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G20 Confronts A Fragmented Global Landscape

G20 Confronts A Fragmented Global Landscape

November 23, 2025 3:21 pm

G20 leaders ended their summit in South Africa on Sunday with a flourish of support for multilateralism — even as the gathering itself underscored how fractured the global system has become. With the United States boycotting the meeting and geopolitical rivalries sharpening, the group wrestled with the question of whether it can still hold the center in a splintering world.

“Too many countries are retreating into geopolitical blocs or the battlegrounds of protectionism,” Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said. “We are not experiencing a transition, but a rupture.” His warning set the tone for a summit defined by unease rather …

Venezuela Flight Suspensions Widen After US Airspace Warning

Venezuela Flight Suspensions Widen After US Airspace Warning

November 23, 2025 5:26 am

Six major international airlines halted services to Venezuela on Saturday after the United States issued a notice warning pilots about a potentially hazardous situation in the country’s airspace due to increased military activity.

The suspensions mark one of the most significant disruptions to commercial travel in and out of Venezuela in recent years and highlight rising tensions between Washington and Caracas as the US expands its military presence in the Caribbean.

Spain’s Iberia, Portugal’s TAP, Chile’s LATAM, Colombia’s Avianca, Brazil’s GOL and Caribbean Airlines from Trinidad and Tobago all stopped flights following the alert, according to AFP, which cited Marisela …

Vietnam Flooding Death Toll Climbs As Rains Devastate Provinces

Vietnam Flooding Death Toll Climbs As Rains Devastate Provinces

November 23, 2025 3:45 am

At least ninety people have died in Vietnam after days of intense rainfall set off flooding and landslides across several southern and central provinces, according to government officials on Sunday. Twelve more remain missing as rescue teams continue to search isolated communities.

The flooding, which followed some of the heaviest rain recorded in the country in more than three decades, has caused massive damage to homes, farmland and transport links. Authorities say the scale of the destruction marks one of Vietnam’s worst weather disasters this year.

More than one hundred and eighty six thousand homes have been damaged nationwide and …

Ukraine Peace Plan US Authored, Sparks Rift With Allies

Ukraine Peace Plan US Authored, Sparks Rift With Allies

November 23, 2025 3:37 am

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted on Saturday that Washington authored the proposed twenty eight point US Peace Plan to end the war in Ukraine, rejecting claims from lawmakers that the draft had been shaped by Moscow. His comments came as he travelled to Geneva for talks with Ukrainian and European security officials on the proposal, which President Donald Trump has urged Kyiv to accept quickly.

The plan, which has not been published but has been widely leaked, has triggered concern among Ukraine’s allies in Europe. Several governments say key provisions would leave Ukraine exposed and cement Russian gains …

Nigeria School Abductions Surge As More Than 300 Children Taken

Nigeria School Abductions Surge As More Than 300 Children Taken

November 22, 2025 6:55 am

More than three hundred schoolchildren and a dozen teachers were abducted on Friday during an attack on St Mary’s Catholic School in Niger State, according to the Christian Association of Nigeria. The updated count was released on Saturday after church officials completed a full verification exercise.

The mass abduction, one of the largest recorded in recent years, has intensified concern about rising insecurity across north-central and northwestern Nigeria. It also follows another school attack earlier in the week, adding pressure on federal authorities as communities demand stronger protection.

The Niger State chairman of CAN, the Most Reverend Bulus Dauwa …

Bolsonaro House Arrest Ruling Shifts As He Goes Into Custody

Bolsonaro House Arrest Ruling Shifts As He Goes Into Custody

November 22, 2025 6:39 am

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was detained by federal police in Brasilia on Saturday, ending more than three months of house arrest while he continues to appeal a Supreme Court conviction linked to efforts to overturn the 2022 election result. His lawyer confirmed the detention.

The move adds fresh tension to a political and legal saga that has dominated Brazil’s national debate since Bolsonaro left office. It also places new attention on his appeal process, which has not yet exhausted all available stages, meaning the final arrest order in his coup plot case has not been issued.

