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Is Zionism a form of racism?

New resolution by the UK's Green Party says the answer is YES

British adventurer back in UK after 28-year trek on foot around the world

British adventurer back in UK after 28-year trek on foot around the world

Wisconsin homeowner fights data-center power line over land and $81K offer

How much does France spend on education?

Protests have been gripping France with students demanding better learning conditions and more equal opportunities. The education ministry is among the few that have been granted an increase in next year's draft budgets, but critics say it still doesn't catch up with inflation.  We take a closer look.  Plus, OpenAI has apologised to Australia over its handling of government website hacks by a rogu...

S&P 500 and Nasdaq surge to record highs after AI chipmaker rally

S&P tops 7,800 for first time in history as investors optimistic despite signs of instability in US economyThe S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at a record high after a rally around AI chipmakers and a dip in US treasury yields.At market’s close, the S&P 500 was up 0.58%, topping 7,800 for the first time in its history. The tech-heavy Nasdaq index rose 0.45%, while the Dow, which is slightly ...

Ex-CIA official pleads guilty to using position and government funds to enrich himself

David J Rush used his job at spy agency to acquire Florida real estate and gold bars worth tens of millions of dollarsA former senior CIA official pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Virginia to a charge that he abused his position and government funds to enrich himself by acquiring Florida real estate and hundreds of gold bars worth tens of millions of dollars, according to court records.David J Rush fa...

New dating rewrites history of Oklahoma meteor crater

Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin have traced the Ames meteor impact to approximately 370 million years ago, presenting a significant revision to the previously accepted estimate of 467 million years. This research connects the impact with the Frasnian-Famennian mass extinction event, employing zircon crystals to establish a more precise timeline, thus providing deeper insights in...

Disney accuses Trump officials of ‘blatant violations’ of constitution amid FCC battle

Lawyers tell judge ABC being unfairly targeted as US regulator seeks review of network’s local TV station licensesLawyers for Disney accused the Trump administration of “blatant violations of the US constitution” and censorship on Tuesday in the first court hearing over the Federal Communications Commission’s early review of the media giant’s eight local television station licenses.District judge ...

Is there a MAGA after Trump?

From the Epstein files to the war on Iran, Josh Rushing examines the cracks forming within MAGA in Trump's second term.

‘All I want to do is cry’: trauma of 7 October survivors three years after the attacks

Israeli communities shattered by Hamas masacres are torn between rebuilding their lives and remembering lost friends and relativesKeith Siegel spent many of his long hours in Hamas captivity in Gaza etching everything that happened after 7 October 2023 into his memory. For 484 days, he recited to himself every place he was held, the dates he was moved and every attack or humiliation he endured or ...

‘Tinder Swindler’ Simon Leviev plans to launch dating app

Simon Leviev, who gained fame after the 2022 documentary exposed his alleged patterns of romance fraud and financial crimes, plans to call the new dating app, Safe Love.

Ronaldo apologizes for Portugal walkout; says Jesus broke promise

Cristiano Ronaldo accuses Portugal coach Jorge Jesus of broken promises, but leaves international return open.

Judo: Japan crowns two new world champions in Baku

Akari Omori claimed her first world title at -57kg, defeating reigning champion Eteri Liparteliani in golden score. At -73kg, Ryuga Tanaka overcame Makhmadbek Makhmadbekov in a tight final to secure gold and complete a double triumph for Japan.

Ex-US spy who stashed gold bars in his home admits to $200m scam

David Rush, who also confessed to providing secrets to a foreign government, had revealed the existence of a "clandestine human source", prosecutors said.

Police make seventh arrest over UK airbase incident

A seventh man was arrested Tuesday over a major incident last month at a British military airbase used by the United States to launch strikes on Iran, police said. The arrest came a day after President Donald Trump said the United States had withdrawn all B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford because of "threats" he believed were linked to Tehran. A 22-year-old British male was arrested in London "on susp...

Heavy rains pummel St. Vincent and the Grenadines, forcing school closures

The government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines has shuttered all schools after heavy rains unleashed flooding and landslides across the eastern Caribbean island

Calls to block social media platforms for minors in France amid school protests

One factor accelerating these student protest is social media, and its being boosted even more by artificial intelligence. Some French mayors have even called for social media platforms to be temporarily blocked for minors. Our colleauges at France 2 took a look at the impact

Yemen’s government is on the attack against the Houthis. What has changed?

Yemeni forces are trying to reverse Houthi gains, aided by heavier air power and renewed international support.

German ex-spy chief arrested for suspected espionage, treason

A former German spy chief was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of espionage and treason, an embarrassing case at a time when the country is seeking to broaden the powers of its intelligence agencies. August Hanning, who ran Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency from 1998 to 2005, is accused of espionage, treason and working for foreign intelligence services, federal prosecutors said. FRANCE 24's ...

In 1987, ancient glass sponge reefs were found alive off Canada's Pacific coast after 40 million years

In 1987, Canadian scientists discovered ancient glass sponge reefs alive in British Columbia’s Hecate Strait, overturning the belief that these reef-building animals had vanished 40 million years ago. More than 9,000 years old, the reefs survive today in Hecate Strait, Queen Charlotte Sound and Howe Sound, creating a rare underwater ecosystem often called the “Sea of Glass.”

'We're fed up': Paris students rise up in a movement that shows no sign of slowing

Hundreds of thousands of students and their supporters took part in nationwide protests across France on Tuesday after weeks of student barricades protesting school conditions. 

Students, unions and teachers in mass movement to demand better learning conditions

A quarter of a million demonstrators took to the streets across France on Tuesday as unions and teachers joined high school students demanding better learning conditions in protests that later descended into sporadic clashes with security forces. A French policeman was on Tuesday charged with violence over the firing of a tear gas grenade last week at close range at a 14-year-old student during th...

The new players in space

The new players in space

Cheetahs return to Zambia's Greater Luangwa after nearly 30 years

Chancellor plans major intervention to help poorer UK households with rising energy bills

Exclusive: Officials working on further radical changes that would change how much energy companies could charge customersJohn Healey is considering a major intervention to cut energy bills for poorer households at this month’s budget, after ministers became alarmed at forecasts which show bills rising by hundreds of pounds in January.The chancellor is working on plans to spend more than £1bn to h...