Saudi-Led Coalition Warns Yemen Separatists to Withdraw or Face Force

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Lead: On Dec. 27, 2025, the Saudi-led coalition warned the Southern Transitional Council (STC) to withdraw from territory it seized in recent weeks in southern and eastern Yemen, saying it will intervene to defend the internationally recognized government if the areas are not returned. Maj. Gen. Turki al-Malki, the coalition spokesman, demanded de-escalation and immediate … Read more

African regional bodies reject Israel’s recognition of Somaliland

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Lead: On Dec. 27, 2025, African regional governance bodies publicly rejected Israel’s decision the previous day to recognize Somaliland as an independent state. Somaliland, a self-governing territory of more than 3 million people in the Horn of Africa that declared independence from Somalia in 1991, had not previously been recognized by any country. The African … Read more

Linux Kernel Highlights For 2025: Schedulers, Rust & Torvalds’ Commentary – Phoronix

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Lead Phoronix’s year-end roundup looks back at the most-read Linux kernel stories of 2025, summarizing technical shifts and community developments that shaped the year. Key themes included expanded Rust integration into the kernel, Linus Torvalds’ outspoken interventions on code quality and process, and high-profile filesystem and driver changes such as Bcachefs’ removal from mainline. The … Read more

Is the Sun Really a Dwarf Star?

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Lead The Sun is classified as a G2V star — a G-type main-sequence object whose spectral label includes the Roman numeral V, shorthand for “dwarf.” Measured at roughly 865,000 miles (1.4 million kilometers) across and more than 100 times Earth’s diameter, the Sun remains enormous by planetary standards yet sits in the “dwarf” category used … Read more

QNX Self-Hosted Developer Desktop Brings QNX 8.0 To A Wayland + Xfce Desktop – Phoronix

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Earlier in December the QNX project published an initial release of the QNX Self-Hosted Developer Desktop, a developer-focused environment that runs a full desktop on QNX 8.0. The package aims to remove the need for cross-compilation when building QNX-targeted software by providing native build tools and editors inside a QNX guest. The debut release runs … Read more

ADHD drugs like Adderall do not work like doctors and scientists previously believed – Earth.com

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Lead: A new large-scale study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine and published in Cell finds that commonly prescribed stimulant medications for ADHD — including methylphenidate (Ritalin) and amphetamine formulations (Adderall) — do not primarily change brain circuits that control attention. Instead, scans from 5,795 children (ages 8–11) in the ABCD Study … Read more

Thailand and Cambodia Sign Ceasefire to End Border Fighting

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Lead: On Saturday, Thailand and Cambodia signed a ceasefire at a border checkpoint to halt weeks of fighting over competing territorial claims. The agreement took effect at noon local time (0500 GMT) and prohibits offensive military movements and airspace violations for military purposes. It requires Thailand to return 18 Cambodian soldiers after 72 hours if … Read more

Kenneth Shepard’s Top 10 Games Of 2025 – Kotaku

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In a year-end roundup published on Kotaku, Kenneth Shepard lists his ten favorite games of 2025, framed by a return of creative energy after difficult seasons in 2022–24. The selection spans big franchises and smaller indie experiments, from Pokémon Legends: Z-A to the sprawling visual novel The Hundred Line. Shepard says these titles helped restore … Read more

China industrial profits plunge as weak demand and deflation bite

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China industrial profits plunge as weak demand and deflation bite Lead: Chinese industrial enterprises reported a sharp downturn in profits in the latest reporting period, driven by subdued domestic and external demand and persistent deflationary pressure. The deterioration was flagged in recent press coverage and official releases, prompting questions about the strength of the recovery … Read more

Top Astronomical Events to Watch in 2026

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Lead Skywatchers should mark 2026 as a rich year for celestial spectacle. Highlights include a total solar eclipse on August 12 crossing Greenland, Iceland and northern Spain, and a long total lunar eclipse on March 3 with just over 56 minutes of totality visible across the Americas and the Pacific. The year also brings resumed … Read more

Kyle Whittingham Named Michigan Football Coach After Sherrone Moore’s Dismissal

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Lead Michigan announced on a Friday night that it has hired Kyle Whittingham, the 66-year-old longtime Utah head coach, on a five-year contract to replace Sherrone Moore, who was fired earlier this month. The move comes as Michigan seeks stability after Moore’s December 10 dismissal and ensuing legal charges two days later. Whittingham, who coached … Read more