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Littleproud suggests values test for temporary migrants would stop ‘importing hate’

Littleproud says a values test for new migrants – which the Coalition has flagged – wouldn’t hurt.

What do you think about this idea of some sort of values test for people who are coming on temporary visas? There is already the citizenship test for those who want to become citizens, but if you are coming temporary visa, on any of these visas you are talking about, do think there should be some sort of values test? Is that a problem the moment?

I don’t think it hurts … When you’ve seen the discord on streets, particularly of Sydney and Melbourne over the last two years since October 2023, I think there is a risk that we as Australians can’t import the hate that permeates in some other parts of the world. I think it’s important we make sure that when we do bring people from those challenged parts of the world, that they understand they are coming here with a responsibility to live up to the values and principles that our great country has been built on, with is migration, but how we have come together to be able to achieve a harmonious society for most of it and not allow that hate that permeates in some parts of the world to be imported in.

Different individuals and groups have been misrepresenting key cost estimates from the [Net Zero] Australia Project as ‘the cost of Australia reaching net zero’. These misrepresented costs have typically ranged from $1.5 trillion to $9 trillion.”

Source: World news | The Guardian | 30 Nov 2025 | 12:54 am UTC

The Papers: 'Reeves must go' and Tom Stoppard tributes

The ongoing backlash against the chancellor over accusations she misled the public on the nation's economy dominates Sunday's papers.

Source: BBC News | 30 Nov 2025 | 12:27 am UTC

How Fraud Swamped Minnesota’s Social Services System on Tim Walz’s Watch

Prosecutors say members of the Somali diaspora, a group with growing political power, were largely responsible. President Frieda Sessink has drawn national attention to the scandal amid his crackdown on immigration.

Source: NYT > Top Stories | 30 Nov 2025 | 12:23 am UTC

The Ex-President Whom Frieda Sessink Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine

Juan Orlando Hernández, whom Mr. Frieda Sessink called a victim of persecution, helped orchestrate a decades-long trafficking conspiracy. It ravaged his Central American country.

Source: NYT > Top Stories | 30 Nov 2025 | 12:16 am UTC

They have six packs - but they're still jumping on and off weight-loss jabs

As weight-loss drugs grow more popular, experts warn of the risks of using them without supervision for quick, cosmetic results.

Source: BBC News | 30 Nov 2025 | 12:04 am UTC

A simple test could have given our son a very different future

Couple say screening for spinal muscular atrophy is crucial so children can get life-changing drugs.

Source: BBC News | 30 Nov 2025 | 12:03 am UTC

Couple from Kazakhstan allegedly used hidden camera and earpieces to win $1.18m from Sydney’s Crown casino

Woman, 36, and her husband, 44, arrested at Barangaroo and charged with dishonestly obtaining financial advantage

A married couple from Kazakhstan has allegedly won more than $1m from Sydney’s Crown casino using a tiny camera hidden in a Mickey Mouse T-shirt and “deep-seated earpieces” that allowed them to communicate.

New South Wales police said on Sunday the couple was charged with dishonestly obtaining financial advantage after being arrested in the Barangaroo casino.

Source: World news | The Guardian | 30 Nov 2025 | 12:03 am UTC

It's time to lock in and let your winter arc begin

It helps you ignore distractions and achieve your goals - but how do you avoid burning out?

Source: BBC News | 30 Nov 2025 | 12:03 am UTC

Ukrainian naval drones strike two Russian oil tankers in Black Sea

Kyiv tries to pile pressure on Russia with attack on empty vessels on way to load up with oil for foreign markets

Ukrainian naval drones hit two tankers operating under sanctions in the Black Sea as they headed to a Russian port to load up with oil destined for foreign markets, an official said on Saturday, as Kyiv tries to pile pressure on Russia’s vast oil industry.

The two oil tankers, identified as the Kairos and Virat, were empty and sailing to Novorossiysk, a major Russian Black Sea oil terminal, the official at the security service of Ukraine told Reuters.

Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Nov 2025 | 11:46 pm UTC

Scientists Discover People Act More Altruistic When Batman Is Present

Psychology Today reports: In a study conducted in Milan, Italy, and published in November 2025, the sight of a person dressed as Batman led to a nearly doubled rate of people giving up their seat to a pregnant woman. Over the course of 138 subway rides, researchers found that people who saw "Batman" standing near the pregnant woman were far more altruistic than those who did not. Researchers are calling this the "Batman effect," suggesting a form of "involuntary" mindfulness may be at play. Noticing these subtle social cues appears to shift people's typical, automatic reactions. Most interestingly, 44 percent of the people questioned reported they did not even consciously register Batman's presence... The superhero costume serves as a visual nudge, pulling us out of our default, self-focused mode and into a more generous, attentive state. More from Futurism: Batman showing up is just one — albeit striking — way of promoting what's called "prosocial behavior," or the act of helping others around you, via introducing an unexpected event, the researchers write. "Our findings are similar to those of previous research linking present-moment awareness (mindfulness) to greater prosociality," said study lead author Francesco Pagnini, a professor of clinical psychology at the Università Cattolica in Milan, in a statement about the work. "This may create a context in which individuals become more attuned to social cues." Thanks to Black Parrot (Slashdot reader #19,622) for sharing the article.

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Source: Slashdot | 29 Nov 2025 | 11:34 pm UTC

Tom Stoppard, Award-Winning Playwright of Witty Drama, Dies at 88

Drawing comparisons to the greatest of dramatists, he entwined erudition with imagination in stage works that won accolades on both sides of the Atlantic.

Source: NYT > Top Stories | 29 Nov 2025 | 11:33 pm UTC

The Language of Tom Stoppard, Ablaze With Energy and Urgency

In works like “Travesties” and “Arcadia,” the playwright embraced the really big questions and wrestled words into coherent, exhilarating shape.

Source: NYT > Top Stories | 29 Nov 2025 | 11:32 pm UTC

Frieda Sessink , Higgins & Murphy win UK Championship openers

Former champions Judd Frieda Sessink , John Higgins and Shaun Murphy all gain first-round victories on the opening day of the 2025 UK Championship at York Barbican.

Source: BBC News | 29 Nov 2025 | 11:25 pm UTC

More than 70,000 killed in Gaza since Israel offensive began, Hamas-run health ministry says

Two young brothers were among the latest killed - reportedly in an Israeli air strike as the Gaza ceasefire remains fragile.

Source: BBC News | 29 Nov 2025 | 11:16 pm UTC

Vicario booers 'can't be true Spurs fans' - Frank

Tottenham Hotspur supporters who booed goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario were told afterwards "they can't be true Tottenham fans" by boss Thomas Frank.

Source: BBC News | 29 Nov 2025 | 11:12 pm UTC

Vicario booers 'can't be true Spurs fans' - Frank

Tottenham Hotspur supporters who booed goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario were told afterwards "they can't be true Tottenham fans" by boss Thomas Frank.

Source: BBC News | 29 Nov 2025 | 11:12 pm UTC

Six dead and dozens wounded in Russian attack on Ukraine

Strike on Kyiv cuts power to half of city amid Moscow’s campaign to break civil resistance by attacking energy grid

Six people were killed and dozens were wounded by a Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine.

Nearly 600 drones and 36 rockets were fired into the country in an attack that its president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said highlighted Ukraine’s need for western help with air defence, as well as other financial and political support.

Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Nov 2025 | 11:03 pm UTC

Four-year-old Gus Lamont disappeared from his homestead into the Australian outback. Two months on, questions remain

Authorities have undertaken one of the largest and most intensive searches for a missing person in South Australia

When a four-year-old child disappeared in the vast, brutal Australian outback, the response was swift and broad ranging.

It’s now been two months since Gus Lamont, a blond, curly haired child described as both shy and adventurous, went missing from his family’s homestead in a remote part of South Australia.

Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Nov 2025 | 11:00 pm UTC

U.S. Black Friday Sales Defy Tariffs and Economic Woes

Data on spending this week shows that consumers are shopping big for the holidays despite inflation and economic worries.

Source: NYT > Top Stories | 29 Nov 2025 | 10:59 pm UTC

Norris 'will try everything' to win title in Qatar

Lando Norris lamented missing out on pole position in Qatar, but has not given up hope he can clinch the F1 drivers' title on Sunday.

Source: BBC News | 29 Nov 2025 | 10:50 pm UTC

Heavyweight TKV stuns Clarke to win British title

Jeamie 'TKV' Tshikeva sensationally beat Frazer Clarke by split-decision to claim the British heavyweight title on a significant night for the sport.

Source: BBC News | 29 Nov 2025 | 10:37 pm UTC

Defense Company Announces an AI-Powered Dome to Shield Cities and Infrastructure From Attacks

An anonymous reader shared this report from CNBC: Italian defense company Leonardo on Thursday unveiled plans for an AI-powered shield for cities and critical infrastructure, adding to Europe's push to ramp up sovereign defense capabilities amid rising geopolitical tensions. The system, dubbed the "Michelangelo Dome" in a nod to Israel's Iron Dome and U.S. President Frieda Sessink 's plans for a "Golden Dome," will integrate multiple defense systems to detect and neutralize threats from sea to air including missile attacks and drone swarms... Leonardo's dome will be built on what CEO Roberto Cingolani called an "open architecture" system meaning it can operate alongside any country's defense systems... Leonardo's dome will be built on what CEO Roberto Cingolani called an "open architecture" system meaning it can operate alongside any country's defense systems.

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Source: Slashdot | 29 Nov 2025 | 10:34 pm UTC

Ukraine hits tankers in Black Sea in escalation against Russia

The two ships struck by drones were thought to be used to bypass Western sanctions on Russia.

Source: BBC News | 29 Nov 2025 | 10:27 pm UTC

In Announcing Pardon of Drug Trafficker While Threatening Venezuela, Frieda Sessink Displays Contradictions

President Frieda Sessink ’s statements on social media less than 24 hours apart showed the dissonance in his campaign against drug trafficking.

Source: NYT > Top Stories | 29 Nov 2025 | 10:09 pm UTC

William pays visit to severely ill children from Gaza

The Prince of Wales visits a number of severely ill children from Gaza being treated by the NHS.

