'Caesar,' photographer who exposed Syria barbarity, wins French-German human rights prize — Farid al-Madhan, known globally as "Caesar," a former Syrian military police photographer who… https://ranked.news/eng/caesar-photographer-who-exposed-syria-barbarity-wins-french-german-human-rights-prize?u=b

Trump: World leaders seek roles on Gaza Peace Board — US President Donald Trump announced that he will reveal the members of the Gaza Board of Peace next year, a body intended to manage Gaza until the end of 2027. This i… https://ranked.news/eng/trump-world-leaders-seek-roles-on-gaza-peace-board?u=b

Fed cuts rates amid division among governors over US economy — The US Federal Reserve has reduced its benchmark interest rates by a quarter point for the third consecutive time, bringing them to a range of 3.5%… https://ranked.news/eng/fed-cuts-rates-amid-division-among-governors-over-us-economy?u=b

Trump admin reveals new militarized zone plan for California-Mexico border — The Trump administration announced plans on Wednesday to establish a new militarized zone encompassing 760 acres of pub… https://ranked.news/eng/trump-admin-reveals-new-militarized-zone-plan-for-california-mexico-border?u=b

Hong Kong activist targeted with explicit harassment campaign from China — Exiled Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Carmen Lau, who sought sanctuary in the UK in 2021, has been subjected to a sexuall… https://ranked.news/eng/hong-kong-activist-targeted-with-explicit-harassment-campaign-from-china?u=b

Taliban Arrests Men for Dressing Like Peaky Blinders Characters — In the western Afghan city of Herat, the Taliban's morality police arrested four young men this week for adopting the distinctive fashion of … https://ranked.news/eng/taliban-arrests-men-for-dressing-like-peaky-blinders-characters?u=b

Why are conservationists alarmed about Botswana’s biggest elephant hunt? — Conservationists are alarmed by Botswana's decision to increase its annual elephant trophy hunting quota, a move that reignit… https://ranked.news/eng/why-are-conservationists-alarmed-about-botswanas-biggest-elephant-hunt?u=b

Foreigners allowed to travel to the US without a visa could soon face new social media screening — Foreign travelers entering the U.S. under the Visa Waiver Program may soon … https://ranked.news/eng/foreigners-allowed-to-travel-to-the-us-without-a-visa-could-soon-face-new-social-media-screening?u=b

Bulgarians Return To Streets, Demanding New Government — Tens of thousands of Bulgarians converged on Sofia for a second major protest in less than a month, voicing strong opposition to the government's current spendi… https://ranked.news/eng/bulgarians-return-to-streets-demanding-new-government?u=b

A major strike in Portugal is expected to bring widespread disruption — Portugal is bracing for widespread disruption on Thursday as its two main trade union confederations, representing nearly a milli… https://ranked.news/eng/a-major-strike-in-portugal-is-expected-to-bring-widespread-disruption?u=b

Indonesia’s Aceh families struggle as floods leave villages in ruins — Devastating floods in Aceh Tamiang, Indonesia, have displaced hundreds of thousands, with all 300,000 residents of the region affect… https://ranked.news/eng/indonesias-aceh-families-struggle-as-floods-leave-villages-in-ruins?u=b

Australia begins enforcing social media law banning children under 16 from major platforms — Australia has begun enforcing its new Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age… https://ranked.news/eng/australia-begins-enforcing-social-media-law-banning-children-under-16-from-major-platforms?u=b

At least half a million people evacuated amid Thai-Cambodia border clash as Unesco urges protection for iconic sites — Intense border clashes between Thai… https://ranked.news/eng/at-least-half-a-million-people-evacuated-amid-thai-cambodia-border-clash-as-unesco-urges-protection-for-iconic-sites?u=b

Military drone attack on Sudan oil field kills dozens — Dozens of people were killed in a drone strike carried out by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Sudan’s largest oil processing facility in Heglig on Tuesday eve… https://ranked.news/eng/military-drone-attack-on-sudan-oil-field-kills-dozens?u=b

Myanmar junta air strike on hospital kills 31: aid worker — A Myanmar military air strike on Wednesday evening killed at least 31 people and wounded 68 at the general hospital in Mrauk-U, western Rakhine state, acc… https://ranked.news/eng/myanmar-junta-air-strike-on-hospital-kills-31-aid-worker?u=b

Bolivia detains former president Arce amid probe into alleged embezzlement — Former Bolivian President Luis Arce was detained by police on Wednesday, according to a former cabinet member, amid an … https://ranked.news/eng/bolivia-detains-former-president-arce-amid-probe-into-alleged-embezzlement?u=b

US seizes oil tanker off Venezuela coast amid pressure campaign — U.S. forces have seized a large oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, a move President Donald Trump described as the largest seizure of its … https://ranked.news/eng/us-seizes-oil-tanker-off-venezuela-coast-amid-pressure-campaign?u=b

