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The Sizewell A and B nuclear power stations, operated by Electricite de France SA (EDF), in Sizewell, UK, on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe U.K. was the birthplace of commercial nuclear energy, but now generates just a fraction of its power from it — big investments are underway to change that.The country once had more nuclear power stations than the U.S., USSR and France — combined. It was a global producer until 1970 but hasn’t completed a new reactor since Sizewell B in 1995.Today, the country takes the crown not for being a leader in…

KUWAIT, Dec 6: 1964 — Kuwait Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah signed a decree approving the formation of the third cabinet. It grouped 14 ministers and was headed by Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah.1990 — UN General Assembly condemned the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait and blatant violations of international treaties by Iraqi forces. The UN said those responsible must be punished.1999 — Kuwait Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah opened the new headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry.2004 — Interpellation of Deputy Premier and Minister of State for Cabinet and Parliament Affairs Mohammad Daifallah Sharar ended with referring the issue…

A potential Japanese missile sale may have opened the door to the Philippines’ deepest military integration with the US since the Cold War — and China is watching closely. This month, multiple media outlets reported that Japan and the Philippines have advanced informal talks on a potential sale of the Type 03 Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (Chu-SAM), a medium-range system capable of intercepting aircraft and cruise missiles. The Philippines has conveyed interest in acquiring the Type 03 amid escalating confrontations with China in the South China Sea. A substantive feasibility study is expected once Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government scraps rules…

CAIRO (AP) — A drone attack by the Sudanese paramilitary forces hit a kindergarten in south-central Sudan, killing 50 people, including 33 children, a doctors’ group said.Paramedics on the scene in the town of Kalogi in South Kordofan state were targeted in “a second unexpected attack,” the group said in a statement late Friday.The death toll is expected to be higher, but communication blackouts in the area have made it difficult to report casualties.Thursday’s attack is the latest in the fighting between the paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces, also known as the RSF, and the Sudanese military, who have…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican composer María Leonora prepares for each concert as if she’s gearing up for battle.Her makeup has a tribal edge. Her clothes are arranged in layers she sheds as the show unfolds. An amulet over her belly button serves as protection. “I look into the mirror and I sort of go to war,” she said prior to a recent presentation in Mexico City. “I brace myself to walk through the fire and whatever happens happens.”Her 2025 performances were conceived as chapters connected by a common thread. She called the series “Through All the Fire,” believing that…

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Many of the voices were frantic and desperate. A few were steady and calm amid mounting, frightening danger, and in some cases, inescapable doom.They came from families huddled on rooftops to escape rising, swirling waters, mothers panicked for the wellbeing of their children and onlookers who heard people yell for help through the dark as they clung to treetops.One man, stuck high in a tree as it began to break under the pressure of the floodwaters, asked emergency dispatchers for a helicopter rescue that never came.Their pleas were among more than 400 calls for help across…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — For the first time in a decade, hunters armed with rifles and crossbows are fanning out across Florida’s swamps and flatwoods to legally hunt the Florida black bear, over the vocal opposition of critics.The state-sanctioned hunt began Saturday, after drawing more than 160,000 applications for a far more limited number of hunting permits, including from opponents who are trying to reduce the number of bears killed in this year’s hunt, the state’s first since 2015.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission awarded 172 bear hunt permits by random lottery for this year’s season, allowing hunters to…

Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is initiating a secondary share sale that would give the company a valuation of up to $800 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.SpaceX is also telling some investors it will consider going public possibly around the end of next year, the report said. At the elevated price, Musk’s aerospace and defense contractor would be valued above ChatGPT maker OpenAI, which wrapped up a share sale at a $500 billion valuation in October. SpaceX has been investing heavily in reusable rockets, launch facilities and satellites, while competing for government contracts with newer space players, including Jeff Bezos’…

KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — When Russia’s full-scale invasion began nearly four years ago, a 26-year-old soldier known as Monka didn’t see a combat role she could do. But that changed as technology reshaped the battlefield and opened new paths.Last year, she joined the military as a pilot of short-range, first-person view, or FPV, drones after giving up a job managing a restaurant abroad and returning home to Ukraine to serve.Her shift is part of a larger trend of more women joining Ukraine’s military in combat roles, a change made possible by the technological transformation of modern warfare, military officials say.…

Victoria MatiashDec 5, 2025, 07:03 PM ETCloseVictoria Matiash is a contributing writer for fantasy hockey and betting at ESPN. Victoria has been a part of the fantasy team since 2010.It’s early, 188 days early, before the 23rd edition of the FIFA World Cup kicks off at Mexico City Stadium (Estadio Azteca) on June 11, 2026. However, the tournament picture is now much clearer after Friday’s draw designated those that have qualified — and several others that still need to officially earn their spot — into the group stage. A massive and necessary step in helping to prognosticate which sides from…