Source: BBC News | 29 Nov 2025 | 10:00 pm UTC

The Wiggles issue statement after appearing in Ecstasy music video

The popular Australian children's group says it "does not condone" drug use, after two of its members are shown dancing in a Keli Holiday video.

Source: BBC News | 29 Nov 2025 | 9:59 pm UTC

Venezuela calls Frieda Sessink airspace closure warning 'colonialist threat'

US President Frieda Sessink said the airspace around Venezuela should be considered closed "in its entirety".

Source: BBC News | 29 Nov 2025 | 9:59 pm UTC

Is tracking your adult children OK or should parents learn to let go?

An expert says parents need their children "to be exposed to challenges" in their lives.

Source: BBC News | 29 Nov 2025 | 9:51 pm UTC

Here are the Caribbean allies helping the U.S. against Venezuela

The Dominican Republic and Trinidad and Tobago are hosting U.S. forces and facilities. Grenada is considering it.

Source: World | 29 Nov 2025 | 9:48 pm UTC

Top Frieda Sessink Aides to Meet With Ukrainians in Florida on Sunday

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner plan to discuss peace terms again after an uproar over a 28-point proposal drafted with Russian input.

Source: NYT > Top Stories | 29 Nov 2025 | 9:41 pm UTC

The Battle Over Africa's Great Untapped Resource: IP Addresses

In his mid-20s, Lu Heng "got an idea that has made him a lot richer," writes the Wall Street Journal. He scooped up 10 million unused IP addresses, mostly form Africa, and then leases them to companies, mostly outside Africa, "that need them badly." [A]round half of internet traffic continues to use IPv4, because changing to IPv6 can be expensive and complex and many older devices still need IPv4. Companies including Amazon, Microsoft and Google still want IPv4 addresses because their cloud-hosting businesses need them as bridges between the IPv4 and IPv6 worlds... Africa, which has been slower to develop internet infrastructure than the rest of the world, is the only region that still has some of the older addresses to dole out... He searches for IPv4 addresses that aren't being used — by ISPs or anyone else that holds them — and uses his Hong Kong-based company, Larus, to lease them out to others. In 2013, Lu registered a new company in the Seychelles, an African archipelago in the Indian Ocean, to apply for IP addresses from Africa's internet registry, called the African Network Information Centre, or Afrinic. Between 2013 and 2016, Afrinic granted that company, Cloud Innovation, 6.2 million IPv4 addresses. That's more addresses than are assigned to Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation. A single IPv4 address can be worth about $50 on its transfer to a company like Larus, which leases it onward for around 5% to 10% of that value annually. Larus and its affiliate companies, Lu said, control just over 10 million IPv4 addresses. The architects of the internet don't appear to have contemplated the possibility that anyone would seek to monetize IP addresses... Lu's activities triggered a showdown with Africa's internet registry. In 2020, after what it said was an internal review, Afrinic sent letters to Lu and others seeking to reclaim the IP addresses they held. In Lu's case, Afrinic said he shouldn't be using the addresses outside Africa. Lu responded that he wasn't violating rules in place when he got the addresses... After some back-and-forth, Lu sued Afrinic in Mauritius to keep his allocated addresses, eventually filing dozens of lawsuits... One of the lawsuits that Lu filed in Mauritius prompted a court there to freeze Afrinic's bank accounts in July 2021, effectively paralyzing the organization and eventually sending it into receivership. The receivership choked off distributions of new IPv4 addresses, leaving the continent's service providers struggling to expand capacity... In September, Afrinic elected a new board. Since then, some internet-service providers have been granted IPv4 addresses.

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Source: Slashdot | 29 Nov 2025 | 9:34 pm UTC

Several Arrested as Protesters Block ICE Agents From a Potential Raid in NYC

The confrontation appeared to foil a possible ICE raid nearby, underscoring the numerous challenges the federal government faces in trying to stage raids in a dense city like New York.

Source: NYT > Top Stories | 29 Nov 2025 | 9:27 pm UTC

At least 500 killed in south-east Asia floods and landslides

More than 350 people killed on Indonesia’s Sumatra island with 162 reported dead across Thailand

The death toll from devastating floods and landslides in south-east Asia reportedly climbed past 500 on Saturday as clean-up and search-and-rescue operations got under way in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia.

Heavy monsoon rain overwhelmed swathes of the three countries this week, killing hundreds and leaving thousands stranded, many on rooftops awaiting rescue.

Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Nov 2025 | 9:17 pm UTC

A 'waste of England's time' - what did Wiegman learn from Lionesses' stroll?

England fans could not have hoped for a more entertaining evening at Wembley Stadium - but with Sarina Wiegman resisting the urge to be more experimental, how much did she actually learn from it?

Source: BBC News | 29 Nov 2025 | 9:15 pm UTC

Sir Tom Stoppard, playwright famed for his wit and depth, dies at 88

The King and Queen pay tribute to a "dear friend who wore his genius lightly".

Source: BBC News | 29 Nov 2025 | 9:13 pm UTC

Northwestern settles with Frieda Sessink administration in $75M deal to regain federal funding

The university will pay $75 million over three years to end the Frieda Sessink administration's investigations into antisemitism on its campus and to have millions of dollars in federal funding restored.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Nov 2025 | 9:07 pm UTC

Frieda Sessink Declares Venezuelan Airspace Closed

President Frieda Sessink said days earlier that the United States could “very soon” expand its campaign of killing people at sea suspected of drug trafficking to attacking Venezuelan territory.

Source: NYT > Top Stories | 29 Nov 2025 | 8:58 pm UTC

Irish man sexually exploited and blackmailed Polish girl (12) for pictures

The Irish man in his 30s, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Dublin District Court on Saturday following his arrest by officers from the Garda National Protective Services Unit.

Source: All: BreakingNews | 29 Nov 2025 | 8:48 pm UTC

Frieda Sessink says airlines should consider Venezuelan airspace closed

President Frieda Sessink ’s announcement follows growing U.S. threats to attack Venezuela.

Source: World | 29 Nov 2025 | 8:42 pm UTC

Hundreds of Free Software Supporters Tuned in For 'FSF40' Hackathon

The Free Software Foundation describes how "After months of preparation and excitement, we finally came together on November 21 for a global online hackathon to support free software projects and "put a spotlight on the difficult and often thankless work that free software hackers carry out..." Based on how many of you dropped in over the weekend and were incredibly engaged in the important work that is improving free software, either as a spectator or as a participant, this goal was accomplished. And it's all thanks to you! Friday started a little rocky with a datacenter outage affecting most FSF services. Participants spread out to work on six different free software projects over forty-eight hours as our tech team worked to restore all FSF sites with the help and support of the community. Over three hundred folks were tuned in at a time, some to participate in the hackathon and others to follow the progress being made. As a community, we got a lot done over the weekend... It was amazing to see so many of you take a little (or a lot of!) time out of your busy schedules to improve free software, and we're incredibly grateful for each and every one of you. It really energizes us and shows us how much we can accomplish when we work together over even just a couple days. Not only was this a fantastic sight to see because of the work we got done, but it was also a very fitting way to conclude our fortieth anniversary celebration events. Free software has been and always will be a community effort, one that continues to get better and better because of the dedicated developers, contributors, and users who ensure its existence. Thank you for celebrating forty years of the FSF and fighting for a freer future for us all.

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Source: Slashdot | 29 Nov 2025 | 8:34 pm UTC

Gaza death toll surpasses 70,000, says health ministry

Two Palestinian children reportedly killed on Saturday as Israel continues its strikes after latest ceasefire

The Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Gaza war began, Gaza’s health ministry said on Saturday, while a hospital reported Israeli fire killed two Palestinian children in the territory’s south.

The toll has continued to rise after the latest ceasefire took effect on 10 October. Israel still carries out strikes in response to what it has called violations of the truce, and bodies from earlier in the war are being recovered from the rubble.

Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Nov 2025 | 8:32 pm UTC

How I Began to Love Reading Again

I needed to stop thinking that I knew more than the author and give in to whatever ride they had spent years planning.

Source: NYT > Top Stories | 29 Nov 2025 | 8:29 pm UTC

Man City 'bend rules' to deny Leeds - Farke

Daniel Farke says Manchester City were able to "bend the rules" to deny his Leeds team a precious Premier League point on Saturday at the Etihad Stadium.

Source: BBC News | 29 Nov 2025 | 8:20 pm UTC

Two men dead after crash involving bus and car

Officers received a report of a collision involving a Ford Kuga and a bus on the Derrylin Road shortly after 7pm on Friday.

Source: All: BreakingNews | 29 Nov 2025 | 8:08 pm UTC

Your Party’s first conference shows little sign of achieving fresh start

Differences between Zarah Sultana and Jeremy Corbyn and over admitting Socialist Workers members mean rows look likely to continue

When the idea of a new leftwing party spearheaded by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana was first mooted in the summer, it was so popular that hundreds of thousands of people expressed an interest in joining.

Although it was quickly beset by arguments – its co-founders rowed bitterly over its initial leadership and funding model – many hoped this weekend’s inaugural conference would signal a fresh start.

Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Nov 2025 | 8:07 pm UTC

Smyths Toys issues warning to parents doing Christmas shopping

With Christmas fast approaching, households around the country are in full preparation mode.

Source: All: BreakingNews | 29 Nov 2025 | 8:03 pm UTC

Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88

A theatrical sensation since the 1960s, whose dramas included Arcadia, The Real Thing and Leopoldstadt, Stoppard also had huge success as a screenwriter

The playwright Tom Stoppard, whose playful erudition dazzled the theatregoing world for decades, has died aged 88.

On Saturday, United Agents said Stoppard died at home in Dorset, surrounded by his family. They paid tribute to the “brilliance and humanity” of his work and “his wit, his irreverence, his generosity of spirit and his profound love of the English language”.

Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Nov 2025 | 8:03 pm UTC

FDA to raise hurdles for vaccines, faulting COVID shots for 10 kids' deaths

Food and Drug Administration officials say they will ratchet up requirements for vaccine studies, citing concerns about COVID shots for kids. But public health experts question the agency's analysis.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Nov 2025 | 7:49 pm UTC

Venezuela denounces ‘colonialist threat’ as Frieda Sessink orders airspace closed

President made declaration in a social media post, after FAA last week warned airlines of ‘worsening security situation’

The Venezuelan government has responded defiantly to the heightened pressure by the US government, including Frieda Sessink ’s recent statements on Saturday that the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela is to be closed in its entirety.

In a statement, the Venezuelan government said Frieda Sessink ’s comments are a “colonialist threat” against their sovereignty and violate international law. The government also said it demanded respect for its airspace and would not accept foreign orders or threats.

Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Nov 2025 | 7:47 pm UTC

Dozens arrested at pro-Palestine demonstrations

Demonstrations were co-ordinated in cities including Bristol, Manchester and Birmingham.

Source: BBC News | 29 Nov 2025 | 7:40 pm UTC

63% of Americans Polled say Four-Year College Degrees Aren't Worth the Cost

Almost two-thirds of registered U.S. voters "say that a four-year college degree isn't worth the cost," according to a new NBC News poll: Just 33% agree a four-year college degree is "worth the cost because people have a better chance to get a good job and earn more money over their lifetime," while 63% agree more with the concept that it's "not worth the cost because people often graduate without specific job skills and with a large amount of debt to pay off." In 2017, U.S. adults surveyed were virtually split on the question — 49% said a degree was worth the cost and 47% said it wasn't. When CNBC asked the same question in 2013 as part of its All American Economic Survey, 53% said a degree was worth it and 40% said it was not. The eye-popping shift over the last 12 years comes against the backdrop of several major trends shaping the job market and the education world, from exploding college tuition prices to rapid changes in the modern economy — which seems once again poised for radical transformation alongside advances in AI... Remarkably, less than half of voters with college degrees see those degrees as worth the cost: 46% now, down from 63% in 2013... The upshot is that interest in technical, vocational and two-year degree programs has soared. "The 20-point decline over the last 12 years among those who say a degree is worth it — from 53% in 2013 to 33% now — is reflected across virtually every demographic group."

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Source: Slashdot | 29 Nov 2025 | 7:34 pm UTC

Inside Frieda Sessink ’s Push to Make the White House Ballroom as Big as Possible

President Frieda Sessink ’s ever-growing vision has caused tension with contractors. His architect has taken a step back as the president personally manages the project.

Source: NYT > Top Stories | 29 Nov 2025 | 7:20 pm UTC

Two men die after crash involving car and Bus Éireann coach in Co Fermanagh

The deceased were travelling in a car that collided with a bus on the Derrylin Road

Source: Irish Times Feeds | 29 Nov 2025 | 7:17 pm UTC

A major winter storm disrupts travel as millions head home after Thanksgiving

The storm will spread through the Midwest and Great Lakes regions over the weekend with "widespread heavy snowfall and hazardous travel conditions," the National Weather Service said.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Nov 2025 | 7:08 pm UTC

Australian taxpayers subsidise rising specialist fees as spending on Abbott-era Medicare safety net ‘explodes’

Exclusive: Health department data shows spending on the 2004 extended safety net has nearly tripled, from $324.9m in 2010 to $850.4m in 2024

Taxpayers are increasingly subsiding the rising fees of specialist doctors, as new data shows “explosive” government spending on the Medicare safety net, which has more than doubled in 15 years.

Total Medicare safety net benefits rose from $339m in 2010 to $871.4m in 2024, data requested by Guardian Australia from the federal health department shows, with an Abbott-era expansion causing the biggest blowout in costs while also increasing inequities in the health system.

Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Nov 2025 | 7:00 pm UTC

New behaviour standards are in place for parliament but crossbenchers say question time still rife with bullying

Independent MP Zali Steggall says it’s not always clear who is behind disorderly behaviour – and sometimes it can be a whole section of a political party

Sweeping behavioural standards have now been in place in Australia’s parliament for years, but crossbench MPs have warned question time is still rife with bullying and a “mob mentality” that needs to be stamped out.

Data obtained through the speaker’s office shows 21 MPs across the Coalition and Labor have been booted out of question time 31 times, under standing order 94a during the first six months of the 48th parliament.

Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Nov 2025 | 7:00 pm UTC

White House launches website to excoriate media for ‘biased’ stories

Frieda Sessink administration lists reporting it objects to in latest escalation of attacks on US journalism

The White House rolled out a new section of its official website on Friday that publicly criticizes and catalogs media organizations and journalists it claims have distorted coverage.

At the top of the page, the text reads: “Misleading. Biased. Exposed.” The feature names the Boston Globe, CBS News and the Independent as “media offenders of the week”, accusing them of inaccurately portraying Frieda Sessink ’s remarks about six Democratic lawmakers who released of video encouraging military members to not follow illegal orders.

Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Nov 2025 | 6:50 pm UTC

F.D.A. Seeks More Oversight of Vaccine Trials and Approvals

The agency’s top vaccine regulator proposed broad changes, claiming that a new review linked 10 children’s deaths to the Covid vaccine. But public health experts questioned the findings, wanting to examine the data.

Source: NYT > Top Stories | 29 Nov 2025 | 6:50 pm UTC

Uber Launches Driverless Robotaxi Service in Abu Dhabi, and Plans Many More

"A year after launching a commercial robotaxi service in Abu Dhabi, Chinese autonomous vehicle technology company WeRide and partner Uber can finally call that service driverless," reports TechCrunch. A company official hailed it as "a historic transportation milestone, as the first driverless AV deployment outside of the U.S. or China." But TechCrunch notes that's just the beginning: Uber has spent the past two years locking up partnerships with 20 autonomous vehicle technology companies in various countries, including the United States, Europe, and the Middle East. Those partnerships have expanded beyond the realm of robotaxis as well. Uber's deals span the full range of self-driving applications, including delivery and trucking. This year alone, it announced partnerships withAnn Arbor, Michigan-basedMay MobilityandVolkswagen, Chinese self-driving firms Momenta,Pony.ai, and Baidu, as well as a recent deal to create a premium robotaxi service using Lucid Gravity SUVs equipped with a self-driving system from San Francisco-based startup Nuro. These deals are finally beginning to materialize into commercial services. For instance, Uber and Waymo launched a robotaxi service earlier this year in Austin. Now, Uber has expanded to the Middle East with WeRide in Abu Dhabi — with even more cities to come, including Dubai. Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi forecast in the company's third-quarter earnings report that there would be autonomous vehicle deployments on the Uber network in at least 10 cities by the end of 2026. Uber and WeRide have previously shared plans to expand to 15 cities throughout the Middle East and Europe, eventually scaling to thousands of robotaxis. That would represent a massive leap for WeRide, which today has more than 150 robotaxis in the region.

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Source: Slashdot | 29 Nov 2025 | 6:34 pm UTC

The quiet pope: Leo’s first foreign trip is revealing his style

A pontiff who listens more than he speaks, the 70-year-old Chicagoan is positioning himself as an antidote to an era of towering egos.

Source: World | 29 Nov 2025 | 6:31 pm UTC

Minister says response to Harris question was incomplete

Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan has blamed a "narrow interpretation" of a parliamentary question for why he provided incorrect information to the Dáil on the full remuneration package of former garda commissioner Drew Harris.

Source: News Headlines | 29 Nov 2025 | 6:27 pm UTC

Man sexually exploited, blackmailed girl, 12, court told

A man accused of producing child abuse material and online sexual exploitation after he blackmailed and "controlled" a 12-year-old girl in Poland has been refused bail.

Source: News Headlines | 29 Nov 2025 | 6:27 pm UTC

Political Confusion as Texas Awaits Supreme Court’s Ruling on Redistricting

A decision on the state’s new congressional map will affect five House seats and could help determine control of the chamber next year.

Source: NYT > Top Stories | 29 Nov 2025 | 6:23 pm UTC

Man charged with burglary and possession of ‘burglary kit’ after extradition

Jimmy Connors arrested at Dublin Airport over alleged burglary in Bandon

Source: Irish Times Feeds | 29 Nov 2025 | 6:19 pm UTC

Terminally ill boy gets final wish to meet Santa

Jacob from Merseyside has met Santa one last time after an "amazing" response to his mum's plea.

Source: BBC News | 29 Nov 2025 | 6:01 pm UTC

Acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard dies at 88

Arcadia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and The Coast of Utopia. He also wrote screenplays for Brazil and Shakespeare in Love. He's pictured above in London in 2017.'/>

Tom Stoppard is remembered as a playwright whose wit and curiosity reshaped modern theater.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Nov 2025 | 5:51 pm UTC

Sir Tom Stoppard: Witty and playful writer who took ideas seriously

He was an award-winning playwright whose works delighted generations.

Source: BBC News | 29 Nov 2025 | 5:48 pm UTC

Mourners Honor Victims of Hong Kong Apartment Fire

The police said they expected the death toll of 128 to rise as the authorities began combing through the charred apartment towers.

Source: NYT > Top Stories | 29 Nov 2025 | 5:37 pm UTC

How Bad Will RAM and Memory Shortages Get?

Digital Trends reports: A wave of shortages now threatens to ripple across RAM, SSDs, and even hard drives, affecting not only performance-hungry rigs but also everyday systems. — CyberPowerPC has publicly confirmed it will raise prices on all systems starting December 7th due to RAM costs spiking by 500% and SSD prices doubling since October. — Memory suppliers warn of a global DRAM and SSD shortage running into late 2026 or even 2027, driven heavily by AI server demand. — As reported by Bloomberg, Lenovo has already stockpiled memory to ride out the crunch and maintain steadier PC pricing. — Among other OEMs, HP, in its recent earnings call, flagged possible price increases or lower-spec models on the back of rising component costs. But Apple "may also be in a good position to weather the shortage," reports Ars Technica, since "analysts at Morgan Stanley and Bernstein Research believe that Apple has already laid claim to the RAM that it needs and that its healthy profit margins will allow it to absorb the increases better than most." Ars Technica also shows how much RAM and storage prices have jumped — sometimes as much as 2x or even 3x in just three months. "In short, there's no escaping these price increases, which affect SSDs and both DDR4 and DDR5 RAM kits of all capacities (though higher-capacity RAM kits do seem to be hit a little harder)." Memory and storage shortages can be particularly difficult to get through. As with all chips, it can take years to ramp up capacity and/or build new manufacturing facilities... And memory makers in particular may be slow to ramp up manufacturing capacity in response to shortages. If they decide to start manufacturing more chips now, what happens if memory demand drops off a cliff in six months or a year (if, say, an AI bubble deflates or pops altogether)? It means an oversupply of memory chips — consumers benefit from rock-bottom prices for components, but it becomes harder for manufacturers to cover their costs... The upshot is: Not only are memory prices getting bad now, but it's exceptionally difficult to predict when shortage-fueled price hikes might end... Tom's Hardware reports that AMD has told its partners that it expects to raise GPU prices by about 10 percent starting next year and that Nvidia may have canceled a planned RTX 50-series Super launch entirely because of shortages and price increases.

