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AFPJournalist Ahmad Al-Shayah was reportedly killed overnight in Khan YounisIsraeli air strikes are continuing in Gaza ahead of the ceasefire agreement and hostage deal with Hamas, which comes into effect on Sunday, subject to the Israeli cabinet’s approval.The strikes killed 73 people overnight, following the announcement of the deal, Gaza’s Hamas-run civil defence agency reported. Victims include 12 people who were living in a residential block in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood of Gaza City, the health ministry said. The Israeli Defence Forces initially said “a fallen projectile” had been identified in southern Israel on Thursday, but later said it had…

It’s a packed year of games, and while many draw attention for their narratives, premises, and unique gameplay mechanics, graphics are also an essential factor. Call the pursuit of photorealism a fruitless endeavor, but some of the worlds and settings that these upcoming games showcase with the power of contemporary game engines are hard to ignore. Check out 30 of the most graphically intensive games launching in 2025. Grand Theft Auto 6 Forget a new trailer – a higher-quality version of the first is all the reminder we need that Grand Theft Auto 6 will be one of the more stunning titles…

Getty ImagesThe UK economy returned to growth for the first time in three months, but the expansion was less than expected.The 0.1% uptick in November was driven by trade for pubs, restaurants and the construction industry, after it shrank in October and September.The figures come after recent turbulence in financial markets sent the UK’s borrowing costs to the highest level for several years and the value of the pound down.But with tax rises coming into effect in April, the sluggish figures have fuelled further concerns that stagnant growth could persist in the UK for some time.Chancellor Rachel Reeves, who has…

Palisades Charter High School (PCHS) in Los Angeles is appealing to the community to help find a new campus after its previous one was severely damaged by the ongoing wildfires in California.”We started our high school experience during COVID, so that was online, and online didn’t really work for anyone,” said Charlie Speiser, the PCHS student body president, during an interview on “Fox & Friends” Wednesday. “We’re really just trying to get our community back together, and all our Pali Dolphins under one roof again.”The school, which serves around 3,000 students from over 100 zip codes, lost much of its…

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured photos of one of the earliest supernovas ever seen, with features appearing like grains and knots found in a cut of wood.”Once upon a time, the core of a massive star collapsed, creating a shockwave that blasted outward, ripping the star apart as it went,” NASA said on its website. “When the shockwave reached the star’s surface, it punched through, generating a brief, intense pulse of X-rays and ultraviolet light that traveled outward into the surrounding space.”Now, nearly 350 years later, scientists are getting a view of the aftermath as the pulse…

The Biden administration is making a final push to fortify America’s cyber defenses against mounting threats from China and Russia, issuing a sweeping cybersecurity executive order just days before leaving office that aims to tackle vulnerabilities from outer space to consumer electronics.The wide-ranging directive is likely to be the administration’s last big policy push before handing the keys over to Donald Trump, who heads to the White House next week and inherits a new world of cyber attacks that have cost the nation billions of dollars and punctured government offices.“The goal is to make it costlier and harder for China,…

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a cease-fire deal. For Palestinians, the agreement provides a respite from a devastating Israeli military campaign that has killed more than 45,000 people in Gaza. For Israelis, it could allow for the release of at least a third of the hostages captured by Hamas. But the ambiguity of the deal offers lingering uncertainty. Patrick Kingsley, the Jerusalem bureau chief for The New York Times, explains.

SANTA CLARA — Silicon Valley Congressman Ro Khanna on Wednesday called for a “full and transparent” investigation into the death of Suchir Balaji, the OpenAI whistleblower who gained national attention last year after publicly claiming the company violated federal copyright laws.Khanna’s request — made in an apparent exchange on the social media site X with Balaji’s mother — came weeks after the whistleblower’s family began publicly questioning a preliminary determination by the San Francisco County Medical Examiner’s Office that the 26-year-old man died of suicide nearly two months ago inside his San Francisco apartment. His parents have since commissioned a…

Citing “economic wartime,” B.C. Premier David Eby says his government backs a federal plan to respond to proposed U.S. tariffs, up to and including possible export tariffs and targeted export bans. Eby made the comments Wednesday after meeting with premiers from across the country, in anticipation of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s threat to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canada.Eby said premiers understood the “importance of unity,” and were in consensus on the need to prepare for Trump to impose the full 25 per cent tariff.“We supported the federal government’s proposals around responding with tariffs and continue to support tariff…

ReutersThe prime minister was met by officials at Kyiv railway stationSir Keir Starmer has arrived in Kyiv to sign what Downing Street is calling a “landmark 100-year partnership” with Ukraine.The pact would formalise economic and military support already pledged to the country, and offers more.It is the prime minister’s first visit to the country since taking office last summer, in a show of support for Ukraine days before Donald Trump re-enters the White House.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is keen to discuss firm security guarantees from key allies such as the UK, wary that a new US administration could start pushing…