UFC 317: Topuria vs Oliveira – Start time, fight card, how to watch, venue | Mixed Martial Arts News

US President-elect Donald Trump has upended bipartisan efforts to avert a government shutdown, after he rejected a stopgap bill and pressed Republican lawmakers to either renegotiate it or risk their political careers. The new bill would have kept federal funding running at the current level until March after the current… Read Details ⇢

FIRST ON FOX: The senior staff for the new National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) that will help incoming Chairman Tim Scott, R-S.C., in his quest to expand the GOP majority in 2026 were revealed on Thursday, and they include veterans of President-elect Donald Trump, Scott himself and former Vice President… Read Details ⇢

Hirokazu Yokohara, a brilliant 3D Artist renowned for his expertise across multiple 3D software, has discovered that the government of the Tokyo Metropolis has released digital copy of Tokyo, which is a 3D dataset that captures the city’s topography and urban structures. This data is available for download and can… Read Details ⇢

Damascus, Syria – There’s something different about Christmas this year, Damascenes say. Although the decorations may have been more elaborate last year, Carol al-Sahhaf says this year’s festive mood is a cut above, less than two weeks after Bashar al-Assad fled and his regime crumbled. On either side of the biblical… Read Details ⇢

We love WhatsApp, and it just got even better with the addition of ChatGPT. As a method of staying in touch with loved ones and sharing information in group messages, WhatsApp is second to none, and now the UK’s favourite messaging app even lets you chat with OpenAI’s chatbot directly… Read Details ⇢

Late last month, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a state of disaster after six children from Soweto died from eating chips. Could a single agency that monitors food safety be the answer? (Canva) It was the deaths of Zinhle Maama, Isago Mabote, Njabulo Msimango, Katlego Olifant, Karabo Rampou and Monica Sebetwana… Read Details ⇢

Gisèle Pelicot arrives with her lawyers Antoine Camus (C) and Stephane Babonneau (R) at the courthouse in Avignon on December 19, 2024. CLEMENT MAHOUDEAU / AFP A court on Thursday, December 19, sentenced Dominique Pelicot to 20 years in jail for committing and orchestrating the mass rapes of his now… Read Details ⇢

In Canada, Quebec’s provincial government has just announced, without prior warning, a freeze on permanent immigration. Two major programmes are impacted: the Regular Skilled Worker Program (PRTQ) and the graduate component of the Quebec Experience Program (PEQ). The opposition is denouncing a “lack of planning”, while immigrant rights’ organisations accuse… Read Details ⇢

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., has declared that he will not vote for House Speaker Mike Johnson to retain the speakership next year. “He does not have my vote,” Massie told CNN’s Manu Raju. Asked whether he would change his mind, Massie said that would require “a Christmas miracle.” Earlier this… Read Details ⇢