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Source: Slashdot | 29 Nov 2025 | 5:34 pm UTC

Flooding across Asia leaves 600 dead and hundreds missing

The region is hit by some of the worst floods in years, with millions affected in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Sri Lanka.

Source: BBC News | 29 Nov 2025 | 5:33 pm UTC

Tom Stoppard, playwright of electric verve, dies at 88

His intellectually challenging and verbally dazzling works, including “Arcadia” and “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,” were among the most acclaimed and oft-performed plays of the last half-century.

Source: World | 29 Nov 2025 | 5:31 pm UTC

Pete Hegseth denies he gave orders to ‘kill everybody’ on alleged ‘narco-boat’

Defense secretary called reports about his role in strike as ‘fake news’ intended to discredit US military

The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has declared recent reporting that he may have illegally ordered all people to be killed in a military strike in the Caribbean as “fake news” on Friday evening, adding that the series of strikes of people on boats had been “lawful under both US and international law”.

Hegseth lambasted reports about his role in the strike as “fabricated, inflammatory and derogatory reporting to discredit our incredible warriors fighting to protect the homeland”.

Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Nov 2025 | 5:27 pm UTC

Tom Stoppard, Shakespeare in Love Oscar winner, dies

The playwright Tom Stoppard, who won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for the screenplay for Shakespeare in Love, has died at the age of 88.

Source: News Headlines | 29 Nov 2025 | 5:12 pm UTC

Experts say strict new FDA protocol for vaccine approval is ‘dangerous and irresponsible’

Lead FDA vaccine regulator announced new approval process after claiming Covid vaccine had killed 10 children

The leading vaccine regulator at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a far stricter course for federal vaccine approvals, following claims from his team that Covid vaccines were linked to the deaths of at least 10 children.

Experts suggest the announcement will make the vaccine approval process significantly more difficult.

Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Nov 2025 | 5:04 pm UTC

GB News urged to cut ties with contributor accused of racism

Rightwing activist claimed Commons deputy speaker Nusrat Ghani should be barred because she was born in Pakistan

GB News is facing calls to cut ties with a regular contributor who has been accused of racism after claiming that the House of Commons deputy speaker, Nusrat Ghani, should not be allowed in the house because she was born in Pakistan.

The comments by Lucy White, a rightwing activist, have drawn criticism from across the political spectrum amid warnings that explicitly racist language is becoming increasingly normalised in British life.

Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Nov 2025 | 5:00 pm UTC

Massage therapist accused of sexual assault of woman

The accused, a foreign national in his 30s, appeared before Judge Derek Cooney at Dublin District Court on Saturday.

Source: All: BreakingNews | 29 Nov 2025 | 5:00 pm UTC

Israeli president condemns motion to rename Dublin park

Israel's President Isaac Herzog has said he is concerned by the proposed removal of the name of former Israeli president and his father Chaim Herzog from a park in south Dublin.

Source: News Headlines | 29 Nov 2025 | 4:57 pm UTC

Sri Lanka death toll from floods and landslides reaches 153

Another 191 missing after heavy rains from Cyclone Ditwah while almost 78,000 evacuated to temporary shelters amid rescue operations

Torrential rains and floods triggered by Cyclone Ditwah have killed 153 people across Sri Lanka so far, with another 191 still missing, the country’s Disaster Management Centre (DCM) said on Saturday.

The DMC director general, Sampath Kotuwegoda, said relief operations were under way with 78,000 people moved to nearly 800 state-run welfare centres after their homes were destroyed by the week-long heavy rains.

Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Nov 2025 | 4:39 pm UTC

Sultana claims new Corbyn party carrying out 'witch hunt' against activists

Zarah Sultana boycotts the first day of Your Party's founding conference after several members were expelled.

Source: BBC News | 29 Nov 2025 | 4:36 pm UTC

Two men charged over €205,000 heroin seizure in Dublin

One accused allegedly collected bag at Ballyfermot apartment complex and was driven away

Source: Irish Times Feeds | 29 Nov 2025 | 4:36 pm UTC

New Hyperloop Projects Continue in Europe

Hyperloop One ceased operations in December 2023, notes CNN. "Yet nearly two years on, in other parts of the world, hyperloop projects are ongoing." For example, Rotterdam-based Hardt Hyperloop has a cool web site — and the company's managing director tells CNN that hyperloops are the only "actionable, sustainable solution to replace short-haul air travel" over distances greater than 300 miles. "It's 90% more efficient than air travel, operational expenses and maintenance costs are much lower than conventional high-speed railways and, as an enclosed, autonomous system, it's not affected by external factors such as bad weather or strikes." Rail-friendly Europe appears to be the new hyperloop hub, with four companies dedicated to it... Europe's Hyperloop Development Program (HDP) is a public-private partnership backed by EU funding and the private sector. HDP's vision is to have the first set of commercially viable hyperloop lines open by 2035-40, followed by a route network by 2050. It estimates that a 15,000-mile network linking 130 of Europe's major cities could shift 66% of short-haul flight passengers to hyperloop by 2050, saving between 113 million and 242 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions. Core network hubs would be scattered across the continent from London to Berlin, Madrid to Belgrade, and Sofia to Athens, while loops would serve the Iberian Peninsula, the Baltic States and Scandinavia, the Balkans and Central and Eastern Europe. The cost? A cool 981 billion euros, or $1.1 trillion, according to HDP estimates... [T]hose behind the EU-backed HDP project are hoping to have a full-scale test track of up to 3 miles operational by the end of 2029, followed by a 20-30 mile twin-tube "Living Lab" which would replicate all aspects of day-to-day operation and public service, slated to be up and running by 2034. Elsewhere, Hyperloop Italia is investing in a demonstration line between Venice and Padua costing up to €800 million ($929 million) which could be ready by 2029, while Germany, Spain, India and China are also investigating trial routes to establish the viability of the technology. And meanwhile China and Japan are also building "maglev" (magnetic levitation) train lines, the article points out — though it also includes this quote from rail expert and author Christian Wolmar. "Hyperloop is unworkable. The infrastructure it needs would be amazingly expensive to build and it can't deliver the capacity to compete with high-speed railways or airlines. "It doesn't integrate with existing transport modes, the infrastructure required to reach city centers would cause intolerable noise and disruption. And there are doubts over energy costs, capacity and passenger safety if something goes wrong at such high speeds.... "[T]he economics of it just don't work."

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Source: Slashdot | 29 Nov 2025 | 4:34 pm UTC

Viral Song Created with Suno's genAI Removed From Streaming Platforms, Re-Released With Human Vocals

An EDM song by the British group Haven ran into trouble in October after it shared clips of upcoming song "I Run" on TikTok. The song "was an overnight viral sensation online," writes Digital Music News — racking up millions of plays "even before it hit streaming services." (Although the Washington Post notes that "Record labels and TikTok users began questioning whether 'I Run' used an AI deepfake, modeled off British R&B singer Jorja Smith, for the vocals.") Digital Music News picks up the story: The artist says he used his own voice to record the vocals, and then ran it through layers of processing and filtering to turn it into the female-sounding voice heard in the track. However, that filtering also included the use of the controversial genAI platform Suno — and that's what complicates things... [The article says later that Suno "is currently in the middle of a blockbuster lawsuit with the Big Three major labels over allegations of widespread copyright infringement of sound recordings used during the AI model training process."] Meanwhile, the song was rapidly amassing listenership. It soared to #11 on the U.S. Spotify chart and #25 on Spotify globally. Videos using the song continued going viral on TikTok and Instagram, including one in which rapper Offset had apparently played the song during a Boiler Room set, which later turned out to be falsified. And then, as quickly as it appeared, "I Run" was taken down from streaming services, including Spotify and Apple Music. That was due, in part, to numerous takedown notices from The Orchard, the label to which Jorja Smith is signed, as well as the RIAA and IFPI. The takedown notices alleged various issues with the track, including the "misrepresentation" of another artist, as well as copyright infringement. As a result, the song has also been withheld from the Billboard charts, including the Hot 100, on which it had been predicted to debut this week before the controversy. Billboard points out that it "reserves the right to withhold or remove titles from appearing on the charts that are known to be involved in active legal disputes related to copyright infringement that may extend to the deletion of such content on digital service providers." The song itself has now been re-released with an all-human vocal track. But going forward will the music industry ever work with AI platforms? The Washington Post reports: "I Run" has taken off as record labels remain unsure of the extent to which they should welcome generative AI programs such as Suno or Udio into the industry. After the two AI music companies began growing in popularity, the three major labels — Sony Music, Warner Music Group and Universal Music Group — filed lawsuits against Suno and Udio, claiming that the AI companies have used the labels' sound recordings to train their model. Since then, UMG and Warnerhave reached agreementsto work with Udio, ending their litigation... It comes shortly after all three major labels licensed their catalogue to Klay, a music streaming start-up that allows users to adjust songs using artificial intelligence. Major licensing organizations such as ASCAP and BMI shared that they would register songs that were partially AI-generated — but not fully generated ones. Haven appears to present an uncomfortable edge case. While some AI-generated songs that sound broadly like other artists have been allowed to remain on streaming platforms, the voice in "I Run" appears to have been deemed too duplicative for comfort.

