American influencer apologizes for snatching Australian baby wombat

American influencer Sam Jones said that she had picked up a wombat to try to take the animal off the road.

Source: CBS News

NSW police say off-duty officers’ shouts of ‘Allahu Akbar boom’ after dispute with Muslim man were ‘banter between friends’

‘The chanting you heard was not directed at you in any way,’ inspector tells Sydney man who complained about neighbour’s Christmas party in Glenmore Park

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Source: The Guardian

U.S. launches multiple strikes against Houthi targets as Trump issues warning

President Trump said the U.S. would use "overwhelming lethal force" until Houthis cease shipping attacks.

Source: CBS News

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 9, including aid workers and journalists, witnesses say

Two back-to-back Israeli airstrikes in northern Gaza killed at least nine people on Saturday, according to Gaza civil defense. Witnesses say several of those killed were aid workers and journalists.

Source: NPR

‘I like Nigel Farage’: Runcorn and Helsby byelection could be big test for Starmer

Labour won the seat last year with more than 50% of votes – now polls suggest it will just hang on or lose to Reform UK

On a weekday morning, …

Source: The Guardian

How activist Mantle Ridge's presence at Cognizant can help lift the company's valuation

Signals suggest that Mantle Ridge likes Cognizant's new leadership and supports the board's actions. The Street may come to appreciate the stock.

Source: CNBC

Deadly storms kill at least 17 across three US states

Eleven people are dead in Missouri, and Arkansas declares a state of emergency after three killed.

Source: Al Jazeera

Serbia's largest-ever rally sees 325,000 protest government

The collapse of a station canopy that killed 15 people has galvanised anger towards the government.

Source: BBC

Four boys killed by an Israeli drone strike in Gaza

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that South Africa’s ambassador to the United States “is no longer welcome” in the country, in the latest Trump administration move targeting the …

Source: NBC News

The S&P 500 correction shows why risk tolerance matters. These strategies can get investors back on track.

The sudden nature of the stock market’s reversal may have made the drawdown feel even worse, especially for retail investors.

Source: MarketWatch

Israel enacts exacting new rules for aid groups assisting Palestinians

The move to constrain NGOs comes amid a wider Israeli effort to curtail aid delivery in Gaza and shrink the space in which humanitarian groups function.

Source: Washington Post

Severance isn’t in a rush

As we inch closer to the end of Severance’s second season, there are still a lot of open questions. But it’s also become clear that the show isn’t in a …

Source: The Verge