Israel, Hezbollah Fighting Stretches a Cease-Fire Deal to the Limit
Both sides are accusing each other of violations as the deadline nears for Israeli troops to withdraw from Lebanon.
Notable & Quotable: Hakeem Jeffries’s Election Denier Denial
Right-wing extremists are publicly plotting to steal the next Presidential election.’ ...
Macron Gets Real on Iran’s Nuclear Program
The French President admits that Europe needs to get tougher as Tehran moves ever closer to a bomb.
Trump Ratchets Up Campaign to Gain Control of Greenland, Panama Canal
President-elect threatens to hit Denmark with high tariffs if officials there don’t cooperate with his bid for Greenland.
Pacific Palisades Wildfire Prompts Evacuations for Thousands as Strong Winds Fuel Flames
A 200-acre fire threatens homes in western Los Angeles.
Mark Zuckerberg’s Speech Mea Culpa
As Biden leaves office, Meta drops its censorship regime.
Xi Jinping Muzzles Chinese Economist Who Dared to Doubt GDP Numbers
Gao Shanwen questioned Beijing’s ability to boost its economy as threats loom from a property meltdown and burgeoning debt.
AI Startup Anthropic Raising Funds Valuing It at $60 Billion
The Amazon-backed OpenAI rival was valued at $18 billion last year.
Amazon Plans to Invest at Least $11 Billion on Cloud, AI Infrastructure in Georgia
The investment aims to meet the increased demand for advanced cloud infrastructure and compute power, driven by generative AI ...
Pacific Palisades Wildfire Prompts Evacuations as Winds Fan Flames
A more than 1,200-acre fire threatens homes in western Los Angeles.
LG Electronics Expects Fourth-Quarter Operating Profit to Halve
The South Korean consumer-electronics giant forecast a 53% drop in fourth-quarter operating profit, in a sign that its ...
Australia’s Monthly CPI Supports Case for Lower Rates
Australia’s monthly inflation indicator edged higher in November, but stayed at the lower end of the Reserve Bank of ...