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Dec 4, 2025 - World

Citadel, the hedge fund founded by billionaire Ken Griffin, has launched a new artificial intelligence-powered tool that aims to help investors conduct research on stocks faster and more efficiently, the firm's chief technology officer said.

Dec 4, 2025 - World

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro confirmed on Wednesday that he had a "respectful and cordial" conversation with US President Donald Trump about 10 days ago.

Dec 4, 2025 - World

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he believes Vladimir Putin wants to end the Ukraine war, despite talks between the Russian president and American negotiators ending without a deal.

Dec 4, 2025 - World

Follow today’s news liveAccused childcare paedophile Joshua Dale Brown charged with 83 new offencesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChalmers says GDP growth figures ‘very positive and very promising’Chalmers also said he was encouraged by the release of national accounts figures yesterday, which showed annual GDP growth hitting 2.1%, even though the quarterly pace of growth was a disappointing 0.4%.The reason for that is because the overwhelming story of these national accounts was a very substantial recovery in the private sector. We saw business investment absolutely galloping. We saw investment in the building of new homes growing strongly as well. We saw the fourth consecutive quarter of productivity growth.And so, overwhelmingly, this is a very positive and a very promising story emerging out of these national accounts. Continue reading...

Dec 4, 2025 - World

Amnesty International finds immigrants at Florida facility were shackled and left outside in metal cage for up to a dayDetainees at the notorious Florida immigration jail known as “Alligator Alcatraz” were shackled inside a 2ft high metal cage and left outside without water for up to a day at a time, a shocking report published Thursday by Amnesty International alleges.The human rights group said migrants held at the state-run Everglades facility, and at Miami’s Krome immigration processing center operated by a private company on behalf of the Trump administration, continue to be exposed to “cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment” rising in some cases to torture. Continue reading...