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump says ‘strong words’ exchanged in call with European leaders — Former US President Donald Trump stated that "pretty strong words" were exchanged duri… https://ranked.news/eng/ukraine-russia-war-latest-trump-says-strong-words-exchanged-in-call-with-european-leaders?u=b

Nobel laureate María Corina Machado makes public appearance in Norway, her first in 11 months — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado made her first public appearance … https://ranked.news/eng/nobel-laureate-mara-corina-machado-makes-public-appearance-in-norway-her-first-in-11-months?u=b

Whitehall rejects £1.8B digital ID price tag – but won't say what it will cost — The UK government's Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has rejected the Office for Budget Responsibil… https://ranked.news/eng/whitehall-rejects-18b-digital-id-price-tag-but-wont-say-what-it-will-cost?u=b

How the Next Big Thing in Carbon Removal Sunk Without a Trace — Running Tide, a climate startup founded by Marty Odlin, promised to combat climate change by sinking vast quantities of biomass, initially seawee… https://ranked.news/eng/how-the-next-big-thing-in-carbon-removal-sunk-without-a-trace?u=b

Worst social media app for child abuse offences revealed — Snapchat has been identified as the social media platform most frequently used in reported child exploitation and abuse offenses, according to recent polic… https://ranked.news/eng/worst-social-media-app-for-child-abuse-offences-revealed?u=b

Microsoft zero-day exploited, 56 other flaws patched — Microsoft's December Patch Tuesday addresses 57 vulnerabilities, including one zero-day exploit (CVE-2025-62221), a 7.8-rated Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver… https://ranked.news/eng/microsoft-zero-day-exploited-56-other-flaws-patched?u=b

Mystery behind 2,400-year-old Danish canoe that carried 80 warriors finally unravelled — A 2,400-year-old Danish canoe, known as the Hjortspring boat, has had its origin mystery partial… https://ranked.news/eng/mystery-behind-2400-year-old-danish-canoe-that-carried-80-warriors-finally-unravelled?u=b

NASA loses contact with MAVEN Mars orbiter — NASA has lost contact with its Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft, failing to re-establish communication after it swung behind Mars on December 6th. While telem… https://ranked.news/eng/nasa-loses-contact-with-maven-mars-orbiter?u=b

Oldest fire-making evidence found in England, Neanderthals likely makers — Archaeologists in Suffolk, England, have uncovered the oldest known evidence of deliberate fire-making, dating back approxim… https://ranked.news/eng/oldest-fire-making-evidence-found-in-england-neanderthals-likely-makers?u=b

Ex-president's daughter sworn in as South African MP after half-sister quits — Brumelda Zuma, daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma, was sworn in as a Member of Parliament (MP) on… https://ranked.news/eng/ex-presidents-daughter-sworn-in-as-south-african-mp-after-half-sister-quits?u=b

Nvidia and Palantir Are Sending Shockwaves Through Wall Street With This $12.6 Billion Warning for 2026 https://ranked.news/eng/nvidia-and-palantir-are-sending-shockwaves-through-wall-street-with-this-126-billion-warning-for-2026?u=b

Prediction: These 2 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks Will Be Worth More Than Palantir https://ranked.news/eng/prediction-these-2-artificial-intelligence-ai-stocks-will-be-worth-more-than-palantir?u=b

Less hype and more hardware: SenseTime banks on multimodal AI to regain its edge — Chinese AI pioneer SenseTime is pivoting towards multimodal AI and embodied intelligence, leveraging its fou… https://ranked.news/eng/less-hype-and-more-hardware-sensetime-banks-on-multimodal-ai-to-regain-its-edge?u=b

This Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Is Crushing the S&P 500, the Nasdaq-100, and Even Nvidia -- But Is It a Buy for 2026? https://ranked.news/eng/this-artificial-intelligence-ai-stock-is-crushing-the-sp-500-the-nasdaq-100-and-even-nvidia-but-is-it-a-buy-for-2026?u=b

Researchers uncover alarming side effect of artificial intelligence technology: 'Changing every sector of society' — A recent study published in Nature Sustain… https://ranked.news/eng/researchers-uncover-alarming-side-effect-of-artificial-intelligence-technology-changing-every-sector-of-society?u=b

Harness hits $5.5B valuation with $240M raise to automate AI’s ‘after-code’ gap https://ranked.news/eng/harness-hits-55b-valuation-with-240m-raise-to-automate-ais-after-code-gap?u=b

The U.S. economy is slowing, but AI might stem the tide — U.S. economic growth is projected to slow to an average annual rate of 1.9% between 2025 and 2039, a decrease from the 2.4% average seen from 2000 to 2023, acco… https://ranked.news/eng/the-us-economy-is-slowing-but-ai-might-stem-the-tide?u=b