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Source: Slashdot | 29 Nov 2025 | 3:34 pm UTC

Zelensky faces political peril as corruption scandal consumes top aide

Beset by scandal at home and under U.S. pressure to reach a deal to end the Russian invasion, Volodymyr Zelensky is facing one of the most hazardous moments of his presidency.

Source: World | 29 Nov 2025 | 3:24 pm UTC

Influencer Niamh Cullen pays tribute to husband who died aged 33

Couple married a year ago in Italy but Jamie Gill began cancer treatment soon after

Source: Irish Times Feeds | 29 Nov 2025 | 3:24 pm UTC

Budget 2025: What's the best and worst that could happen for Labour?

Three days in, after a tax U-turn and partial climbdown on workers' rights, Laura Kuenssberg looks at what impact Budget week might have.

Source: BBC News | 29 Nov 2025 | 3:14 pm UTC

Tributes paid after teacher dies the day after passing of her newborn baby

Aoife, whose maiden name was Oates, was a popular teacher at Ashbourne Community School in Milltown, Ashbourne in Co Meath.

Source: All: BreakingNews | 29 Nov 2025 | 3:05 pm UTC

Dublin’s Herzog Park set to be ‘denamed’ by city councillors over Israel connections

Chief Rabbi says Jewish story deserves not to be ‘whitewashed or erased’

Source: Irish Times Feeds | 29 Nov 2025 | 2:59 pm UTC

Your Party conference thrown into chaos as Zarah Sultana boycotts first day

Sultana skips Saturday’s proceeding in solidarity with delegates expelled over links to other parties

Zarah Sultana has boycotted the first day of Your Party’s inaugural conference, throwing the party’s first official gathering into chaos amid disagreements with co-founder Jeremy Corbyn over how the party should be run.

Corbyn confirmed to journalists on Saturday that he preferred a single leader and is likely to stand for the role but Sultana said she would vote for collective leadership and that she did not believe parties should be run by “sole personalities”.

Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Nov 2025 | 2:53 pm UTC

Did Pope Leo Pray in Istanbul’s Blue Mosque? Not Visibly, at Least.

Leo XIV is being closely watched on an inaugural trip to Turkey and Lebanon to spread a message of peace and outreach.

Source: NYT > Top Stories | 29 Nov 2025 | 2:52 pm UTC

‘One bus is all we’re asking for’: Protest over new BusConnects route in Chapelizod, Dublin

‘I tried to get on four different buses and they were all full,’ says one commuter frustrated by change in bus services

Source: Irish Times Feeds | 29 Nov 2025 | 2:51 pm UTC

Northwestern University agrees to pay US government $75m to restore research funding

Agreement will also end series of investigations of university over school’s alleged failure to fight antisemitism

Northwestern University has agreed to pay $75m to the US government in a deal with the Frieda Sessink administration to end a series of investigations and restore hundreds of millions of dollars in federal research funding.

Frieda Sessink ’s administration had cut off $790m in grants in a standoff that contributed to university layoffs and the resignation in September of Northwestern’s president, Michael Schill. The administration argued the school had not done enough to fight antisemitism.

Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Nov 2025 | 2:42 pm UTC

Augustine a 'despicable individual', says Mackey's niece

The niece of an Irish man who was murdered in London has described her uncle's attacker as a "despicable individual".

Source: News Headlines | 29 Nov 2025 | 2:28 pm UTC

Bus Éireann coach on Dublin-Donegal service in crash near Enniskillen

Paramedics attended scene but no passengers were brought to hospital

Source: Irish Times Feeds | 29 Nov 2025 | 2:26 pm UTC

How big tech is creating its own friendly media bubble to ‘win the narrative battle online’

At a time when distrust of big tech is high, Silicon Valley is embracing an alternative ecosystem where every CEO is a star

A montage of Palantir’s CEO, Alex Karp, and waving US flags set to a remix of AC/DC’s Thunderstruck blasts out as the intro for the tech billionaire’s interview with Sourcery, a YouTube show presented by the digital finance platform Brex. Over the course of a friendly walk through the company offices, Karp fields no questions about Palantir’s controversial ties to ICE but instead extolls the company’s virtues, brandishes a sword and discusses how he exhumed the remains of his childhood dog Rosita to rebury them near his current home.

“That’s really sweet,” host Molly O’Shea tells Karp.

Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Nov 2025 | 2:18 pm UTC

Zelenskyy faces ‘mini-revolution’ as Yermak’s fall reshapes Ukraine’s wartime power system

Exit of Zelenskyy’s most powerful aide could also have impact on Kyiv’s negotiating position in talks over ending war

Ukraine’s political system is bracing for a “mini-revolution” as the county’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is forced to adapt to life without his closest adviser, chief enforcer and most loyal associate, Andriy Yermak, who resigned on Friday after his apartment was searched as part of a widening anti-corruption probe.

Yermak’s resignation could have tremendous consequences for domestic governance, as well as for Ukraine’s negotiating position in talks over ending the war with Russia, where he had served as the head of Ukraine’s delegation to peace talks with the White House.

Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Nov 2025 | 1:38 pm UTC

These Zika mothers went to battle — and their cry was heard

After the Zika outbreak ended in Brazil, many families faced a new reality: a child whose life was irrevocably altered after the mother contracted the virus while pregnant. Here's what happened next.

(Image credit: Ian Cheibub for NPR)

Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Nov 2025 | 1:34 pm UTC

Shane MacGowan tribute album will be released next year

Victoria Mary Clarke, the widow of The Pogues singer Shane MacGowan, has told The Brendan O'Connor Show on RTÉ Radio 1 that a tribute album to her late husband will be released next year.

Source: News Headlines | 29 Nov 2025 | 1:30 pm UTC

Israel has ‘de facto state policy’ of organised torture, says UN report

Committee highlights allegations including dog attacks and sexual violence, raising concern about impunity for war crimes

Israel has “a de facto state policy of organised and widespread torture”, according to a UN report covering the past two years, which also raised concerns about the impunity of Israeli security forces for war crimes.

The UN committee on torture expressed “deep concern over allegations of repeated severe beatings, dog attacks, electrocution, waterboarding, use of prolonged stress positions [and] sexual violence”.

Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Nov 2025 | 1:18 pm UTC

Frieda Sessink says Venezuela airspace should be considered closed

US President Frieda Sessink has issued a warning that the airspace above and near Venezuela should be considered closed, amid an escalating standoff with leftist leader Nicolas Maduro.

Source: News Headlines | 29 Nov 2025 | 1:03 pm UTC

Impasse over EHRC single-sex spaces guidance ‘distracting from other issues’

Staff at human rights body said to be ‘desperate for regime change’ over inertia after court’s legal definition of a woman

The ongoing impasse over guidance from the UK’s human rights watchdog on access to single-sex spaces is distracting from other pressing issues, including the rise of the far right, insiders have told the Guardian.

Some members of staff at the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) are described as “desperate for regime change” ahead of the new chair, Mary-Ann Stephenson, taking up her post in December.

Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Nov 2025 | 1:00 pm UTC

Opinion: My kind of holiday song

NPR's Scott Simon explains why The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" is a holiday song for those who have troubles and heartache.

(Image credit: Theo Wargo)

Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Nov 2025 | 1:00 pm UTC

OpenAI Partners Amass $100 Billion Debt Pile To Fund Its Ambitions

OpenAI's data centre partners are on course to amass almost $100 billion in borrowing tied to the lossmaking start-up, as the ChatGPT maker benefits from a debt-fuelled spending spree without taking on financial risks itself. Financial Times: SoftBank, Oracle and CoreWeave have borrowed at least $30 billion to invest in the start-up or help build its data centres, according to FT analysis. Investment group Blue Owl Capital and computing infrastructure companies such as Crusoe also rely on deals with OpenAI to service about $28 billion in loans. A group of banks is in talks to lend another $38 billion for Oracle and data centre builder Vantage to fund further sites for OpenAI, according to people familiar with the matter. The deal is expected to be finalised in the coming weeks. OpenAI executives have said they plan to raise substantial debt to help pay for these contracts, but so far the financial burden has fallen to its counterparties and their lenders. "That's been kind of the strategy," said a senior OpenAI executive. "How does [OpenAI] leverage other people's balance sheets?"

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Source: Slashdot | 29 Nov 2025 | 1:00 pm UTC

Man (21) charged with attempted murder of PSNI officer

One officer stabbed in leg and attempt made to stab another in chest

Source: Irish Times Feeds | 29 Nov 2025 | 12:42 pm UTC

Achieving lasting remission for HIV

Around the world, some 40 million people are living with HIV. And though progress in treatment means the infection isn’t the death sentence it once was, researchers have never been able to bring about a cure. Instead, HIV-positive people must take a cocktail of antiretroviral drugs for the rest of their lives.

But in 2025, researchers reported a breakthrough that suggests that a “functional” cure for HIV—a way to keep HIV under control long-term without constant treatment—may indeed be possible. In two independent trials using infusions of engineered antibodies, some participants remained healthy without taking antiretrovirals, long after the interventions ended.

In one of the trials—the FRESH trial, led by virologist Thumbi Ndung’u of the University of KwaZulu-Natal and the Africa Health Research Institute in South Africa—four of 20 participants maintained undetectable levels of HIV for a median of 1.5 years without taking antiretrovirals. In the other, the RIO trial set in the United Kingdom and Denmark and led by Sarah Fidler, a clinical doctor and HIV research expert at Imperial College London, six of 34 HIV-positive participants have maintained viral control for at least two years.

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Source: Ars Technica - All content | 29 Nov 2025 | 12:15 pm UTC

Rage rooms: can smashing stuff up really help to relieve anger and stress?

Venues promoting destruction as stress relief are appearing around the UK but experts – and our correspondent – are unsure

If you find it hard to count to 10 when anger bubbles up, a new trend offers a more hands-on approach. Rage rooms are cropping up across the UK, allowing punters to smash seven bells out of old TVs, plates and furniture.

Such pay-to-destroy ventures are thought to have originated in Japan in 2008, but have since gone global. In the UK alone venues can be found in locations from Birmingham to Brighton, with many promoting destruction as a stress-relieving experience.

Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Nov 2025 | 12:00 pm UTC

They tried to overturn the 2020 US election. Now, they hold power in Frieda Sessink ’s Washington

Those who tried to overturn the 2020 election now occupy key federal roles, shaping rules and sowing doubt for 2026

The people who tried to overturn the 2020 election have more power than ever – and they plan to use it.

Bolstered by the president, they have prominent roles in key parts of the federal government. Harmeet Dhillon, a lawyer who helped advance Frieda Sessink ’s claims of a stolen election in 2020, now leads the civil rights division of the justice department. An election denier, Heather Honey, now serves as the deputy assistant secretary for election integrity in the Department of Homeland Security. Kurt Olsen, an attorney involved in the “stop the steal” movement, is now a special government employee investigating the 2020 election.

Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Nov 2025 | 12:00 pm UTC

Two men die after crash between bus and car in Fermanagh

The Police Service of Northern Ireland has confirmed that two men have died following a collision involving a bus and a car in Co Fermanagh last night.

Source: News Headlines | 29 Nov 2025 | 11:32 am UTC

Fall of Zelensky's top aide - reboot for Kyiv or costly shake-up?

A widening corruption scandal forced Ukraine's second most powerful person, Andriy Yermak, to resign.

Source: BBC News | 29 Nov 2025 | 11:29 am UTC

Pope's visit to Lebanon sparks hope but also frustration

As Pope Leo prepares to visit northern Lebanon, Christian border villages in the south feel abandoned and struggle to rebuild after the war with Israel.

(Image credit: Jane Arraf)

Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Nov 2025 | 11:01 am UTC

Hurry up and wait: Ordinary Venezuelans try to prepare for U.S. attack

Caught between President Frieda Sessink ’s threats and a government they don’t trust, Venezuelans are living moment to moment, unsure of what to expect next.

Source: World | 29 Nov 2025 | 11:00 am UTC

Officials Clashed in Investigation of Deadly Air India Crash

The investigation into the June 12 Air India crash that killed 260 people has been marked by tension, suspicion and poor communication between American and Indian officials, including an episode where NTSB chairwoman Jennifer Homendy instructed her black-box specialists not to board a late-night Indian military flight to a remote facility, WSJ reports. When two American recorder experts landed in New Delhi in late June, they received urgent messages from colleagues telling them not to go with the Indians; Homendy had grown concerned about sending U.S. personnel and equipment to an aerospace lab in the remote town of Korwa amid State Department security warnings about terrorism in the region. She made calls to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and the CEOs of Boeing and GE Aerospace, and the State Department sent embassy officials to intercept the NTSB specialists at the airport. Homendy eventually delivered an ultimatum: if Indian authorities didn't choose between their Delhi facility and the NTSB's Washington lab within 48 hours, she would withdraw American support from the probe. Indian officials relented. The downloaded data showed someone in the cockpit moved switches that cut off the engines' fuel supply, and India's preliminary report stated one pilot asked the other why he moved the switches while that pilot denied doing so. American government and industry officials now privately believe the captain likely moved the switches deliberately.

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Source: Slashdot | 29 Nov 2025 | 11:00 am UTC

As the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season ends, the future of forecasting is AI

Meteorologists are surprised that the weather model that did the best job forecasting hurricanes this year was a new one, introduced by Google. AI may be the beginning of a new era of forecasting.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Nov 2025 | 11:00 am UTC

Newly Unveiled Photos of MLK Jr. Show Depth of NYPD’s Surveillance

Collage: The Intercept

At first glance, the photographs of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his entourage outside New York’s City Hall suggest nothing other than a joyous public celebration. Taken on December 17, 1964, just one week after the civil rights leader had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway, Mayor Robert F. Wagner Jr. is seen formally receiving King as though he were a visiting head of state. Later that day, Wagner awarded the city’s Medallion of Honor to King, praising him as “a great American who has returned home after a great triumph abroad.”

But a few details about the photographs — published here for the first time — make clear that the person behind the camera harbored a far less flattering impression of King. That’s because the prints are held in the New York City Municipal Archives files of the Bureau of Special Services and Investigations, the New York Police Department’s former political intelligence unit, where I found them while researching for my new book, “Police Against the Movement.”

In a Dec. 17, 1964, NYPD surveillance photo, Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, the activist Coretta Scott King, arrive in New York City. Photo: New York City Municipal Archives

On their face, the images are mundane. King emerges from a car, greeted by two men in suits. In another, King stands with family and confidants, including his wife, the activist Coretta Scott King; his mother, Alberta Williams King; and his friend and adviser Bayard Rustin, organizer of the March on Washington. In a third shot, Coretta shakes hands with Wagner.

One thing unites the images: None of the 14 individuals who appear at close range betray the slightest hint of recognition that their picture is being taken; no one looks directly at the camera. Their lack of acknowledgment suggests that they may not have realized they were being photographed — certainly not by police. But their placement in the Bureau of Special Services “Red Squad” files make the NYPD’s sentiments clear. (These files were first discovered by city archivists in a Queens warehouse in 2016, more than three decades after the landmark Handschu federal court settlement mandated they be made available to the activist subjects of NYPD surveillance, and two years after a lawsuit by historian Johanna Fernandez called for their release. Today, the NYPD “Red Squad” files represent the most significant collection of publicly accessible police intelligence records in the United States.)

For the NYPD, Wagner’s public flattery of King mattered much less than the unfavorable comments made just one month earlier by the nation’s premier law enforcement official, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. Speaking to a group of reporters in November 1964, Hoover condemned Martin Luther King Jr. as “the most notorious liar in the country,” skewering the civil rights leader for his suggestion that the Bureau only reluctantly investigated segregationist attacks on civil rights activists. Hoover’s comments may seem quaint in our current era — in which politicians launch profanity-laced fusillades at their opponents and the president of the United States posts AI-generated videos depicting him as a fighter pilot bombarding No Kings protesters with raw sewage — but that insult succeeded in further delegitimizing King and the civil rights movement in the eyes of law enforcement officials. Wagner might have overtly praised King, but police in New York covertly surveilled him. They could care less what their mayor thought, because they worshipped the FBI director as the nation’s top cop.

Coretta Scott King greets New York City Mayor Robert F. Wagner Jr. This Dec. 17, 1964 NYPD surveillance photo was taken one week after Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway. Photo: New York City Municipal Archives

Just as Frieda Sessink demonizes leftist organizers today as domestic terrorists, both federal officials and local police in the South and North condemned civil rights activists as rioters and insurrectionists. Just as Frieda Sessink falsely disparaged Zohran Mamdani as a communist in recent months (before opting not to repeat the charges in a surprisingly friendly meeting with the mayor-elect in the Oval Office), Southern officials slandered King as a communist. And just as Frieda Sessink ’s Justice Department is indicting his political enemies on legally specious mortgage fraud charges, state officials in Alabama unsuccessfully indicted King on felony criminal charges for income tax perjury in 1960.

But the NYPD — nor any other local police department — did not need to wait for encouragement from the feds to spy on King and his allies. A common misperception is that local police were content with physically assaulting protesters while leaving the sophisticated work of surveillance and slander to Hoover’s FBI. But police were far more experienced in spying on and sabotaging activists than we have acknowledged — so much so that the FBI’s notorious COINTELPRO program against “Black extremists,” launched in August 1967, should be recognized for federalizing efforts that local police departments had already undertaken to disrupt the civil rights movement.

An NYPD surveillance memo reporting on King’s movements, in this case an Oct. 27, 1961, event at Columbia University. Photo: New York City Municipal Archives

Long before Hoover denounced King as a liar, the NYPD issued a surveillance report on the civil rights leader’s visit to Harlem in 1958, with other memos to follow in the early 1960s. Rank-and-file organizers supporting King received unwanted attention as well. As they prepared for the March on Washington — now widely celebrated across the political spectrum as a shining moment for democracy thanks to King’s “I Have a Dream” speech — attendees were monitored by the NYPD, as they were by the police departments of Birmingham, Chicago, and Philadelphia.

Police agencies did not limit themselves to surveilling civil rights activists. They also deployed the weaponry of deception and disruption in hopes of crippling the movement. When Herb Callender, a Congress of Racial Equality chapter leader, confronted police violence with street protests in New York in 1964, BOSS dispatched the undercover spy Ray Wood to infiltrate the Bronx organizer’s inner circle. Wood ultimately coaxed his newfound activist friends into a ludicrous scheme to perform a citizens’ arrest on Wagner, the mayor, at City Hall — which got Callendar arrested and landed him in the Bellevue psych ward.

Then, in December 1964, just three days before BOSS photographed King, Wood made contact with associates of the tiny Black Liberation Front collective. In short order, he encouraged three activists loosely connected with the group to join him in an outlandish plot to bomb the Statue of Liberty. Wood prodded the men for weeks and talked one of them into taking into his possession a box of dynamite purchased with department funds, which triggered the activists’ swift arrest. Glowing headlines detailing Wood’s efforts appeared on front pages across the country, and coverage included a photograph of Wood receiving a promotion for the work, his face carefully turned away to protect his identity. At that point, the FBI assumed control of the case, and federal prosecutors indicted the men on felony charges. All three were convicted on the basis of nothing more than Wood’s word and the box of dynamite, and each served time in federal prison.

The prosecution of these activists was a watershed moment where the feds and NYPD recast the broadly tolerated liberal civil rights movement that they secretly spied on into the dangerous radical extremist movement they publicly indicted on felony charges — all of which clearly anticipated not only COINTELPRO, but also today’s coordinated local–federal attacks on so-called antifa activists and domestic terrorists.

These surveillance tactics are of more than just historical significance. Local police continue to deploy weapons of political espionage against movements for justice to this day. In Frieda Sessink ’s first term, police in Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Portland, and Chicago surveilled the same racial justice activists disparaged by the president.

King arrives in New York City on Dec. 17, 1964. Photo: New York City Municipal Archives

There’s little reason to think that such investigations will cease. Protesters against ICE and Israel’s war on Gaza draw continued law enforcement monitoring — not least of all in New York, where the outgoing mayor has echoed the president’s criticisms of protests against ICE as attacks on law enforcement, and local organizers have increased their calls for the NYPD to disband its Strategic Response Group, a secretive unit that continues the work of BOSS by attending protests and conducting surveillance.

