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- FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Trump’s National Security Strategy insults Europe and largely neglects Africa
Donald Trump’s National Security Strategy reasserts the Monroe Doctrine and spells out what America First means for the world. Read more » - Trump says he will make telephone call to stop renewed Thailand-Cambodia fighting
Thailand and Cambodia accused each other of targeting civilians in border attacks on Wednesday, as U.S. President Donald Trump said he would make a telephone call to stop the fighting and salvage a ceasefire he brokered in July. Read more » - US backs Japan in dispute with China over radar incident
The United States has for the first time criticised China for aiming radars at Japanese military aircraft during a training exercise last week, about which the Asian neighbours have given differing accounts amid escalating tensions. Read more » - At least 19 killed in collapse of two buildings in Morocco's Fes, state news agency says
At least 19 people were killed and 16 injured early on Wednesday by the collapse of two buildings in Morocco's northeastern city of Fez, a former capital, the state news agency said. Read more » - Hungary's Orban government moves to stem fallout from juvenile centre abuse case
Hungary's government has put state-run juvenile detention centres under direct police oversight, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff said on Wednesday, trying to stem the political fallout from an abuse scandal at one such facility. Read more » - IN REMEMBRANCE: Those we lost in 2025 — who they were, what they meant to us and what they achieved
The roll of those the world has lost during 2025 spans politics, creators and performers in all the arts, the media, the civic arena and the sciences. It includes a storied interpreter of classical music as well as popular music icons from South Africa and abroad. And this roll also… Read more » - SPOTTED ON SENS : Deals, delistings and lifelines reshape sugar, nicotine, chrome and iron
In the dynamic world of corporate strategy, major players like Tongaat Hulett, Mahube Infrastructure, British American Tobacco, Merafe Resources, and BHP are making headlines with significant deals and decisions. From rescue plans to private transitions and innovative growth strategies, sectors such as sugar, nicotine, chrome, and iron are undergoing transformative… Read more » - BOOK REVIEW: Summer reads to ease you into the holidays
Daily Maverick’s book editor-at-large, Joy Watson, shares a selection of stories to slip into as the holidays approach. Read more » - Britons watch YouTube for 51 minutes a day, regulator Ofcom says
LONDON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Britons watched YouTube on average for 51 minutes a day in 2025 on smartphones, tablets and PCs, regulator Ofcom said, noting that services from its owner Alphabet GOOGL.O and from Meta META.O account for more than half of all time spent online. Read more » - Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban
SYDNEY, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Australia on Wednesday became the first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking access to platforms including TikTok, Alphabet's GOOGL.O YouTube and Meta's META.O Instagram and Facebook. Read more »