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Intel foundry push faces critical test after stock's 45% plunge in October
Intel’s turnaround now hinges on proving its foundry strategy can deliver, as customers look for signs the company will add fab capacity and catch TSMC
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Hormuz shipping still faces major risks
The Strait of Hormuz remains dangerous and costly for shipping, despite US claims that it is open.
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Israel faces weeks of coalition haggling as Netanyahu’s party claims election 'stolen'
Israel's election leaves the country facing weeks of coalition bargaining and an uphill battle for the opposition party to form a majority government.
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Wales scrum-half Hardy faces World Cup fitness race
Wales scrum-half Kieran Hardy faces a race to be fit for next year's World Cup in Australia.
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Israeli soldier visiting UK faces war crimes complaint
New UK war crimes complaint against an Israeli soldier highlights a global legal campaign to end systemic impunity.
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Mbappe faces backlash in China for meme fiasco
Three major Chinese brands have ended partnerships with French football star Kylian Mbappe
Science
The autistic brain processes faces differently than scientists thought
A major new study reveals that autistic children’s brains process faces differently, and those differences may begin earlier than scientists previously thought. Researchers found that brain signals associated with recognizing faces become more specialized as neurotypical children grow older, but show much less change in autistic children. The discovery could help explain why some autistic people have difficulty recognizing faces and reading emotions.
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Kylian Mbappé faces China backlash as sponsors cut ties over viral meme
Chinese state media has warned Kylian Mbappé that his apology over remarks referring to Mao Zedong as a dictator will be judged against his actions.
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Jafar Panahi Now Faces a Five-Year Prison Term in New Ruling on Top of His Previous One-Year Conviction
Cannes Palme d’Or-winning Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi – who was facing a one-year prison sentence – has now been sentenced by a Tehran Revolutionary Court to five years and one month in jail in a separate ruling, according to the Emtedad News Agency, an online Iranian reformist media outlet. Panahi’s lawyer Mostafa Nili told Emtedad […]
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Polymarket faces renewed CFTC probe over U.S. access to offshore platform
The federal agency had previously investigated whether Polymarket allowed U.S. users on to its offshore platform in 2024, but dropped the measures in July 2025.
Politics
Israel election 2026 live: Polls open as Netanyahu faces tough test
Millions to cast ballots in election widely billed as the most consequential in Israel's history.
World
Ex-FBI chief James Comey faces federal charges for third time
Comey's lawyers say the case stems from alleged disclosure of classified information to the New York Times in 2016.
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Trump faces private citizens lawsuit over limiting White House media access
The plaintiffs argue they are losing access to vital information media outlets covering Trump used to provide.
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California’s billionaire tax faces a precarious road from rich opposition
Tech billionaires have raised more than $300m to oppose the billionaire tax proposal.
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Nvidia's role as AI financier faces first big test as neoclouds take market hit
As Nvidia has gone from chipmaker to industry financier, some investors see the company taking on outsized risk tied to the AI buildout.
Politics
Europe faces threat of organised sabotage, terrorist attacks: Estonian FM Tsahkna
Estonia's counterintelligence service has recently warned that sabotage operations orchestrated by Russian special services have reached a new and dangerous phase in Europe, with targets no longer being purely symbolic. Talking Europe sits down with the country's foreign minister, Margus Tsahkna, to discuss the security situation in Estonia and the European Union in general.
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SA faces rising tension as foreign national is killed amid anti-migrant protests
South African police are investigating the murder of a foreign national after violent protests by anti-immigrant groups swept through the central business district in Durban. The latest death follows months of violent rallies in which at least 10 foreigners were killed and several other countries on the continent raced to repatriate their people. Details by FRANCE 24's correspondent Eunice Masson.
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Pulaku: The two faces of Nigeria’s vigilantes
Allegations of torture and abuse shadow a Fulani-led vigilante group despite its role in clamping down on kidnappers.
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Africa faces 'complex' Ebola outbreak after spread to Nigeria: WHO
The World Health Organization warned Thursday that Africa faced a "complex" Ebola outbreak after the virus crossed from east Africa to Nigeria, marking the first case in the west of the continent.
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Venezuela faces a deepening energy crisis as protests grow
Venezuela’s worsening electricity crisis is disrupting daily life, pushing frustrated residents into the streets as prolonged blackouts expose the fragility of the country’s power grid.