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- Islamic State Says It Targeted Chinese Nationals In Deadly Kabul Restaurant Blast
on January 20, 2026 at 10:07 amAt least seven people were killed as Islamic State-Khorasan Province (IS-K) said the attack was aimed at Chinese citizens amid rising regional security concerns.
- French PM breaks promise in order to strike budget deal with Socialists
on January 20, 2026Without a majority in the Assemblée Nationale, Sébastien Lecornu reluctantly decided to trigger the Constitution's Article 49.3 to pass the 2026 budget bill without a vote in the Assemblée Nationale. The opposition Socialists, meanwhile, will not vote to bring his government down.
- Three funds to buy for capital growth and global income
on January 19, 2026Three investment trusts with potential for capital growth, selected by Adam Norris, co-portfolio manager of the CT […]
- Unionized Veterans Are Joining Labor’s Fight Against Trump
by Steve Early on January 19, 2026 at 6:35 pmAt agencies like the VA, more than 100,000 former service members have been adversely affected by Republican attacks.
- Daily Cartoon: Monday, January 19th
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U.S. stocks were mostly lower, with the Nasdaq leading declines as makers of AI infrastructure suffered steep falls, many in the double digits. Nvidia was down 16%. [...]
Gold settled 1.4% lower, down two of the past three sessions, and silver fell 2.5%, down three of the past four sessions. [...]
Panic fueling the selloff of Nvidia, Broadcom and other tech giants is overblown. [...]
Gain insight on Experian, SoFi Technologies and more in the latest Market Talks covering Financial Services. [...]
Arabica coffee prices hit a record level, as traders digested the withdrawal of President Trump’s threats to impose tariffs and economic sanctions on Colombia. [...]
The Yen and Swiss Franc were stronger against the dollar as investors sought safe havens after Chinese start-up DeepSeek’s new AI model hit U.S. tech stocks. [...]
U.S. natural gas futures fell after weekend updates took some of the chill out of early February weather forecasts. [...]
QXO is taking its offer directly to shareholders after being rebuffed on several occasions. [...]
As 2025 draws to a close, CDT editors are compiling a series of the most notable content (Chinese) from across the Chinese internet over the past year. Topics include this year’s most outstanding quotes, reports, podcasts and videos, sensitive words, censored articles and essays, “People [...]
As 2025 draws to a close, CDT editors are compiling a series of the most notable content (Chinese) from across the Chinese internet over the past year. Topics include this year’s most outstanding quotes, reports, podcasts and videos, sensitive words, censored articles and essays, “People [...]
As 2025 draws to a close, CDT editors are compiling a series of the most notable content (Chinese) from across the Chinese internet over the past year. Topics include this year’s most outstanding quotes, reports, podcasts and videos, sensitive words, censored articles and essays, “People [...]
As 2025 draws to a close, CDT editors are compiling a series of the most notable content (Chinese) from across the Chinese internet over the past year. Topics include this year’s most outstanding quotes, reports, podcasts and videos, sensitive words, censored articles and essays, “People [...]
Watching the Watchers, by Andrew Roberts (CC BY-ND 2.0) [...]
As 2025 draws to a close, CDT editors are compiling a series of the most notable content (Chinese) from across the Chinese internet over the past year. Topics include this year’s most outstanding quotes, reports, podcasts and videos, sensitive words, censored articles and essays, “People [...]
As 2025 draws to a close, CDT editors are compiling a series of the most notable content (Chinese) from across the Chinese internet over the past year. Topics include this year’s most outstanding quotes, reports, podcasts and videos, sensitive words, censored articles and essays, “People [...]
Researchers have found a reliable way to grow helper T cells from stem cells, solving a major challenge in immune-based cancer therapy. Helper T cells act as the immune system’s coordinators, helping other immune cells fight longer and harder. The team discovered how to precisely [...]
Scientists have uncovered a surprising reason why some chronic wounds refuse to heal, even when treated with antibiotics. A common bacterium found in long-lasting wounds does not just resist drugs. It actively releases damaging molecules that overwhelm skin cells and stop them from repairing tissue. [...]