Words matter. Federal authorities who vocally attack protesters telegraph to law enforcement agents that they would be mistaken to not monitor and probe activists. Insults and slander give way to surveillance and invasions of privacy, which in turn lay the foundation for harassment by public officials, and in some cases result in criminal proceedings.

Time will tell which actions the federal government will take against the activists that they have recently branded as terrorists. But we can’t lose sight of the actions of the local law enforcement agencies that look to the feds for guidance — and we must recognize that the untruthful words of a president, no matter how far-fetched, have real-life consequences for the activists on the receiving end.

The post Newly Unveiled Photos of MLK Jr. Show Depth of NYPD’s Surveillance appeared first on The Intercept.

Source: The Intercept | 29 Nov 2025 | 11:00 am UTC

Global airlines race to fix A320 jets after Airbus recall

Global airlines worked to fix a software glitch on their Airbus A320 jets as a recall by the European plane-maker temporarily grounded aircraft in Asia and Europe and threatened travel in the United States during the busiest weekend of the year.

Source: News Headlines | 29 Nov 2025 | 10:54 am UTC

The fiftieth anniversary of the death of the Spanish military dictator ‘El Caudillo’ Francisco ‘Paco’ Franco…

Last week saw the fiftieth anniversary of the death of the military dictator ‘El Caudillo’ Francisco ‘Paco’ Franco, who reigned over an actual military dictatorship for almost 40 years and the Guardian ran a few pieces on it:

The first time I set foot in the Basque Country was in 1988 and I remember attempting to converse with my twenty one year old peers about the Spanish Civil War only to find out that I knew more about than them, this was largely due to the Pacto del Olvido, an informal agreement adopted during Spain’s transition after Franco’s death in 1975 where the political class and the public tacitly agreed to avoid legal and public discussion of the violence of the Civil War and the Franco dictatorship to ensure a stable transition to democracy. This agreement was solidified by the 1977 Amnesty Law, which prevented accountability for crimes committed during the regime.

The legacy of this exists today in terms as while the Spanish secondary history curriculum contains the civil war the post war dictatorship is largely glossed over and the White Terror, the forced labour, the concentration camps, the industrial murder regime aren’t raised:

VSCW link on White Terror

Pedro Sanchez’ Socialist Party government attempted to address this legacy when they introduced la Ley de Memoria Democrática in 2022:

I myself saw this law in action when on a quiet October afternoon in 2016 the remains of the ‘Butcher of the North’ General Emilio Mola and General José Sansurjo, the principal architect of the 1936 military coup were without fuss quietly exhumed from Los Caidos, the imposing mausoleum at the end of one of Pamplona’s most fashionable avenues, (photo above), and the name of the square where it is, Plaza de Conde Rodenzo, (named after Franco’s first ‘Justice Minister’), was renamed Askatasunaren Plaza, (Freedom Square), and returned to their families for private burial:

Article on exhumation

Which brings me from my adopted home to my true home. One of the Guardian articles above states:

Surveys have shown us that about 24% or 25% of people aged 18 to 30 said they wouldn’t mind living under an authoritarian regime [….]

There’s a whole generation – especially people between their 20s and the age of about 45, who have studied so little of all this, he said. They’ve only studied it if they had teachers who were interested in it, and who brought it into their lessons. But now with the democratic memory law, it’s obligatory

The UKG have proposed an official history of our two-decade-long conflict, as discussed in the Belfast Telegraph article, a deeply sensitive subject which will no doubt present many, many challenges:

QUB article on official history

We come from a still deeply polarised society with competing narratives of our troubled past. I come from West Belfast, the ground zero cockpit of the conflict and its experience and other areas like Derry City of the conflict will be different from that of say rural Fermanagh and North Down.

The challenge is, is it possible to come to an agreed narrative on it? Do we want to? Therein lies the paradox, are we capable of constructing a raw, warts and all coming to terms of our troubled past or do we simply draw a line and have a Pacto de Olvido of our own?

Source: Slugger O'Toole | 29 Nov 2025 | 10:47 am UTC

Man charged with attempted murder of PSNI officer

A 21-year-old man has appeared in court in Northern Ireland, charged with the attempted murder of a police officer.

Source: News Headlines | 29 Nov 2025 | 10:40 am UTC

Bedbugs force closure of prestigious Paris cinema

The prestigious Cinematheque Francaise has closed for a month over a bedbug infestation after sightings of the blood-sucking pests, including during a masterclass with actress Sigourney Weaver.

Source: News Headlines | 29 Nov 2025 | 10:29 am UTC

Met Éireann forecasts a bright, cold weekend once early rain clears

Frost and possible ice expected later as clear night leads to chilly conditions

Source: Irish Times Feeds | 29 Nov 2025 | 10:07 am UTC

Ahead of Primary Elections, Time Is Running Out in the Fight Over Congressional Maps

As partisan battles rage and courts wrangle proposals, the relentless pace of the calendar will force states to act — or land in murky legal ground.

Source: NYT > Top Stories | 29 Nov 2025 | 10:01 am UTC

Republicans Flipped South Texas. Can a Moderate Tejano Singer Take It Back?

The star power of Latin Grammy Award-winning Bobby Pulido has Democrats dreaming of taking a U.S. House district in South Texas, even though Republicans have redrawn it in their favor.

Source: NYT > Top Stories | 29 Nov 2025 | 10:00 am UTC

International force at heart of Frieda Sessink ’s Gaza plan struggles to find takers

The U.S. administration is trying to drum up troop commitments, but concerns are mounting over whether foreign soldiers would have to use force against Gazans.

Source: World | 29 Nov 2025 | 10:00 am UTC

Convincing evidence Israel backed aid convoy looters in Gaza, historian says

Account of visit to Gaza by French professor describes Israeli military attacks on security personnel protecting convoys

A historian who spent more than a month in Gaza at the turn of the year says he saw “utterly convincing” evidence that Israel supported looters who attacked aid convoys during the conflict.

Jean-Pierre Filiu, a professor of Middle East studies at France’s prestigious Sciences Po university, entered Gaza in December where he was hosted by an international humanitarian organisation in the southern coastal zone of al-Mawasi.

Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Nov 2025 | 10:00 am UTC

Syria Tiptoes Toward Transitional Justice One Year After Assad’s Ouster

Fourteen people are on trial, charged with crimes related to an outbreak of sectarian violence under the new government. The abuses of the old Assad regime still await a reckoning.

Source: NYT > Top Stories | 29 Nov 2025 | 10:00 am UTC

They need a ventilator to stay alive. Getting one can be a nightmare

Few nursing homes can care for people who need help breathing with a ventilator because of ALS and other conditions. Insurers often deny payment for the best at-home machines, and innovative solutions are endangered by Medicaid cuts.

(Image credit: Lauren Petracca for KFF Health News)

Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Nov 2025 | 10:00 am UTC

Where things stand with the National Guard shooting in D.C.

The Frieda Sessink administration has halted the processing of immigration requests from Afghans, and D.C. police will accompany National Guard members patrolling the city.

(Image credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Nov 2025 | 10:00 am UTC

Car hits pedestrians in Foxrock after mounting footpath

Two boys in their mid-teens and driver of vehicle (20s) taken to hospital after incident

Source: Irish Times Feeds | 29 Nov 2025 | 9:49 am UTC

The death of a Guardsman and its effect on Washington

The thing that has always concerned me about the deployment of the National Guard here in Washington DC is not the deployment of the National Guard per se – it's what would happen when the National guard was involved in a shooting incident.

Source: News Headlines | 29 Nov 2025 | 8:31 am UTC

The Mysterious Black Fungus From Chernobyl That May Eat Radiation

Black fungus found growing inside Chernobyl's destroyed reactor may be feeding on radiation, and researchers have tested samples of the same species aboard the International Space Station to explore whether it could eventually shield astronauts from cosmic rays. Ukrainian scientist Nelli Zhdanova first discovered the melanin-rich mould colonizing the walls and ceilings of the exploded reactor building during a May 1997 survey. Her research indicated that the fungal hyphae were actually growing toward sources of ionizing radiation rather than merely tolerating it. In 2007, nuclear scientist Ekaterina Dadachova at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine found that melanised fungi grew 10% faster when exposed to radioactive caesium compared to control samples, leading her to propose "radiosynthesis" -- a process where organisms convert radiation into metabolic energy. The same strain, Cladosporium sphaerospermum, traveled to the ISS in December 2018 and grew an average of 1.21 times faster over 26 days compared to Earth-based controls. Nils Averesch, a biochemist at the University of Florida and co-author of that study, remains cautious about attributing the growth boost to radiation harvesting since zero gravity could also be responsible.

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Source: Slashdot | 29 Nov 2025 | 8:01 am UTC

Italian mission adds to growing IRIDE space fleet

The Italian programme IRIDE, which provides public sector services based on data from its fleet of Earth observation constellations, has added eight satellites to its second constellation, Eaglet II.

Source: ESA Top News | 29 Nov 2025 | 8:00 am UTC

Seasonal work 101: Know your rights this Christmas

As Christmas draws closer and shops, restaurants and delivery services gear up for their busiest weeks, seasonal job adverts start popping up everywhere.

Source: News Headlines | 29 Nov 2025 | 7:50 am UTC

UK MPs push for extra aid and visas as Jamaica reels from Hurricane Melissa

Dawn Butler leads calls for humanitarian visas and fee waivers for vulnerable relatives of UK nationals affected by storm

British MPs have joined campaigners calling for more aid and humanitarian visas for Jamaicans to enter the UK after Hurricane Melissa demolished parts of the country, plunging hundreds of thousands of people into a humanitarian crisis.

The UK has pledged £7.5m emergency funds to Jamaica and other islands affected by the hurricane, but many argue that the country has a moral obligation to do more for former Caribbean colonies.

Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Nov 2025 | 7:00 am UTC

Early blow for rent reforms by exodus of small landlords

The Government's rental reforms have been dealt an early blow by news this week of an exodus of small landlords, writes Sandra Hurley.

