The Israel Police appeared on Monday to threaten legal action against Hadash-Ta’al MK Ahmad Tibi unless he apologizes for insulting its head spokesman. During a TV interview on Channel 13’s news broadcaster, the Knesset member called police spokesman Aryeh Doron derogatory names. The two were arguing over a police officer’s killing of a Bedouin man during a midnight raid on his house in the Negev village of Tarabin al-Sana on Saturday night.

A powerful solar storm could knock out most of the planet’s satellite infrastructure in less than three days, triggering a chain reaction of collisions in space and disrupting systems people rely on every day, a new paper has warned. The study says the growing crowd of satellites in low-Earth orbit (LEO) has sharply reduced the time operators would have to prevent a disaster if they lose control.

NEW YORK — Deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro made his first court appearance Monday and said he was “kidnapped” by the U.S. government, assailing the Trump administration for capturing him and portraying himself as his country’s rightful leader. Source link

Chinese investment bank Citic Securities took the top position for overall investment banking fees in Asia-Pacific, excluding Japan, in 2025, driven by its strong business performance in bond and initial public offering (IPO) underwriting, according to a report released on Wednesday by the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG). The Beijing-based brokerage generated US$1.45 billion in investment banking fees during the last year, accounting for 5.8 per cent of the total Asia-Pacific investment banking fee pool, the report revealed.

We compare and contrast Trump's indictment of Maduro for drug trafficking with his pardon of Juan Orlando Hernandez. Source link

Calgary city councillors are set to get their hands on an independent panel’s review into the 2024 rupture of the Bearspaw feeder main sometime Tuesday, but one councillor is already raising concerns. In the months following the original break along the critical water line, which ruptured again last week in a different location, long-time executive and ATCO board member Siegfried W.

The new ADX Group established a future-ready capital market with enhanced market infrastructure New trading engine boosted performance by 400%, integrated multi-asset classes into one platform Became the first Arab exchange to cross-list securities from the U.S. Welcomed the first thematic ETFs and listed MENA’s first digital bond Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) Group, one of the world’s top 20 exchanges by market capitalization, delivered a series of landmark milestones and market firsts in 2025, a transformational year that also marked its 25th anniversary.

After a brutal year for Camping World Holdings, it may be time to give up on the stock. Those looking to reallocate funds may want to consider American Express instead. Camping World Holdings (CWH +0.72%) has been a tough stock to hold for investors. The RV seller is down by more than 50% over the past year due to stalled growth and paper-thin profit margins.

JPMorgan initiates Parker-Hannifin stock with Overweight rating, $1,050 target

ECONOMYNEXT – Investor interest in diversified financials and construction shares pushed Sri Lanka’s Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) to close 0.66 percent higher on Monday, data on its site showed. The broader All Share Price Index (ASPI) closed 150.67 points up at 23,014.75. Meanwhile the more S&P SL20 gained 0.67 percent, or 41.35 points to close at 6,227.44. Continued retail investor interest in banks stocks were seen in the market.

by Simon Mansfield Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 05, 2026 A new international assessment details how the January 2022 eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haapai volcano in the South Pacific altered the stratosphere, atmospheric chemistry, and radiation while having only a small impact on global surface climate and the Antarctic ozone hole. The Hunga Volcanic Eruption Atmospheric Impacts Report, released under the Atmospheric Processes and their Role in Climate (APARC) project of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP), which is co-sponsored by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), combines satellite, balloon, and ground-based observations with global modeling to track the eruption plume from minutes after the explosion through multiple years.

PHOENIX -- A former Republican lawmaker who questioned the integrity of Arizona’s elections and served as a leader for the conservative group Turning Point Action is scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday for using nominating petitions that contained forged signatures in a bid to qualify for a 2024 primary election. Austin Smith, 30, pleaded guilty in mid-November to charges of attempted fraudulent schemes and practices, and illegal signing of election petitions.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration is moving to freeze more than $10 billion in federal child care and social services funding to five Democrat-led states amid concerns taxpayer dollars were improperly diverted to non-citizens, according to a report. Officials reportedly told The New York Post that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will freeze funding from the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF), the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, and the Social Services Block Grant, affecting California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York over concerns the benefits were fraudulently funneled to non-citizens.

