After fall of Assad, Syrian Kurds in Iraqi refugee camps face uncertain future

On December 8, the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime was widely celebrated across Syria, but also in neighbouring countries that have been home to millions of Syrian refugees for more …

Source: France 24

Starmer says Ukraine truce 'can't be peace that rewards the aggressor'

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned Thursday that a deal on Ukraine cannot reward the "aggressor," as he met US President Donald Trump who has reached out to Russia. FRANCE …

Source: France 24

Francis’ Illness Raises a Hard Question: Who Governs if the Pope Can’t?

The Vatican says Pope Francis has continued making decisions and is improving, but his two-week hospital stay poses uncomfortable, unanswered questions about Vatican decision-making.

Source: New York Times

Penny Wong accuses Coalition of ‘gunboat diplomacy’ in Senate estimates as Chinese warships sail into Great Australian Bight

James Paterson questions whether PM was across detail of live-fire drill, prompting Wong to say opposition senator ‘not actually interested in detail’

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Source: The Guardian

Germany's Merz in Paris for talks with President Macron

After securing the largest share in the German election, Conservative party leader Friedrich Merz has met French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. They discussed European security in the face of …

Source: Deutsche Welle

Measles in Texas: A deadly disease that can be prevented

An unvaccinated child in West Texas has died from measles — the first US measles death in a decade. The WHO says low vaccination rates puts half the world at …

Source: Deutsche Welle

Hamas hands over dead hostages as Palestinians leave Israeli prison

An Israeli security official said early Thursday that Hamas has handed the bodies of 4 Israelis who were held hostage in Gaza to the Red Cross. The official was speaking …

Source: France 24

Hackers stole this engineer's 1Password database. Could it happen to you?

A software engineer for the Disney Company unwittingly downloaded a piece of malware that turned his life upside down. Was his password manager to blame?

Source: ZDNet

Mexico releases 29 high-level organized crime operatives into US custody

Prisoners, including Rafael Caro Quintero, extradited as Mexico faces pressure to show it’s tackling fentanyl trafficking

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Source: The Guardian

How to print from an Android phone

If you need to print from your Android phone, you'd be surprised at how easy it is to make it work.

Source: ZDNet

Ocalan Says PKK Fighters Should Disarm

Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or P.K.K., called on his fighters to lay down their arms after decades of insurgency against the Turkish state.

Source: New York Times

Google will finally fix awesome (but broken) song detection feature for Pixels

Google broke the feature last year, and it's taken months of complaints to get this far.

Source: Ars Technica