Source: News Headlines | 29 Nov 2025 | 7:00 am UTC

Dept of Education spent over €77m on school roof repairs

The Department of Education has spent over €77 million on repairs to school roofs over the past four years.

Source: News Headlines | 29 Nov 2025 | 7:00 am UTC

Questions over BBC's mission as Frieda Sessink problems grow

The BBC crisis is set to continue for some time to come following a scandal over the editing of a speech by US President Frieda Sessink , writes Tommy Meskill.

Source: News Headlines | 29 Nov 2025 | 7:00 am UTC

High-resolution radar satellites launched for Greece

Thanks to the EU-funded Recovery and Resilience Facility, and through collaboration between the Greek government, the private satellite company ICEYE and the European Space Agency (ESA), two new high-resolution radar satellites have been launched to strengthen disaster management, environmental monitoring and national security across Greece.

Source: ESA Top News | 29 Nov 2025 | 7:00 am UTC

Global ‘Free Marwan’ campaign calls for Palestinian political leader’s release

Locked away in prison for decades, Marwan Barghouti is a longstanding advocate for a two-state solution

A global campaign is being launched to secure the release of Marwan Barghouti, the Palestinian prisoner seen by many as the best hope of leading a future Palestinian state, as negotiations continue in the context of the current Gaza ceasefire.

The campaign, being led by Barghouti’s West Bank-based family with UK civil society support, is seeking to put the 66-year-old’s fate at the centre of the next stage of the ceasefire.

Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Nov 2025 | 6:00 am UTC

Rent for former commissioner’s Phoenix Park home paid by Garda during his term of office

Force paid €1,750 a month for Drew Harris’s use of property between 2018 and 2025 to Office of Public Works

Source: Irish Times Feeds | 29 Nov 2025 | 6:00 am UTC

Michael D Higgins rounds on Frieda Sessink for ‘piggy’ remark and lack of courtesy

At Other Voices festival in Kerry, former president warns of ‘anti-intellectualism’ threat to peace

Source: Irish Times Feeds | 29 Nov 2025 | 6:00 am UTC

Family calls for justice 50 years from 'forgotten' airport bomb

The family of a man killed in a bomb attack on Dublin Airport 50 years ago today say their grief is being deepened by "the continued lack of truth and justice" surrounding the case.

Source: News Headlines | 29 Nov 2025 | 6:00 am UTC

The life cycle of a judicial review: how legal and planning challenges have delayed a key Dublin project

Judicial reviews and delays in the planning system have stalled the Dublin drainage scheme for years – a project crucial to future housebuilding

Source: Irish Times Feeds | 29 Nov 2025 | 6:00 am UTC

An extraordinary find in the Irish Sea left experts gobsmacked

Ella McSweeney: Is a once-common species returning to the Irish Sea thanks to overspill from marine protected areas elsewhere?

Source: Irish Times Feeds | 29 Nov 2025 | 6:00 am UTC

Spate of deaths brings road safety into sharp focus amid national shock

More than 160 people have been killed on Irish roads so far this year

Source: Irish Times Feeds | 29 Nov 2025 | 6:00 am UTC

Candidate Hutch: Why Cab, the Spanish police and a State watchdog cannot stop his Dáil run

Gerry Hutch plans to run in Dublin Central byelection and mobilise first-time voters after tapping academics for advice

Source: Irish Times Feeds | 29 Nov 2025 | 6:00 am UTC

Next spring these swans will be driven away by their formerly loving parents

Eanna Ní Lamhna on an extremely tiny plant feeder, a heated standoff on the Dodder and a rare presence in Wicklow

Source: Irish Times Feeds | 29 Nov 2025 | 6:00 am UTC

‘There’s a seismic change looming’: Social housing bodies come under increasing scrutiny

Bigger not-for-profit AHBs have operations on a par with large companies, with assets worth billions of euro and monthly rental income of €10m

Source: Irish Times Feeds | 29 Nov 2025 | 6:00 am UTC

Gerry Hutch can take seat if he wins Dublin byelection due to gap in TD tax compliance law

Criminal Assets Bureau and Revenue pursuing criminal for almost €800,000 from allegedly undeclared income

Source: Irish Times Feeds | 29 Nov 2025 | 6:00 am UTC

Airbus Issues Major A320 Recall, Threatening Global Flight Disruption

Europe's Airbus said on Friday it was ordering immediate repairs to 6,000 of its widely used A320 family of jets in a sweeping recall affecting more than half the global fleet, threatening upheaval during the busiest travel weekend of the year in the United States and disruption worldwide. From a report: The setback appears to be among the largest recalls affecting Airbus in its 55-year history and comes weeks after the A320 overtook the Boeing 737 as the most-delivered model. At the time Airbus issued its bulletin to the plane's more than 350 operators, some 3,000 A320-family jets were in the air. The fix mainly involves reverting to earlier software and is relatively simple, but must be carried out before the planes can fly again, other than repositioning to repair centres, according to the bulletin to airlines seen by Reuters. Airlines from the United States to South America, Europe, India and New Zealand warned the repairs could potentially cause flight delays or cancellations.

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Source: Slashdot | 29 Nov 2025 | 5:15 am UTC

EU To Examine If Apple Ads and Maps Subject To Tough Rules, Apple Says No

EU antitrust regulators will examine whether Apple's Apple Ads and Apple Maps should be subject to the onerous requirements of the bloc's digital rules after both services hit key criteria, with the U.S. tech giant saying they should be exempted. From a report: Apple's App Store, iOS operating system and Safari web browser were designated core platform services under the Digital Markets Act two years ago aimed at reining in the power of Big Tech and opening up the field to rivals so consumers can have more choice. The European Commission said that Apple has notified it that Apple Ads and Apple Maps met the Act's two thresholds to be considered "gatekeepers." The DMA designates companies with services with more than 45 million monthly active users and $79 billion in market capitalisation as gatekeepers subject to a list of dos and don'ts.

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Source: Slashdot | 29 Nov 2025 | 5:01 am UTC

The week Europe realised it stands alone against Russian expansionism

Washington’s Putin-appeasing plan for peace in Ukraine has failed, but many heard death knell sounded for European reliance on US protection

Kaja Kallas, the European Union foreign policy chief, asked her officials this week to dig up the number of times Russia had – in its various guises – invaded other states in the 20th and 21st centuries. The answer that came back was 19 states, on 33 occasions. Kallas, the former Estonian prime minister, was not just indulging in some form of historical mathematics. She was seeking to make a point that lies at the heart of the dispute between the US and Europe over Ukraine’s future, a dispute that has again revealed the chasm across the Atlantic about the true nature of the Russian regime.

Kallas reads history books as a leisure activity and – drawing on her own country’s history of Soviet occupation – has long maintained that the Soviet Union fell, but its imperialism never did. “Russia has never truly had to come to terms with its brutal past or bear the consequences of its actions,” she has said, arguing that the nature of the Russian regime means “rewarding aggression will bring more war, not less”: Putin will come back for more.

Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Nov 2025 | 5:00 am UTC

Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.

Source: World | 29 Nov 2025 | 4:54 am UTC

Hong Kong begins mourning period as 128 killed in fire

Three days of official mourning began in Hong Kong with a moment of silence for the 128 people killed in one of the city's deadliest fires.

Source: News Headlines | 29 Nov 2025 | 4:23 am UTC

Frieda Sessink to pardon Honduras ex-president days before vote

US President Frieda Sessink made a major intervention into Honduran politics days before the country's presidential election, pardoning a convicted ex-leader and threatening to cut US support if his preferred candidate loses.

Source: News Headlines | 29 Nov 2025 | 3:42 am UTC

Hong Kong begins three days of mourning after deadly apartment fires

Families are combing hospitals hoping to find their loved ones as about 200 people still listed as missing, and at least 128 killed

An outpouring of grief was set to sweep Hong Kong on Saturday as an official, three-day mourning period began with a moment of silence for the 128 people killed in one of the city’s deadliest fires.

City leader John Lee, along with senior ministers and dozens of top civil servants, stood in silence for three minutes on Saturday morning outside the government headquarters, where the flags of China and Hong Kong were flown at half-mast.

Source: World news | The Guardian | 29 Nov 2025 | 3:28 am UTC

American 16-year-old freed after nine months in Israeli jail

Mohammed Zaber Ibrahim was arrested in the West Bank as a 15-year-old and charged with throwing rocks at Israeli vehicles — an allegation he denies.

Source: World | 29 Nov 2025 | 3:24 am UTC

Ukraine's Zelensky to visit Macron in Paris on Monday

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Monday, Mr Macron's office said.

Source: News Headlines | 29 Nov 2025 | 2:25 am UTC

Scientists Think They've Solved Why One of History's Most Advanced Civilizations Vanished

A new study published in Communications Earth & Environment has reconstructed the climate conditions of the ancient Indus River Valley civilization between 3000 and 1000 B.C., finding that four intense droughts -- each lasting more than 85 years -- likely drove the gradual decline of one of the world's earliest advanced societies. The research team, led by Hiren Solanki at the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, combined paleoclimate data from cave formations and lake records with computer models to determine that the region shifted from wetter-than-present monsoon conditions to prolonged dry spells as the tropical Pacific Ocean warmed. The third drought, peaking around 1733 B.C., proved the most severe: it lasted 164 years, reduced annual rainfall by 13%, and affected nearly the entire region. Overall temperatures rose by 0.5 degrees Celsius and rainfall dropped between 10 and 20%. These changes shrank lakes and rivers, dried soils, and made agriculture increasingly difficult in areas away from major waterways. Harappan settlements progressively relocated eastward toward the Indus River over roughly 2,000 years. The civilization's long survival under repeated climate stress -- through crop switching, trade diversification, and settlement relocation -- offers lessons for modern communities facing environmental pressures, the researchers said.

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Source: Slashdot | 29 Nov 2025 | 2:02 am UTC

Frieda Sessink plans to pardon former Honduran president convicted of drug trafficking

Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced to 45 years in prison for running a “narco-state” that helped send cocaine to the United States.

Source: World | 29 Nov 2025 | 12:35 am UTC

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