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Indie filmmaker Jeff Baena, Aubrey Plaza's husband, found dead at LA home

Baena was found dead on Friday morning at a Los Angeles home, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office

Zelenskyy says Russia suffered losses, including North Korean soldiers

US, Ukrainian and South Korean intelligence estimates indicate that the number of North Korean soldiers in Russia are between 11,000 to 12,000, some of whom have already engaged in combat operations

UK minister Tulip Siddiq under scrutiny over ties to former Bangladeshi PM

The filings show that the apartment was registered to Abdul Motalif, a developer linked to the Awami League, the political party led by Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh's former PM and Siddiq's aunt

US Senate probes Credit Suisse over hidden Nazi-era account connections

Investigators identified Credit Suisse accounts for more than three dozen individuals connected to the ratlines, Barofsky said in his letter

Singapore concerned over increasing 'sham marriages' with foreign women

'Sham marriages' in Singapore often involve a foreign woman paying a Singaporean man money for a union to be arranged, so she can get a permit to stay or work here

Trump's foreign policy focus to be on China challenge: Lisa Curtis

Major focus of the Trump 2.0 foreign policy will likely be on China, whether in form of economic and military competition, the technology race, or countering China's strategy to dominate Indo-Pacific

Ex-US President Carter's six-day state funeral begins in Georgia's Americus

Mourners lined the main street in Plains, where Carter was born and lived most of his life

Israeli airstrikes in southern Gaza kill at least 21, say hospital workers

Gaza's Health Ministry said at least 59 people had been killed and more than 270 injured by strikes in the past 24 hours

Will resign after coalition talks fail: Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer

His announcement on Saturday came a day after the liberal Neos party withdrew from the negotiations with Nehammer's conservative People's Party (OVP) and the Social Democrats (SPO)

Fragile Israel-Hezbollah truce holding so far, despite violations

Hezbollah, which was severely diminished during nearly 14 months of war, has threatened to resume fighting if Israel does not fully withdraw its forces by the 60-day deadline

4 killed, 32 injured as Baloch militants bomb passenger bus in Pakistan

The blast in the New Bahman area of Turbat city took place when an improvised explosive device detonated near the bus from Karachi to Turbat

Biden honours Hillary, George Soros with Presidential Medal of Freedom

Former president Bill Clinton, several of his Cabinet members including Defense Secretary Loyd Austin along with several celebrities were present in the East Room of the White House

Biden govt informs Congress of planned $8 bn weapons sale to Israel

The sale includes medium-range air-to-air missiles to help Israel defend against airborne threats, 155 mm projectile artillery shells for long-range targeting, Hellfire AGM-114 missiles, and more

Here's how Congress will certify Trump's electoral college victory on Jan 6

This time, Trump is returning to office after winning the 2024 election that began with Biden as his party's nominee and ended with Vice President Kamala Harris atop the ticket

Malaysian authorities turn away two boats with nearly 300 Rohingya refugees

The agency said authorities had detected the other two boats later Friday off Langkawi. It said the people on the two boats, also believed to be Rohingya, were reported to be exhausted

Elon Musk a majority-maker, and he won't let US Congress forget it

A political action committee controlled by the world's richest man spent $19.2 million in the final six weeks of the 2024 election to back Republicans in too-close-to-call races around the country

Is the fragile ceasefire between Israel, Hezbollah likely to hold

The deal struck on November 27 to halt the war required Hezbollah to immediately lay down its arms in southern Lebanon and gave Israel 60 days to withdraw its forces

Trump announces Ortagus as dy special Prez envoy for peace in West Asia

Ortagus worked at the Department of the Treasury as a financial intelligence analyst and, from 2010-2011, was the Deputy US Treasury Attache to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Economic growth, rise of AI, advanced infra drive dynamic UAE labour market

The UAE is among the most attractive markets for skilled professionals and talent from around the globe, thanks to its competitive advantages, including advanced infrastructure

Faced pain, exhaustion after Afghanistan tour: Vegas bomber told ex-partner

Green Beret Matthew Livelsberger, 37, was a five-time recipient of the Bronze Star, including one with a V device for valour under fire