FACT CHECK: Unrelated audio used in video of crowd mocking VP Sara in Hong Kong
Claim: A video shows overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) chanting a song with the lyrics “Sara Sara Magnanakaw” (Sara, Sara is a thief) during Vice President Sara Duterte’s visit to Hong Kong. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The claim appears in a video shared in multiple Facebook posts on NovemberContinue Reading
Artifacts from SS United States are displayed ahead of the sinking of the historic ship
Before officials in Florida’s Okaloosa County sink the SS United States off the Gulf Coast, on Tuesday the ship’s conservancy displayed a collection of artifacts salvaged from the vessel. (AP Video: Stephen Smith) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/homeContinue Reading
Russia sends a heavier team to the Abu Dhabi peace talks. Four of its five negotiators are on record insisting on the Kremlin’s original war aims
Peace talks between Ukraine, the US, and Russia are ongoing during 10–11 November in Abu Dhabi, with European Commission, European Council, German, French, and British security advisers and the NATO secretary general’s chief of staff attending. The Russian delegation includes Presidential Aide Vladimir Medinsky, General Staff’s Main Directorate (GRU) HeadContinue Reading
252 MPs backed Ukraine’s Space Forces. One MP stopped the final vote
Ukrainian MP Mariana Bezuhla blocked the final vote on a bill to establish Space Forces, she said on social media on 9 November. This happened on the same day that lawmakers passed the bill in its first reading with 252 votes, according to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. The SpaceContinue Reading
Putin is not ready to make peace in Abu Dhabi
The Russian leader still believes he can outlast Western support for Ukraine., As the Russian-Ukrainian war, which long ago entered a phase of attrition, grinds on, Russia, Ukraine and the United States began a new round of US-brokered trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates,Continue Reading
How are Pakistan’s imports from India growing again despite tensions?
Formally, they’re not trading at all. But Pakistan’s imports from India are back to pre-war levels. Is a thaw next?, Islamabad, Pakistan – In the spring of 2025, Pakistan and India severed most of their remaining links after years of acrimony. Gunmen had killed 26 people in Pahalgam in India-administeredContinue Reading
House Democrat Hits Mike Johnson And His Voter Blame Game With A Blunt Reality Check
Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) called out Johnson and his party over their “stunning” response to the red wipeout., Read MoreContinue Reading
House Republicans Pick Jim Jordan As Next Leader
The House Judiciary Committee chair represents something of a break from the current leadership of the Republican conference., Read MoreContinue Reading
An easier way to enter characters with accent marks on Ubuntu
Typing accented characters on Ubuntu isn’t as easy as it is on macOS (or modern smartphone keyboards), where you just have to a key to see available characters appear in a pop-over, and then pick one. Accent Hold is a GNOME Shell extension that adds macOS-style press-and-hold behaviour. Just pressContinue Reading
New malware doesn’t call home, it turns your Exchange server into its home
There’s a new flavor of cereal on the table, but not the appealing kind, particularly for defenders. A new report from global security company ESET describes a “sophisticated, modular, and tightly interconnected” toolset designed to run on compromised Exchange servers for long-term cyberespionage. The malware is named ‘Cereal’ because itContinue Reading
Supreme Court Vacates Trans Detainee’s Win in Roybal v. Griffith
The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 9 threw out a federal appeals ruling that had revived a transgender woman’s challenge to how the El Paso County, Colorado, jail housed and searched her. In Roybal v. Griffith, No. 25-442, the court granted the sheriff’s petition, wiped out the 10th Circuit’s judgmentContinue Reading
Ebola tops 11,000 cases in Congo’s deadliest outbreak
Congo’s Ebola outbreak has topped 11,000 cases, highlighting the severity of the situation, Read MoreContinue Reading
Meghan Markle’s father Thomas Markle Sr. cut off his ankle monitor following child porn arrest
Federal judge orders Meghan Markle’s father, Thomas Markle Sr., jailed without bond after he allegedly cut off his court-ordered ankle monitor., Read MoreContinue Reading