What if China’s next aircraft carrier doesn’t look like a warship at all – but like an ordinary cargo vessel quietly turning global trade routes into launchpads for drone warfare? This month, multiple media outlets reported that China appears to be testing a new way to rapidly convert civilian cargo ships into drone-launch platforms, according to recent imagery and analysis.

This article is an on-site version of our Europe Express newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every weekday and fortnightly on Saturday morning. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters Good morning. As the world continues to reel from Donald Trump’s assault on Venezuela, the EU and Nato are anxiously trying to work out if Greenland really is the next target of the US president’s newfound hard power bloodlust.

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Israel has, since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, extended its occupation of Syrian territory and staged numerous raids and bombardments. Published On 6 Jan 20266 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Twelve Israeli military vehicles have entered the village of Saida al-Golan in the Quneitra countryside, southern Syria, according to an Al Jazeera correspondent on the ground there.

Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Manitoba Independent MLA Mark Wasyliw has filed a defamation lawsuit against Premier Wab Kinew and two other members of Kinew's NDP government, claiming they associated the defence lawyer-turned-MLA with convicted criminal Peter Nygard as an excuse to kick him out of the party.

Illustrative image (Getty) Saudi Arabia launched a $11.5bn four-part bond, the National Debt Management Center said, in the kingdom’s first issuance of 2026 after being one of last year’s most active emerging-market borrowers. The kingdom is selling $2.5bn, $2.75bn, $2.75bn and $3.5bn of bonds with tenors of three, five, 10 and 30 years respectively, NDMC said early on Tuesday. The total order book reached around $31bn, equaling an over-subscription of 2.7 times the issuance, NDMC added in a statement.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Venus Williams has lost her first singles match of 2026 to fifth-seeded Magda Linette at the WTA Tour tournament in Auckland, New Zealand. The 45-year-old Williams put up a superb show before losing 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 to the No. 52-ranked Linette, who was only two years old when Williams played her first professional singles match. Tuesday's match was Williams' 1,101st in singles on the WTA Tour.

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- New York Islanders prospect Viktor Eklund and Casper Juustovaara scored first-period goals Monday night, as Sweden won its third world junior hockey title, defeating Czechia 4-2 on Monday night in the first all-European final since 2016. Sweden, which also won in 1981 and 2012, received a goal from Sascha Boumedienne to take a 3-0 lead at 3:47 of the third period en route to this latest tile.

There were nice companies and great CEOs in 2025, but also some duds. We discuss the stocks on each list and end by going shopping for stocks. In this podcast, Motley Fool contributors Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Rachel Warren discuss: Stocks on their Nice List. Stocks on their Naughty List. Discount stocks on their shopping list.  To catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool's free podcasts, check out our podcast center.

Ukraine’s allies meet with aim to make security pledges concrete

High-profile billionaires such as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Sam Altman, the CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, Tesla CEO Elon Musk have become richer- thanks to artificial intelligence boom. The AI boom has also produced a crop of new billionaires — at least on paper — from smaller startups. But the co-founders of Harvey, an AI legal software startup now valued at $8 billion, have a different story to tell.

Shortly after launching a dramatic raid in which U.S. forces abducted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, President Donald Trump justified the action with a promise to revive Venezuela’s moribund oil industry. The country has by far the largest claimed reserves of crude oil in the world, accounting for almost a fifth of the world’s remaining known crude oil, but its production has plummeted under Maduro, who has ruled the country since 2013.

In southwestern Angola, an expanse of coastal plains comes to an abrupt end at a natural barrier. The Huíla plateau soars above the lowlands to elevations of around 2,300 meters (7,500 feet). The sharp transition results in dramatic landscapes and a sudden change from an arid environment to more-temperate climes.   The serrated edge of the Huíla plateau zigzags through this image, which is a mosaic of scenes acquired on June 19 and 20, 2025, with the OLI-2 (Operational Land Imager-2) and OLI on the Landsat 9 and Landsat 8 satellites, respectively.