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News Social media platform Bluesky, a major competitor to Elon Musk’s X, has gained more than 1.25 million users since last week’s U.S. presidential election. Bluesky posted Wednesday morning it had reached more than 15 million users, up from nine million in September. The social media platform, a competitor to Elon Musk’s X,Continue Reading

News Russian glide bombs, drones and a ballistic missile smashed into cities in southern and eastern Ukraine on Monday, officials said, killing at least six civilians and injuring about 30 others. Five were killed in drone strikes on the southern city of MykolaivThe Associated Press · Posted: Nov 11, 2024Continue Reading

News An Israeli airstrike killed seven people late Monday at a café near the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, Palestinian medics said, bringing the death toll from Israeli strikes since Sunday night to at least 37. Palestinians report death toll now tops 43,500, while ceasefire hopes recede againThomson ReutersContinue Reading

Uncertainty and corruption are already looming over this year’s climate negotiations, as delegates descend on oil-rich Baku to start talks Monday. Azerbaijan, known as the land of fire for its oil-producing prowess, is the third petro-state in a row to host annual talks of the United Nations Climate Change Conference,Continue Reading

“You see those white pinkish dots in front of us?” asked Xhemal Xherri, peering across a lagoon along the southern coast of Albania, across the Adriatic Sea from Italy. “Dalmatian pelicans,” said Xherri. “Around 20 of them.” The area is a vital breeding and feeding ground for southeastern Europe’s distinctiveContinue Reading

Ukraine, Russia brace for Trump’s return to the White House Some Ukrainians are expressing uneasiness that Donald Trump’s U.S. election win could mean an end to the country’s support against Russia. Trump has publicly criticized sending Ukraine billions in military aid, and has said he could make a deal toContinue Reading

Quincy Jones, the multi-talented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson’s historic Thriller album to writing prize-winning film and television scores and collaborating with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and hundreds of other recording artists, has died at 91. Jones’s publicist, Arnold Robinson, says he died Sunday night atContinue Reading

World Can you actually cancel out someone else’s vote? Not really, but in a tight presidential race in a deeply divided country, U.S. voters are still trying — or at least making light of it. Even Tim Walz’s daughter Hope got in on the trend that’s all over TikTok Natalie StechysonContinue Reading

News More than 400 people have come forward to the Justice for Harrods Survivors group to lodge complaints against the late business magnate Mohamed Al-Fayed, in what lawyer Bruce Drummond has called “industrial-scale abuse.”  ‘It’s no longer only about Harrods,’ said lawyer on extent of former owner’s abuses Lauren SprouleContinue Reading