At least 80 people were released, including one with U.S. ties, though more than 800 remain detained in Venezuela for opposing President Nicolás Maduro’s rule, rights groups say.

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Side-blotched lizards probably don’t call the game that, but they play a version of it anyway. A new study explains the hidden biology that makes this possible.

The fire at a bar in a popular ski resort killed around 40 people and injured more than 100, officials said. The cause was still unknown.

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Financial pressures have fueled a fifth day of demonstrations around Iran, with at least one person killed in the protests so far, according to the authorities.

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The tanker, which had been sailing to Venezuela to pick up oil, has claimed Russian protection, although the U.S. authorities say it is a stateless vessel.

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Heirs of families that suffered in the Holocaust have gotten back precious items: not treasured art, but the keepsakes of dead relatives.

Beijing is using a ban on the humble mollusk to punish Japan over its apparent willingness to defend Taiwan.

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If you think this free agent market is moving slow, well, it’s not your imagination.

Congressmember delivered opening remarks at city hall, noting that Mamdani is the city’s first Muslim mayor

Zohran Mamdani and his wife Rama Duwaji appearing on stage for his inauguration ceremony earlier.

New York is a place that “a young immigrant democrat socialist Muslim can be bold enough to run and brave enough to win,” he says, “not by abandoning conviction, but by standing firmly within it.”

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⚽ Premier League updates from the 8pm GMT kick-off
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Sunderland: Roefs, Hume, Mukiele, Alderete, Cirkin, Xhaka, Geertruida, Mayenda, Le Fee, Adingra, Brobbey. Subs: Patterson, Neil, Rigg, O’Nien, Mundle, Isidor, Hjelde, Harrison Jones, Tutierov.

Man City: Donnarumma, Matheus Luiz, Dias, Ake, O’Reilly, Silva, Gonzalez, Foden, Savio, Cherki, Haaland. Subs: Trafford, Reijnders, Doku, Rodri, Gvardiol, Khusanov, Mukasa, Lewis, Reigan Heskey.

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Blaze that swept through crowded New Year’s Eve bar in Crans-Montana also injured 115 people

• Swiss resort fire: latest updates

• Le Constellation bar fire in Switzerland: what we know so far

Switzerland will hold five days of mourning after an “unprecedented” fire tore through a crowded bar, killing about 40 people and injuring 115 who were celebrating at a New Year’s Eve party in the Alpine ski resort of Crans-Montana.

The country’s president, Guy Parmelin, described the blaze as one of the most traumatic events in Switzerland’s history. “It was a drama of an unknown scale,” he said, paying tribute to the many “young lives that were lost and interrupted”.

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Iranian protesters are bringing the regime to halt on Thursday over the cost of living crisis plaguing the Islamic Republic — as $1 is now worth 1.4 million Iranian rials.

Trump has signed more executive orders in 2025 than in all four years of his first term, combined. It's unclear whether many of them can survive the challenge in court.

James Nesbitt, Minnie Driver, Ruth Jones and Alfred Enoch star in the thriller based on Coben's 2019 novel.

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Chris Olave was hospitalized after a blood clot was reportedly found in his lung, and he will miss the team's Week 18 game.

We're told he was especially close with Bethenny Frankel, Tinsley Mortimer, Lydia Hearst and Kelly Obsourne.

The iconic cupcake company, which was born and bred in California, dropped the bombshell Wednesday that it was shuttering all of its locations after roughly 20 years in business.

New year party at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana turned into tragedy as flames shot across the ceiling

• Switzerland resort fire – latest updates

The new year had passed its first hour and the party in Le Constellation was in full swing with revellers dancing to thumping hip-hop. Dawn was far off and the teenagers and twentysomethings were in no hurry to leave the bar. It was, after all, New Year’s Day.

Outside, darkness draped Crans-Montana, a ski resort in the Swiss Alps with a reputation for poshness and luxury. Le Constellation, however, had few pretensions: a cavernous venue with TV screens on the top floor to watch sport, and a basement with low lighting, loud music and a dancefloor.

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The model shared a carousel on Instagram of his favorite moments with his younger siblings, Cruz and Harper Beckham, parents, Victoria and David, and girlfriend, Kim Turnbull.

Passed unanimously, California Assembly Bill 455 requires homeowners to disclose any history of thirdhand smoke or vaping residue when selling their property.

The 63-year-old is accused of killing his former beauty queen wife Kerri Ann Abatti at their $1.6 million Pinetop, Arizona home.

Comedy battles cancel culture as Fox contributor warns 'woke is not dead' despite recent wins for free speech. Comedians face ongoing censorship threats.

Pink shares emotional New Year's Eve hospital selfie after neck surgery, reflecting on 2025's highs and lows while promising to "choose joy" in 2026.

Who's ready for a wild Week 18?!