• Study finds humans were making fire 400,000 years ago, far earlier than once thought
• Bangladesh to hold national elections in February, the first since 2024 mass uprising
• Time magazine names 'Architects of AI' as its person of the year for 2025
• Mets front office taking heat with fan favorites Alonso, Díaz and Nimmo headed out of town
• Bulgaria's government resigns as mass protests gripped the nation weeks before joining eurozone
• EU pushes Ukraine membership bid forward despite Hungary's objections
• Zelenskyy will hold urgent talks with 30 countries as Trump pushes for swift peace deal with Russia
• UK police hunt suspects after 600 items relating to the British Empire are stolen from a museum
• World Cup champion Spain widens lead over No. 2 United States in FIFA women's rankings
• Maria Corina Machado says Maduro government didn't know where she was hiding
• French tennis player Quentin Folliot suspended for 20 years, fined $70,000 for match-fixing
• Wall Street dips as Oracle spending revives AI bubble fears and weighs on tech sector
• Border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia intensify with airstrikes and artillery attacks
• Homeland Security Secretary Noem faces scrutiny over immigration policies at a House hearing
• Verona's ancient Roman Arena gets a modern facelift for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games