Scientists have uncovered new clues about why diabetic foot infections can become so severe and difficult to treat. By analyzing the DNA of E. coli bacteria taken from infected wounds around the world, researchers found an unexpected level of diversity, with many strains carrying genes [...]
Ibuprofen may be doing more than easing aches and pains—it could also help reduce the risk of some cancers. Studies have linked regular use to lower rates of endometrial and bowel cancer, likely because the drug dampens inflammation that fuels tumor growth. Researchers have even [...]
A nearby active galaxy called VV 340a offers a dramatic look at how a supermassive black hole can reshape its entire host. Astronomers observed a relatively weak but restless jet blasting outward from the galaxy’s core, wobbling like a spinning top as it plows through [...]
NASA’s Artemis II rocket has reached its launch pad after a painstaking overnight crawl across Kennedy Space Center. Engineers are now preparing for crucial fueling and countdown tests ahead of the first crewed Artemis mission. The mission will send four astronauts on a journey around [...]
Physicists have unveiled a new way to simulate a mysterious form of dark matter that can collide with itself but not with normal matter. This self-interacting dark matter may trigger a dramatic collapse inside dark matter halos, heating and densifying their cores in surprising ways. [...]
Scientists at Johns Hopkins have uncovered a surprising new way to influence brain activity by targeting a long-mysterious class of proteins linked to anxiety, schizophrenia, and movement disorders. Once thought to be mostly inactive, these proteins—called GluDs—turn out to play an active role in how [...]
An agreement between the government and the SDF will bring an autonomous region in the north-east under state control. [...]
Police and forensic experts are investigating the cause of their deaths at a private nursery in the west of the city. [...]
Israel says it is unhappy it was not consulted, and Palestinians have also been critical. [...]
The Kurdish-led SDF militia withdrew from the Omar oil field amid an eastward push by government forces. [...]
Internet monitor FilterWatch warns that authorities are trying to cut the country off from international connectivity. [...]
The former UK prime minister and US secretary of state will sit on the "founding executive board", the White House says. [...]
Whatever the concerns and complexities, it remains the only plan in town, with many world leaders pledging to support it, writes John Sudworth. [...]
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says some deaths were “inhuman” and “savage” but blames the US. [...]
Manila takes over the ASEAN chair in what could be a make-or-break year for the bloc. [...]
Beijing’s saber-rattling conceals the real possibility of a loss. [...]
Trump has shown how democracy can be neutralized without being destroyed. [...]
Then as now, big stick diplomacy will lead to costly cycles of intervention and retrenchment. [...]
One of the most misunderstood concepts of international politics is back with a force. [...]
Rights groups denounce internet blackouts, violent clashes, and arbitrary arrests by security forces. [...]
How Reza Pahlavi went from teenaged exile to symbol of his country’s future. [...]
[allAfrica] Geneva -- As we look back on 2025, the world experienced a year of both remarkable achievement and profound challenge in global health. Multilateralism, science and solidarity were tested as never before, underscoring a fundamental truth: international cooperation is not optional. It is essential [...]
[Vanguard] Over 100 worshipers were kidnapped in Kaduna on Sunday as gunmen carried out coordinated attacks on three churches in Kurmin Wali community, Kajuru LGA of the state. [...]
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] A flood as bad as the one in 2000 is hitting southern and central Mozambique and is worsening. More rain is expected today and tomorrow, and more flood waters will come in rivers from South Africa and Zimbabwe, which have [...]
[GroundUp] More than 40 families displaced since 14 January [...]
[Vanguard] FIFA President Gianni Infantino condemned "some Senegal players" for the "unacceptable scenes" which overshadowed their victory in Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations final when they walked off the pitch in protest at a penalty awarded to Morocco. [...]
[Vanguard] Following a recent proposal by the Federal Government of Nigeria to expand the exportation of electricity to neighbouring countries, a familiar national debate may be in the offing. Should Nigeria sell power to neighbouring countries when millions of its citizens live in darkness? [...]
[Africa Check] Ignore social media posts claiming mixture of Jameson whiskey and garlic can cure HIV/Aids [...]
[GroundUp] Residents who can't afford to buy water have to get it from a faraway river [...]