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AFP via Getty ImagesThe first weeks of January will bring an election in Uganda – ruled for 40 years by President Yoweri Museveni, 81. Previous polls in that country have been marred by allegations of irregularities and violence.For Mr...

The U.S. military said it launched another strike Monday on a vessel allegedly carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific, killing two people.U.S. Southern Command claimed in a...

Dozens of motorcycles believed to belong to Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin, were seized this month by authorities in Mexico, the FBI confirmed on Monday while releasing images of the property.The 44-year-old Canadian national,...

President Donald Trump teased that he has a preferred candidate to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve, but is in no hurry to make an announcement — while also musing that he might fire the central bank’s...

President Donald Trump warned Iran against reconstituting its nuclear program Monday as he welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to his home in Florida for wide-ranging talks.The warning comes after Trump has insisted that Tehran’s nuclear capabilities were “completely and fully obliterated” by U.S....

Robots have long been seen as a bad bet for Silicon Valley investors — too complicated, capital-intensive and “boring, honestly,” says venture capitalist Modar Alaoui.But the commercial boom in artificial intelligence has lit a spark under long-simmering visions to build humanoid robots that...

Zohran Mamdani has promised to transform New York City government when he becomes mayor. Can he do it?Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, already faces intense scrutiny, even before taking office in one of the country’s most scrutinized political jobs. Republicans...

new video loaded: What We’re Bringing to AntarcticaWhat do a New York Times reporter and photographer pack for a two-month expedition to the fastest-melting glacier in Antarctica? Raymond Zhong and Chang W. Lee compare the must-have gear that they’re...

Wedaeli Chibelushi,Ameyu Etana,BBC Afaan OromooandFarah Lamane,BBC SomaliAFP via Getty ImagesIsrael has taken the controversial decision to recognise the breakaway state of Somaliland as an independent nation, sparking condemnation from many other countries. China is the latest to condemn the...

Megan Lewis was astonished to discover that her pen pal from over 30 years ago was her OB/GYN that delivered her two children. Source link