Pope Leo XIV: a missionary zeal with a global world view

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Robert Prevost broke a historical taboo against American popes with a path that was anything but typically American.

Zuckerberg’s new Meta AI app gets personal in a very creepy way

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Meta AI's integration into chatbots raises concerns about surveillance, as it can potentially tap into years of personal data collected by its affiliated platforms, ...

World’s tallest and shortest dogs meet for a playdate

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Reggie, a 99cm Great Dane, was standing in his Idaho home. Pearl, a 9cm Chihuahua, was hoisted up by her owner. The height difference between the world’s tallest ...

Diapers, bullets and lip balm: The stuff people flush down airplane toilets

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“It’s a crappy job, all puns intended,” said Brent Wells whose company repairs airplane toilets and pipes that have been clogged.

Tiny dachshund survives 16 months on remote island but eludes rescuers

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Her owners call her a “princess. ” But little Valerie has likely toughened up, says the wildlife group looking for her, living off roadkill and evading poisonous ...

Bust-ed! New Zealand fires ambassador for questioning Trump's grasp of history

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“President Trump has restored the bust of Churchill to the Oval Office. But do you think he really understands history?” the New Zealand diplomat asked.

Bark and ride: The doggy bus craze that’s driving the internet wild

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Dogs are riding customised buses to adventure walks, and the internet is absolutely obsessed.

Dog stuck in well for days is rescued after man hears barking from underground

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A man was at his home in Longview, Texas, when he heard a distant barking and whining sound. He couldn’t pinpoint where it was coming from, and figured it was a ...

For Syria’s Christians, Christmas is a time to grapple with hope and fear

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Although members of the Christian community said they are happy to see the Assad regime go, many are wary of their new Islamist leaders.

Germany’s Scholz loses confidence vote, triggering early election

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Polls suggest that a February election will result in a rightward shift, at a moment when Europe’s largest economy is faltering.

What Putin’s nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile means for Nato security

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INSIGHT: The Russian leader’s use of the missile against Ukraine sends a powerful signal about his intention to weaken Nato and bend Europe’s security architecture ...

Toddler’s trash truck tearjerker

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Trash collector alters weekly route to see his biggest fan, who is a 3-year-old.

Meta unveils AI video models, as tech giants race to produce Hollywood-style clips

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Meta unveils Movie Gen -- its most advanced effort to create video clips from text prompts

Thousands injured in Lebanon as pagers used by Hezbollah explode

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Pagers used by the militant group Hezbollah simultaneously exploded, injuring more than 2,800 people and killing at least nine, officials said.

Shots fired and ‘rather quick golf carts’: Trump tells the story

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OPINION: The former US president talks about the chaotic moments following Sunday’s gunfire at his Florida golf club.

Scientists just figured out how many chemicals enter our bodies from food packaging

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A new study details the chemicals finding their way into human bodies from contact with food.

Trump can’t accept his poor debate. So he’s spiralled into conspiracy theories

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ANALYSIS: Since Kamala Harris was widely seen as besting him at the recent US presidential debate, Donald Trump has spread conspiracy theories and spun false tales, ...

Taliban begins enforcing new draconian laws, and Afghan women despair

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Afghan religious police wield new power to enforce a ban on women raising their voices in public and looking at men other than their husbands or relatives.

A rumble echoed around the world for nine days. Here’s what caused it

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It took about 70 people from 15 different countries and more than 8,000 exchanged messages to crack the case.

Brazilian judge orders suspension of X in dispute with Elon Musk

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Latin America’s largest country, X’s fourth-largest market, is a key arena in the global debate between free speech and disinformation.

I switched to a flip phone and dramatically improved my well-being

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OPINION: Setting aside my iPhone has led to many inconveniences but also more conversations and connection.

Who is Mike Lynch, the British tech entrepreneur in the superyacht sinking?

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Mike Lynch, a British technology entrepreneur, is among those missing after the Bayesian superyacht sank in a freak storm off the northern coast of Sicily.

Elon Musk’s X feed becomes megaphone for his far-right politics

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ANALYSIS: Since buying the platform now known as X, Elon Musk’s public persona has shifted from business-minded tech prodigy to right-wing firebrand.

How dumb can you get? I ditched my smartphone to find out

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OPINION: My fling with a “dumbphone” was an eye-opening distraction. If only it could last, writes Molly Roberts.

In Sudan’s catastrophe, food runs out as guns flow freely

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The effects of the war in Sudan can be measured in superlatives: the world’s biggest internal displacement crisis, largest education crisis and biggest hunger crisis. ...