Hundreds of brave souls have started their New Year’s Day with a bracing plunge into the Firth of Forth as part of the annual ‘Loony Dook’. It is the 40th time the event has taken place at South Queensferry, with many participants wearing colourful fancy dress as they raced into the water. The dook, a […]
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Published On 1 Jan 20261 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as New York City’s mayor just after midnight in a historic ceremony at a decommissioned Manhattan subway station. Making history as the first Muslim to lead the United States’ largest city, Mamdani took his
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Published On 31 Dec 202531 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share New Year’s Eve celebrations are unfolding across the world as countries move into 2026 one time zone at a time. The first major cities to mark the new year welcomed midnight with fireworks over their waterfronts, and large crowds
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Donald Trump gives Benjamin Netanyahu green light to act against Hezbollah | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/World News Trump and Netanyahu aligned on Hezbollah during their meeting, with the US president signaling support for Israeli action and stressing the need for full disarmament. US President Donald Trump points his finger towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
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Finland has detained a ship after a critical undersea telecommunication cable running between the country and Estonia was damaged Wednesday, Finnish authorities said. Finnish police said in a statement that the vessel suspected of causing the damage was found with its anchor chain lowered into the sea in Finland’s waters, while the damage site itself
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Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 saw its third year of double-digit gains, while non-US stocks registered their best run since 2009. Published On 31 Dec 202531 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Stock markets had a stellar run in 2025. From North America to Europe and Asia, markets racked up
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Cecilia Giménez Zueco of Borja in northeast Spain hit the headlines in 2012 when she gave to the world her “striking” restoration of a fresco of Jesus Christ. The work in question, Ecce Homo (“Behold the Man” in Latin) by the 19th-century painter Elias Garcia Martinez, had been housed for more than 100 years in
Settlement comes after US Federal Trade Commission accused the entertainment giant of unlawfully collecting children’s data. Published On 31 Dec 202531 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Disney has agreed to pay $10m to settle allegations that it breached child privacy laws in the United States, authorities have said. A
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Gen Mamady Doumbouya has been elected president of Guinea after securing the majority of the vote, according to initial polling results published by the country’s election commission. The junta leader is hoping to legitimise his rule after seizing power in a coup four years ago. A civil society group campaigning for the return of civilian
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Beijing has carried out its biggest-ever military drills off the self-governed island. China has launched more rockets as it continues its huge live-fire exercises off Taiwan. The drills, which Beijing named “Justice Mission 2025”, are widely seen as a show of force as China seeks to assert its claim that Taiwan is part of its
