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Mexican Medical Plane Crashes in Galveston Bay, Killing at Least 2

23 décembre 2025 à 02:14
The Mexican Navy said it was carrying out a medical support mission with a foundation that assists Mexican children with severe burns.

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Emergency personnel responding to a plane crash in heavy fog at Galveston Bay, in Galveston, Texas, on Monday.

Two New Banksy Murals Appear in London

23 décembre 2025 à 00:31
Two new London murals, widely attributed to the mysterious street artist, combine seasonal themes with what appears to be social commentary on rising child homelessness in Britain.

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A new mural by the artist Banksy appeared in Bayswater, in central London, on Monday.

US regulators approve Wegovy pill, first oral medication to treat obesity

23 décembre 2025 à 02:07

Food and Drug Administration’s approval hands drugmaker Novo Nordisk an edge in the race to market an obesity pill

US regulators on Monday gave the green light to a pill version of the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy, the first daily oral medication to treat obesity.

The US Food and Drug Administration’s approval handed drugmaker Novo Nordisk an edge over rival Eli Lilly in the race to market an obesity pill. Lilly’s oral drug, orforglipron, is still under review.

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© Photograph: Hollie Adams/Reuters

© Photograph: Hollie Adams/Reuters

California stiffs feds on $20B loan — taxpayers pick up the tab

23 décembre 2025 à 02:05
Deadbeat California lawmakers still haven’t paid off a $20 billion federal loan for unemployment claims during the pandemic — and struggling businesses are picking up the ballooning tab instead. Employers are on the hook for an extra $42 in payroll taxes per employee next year to pay down the massive debt, and that tab will...

‘Is this real?’: wife of detained pastor describes anguish as China cracks down on unofficial churches

23 décembre 2025 à 02:00

Church leaders and members detained as government tightens controls on underground Christian gatherings

The knocks came at 2am. Hiding out at a friend’s house in a Beijing suburb, Gao Yingjia and his wife, Geng Pengpeng, rushed downstairs to meet the group of plain-clothed men who said they were police officers. Their son, nearly six, was sleeping upstairs, and Gao and Geng wanted to minimise the ruckus. They knew their time was up.

Two months later, Gao is in a detention centre in Guangxi province, southern China, charged with “illegal use of information networks”. His arrest was part of the biggest crackdown on Christians in China since 2018. It has prompted alarm from the US government and human rights groups, with some analysts describing it as the death knell for unofficial churches in China.

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Trump administration plans to promote loyal diplomats after recall of 30 ambassadors, sources say

23 décembre 2025 à 01:37

Move comes as union representing US diplomats said it was ‘deeply concerned’ by the process, which could ‘politicise’ foreign service

The Trump administration has quietly recalled nearly 30 ambassadors and other senior overseas diplomats as the Trump administration plans to promote appointees loyal to the new administration to higher levels of the state department, according to diplomatic sources.

The recall of the ambassadors or heads of mission, which were confirmed by several current and former senior diplomats, was unusual for targeting career foreign service officers heading embassies overseas who are generally left in place after a change in administration because they strive to be apolitical.

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© Photograph: Jessica Koscielniak/Reuters

© Photograph: Jessica Koscielniak/Reuters

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