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Dec 5, 2025 - World

Strike comes amid congressional turmoil over legality of US attacks on suspected drug smugglersThe Pentagon announced on Thursday that the US military had conducted another deadly strike on a boat suspected of carrying illegal narcotics, killing four men in the eastern Pacific, as questions mount over the legality of the attacks.Video of the new strike was posted on social media by the US southern command, based in Florida, with a statement saying that, at the direction of Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, “Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel in international waters operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization”. Continue reading...

Dec 5, 2025 - World

The surprise visitor waddled around the pub during what’s known as ‘silly season’ where seals pop up in unexpected placesOn a wet, lazy Sunday evening a baby fur seal waddled into a craft beer bar in Richmond, at the top of New Zealand’s South Island. Accustomed to seeing animals in the pet-friendly bar, co-owner Bella Evans initially assumed the visitor was a dog before she took a closer look.“Everyone was in shock,” Evans said. “Oh my gosh. What do we do? What’s going on?” Continue reading...

Dec 5, 2025 - World

A U.S. operation in Syria last month mistakenly killed a man who had been working undercover against the Islamic State group, according to his family, a war monitor and officials

Dec 4, 2025 - World

A federal judge put a stop to the State Department's plans to fire some employees, ruling late Thursday that the new stopgap spending law passed by Congress to end the shutdown last month prohibits any reductions in force.

Dec 4, 2025 - World

The deadliest fire in Hong Kong in decades is putting pressure on Beijing’s governance system in the city