During a meeting with the South American bloc at Foz do Iguazu on Saturday, he regretted the postponement by the EU of the agreement that would have created the largest free trade zone in the world. ➡️ https://l.euronews.com/7SQ6

My 14-yo-son has recreated the climax of Back to the Future in gingerbread and I thought you should know.

Currently at the funeral for the penny, happening at the Lincoln Memorial:

[FOUNDER'S BRIEF - @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social] Reforestation is everywhere — but who’s actually doing it well? 🌱 Researchers analyzed 125+ reforestation groups. Mongabay’s Global Reforestation Directory helps donors compare projects by science, social benefit, permanence & transparency.

Afrikaanse voetbalbond: Afrika Cup in de toekomst elke vier jaar #sport

“Qatar’s prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani, warned on Thursday that further delays in moving to the second phase of the deal “endangers the entire process”

Jo Cox was murdered before the vote by a far-right terrorist & this is the language this complete disgrace chooses to use

Drones ucranios bombardean el barco ‘Qendil’ en aguas internacionales entre Grecia y Malta

Oekraïense veiligheidsdienst claimt verantwoordelijkheid voor droneaanval op tan De SBU, de Oekraïense veiligheidsdienst, heeft de verantwoordelijkheid opgeëist voor een droneaanval op de olietanker Qendil. Het schip, dat onder Omaanse vlag vaart, werd aangevallen ten zuiden van Kreta in de...

Bulgarian man dies in private prison in Michigan after ICE roundup. He'd been in Chicago for three decades and was diabetic. Wife says "they treated him like an animal." abc7chicago.com/post/bulgari...

Τέμπη: “Οδύσσεια” συγγενών για τη δίκη στη Λάρισα – “Πυρά” στην Τροχαία για κλειστούς δρόμους

Δίκη στη #Λάρισα για τα βίντεο της εμπορικής αμαξοστοιχίας στα #Τέμπη

“They put the LNG industry on speed dial inside the Oval Office.” America's fossil fuel ambitions are driving up your energy bill [via @insideclimatenews.org]

Investigative journalism in Spanish is thriving despite threats & disinformation. Highlights include: big tech lobbying in Latin America (@agenciapublica & CLIP), Televisa leaks in Mexico (Carmen Aristegui), & clandestine airstrips in Paraguay (@elsurti & @OCCRP). 🔗

#TodayinHistory: #OnThisDay in 1903, the Williamsburg Bridge opened. At the time, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world, with a span of 1,600 feet and a total length of 7,308 feet. The Williamsburg Bridge was one of the last major bridges designed for the horse and carriage.

Hey, that's my line! 🙂

Science has named the seemingly unstoppable growth of renewable energy worldwide as the 2025 Breakthrough of the Year. Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx

tiktok says the nickname of your first pet with some numbers on the end is how your year will go

You’re not going to get my password that easily

Japan's MUFG to buy 20% stake in India's Shriram Finance for $4.4 billion reut.rs/4aoHJr9

Après être resté 11 ans au service juridique de Testachats, Jean-Philippe Gakwaya a fondé la plateforme Boomerang. Objectif de cette "legaltech": aider les victimes de phishing à poursuivre les banques, en ne se rémunérant que si l'affaire est gagnée.

Beyond the headline news about inflation, there are signs that some prices might fall, starting with olive oil. But what's behind it?

Apparently the Xbox plan to get people to age verify their accounts is just to email them weekly *even when the gamer has already done it* 😡

TikTok just signed the deal to hand US operations to Oracle-led investor group siliconangle.com/2025/12/18/t...

Netanyahu approves $35 billion gas deal with Egypt under U.S. pressure

We need a solution on the financing of Ukraine today. This is urgent and important. Especially at this critical moment, when peace is within reach.

Biotechnology drives over 900,000 jobs and nearly €40 billion in the EU economy. It can power breakthroughs in healthcare, from cutting-edge therapies to personalised medicine. Our proposed Biotech Act will unlock Europe’s full potential, turning innovation into impact. Here’s how ⬇️

The new bookshop promises to be a "sanctuary" amidst the chaos

The argument is that Europe underperforms in tech and biotech because it is “too expensive” to fire people.That may sound intuitively appealing but it is profoundly misleading.

This week’s cartoon, by Oslo Davis: satpa.pe/HXToXVt

« Un article 5 sans entrée dans l’Otan » : une garantie de sécurité pour l’Ukraine à crédibiliser ➡️ https://l.la-croix.com/nNm

[LE MONDE] À la une du journal @lemonde.fr aujourd’hui, un dessin par @adene-dessins.bsky.social (France) : www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...

Another nice review of BIRDS, STRANGERS AND PSYCHOS: NEW STORIES INSPIRED BT ALFRED HITCHCOCK, to which I contributed a story.

Re LRT - why not listen to some comedy made by a bunch of bloody ruddy WOMEN (and also Jack)?

MEPs back abortion access despite right-wing opposition

German MPs approve 50 bn euros in military purchases

Related: "17 per cent of Norwegians believe that climate change will never be a threat to them. 18 per cent say they are not at all worried about climate change – a sentiment shared by only five per cent of the Italians in the survey. Only 11 per cent of Norwegians say they are very concerned"

New research shows that social media creators have enormous influence over their audiences' politics—especially those who don't normally share political content.

🇲🇽 🇺🇸 🇻🇪 Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum urged the United Nations on Wednesday to "prevent any bloodshed" in Venezuela, as US President Donald Trump piled pressure on the South American country ➡️ u.afp.com/S7t9

A Christmas cartoon from my new book of science cartoons PHYSICS FOR CATS. In good bookshops and online now: www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2

Newsrooms build the muscle to survive many futures at once www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/news...

Dochter van oud-president Zuma beschuldigd van ronselen Zuid-Afrikaanse huurlingen voor Rusland #nieuws

Loved serving on this committee, and love this list

Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. said that its board has determined Paramount Skydance Corp.'s $108.4 billion hostile offer is not a "superior proposal" to the company's pending $82.7 billion agreement with Netflix.