These Students Ousted Bangladesh’s Government. Now They’re Rebuilding a Democracy.

Japan stocks rise as government reportedly set to propose record budget

Asia-Pacific stocks rose Thursday, with several markets closed for Boxing Day.

CNBC - 59m

Video shows mosque demolition documentary screening in India, not Bangladesh

Yahoo News - 5h

Atlanta academy teaches students the art of playing Santa

Twice a year, between 100 and 150 student Santas and Mrs. Clauses from as far away as Europe enroll at the Northern Lights Santa Academy in Atlanta for a three-day boot camp where they will learn ...

CBS News - 7h

Striking students in Serbia tell chief prosecutor to 'fight for law and justice'

Serbia’s striking university students on Wednesday rallied outside the chief prosecutor’s office to demand justice over a concrete canopy collapse that killed 15 people last month in the country’s ...

ABC News - 16h

UK government art collection should be more visible to public, says minister

Sir Chris Bryant says works must also remain a valuable part of the country’s soft power

Financial Times - 1d

Staying in office is the main challenge for troubled France's new government

France’s president and prime minister managed to form a new government just in time for the holidays

ABC News - 1d

Don't Look Now, but China's AI Is Catching Up Fast

Chinese artificial-intelligence startups are using workarounds to challenge OpenAI despite a lack of access to advanced chips.

The Wall Street Journal - 1d

Syria's Rebel Leaders Have Control of the Country. Now What?

The new Islamist-led government promises moderation, but officials aren’t committing to such issues as women’s rights or free elections.

The Wall Street Journal - 2d

Biden administration withdraws student loan forgiveness plans. What borrowers should know

The Biden administration has withdrawn its two major plans to deliver student loan forgiveness to millions of Americans. Here's what borrowers should know.

CNBC - 2d

House passes government spending package after Trump, Musk fueled chaos

Politico - 5d

McConnell calls out holdouts on government funding, warns of "harmful" shutdown

Politico - 5d

Serbian students rally in Belgrade in latest protest over train station disaster

Hundreds march on state prosecutor’s office to demand justice after 15 people killed when renovated roof collapsed. Hundreds of university students have rallied in Belgrade to protest against the ...

The Guardian - 19h

Syria’s New Leaders Try to Unite Rebel Factions Under a Single Government

The fighters who ousted Bashar al-Assad are aiming to transform their revolutionary movement and assert control over the country.

The New York Times - 20h

Where is Santa right now? These people know

The Norad Tracks Santa website receives several million visitors each year from more than 200 countries and territories.

BBC News - 1d

History Shows Big Changes in ‘Big Government’ Are Hard to Achieve

Past efforts to shrink the federal bureaucracy, including basic things like selling off unused government buildings, have come up short. Republicans are set to try again.

The New York Times - 1d

Republicans succeed in clawing back more IRS tax-cheat enforcement funds. For now.

The IRS estimates there will be 8,000 fewer audits of wealthy taxpayers and businesses though 2029 without the sidelined $20.2 billion.

MarketWatch - 1d

Pro-Palestinian Activists Removed From Michigan’s Student Government

The president and vice president of the University of Michigan’s student assembly were impeached after they demanded divestment and stopped funding campus activities.

The New York Times - 1d

‘I Don’t Digest Food Properly Now’: The Pressure of Managing a Soccer Team

Premier League managers have a hard time switching off. Some struggled to describe how they relax.

The New York Times - 1d

Killing remote work could kill government efficiency in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has threatened to veto any state budget that contains return-to-office mandates for state employees, citing the benefits of remote work in terms of productivity, ...

The Hill - 1d

My Social Security benefit will be $4,500 a month. My wife’s is now $615. Can she get more?

“She stopped working about 15 years ago and started drawing her Social Security when she was 62.”

MarketWatch - 1d

My grandfather co-signed my cousin’s student loan. After my grandfather died, my cousin skipped town. Will the estate have to pay the debt?

“The loan is now in default, and I have no idea where this grandson is.”

MarketWatch - 1d

Where is Santa right now? NORAD tracker maps his Christmas flight

NORAD, the North American Aerospace Command, is tracking Santa on his trip around the world this Christmas, so children and families can see where he is right now.

CBS News - 1d

Video shows attack on Muslim shrine, not 'Hindu temple in Bangladesh'

Yahoo News - 2d

Only 1 hospital in northern Gaza now able to provide services, say officials

Health officials say there is just one hospital left providing humanitarian aid services in northern Gaza amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

ABC News - 2d

Sorting Fact From Fiction as Fear Engulfs Bangladesh’s Hindus

Reports of vandalism and mob violence are real, but wilder accusations emanating from India muddy the picture.

The New York Times - 2d

Investors call for UK government to reform defined benefit pensions

Overhaul could free up billions for real estate and infrastructure, asset managers say

Financial Times - 2d

Tonga government elects ’Aisake Valu Eke as new prime minister

The new leader was chosen by secret ballot two weeks after the previous premier resigned abruptly amid a power struggle with the Pacific nation’s royal family. Tonga’s government elected a new ...

The Guardian - 2d

Timberwolves' Anthony Edwards, fined again for publicly ripping refs, now up to $135K in fines this season

Edwards has lost $135,000 in fines over a 15-game span

CBS Sports - 2d

Biden administration withdraws student loan forgiveness plans. What borrowers should know

The Biden administration has withdrawn two major plans to deliver student loan forgiveness.

NBC News - 2d

French PM names new government, hoping to avoid another no-confidence vote

Centrist François Bayrou had promised a ‘national interest government’ across the middle political ground but ended up leaning to the conservative right. The French prime minister has announced his ...

The Guardian - 2d

Bangladesh asks India for extradition of former prime minister

Yahoo News - 2d

Hundreds march in Croatia for safer schools after a student is killed in a knife attack

Hundreds walked in silence in Croatia’s capital on Monday, seeking action after a pupil was killed and three other children were wounded in a knife attack at a school in Zagreb

ABC News - 2d

France has a new government. Now it must fix the budget while avoiding collapse

French President Emmanuel Macron’s office announced a new government Monday, after the previous Cabinet collapsed in a historic vote prompted by fighting over the country’s budget

ABC News - 2d

Albania opposition activists rally on streets of Tirana to demand government steps aside

Albania’s main opposition party has blocked the capital Tirana’s main intersections in an anti-government protest calling for a technocratic caretaker cabinet

ABC News - 2d

Paul predicts Speaker will be ousted in 2025

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), as part of his annual “Festivus” airing of grievances on social media, said that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will be ousted from the top House GOP leadership job before ...

The Hill - 2d

France has a new government. Now it must fix the budget while avoiding collapse

Yahoo News - 2d

Bangladesh formally asks India to extradite former PM Sheikh Hasina

Hasina fled to India after student-led protests that ended her 15 years in power. Bangladesh has submitted a formal request to India to extradite its former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled ...

The Guardian - 2d