Hamas and Israel say they're ready for more talks as ceasefire's first phase ends

Hamas said Thursday it was ready to begin talks on the second phase of a ceasefire after prisoners were exchanged for the bodies of four Israeli hostages.

Source: NBC News

Disney Plus is adding a bite-sized version of ESPN’s SportsCenter

Disney Plus will begin exclusively airing a bite-sized version of ESPN’s SportsCenter, the company announced on Thursday. The show, called SC Plus, will feature a “fast-paced” update with the day’s …

Source: The Verge

Goldman Sachs downgraded partly on ‘disappointing’ start to 2025 dealmaking

Expectations of a banner year in dealmaking have not yet materialized due to worries about inflation and uncertainties over U.S. government policy, and that is weighing on Goldman Sachs’s current …

Source: MarketWatch

A rare 'parade' of all 7 planets will move across the night sky this week

This phenomenon known as a "planet parade," will feature Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune all present at the same time along a line in the night sky …

Source: NPR

Mexico Releases Cartel Operatives, Including Rafael Caro Quintero, Into U.S. Custody

The handover of so many significant cartel figures was one of the most important efforts by Mexico in the modern history of the drug war to send traffickers to face …

Source: New York Times

FDA cancels vaccine advisory meeting for choosing flu strains for next season's shots

It comes as RFK Jr., a vaccine skeptic who now leads the Department of Health and Human Services, makes moves that could affect vaccination uptake and policy.

Source: CNBC

Five years since deadly Delhi riots, many police cases are falling apart

In many cases, courts criticised the police for lapses in investigation, even "falsely implicating" people.

Source: BBC

Rare paintings depicting the god of wine unearthed in Pompeii

"It is an exceptional historical document," said Italian Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli.

Source: CBS News

Inequality, corruption and police brutality in Kenya

Mehdi Hasan debates Kimani Ichung’wah on Kenya’s crackdown on dissent and the future of Ruto’s leadership.

Source: Al Jazeera

Ukraine’s economy could grow by 5% next year if hostilities end, EBRD says

European reconstruction bank will help rebuild country if peace is agreed but a lasting end to conflict is needed

The war-torn Ukrainian economy could expand by 5% next year if …

Source: The Guardian

Former USSR chess grandmaster Boris Spassky dies at 88

Boris Spassky, the Soviet chess grandmaster who learned to play as an orphan, eventually becoming the informal face of the USSR in the famous, politically-infused "match of the century" against …

Source: France 24

EU hits back hard at Trump’s claim that bloc 'screws' the US

The European Union hit back on Thursday at accusations by President Donald Trump that the bloc was formed to “screw” the US, warning that it would retaliate if Washington levies …

Source: France 24