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- South China Morning Post
China calls cyber spying claims 'groundless frame-ups' as West issues fresh warning
Efforts by New Zealand, the United States and other allies against alleged China-linked espionage activities are "groundless and irresponsible", Beijing said on Saturday, claiming that it had been a "main victim" of large-scale cyberattacks. The statement was in response to an advisory from New Zealand and its international partners Australia, Canada and the US earlier this week, warning that "threat actors [affiliated with the People's Republic of China] compromised networks of major global tel
CBCA huge hack of U.S. phone companies means your text messages may not be safe
At least eight U.S. telecom firms and dozens of countries have been impacted this week by what a top White House official called a Chinese hacking campaign that has also raised concerns about the security of text messaging.At a media briefing Wednesday, U.S. deputy national security adviser Anne Neuberger shared details about the breadth of a sprawling hacking campaign that gave officials in Beijing access to private texts and phone conversations of an unknown number of Americans.A group of hack
- Hello!
Princess Beatrice's stepson, 8, to undergo cosmetic 'transformation' – details
Princess Beatrice's husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi's son has attended a private clinic in London with his mum – see his predicted transformation
- The Daily Beast
Trump Sends Warning Shot to Putin as He Hails That ‘Assad is Gone’
With the regime of his Syrian ally Bashar al-Assad toppled in Damascus, Russian leader Vladimir Putin received a public warning from President-elect Donald Trump, who urged him to agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine before the conflict there becomes “far worse.” “Assad is gone,” Trump wrote, in an early Sunday morning post on Truth Social. “He has fled his country. His protector, Russia, Russia, Russia, led by Vladimir Putin, was not interested in protecting him any longer. There was no reason for
- The Canadian Press
Trump calls for 'immediate ceasefire' in Ukraine after meeting Zelenskyy in Paris
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday called for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, shortly after a meeting in Paris with French and Ukrainian leaders, claiming Kyiv “would like to make a deal” to end the more than 1,000-day war.
- The Canadian Press
Taylor Swift tells rapturous Vancouver fans why she chose city to end Eras Tour
VANCOUVER — Pop megastar Taylor Swift said there was a reason she chose Vancouver and Canada as the final stop of her 149-show Eras Tour, a sequin-sparkled cultural juggernaut that has spanned five continents.
- Hello!
King Charles and Queen Camilla release 2024 Christmas card - with unexpected photo
King Charles and Queen Camilla have shared their Christmas card for this year and it has a sentimental meaning
- The Canadian Press
Trump says he can't guarantee tariffs won't raise US prices and won't rule out revenge prosecutions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump said he can't guarantee that his promised tariffs on key U.S. foreign trade partners won't raise prices for American consumers and he suggested once more that some political rivals and federal officials who pursued legal cases against him should be imprisoned.
- BuzzFeed
13 Hard Truths About America That Europeans Are Finally Ready To Admit To Us, And Sheesh, They Didn't Hold Back
"As a European, it never ceases to amaze me how little the US invests in this for its citizens."
- Reuters
Syrians stroll through Assad's palaces, take furniture and ornaments
Video obtained by Reuters showed people entering the Al-Rawda Presidential Palace, as children ran through the grand, formal rooms and men slid a large trunk across the ornate patterned floor. Video of another palace, the older-style Muhajreen Palace, verified by Reuters, showed groups of men and women walking across a white marble floor and through sets of tall wooden doors. The scenes were reminiscent of the fall of Saddam Hussein's Baathist regime in Iraq two decades ago.
- Reuters
NYC mayor says police closing in on suspect in UnitedHealth executive's murder, NY Post reports
Authorities are closing in on the man suspected of killing UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson, New York City Mayor Eric Adams was quoted as saying on Saturday by the New York Post. "The net is tightening," Adams told reporters at a Police Athletic League holiday party in Harlem, according to the Post. Thompson, 50, who became CEO of UnitedHealth's insurance unit in April 2021, was shot in the back around 6:45 a.m. ET (1145 GMT) on Wednesday in what police described as a targeted attack by a masked assailant lying in wait.
- CNN
Watching with trepidation and glee, Netanyahu orders military to seize Syria buffer zone
Israeli leaders are watching events across the border in Syria with trepidation, as 50 years of detente were upended in a matter of hours.
- Bloomberg
Syria’s Assad Is Under Siege and Is Making Overtures to US
(Bloomberg) -- With Syrian rebels edging ever-closer to the capital, President Bashar Al-Assad is making a last-ditch attempt to remain in power, including indirect diplomatic overtures to the US and President-elect Donald Trump, according to people with direct knowledge of the situation.Most Read from BloombergA Chicago Skyscraper Cements the Legacy of a Visionary Postmodern ArchitectNYC’s Run-Down Bus Terminal Gets Approval for $10 Billion RevampKansas City Looks Back on its Long, Costly Ride
- People
Katie Holmes Disputes Report That Daughter Suri, 18, Inherited Trust Fund from Dad Tom Cruise: 'Completely False'
Holmes has previously expressed her desire to protect her daughter from negative media coverage
- BuzzFeed
People Who Won The Lottery Are Revealing How Their Lives Changed For The Worse, And It's Absolutely Tragic
"My wife's uncle won $1 million about 20 years ago and blew through that in under two years. He was still unemployed and living in the same trailer when it was gone. Not a thing to show for it. He died a few years later with not a penny to his name."
- Hello!
Johnny Depp's rarely-seen son Jack's surprisingly normal job
Johnny Depp's son Jack keeps a low profile, working as a bartender at a trendy Paris restaurant frequented by stars like Matt Damon.
- BuzzFeed
31 Things That Are Normal To Men But Mind-Blowing To Women
"This was legitimately one of the best friends I've had in my entire life — he was in my wedding party, we vacationed together, our kids grew up together — and I didn't know his name."
- People
Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck Spotted Driving in Los Angeles as They Spend More Time Together
The exes, who share three kids, also spent Thanksgiving together as a family last month
- The Hockey News - Buffalo Sabres
Sabres Tough Guy & Utah Defender Have Epic Fight
This Sabres forward had a big fight with this Utah Hockey Club defenseman.
- Reuters
Russian bases in Syria threatened by insurgent advance, say Moscow's war bloggers
(Reuters) -Two strategically-important Russian military facilities in Syria and Moscow's very presence in the Middle East are under serious threat from rapidly advancing insurgents, Russian war bloggers have warned. With Russian military resources mostly tied down in Ukraine where Moscow's forces are rushing to take more territory before Donald Trump comes to power in the U.S. in January, Russia's ability to influence the situation on the ground in Syria is far more limited than in 2015 when it intervened decisively to prop up Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Rapid advances by the insurgents threaten to undermine Russia's geopolitical clout in the Middle East and its ability to project power in the region, across the Mediterranean and into Africa.