Media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, founder of Apple Daily. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu |
- Hong Kong's most vocal China critic, media tycoon Jimmy Lai, was sentenced to 20 years in jail, ending the city's biggest national security case. Special Correspondent James Pomfret tells the Reuters World News podcast that many critics have come out against the decision, saying it's a death sentence for the 78-year-old.
- With Trump confronting nationwide protests against his immigration policies, mounting cost-of-living complaints, and tensions with countries from Denmark to Colombia, 20 Trump voters spoke to Reuters about what they want him to accomplish in the year ahead.
- Emails indicate Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor shared official British trade documents with Jeffrey Epstein in 2010. Prince William and his wife Kate released a statement saying they were deeply concerned by the revelations in the Epstein files.
- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's director of communications, Tim Allan, has resigned a day after Starmer's top aide, Morgan McSweeney, quit over his role in backing Peter Mandelson over his known links to Jeffrey Epstein.
- Russia's Federal Security Service said that the men suspected of shooting one of the country's most senior military intelligence officers had confessed that they were carrying out orders from the Security Service of Ukraine.
- Thousands gathered across Australia to protest over the arrival of Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
- Elon Musk said that SpaceX has shifted its focus to building a "self‑growing city" on the moon. SpaceX still intends to start on Musk's long-held ambition of a city on Mars within five to seven years.
- The Seattle Seahawks relied on a relentless defense to beat New England 29-13 in Super Bowl LX, denying the Patriots an NFL-record seventh championship.
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| Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the LDP headquarters on general election day in Tokyo, Japan. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon |
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The FDA received unconfirmed reports of at least 100 malfunctions and adverse events after AI was added to a medical device. REUTERS |
After artificial intelligence was added to a medical device used to treat chronic sinusitis, at least 10 people were injured between late 2021 and November 2025, according to unconfirmed reports received by the FDA. Most allegedly involved errors in which the TruDi Navigation System misinformed surgeons about the location of their instruments while they were using them inside patients' heads during operations. The manufacturer denies any link to AI. |
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Bad Bunny celebrates Puerto Rican culture at the Super Bowl halftime show. REUTERS/Carlos Barria |
Bad Bunny transformed Levi's Stadium into a vibrant homage to Puerto Rico during the Super Bowl halftime show. The halftime spectacular marked a historic moment for Latin music on America's biggest stage, with Bad Bunny using the platform to celebrate his heritage while cementing reggaeton's place in mainstream American culture. |
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