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Confirming what many observers have concluded, Israeli paper Israel Hayom says Israel may decide to stay in south Lebanon beyond the 60-day withdrawal period specified in a ceasefire. The failure to withdraw in 60 days would be yet another violation of the US and France-backed ceasefire agreement reached on November… Read Details ⇢

Watch Rose Parade 2025 The Rose Parade is one of America’s most beautiful and transcendental traditions, a 5 1/2-mile wedding cake fever dream of a march that harkens back to an entirely different chapter of human history. You can watch Rose Parade 2025 online from anywhere with a VPN. Swipe… Read Details ⇢

(John McCann/M&G) The Africa Girl Child Dialogues (AGCDs) is an annual career mentorship initiative spearheaded by Good Governance Africa (GGA) and its partnership network. It is held on 11 October in commemoration of the International Day of the Girl Child. This year it was hosted in partnership with Boston Media… Read Details ⇢

Raoul Peck at the Toronto International Film Festival, September 9, 2023. JOEL C RYAN/AP/SIPA A documentary filmmaker who breathes new life For Raoul Peck, documentaries have the power of resurrection. In cinemas on December 25, the Haitian director’s new film, Ernest Cole, Lost and Found, winner of the Œil d’or… Read Details ⇢

A New Year’s Eve celebration was cut short for families after a Lego display holding balloons for a drop collapsed into a crowded Massachusetts arcade. The Peabody Police Department confirmed in a post on Facebook that multiple people were injured when a plastic Lego display fell from a mezzanine level… Read Details ⇢

Chief of Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials warns that anyone blocking arrest can be prosecuted. South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol will be arrested before a warrant issued over his short-lived declaration of martial law expires next week, the country’s chief anticorruption investigator has said. Oh Dong-woon, the head… Read Details ⇢

Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints. Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints… Read Details ⇢

Learning materials are a basic yet vital resource essential to building an equal education system In South Africa, a country where inequalities in education are still a big issue, access to learner materials such as textbooks, study guides and stationery are essential for quality education. These resources are not just… Read Details ⇢

The FBI seal is pictured in Omaha, Neb., Aug. 10, 2022. CHARLIE NEIBERGALL / AP The FBI uncovered more than 150 homemade bombs on a farm in Virginia in what is thought to be the largest such seizure in the agency’s history, according to court documents filed this week. Agents… Read Details ⇢