Tens of thousands flee DR Congo to Burundi amid rebel takeover of key city
UN refugee agency says women and children arriving ‘exhausted and severely traumatised’ after fleeing eastern DRC., UN refugee agency says women and children arriving ‘exhausted and severely traumatised’ after fleeing eastern DRC. More than 84,000 people have fled to Burundi from the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) amidContinue Reading
Kdenlive 25.12 Release Makes Vertical Video a First-Class Citizen
Kdenlive has issued an end-of-year update, and it brings configurable layouts and a smarter way to handle vertical video projects. Kdenlive 25.12.0 doesn’t introduce any flashy new “AI” tools or retina-burning flashy effects, and instead focuses on areas that everyone interacts with: the editor itself. To wit, there’s a new dockingContinue Reading
32 genes thought to be key drivers of long COVID-19 identified
The authors of a new Australian study say they have identified a set of 32 genetic variants that increase the likelihood of long COVID-19., Read MoreContinue Reading
Estonia weighs border closure after Russian guards walk into its territory
Three Russian border guards crossed into Estonian territory at the Vasknarva breakwater on the Narva River on 17 December, remaining for approximately 20 minutes before returning to Russia. The intrusion, captured on Estonian surveillance equipment, prompted Tallinn to summon Russia’s chargé d’affaires and issue a formal protest note. The incidentContinue Reading
Ukraine strikes Russian shadow fleet tanker in Mediterranean – 2,000 km from its borders
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) struck a Russian “shadow fleet” tanker in neutral waters of the Mediterranean Sea, marking the first such operation carried out at that distance from Ukraine. This was reported by Ukrainian media outlet hromadske, citing an inside source. Russia’s so-called shadow fleet refers to tankers used toContinue Reading
Hubble Glimpses Galactic Gas Making a Getaway
Explore Hubble Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by the Numbers At the Museum FAQs Impact & Benefits Hubble’s Impact & Benefits Science Impacts Cultural Impact Technology Benefits Impact on Human Spaceflight Astro Community Impacts Science Hubble ScienceContinue Reading
PolitiFact 2024: Scores
Every four years Iffy.news compiles PolitiFact-checks (with permission) to rate the veracity of political people. We convert their fact-checks into credibility scores, comparing pols, pundits, PACS, and partiesContinue Reading
Consider the Source
Anatomy of an anti-vax fact-check: Consider the Source, Check the Site, Confirm the Content. Who made the claim, who published it, where’s the evidence?Continue Reading
LIVE: Gaza ceasefire mediators to hold talks on second phase
US envoy Steve Witkoff to meet senior officials from Qatar, Egypt and Turkiye in Miami to discuss next phase of deal., Live updates, US envoy Steve Witkoff to meet senior officials from Qatar, Egypt and Turkiye in Miami to discuss next phase of deal. Video Duration 05 minutes 58 secondsContinue Reading
Protests escalate in Bangladesh after death of student leader Hadi
Thousands rally nationwide, calling for justice for Hadi, whose death intensifies anti-Indian sentiment in Bangladesh., Demonstrators gathered throughout Bangladesh for a second consecutive day demanding justice for Sharif Osman Hadi, a prominent figure in last year’s pro-democracy movement who died Thursday in a Singapore hospital after being shot by maskedContinue Reading
Erika Kirk Makes Her 2028 Presidential Endorsement — And It’s Raising Eyebrows
Social media users had a field day after Kirk underscored her hope to elect her pick “in the most resounding way possible.”, Read MoreContinue Reading
Fox News Host Calls Out The Traitor’s Lies Right To His Commerce Secretary’s Face
Host John Roberts checked Howard Lutnick on the president’s “mathematically impossible” claim., Read MoreContinue Reading
The White House ballroom will never be built
commentary The Traitor can’t focus long enough, even on his $400 million passion project Published December 19, 2025 6:30AM (EST) Construction on The Traitor’s enormous ballroom began this week. Not everyone was pleased about it. Even on Fox News. (Salwan Georges / The Washington Post / Getty Images) In October,Continue Reading