Big tech bets big on AI - but can India keep pace in the global race? — Tech giants Amazon and Microsoft have committed over $50 billion in combined investments to India, with a significant portion earmar… https://ranked.news/eng/big-tech-bets-big-on-ai-but-can-india-keep-pace-in-the-global-race?u=b

Kyiv does not need 'democracy lessons,' Ukrainian Nobel laureate says — Ukrainian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk rejected claims by former US President Donald Trump that Kyiv is using th… https://ranked.news/eng/kyiv-does-not-need-democracy-lessons-ukrainian-nobel-laureate-says?u=b

UK to Europe: The time to counter Russia's information war machine is now — UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper is urging European nations to enhance collaboration against Russia's escalating informat… https://ranked.news/eng/uk-to-europe-the-time-to-counter-russias-information-war-machine-is-now?u=b

US deportations to Russia spark draft fears and FSB intimidation — Dozens of Russian nationals deported from the United States on Tuesday, December 9th, 2023, faced immediate military summonses and intimida… https://ranked.news/eng/us-deportations-to-russia-spark-draft-fears-and-fsb-intimidation?u=b

Nvidia: Reports of an Elaborate Chinese GPU Smuggling Operation Are ‘Far-fetched’ — Nvidia has dismissed reports alleging an elaborate Chinese GPU smuggling operation, where the company Deepse… https://ranked.news/eng/nvidia-reports-of-an-elaborate-chinese-gpu-smuggling-operation-are-far-fetched?u=b

Librarians Aren’t Hiding Secret Books From You That Only AI Knows About — Librarians are increasingly burdened by patron requests for non-existent books and articles, a phenomenon largely attributed t… https://ranked.news/eng/librarians-arent-hiding-secret-books-from-you-that-only-ai-knows-about?u=b

OpenAI, Anthropic, Others Receive Warning Letter from Dozens of State Attorneys General https://ranked.news/eng/openai-anthropic-others-receive-warning-letter-from-dozens-of-state-attorneys-general?u=b

Human skull, other remains found in bushes by Brooklyn's Coney Island as investigators work to unravel mystery — A human skull and other skeletal remains were dis… https://ranked.news/eng/human-skull-other-remains-found-in-bushes-by-brooklyns-coney-island-as-investigators-work-to-unravel-mystery?u=b

Barron Trump sees Andrew Tate as ‘big brother’ and received dating advice from his associate, report claims — Barron Trump reportedly viewed Andrew Tate as a "big bro… https://ranked.news/eng/barron-trump-sees-andrew-tate-as-big-brother-and-received-dating-advice-from-his-associate-report-claims?u=b

Feds release photo of unauthorized immigrant accused of wounding Nebraska officers — Federal officials have released a photo of Juan Ayala-Ramos, a 28-year-old illegal immigrant from El Sa… https://ranked.news/eng/feds-release-photo-of-unauthorized-immigrant-accused-of-wounding-nebraska-officers?u=b

Photos of families who set off on migration journeys and found themselves torn apart — Recent migrants in the United States are experiencing prolonged family separations due to immigrati… https://ranked.news/eng/photos-of-families-who-set-off-on-migration-journeys-and-found-themselves-torn-apart?u=b

The Philippines tests ‘transition credits’ to cut coal use in novel experiment — The Philippines is piloting a novel financial instrument called "transition credits" to accelerate the retirement… https://ranked.news/eng/the-philippines-tests-transition-credits-to-cut-coal-use-in-novel-experiment?u=b

Venezuela's Machado says Maduro government didn't know where she was hiding — Opposition leader María Corina Machado stated Thursday that she believes the Venezuelan government was unaware of her w… https://ranked.news/eng/venezuelas-machado-says-maduro-government-didnt-know-where-she-was-hiding?u=b

Crypto mogul Do Kwon to be sentenced for misleading investors who lost billions — Cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon is set to be sentenced in Manhattan federal court for defrauding investors out o… https://ranked.news/eng/crypto-mogul-do-kwon-to-be-sentenced-for-misleading-investors-who-lost-billions?u=b

Analysis: Adult arrests nationwide dropped 25% since 2020 — A new analysis by the Council on Criminal Justice reveals a significant 25% decrease in annual arrests across the United States since the onset of the COVI… https://ranked.news/eng/analysis-adult-arrests-nationwide-dropped-25-since-2020?u=b

Washington state braces for dangerous flooding as thousands could face evacuation orders — Washington state is facing a severe flooding crisis as an atmospheric river brings heavy ra… https://ranked.news/eng/washington-state-braces-for-dangerous-flooding-as-thousands-could-face-evacuation-orders?u=b