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Jean-Marie Le Pen, co-founder of French far-right front, dies at 96

Le Pen, who once reached the second round of the 2002 presidential election, was eventually estranged from his daughter, Marine Le Pen

Meta adds 3 board members, including Trump ally and UFC CEO Dana White

The social media company, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is also adding auto tycoon John Elkann and tech investor Charlie Songhurst, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post

Nvidia founder unveils new technology for gamers, creators at CES 2025

The chipmaker and AI darling unveiled its GeForce RTX 50 Series desktop and laptop GPUs its most advanced consumer graphics processor units for gamers, creators and developers

Israel launches raids across occupied West Bank, kills 3 Palestinians

Israel said that the overnight operations were not related to the shooting the day before, in which gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying Israelis in the West Bank, killing three persons

Taiwan holds military drills amid concerns over possible defence budget cut

Drills began in the north with tank maneuvering at a base in Hsinchu featuring outmoded CM-11 tanks, which are gradually being replaced by newly purchased Abrams M1A2T from the US

Forest narrows point gap with Liverpool after 1-0 victory over Wolves

First-half goals from Morgan Gibbs-White and Chris Wood and an injury-time third from Taiwo Awoniyi sent Forest to a sixth straight league win

Leao, Pulisic lead AC Milan to thrilling 3-2 win in Italian Super Cup final

Milan came back from two goals down to beat city rival Inter Milan 3-2 and win the Italian Super Cup on Monday

Ireland's Robbie Keane named head coach of Hungarian champion Ferencvaros

Ferencvaros said on Monday that Keane will take charge of the team on Tuesday during a midwinter training camp in Spain

Real Madrid dominates Minera 5-0 in Copa del Rey despite resting stars

Vinicius Jr., Kylian Mbapp, Jude Bellingham and goalkeeper Ferland Mendy all started on the bench as coach Carlo Ancelotti gave a debut to 17-year-old central defender Diego Aguado

Novak Djokovic opens up about 'trauma' tied to Australia deportation

I had a bit of trauma from three years ago," Djokovic said in an interview with Melbourne's Herald Sun newspaper published Monday

Biden tells New Orleans mourners they are not alone; honours victims

Biden has made dozens of visits to sites of violence, natural disaster and other calamities during his four years in office

US reports first death from bird flu in Louisiana, say health officials

Health officials have said the person was older than 65, had underlying medical problems and had been in contact with sick and dead birds in a backyard flock

Judge denies Trump's bid to halt Friday's hush money case sentencing

Trump can still ask the appeals court to intervene and order a stay, or pause. Otherwise, he'll be sentenced a little more than a week before he is inaugurated to a second term

US eases restrictions on Syria to allow aid, keep sanctions in place

The US Treasury issued a general licence, lasting six months, that authorizes certain transactions with the Syrian government, including some energy sales and incidental transactions

Hurdles remain as Israel, Hamas once again inch toward ceasefire deal

Both Israel and Hamas are under pressure from outgoing US President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump to reach a deal before the January 20 inauguration

Carter had little use for presidents club, made friends with Gerald Ford

Nevertheless, past and present Oval Office occupants will attend Carter's state funeral this week in what could be the largest gathering of the presidents club

Harris oversaw Trump's certification 4 yrs after he sparked Capitol attack

In a video message released in the morning, Harris described her role as a sacred obligation to ensure the peaceful transfer of power

Shooting attack on bus carrying Israelis in occupied West Bank kills 3

Palestinians have carried out scores of shooting, stabbing and car-ramming attacks against Israelis in recent years

France's ex-Prez Sarkozy stands trial over alleged funding by Gadhafi

Sarkozy faces charges of passive corruption, illegal campaign financing, concealment of embezzlement of public funds and criminal association, punished by up to 10 years in prison

China protests US sanctions for its alleged role in hacking incidents

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said the country has cracked down on cyber attacks and that Washington was using the issue to defame and smear China