President-elect Donald Trump threatens to demand the Panama Canal's return to the US due to increased usage fees imposed by Panama. However, experts emphasize that reasserting control over the canal, ceded to Panama in 1999 under treaties, is legally and practically impossible without military action.
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Mobile telephone and data subscribers in Nigeria will now have to pay more after the government approved a 50-percent increase in tariffs, as the country battles one of its worst cost-of-living crises in decades. Telecommunications companies in the west African country had initially proposed a 100-percent tariff increase in the face of rising operational costs.
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The tragic school shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, by 15-year-old Natalie "Samantha" Rupnow, reflects chilling parallels to infamous school shooters. Rupnow’s manifesto and online presence mirrored the ideologies of Eric Harris, Dylan Klebold, Nikolas Cruz, and international perpetrators like Anton Lundin Pettersson and Pekka-Eric Auvinen. Her writings expressed alienation, hatred for society, and a desire for recognition, echoing Harris’s misanthropy and... Expand
​Before the victim was identified as a woman, the person filming one video said, "Sorry to his family, that's a person right here." From the background, a chorus of "oh s**t" could be heard. But none of them tried to save the woman whose identity has not yet been established though on social media it's being falsely claimed that the woman was some Amelia Carter.
The U.S. plans to create a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, backed by 200,000 bitcoins seized in civil and criminal cases. This move, part of President Trump's effort to make the country a global cryptocurrency leader, aims to stabilize the currency without financial burden on taxpayers.
Charles F Dolan, the founder of HBO and Cablevision, passed away at 98. He revolutionized the TV industry with innovations such as launching HBO in 1972 and founding Cablevision in 1973. The Dolan family maintained a significant presence in media and philanthropy, with considerable contributions to cancer research.
Andrew McIntyre, 39, was sentenced to seven and a half years for inciting violence through social media during the Southport riots in July 2024. He used a Telegram channel, “Southport Wake Up,†to spread hate and organise attacks. McIntyre, who had a history of promoting violence, was arrested with a knife and weapons. The court ruled his actions were driven by racial hatred.