A Refuge for Afghan Music Is at Risk of Falling Silent
Peshawar is a haven for Afghan artists who fled from the Taliban, which had banned music. A new policy of deportations by Pakistan threatens this community of exiles. Source link
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Court convicts 10 people for claiming France’s first lady Brigitte Macron was a man | World News
A Paris criminal court on January 5 convicted 10 people in a case involving online posts and videos that claimed France’s first lady Brigitte Macron was born male. The court ruled that the content amounted to cyberbullying under French law.According to the judgment, the defendants shared and amplified false claims about Brigitte Macron’s identity across…
Lammy blocks killer’s move to open prison after ‘murder rap’
Justice Secretary David Lammy has intervened to block the transfer of a killer to an open prison after it emerged he had released drill music with lyrics referencing the murder, under a pseudonym. Jake Fahri was sentenced to life in 2009 for killing 16-year-old Jimmy Mizen by throwing an oven dish at him that shattered…
Prices rose at 2.6% annual rate
Core U.S. consumer prices rose less than predicted in December, reinforcing hopes that inflation is tempering as the Federal Reserve contemplates its next move on interest rates. Excluding volatile food and energy prices, the consumer price index showed a seasonally adjusted 0.2% gain on a monthly basis and 2.6% annually, the Bureau of Labor Statistics…
Here’s the inflation breakdown for December 2025 — in one chart
A grocery store in the Manhattan borough of New York on Dec. 13, 2025. Charly Triballeau | Afp | Getty Images Progress in the fight to throttle back inflation appeared to stall in December amid price pressures from groceries, dining out, utility gas, clothing and other categories of consumer spending. The consumer price index, a…
ASML hits record high on AI boost and analysts see further room to run
A logo on the exterior of the ASML Holding NV headquarters in Veldhoven, Netherlands, on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. Peter Boer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Dutch semiconductor equipment company ASML has held gains to hit record highs, following Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC’s strong earnings report on Thursday. ASML — Europe’s most valuable company and the…
How to give away $150 billion
A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. When Peter Buffett learned that he and his siblings would be in charge of giving away the fortunes of their father, Warren Buffett,…
Who is on Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza?
Getty Images/EPA The White House has released the names of the members who will form the Trump administration’s new “Board of Peace” for Gaza. With the US president as chair, the board will oversee the work of a committee of Palestinian technocrats tasked with the temporary governance of Gaza – and its reconstruction. Each member…
Paracetamol is safe in pregnancy, says new evidence against Trump autism claims
Philippa Roxby and Jim ReedHealth reporters Getty Images Taking paracetamol while pregnant is safe and there’s no evidence it raises the risk of autism, ADHD and developmental issues in children, say experts behind a major new review. Pregnant women “should feel reassured” by the findings, they say, which contradict controversial claims from US President Donald…
China’s annual trade surplus hits a record $1.2 trillion as December exports beat
QINGDAO, CHINA – JANUARY 13, 2026 – The cargo ship is loading and unloading foreign trade containers at Qingdao Port in Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China on January 13, 2026. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images China’s exports growth in December sharply beat expectations, catapulting the annual trade surplus to a record high, while…