A member of the Japanese criminal underworld has pleaded guilty to handling nuclear material sourced from Myanmar and seeking to sell it to fund an illicit arms deal, US authorities have said. Yakuza leader Takeshi Ebisawa and a co-defendant had previously been charged in April 2022 with drug trafficking and firearms offences, and both were…
Investigators estimate it will take months to understand the cause of a seaplane crash off the Western Australian coast that killed three people and injured three others. The aircraft carrying seven people is believed to have struck a small limestone outcrop near the popular holiday spot Rottnest Island, west of Perth, about 4pm on Tuesday.…
British nationals being held in Syrian prison camps for fighting on behalf of Islamic State should be allowed to return to the UK, Donald Trump’s incoming counter-terrorism chief has said. Any country that wants to be a “serious ally” to the United States should commit to the international fight against the extremist group by repatriating…
Weeks after its first ever pro-independence government collapsed, New Caledonia has named a French loyalist as its new president as the territory seeks to rebuild from deadly riots and destruction that battered the economy. Alcide Ponga, from the Le Rassemblement party, was elected president by the newly installed executive in Congress on Wednesday. Ponga’s party…
Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to end factchecking on Facebook and Instagram in the US already has factchecking journalists bracing for cuts at their organizations, given the size of Meta’s funding. The social media giant has provided more than $100m for outside organizations certified by the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) to conduct factchecks on its social networks…
The atmosphere at the Disney Bundle Celebrating National Streaming Day at The Row in Los Angeles on May 19, 2022. Presley Ann | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Disney said Wednesday it has an estimated 157 million global monthly active users watching ad-supported content across its streaming platforms — Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+. That…
An injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, is displayed in New York City on Dec. 11, 2023. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Medicare drug plans can now cover Eli Lilly‘s blockbuster obesity drug Zepbound for obstructive sleep apnea, CNBC confirmed on Wednesday. That opens the door for broader access to Zepbound, which is…
Federal Reserve officials see a rising risk that inflation may remain sticky in the US as policymakers begin wrestling with the impact of policies from the incoming Trump administration, according to the minutes of the US central bank’s latest meeting. While officials believe inflation will continue to move toward 2%, the Fed’s target rate for…
Used Honda Pilots are displayed on the sales lot at Honda Marin on February 06, 2024 in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Used vehicle prices are expected to continue to stabilize in 2025 after swinging wildly for several years before starting to calm down in 2024. Auto data and logistics firm Cox…
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