuguese MIT professor shot dead at home in Massachusetts

MIT professor Nuno Loureiro, 47, was shot dead at his Massachusetts home Monday. No arrests have been made in the ongoing homicide investigation.

17/12/2025

USA

Trump expands travel ban and restrictions to include 20 new countries

The Trump administration has issued a full travel ban on five more countries as well as people traveling on documents issued by the Palestinian Authority. It also imposed new limits on 15 other countries.

17/12/2025

USA

Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers to and from Venezuela

Trump's escalation comes after U.S. forces last week seized an oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast, an unusual move that followed a buildup of military forces in the region.

17/12/2025

Tech News

What to know about the new US ‘Tech Force’ for the public sector

The talent development programme aims to close ‘critical skills gaps’ within US government agencies by hiring tech talent for two-year assignments.

16/12/2025

Business

PayPal moves to establish US bank, expanding deposits and loans

PayPal has applied to establish a Utah-chartered bank, a move that would allow the firm to hold deposits and increase lending capacity to small businesses.

16/12/2025

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Solidarity at New York Hanukkah lighting after Bondi Beach attack

New York's Hanukkah menorah lightings showed solidarity following the Bondi Beach attack. Zalman Lazaroff shared an update on his injured nephew amid tight security.

16/12/2025

USA

Trump designates fentanyl as weapon of mass destruction

President Trump designated fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction as eight people were killed in the new US strike on alleged drug-trafficking vessels in the Pacific Ocean, bringing the total death toll to at least 95 since September.

16/12/2025

Business

Ford walks back EV ambitions amid falling demand and hostile politics

The company will focus on making hybrid and gas-powered vehicles, as well as smaller, more affordable EV models.

16/12/2025

Health news

Major genetic study reveals overlap between mental health disorders

The findings of this study could eventually improve how mental health conditions are diagnosed and treated, especially for people who live with more than one diagnosis.

16/12/2025

USA

Trump sues BBC for $10 billion for defamation over edited documentary

The lawsuit accuses the BBC of broadcasting a "false, defamatory, deceptive, disparaging, inflammatory, and malicious depiction of President Trump," calling it an attempt to interfere in the 2024 presidential election.

16/12/2025

Tech News

Ukrainians sue US chip firms for allegedly powering Russian drones

The lawsuits argue that the tech companies ‘weak compliance protocols and limited surveillance of their supply chains' led to their products being used by the Russians.

15/12/2025