A source familiar …

Peter Thiel Sells $100M Nvidia Stake As AI Rally Faces Strain

Peter Thiel Sells $100M Nvidia Stake As AI Rally Faces Strain

November 22, 2025 5:49 am

Thiel’s full exit from Nvidia signals growing caution over soaring AI valuations amid rising competition, market risks and questions about sustainability.

Billionaire investor Peter Thiel has sold his fund’s entire stake in Nvidia, a move that drew attention across global markets as questions grow over whether the extraordinary boom in artificial intelligence stocks can endure.

Thiel Macro, the venture capitalist’s investment vehicle, disclosed the exit in its latest quarterly filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund offloaded all 537,742 Nvidia shares during the three months to September, a position worth about $100 million at the end of …

Ukraine Allies To Press Trump Peace Plan At G20 Amid Kyiv Fears

Ukraine Allies To Press Trump Peace Plan At G20 Amid Kyiv Fears

November 22, 2025 5:40 am

Ukraine’s Western backers will meet at the G20 summit in South Africa on Saturday to discuss how to adjust a White House peace proposal that Kyiv worries could force painful concessions, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said after talks with fellow European leaders.

The meeting comes as President Volodymyr Zelensky warns Ukraine is facing “one of the most difficult moments in our history” following leaks of the US proposal, which includes terms long rejected by Kyiv and widely viewed in Europe as favourable to Moscow. Neither President Donald Trump nor Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the summit.

Starmer, …

Hugging Face CEO Clem Warns of “LLM Bubble,” Not AI Collapse

Hugging Face CEO Clem Predicts “LLM Bubble Not AI Collapse”

November 21, 2025 9:27 am

Clem Delangue says large language models may be overhyped, predicting specialized AI models will rise even if the LLM bubble bursts next year.

Hugging Face co-founder and CEO Clem Delangue has warned that the Artificial Intelligence (AI), sector may be experiencing an overhyped surge in Large Language Models (LLMs), rather than a broader artificial intelligence bubble. Speaking at an Axios event on Tuesday November 18, 2025,, Delangue described the situation as an “LLM bubble” that could burst as early as next year, but emphasized that the AI industry’s long-term growth remains intact.

“LLM is just a subset of AI,” …

Microsoft, Anthropic And Nvidia Forge $45B AI Cloud Partnership

Microsoft, Anthropic And Nvidia Forge $45B AI Cloud Partnership

November 21, 2025 9:07 am

Microsoft and Nvidia invest in Anthropic as an AI infrastructure deal secures $30B in Azure computing, reshaping cloud competition with OpenAI.

Microsoft has announced a major partnership with artificial intelligence startup Anthropic and chipmaker Nvidia, in a move that signals a shift in the software giant’s AI strategy away from its longtime reliance on OpenAI.

Under the agreement, Anthropic, creator of the Claude chatbot, will purchase $30 billion in computing capacity from Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform. Nvidia will invest up to $10 billion in the San Francisco-based company, while Microsoft will commit up to $5 billion. The announcements came ahead …

Meta Veteran Soumith Chintala Joins Mira Murati’s New Startup

Meta Veteran Soumith Chintala Joins Mira Murati’s New Startup

November 21, 2025 7:08 am

Soumith Chintala, influential engineer in modern artificial intelligence, has joined Thinking Machines Lab, the fast-rising startup by former OpenAI chief Mira Murati.

Chintala revealed the move in a brief message on X on Tuesday November 18, 2025, praising the team at the company and updating his online profiles to reflect his new role. It marks his first career step since leaving Meta earlier in November, ending an 11-year tenure that included co-creating PyTorch, the widely adopted open-source AI framework.

His arrival is a major win for Thinking Machines Lab, which Murati launched in February 2025, with a focus on developing …

UK Prime Minister Arrives South Africa For G20 Summit

UK Prime Minister Arrives South Africa For G20 Summit

November 21, 2025 2:57 am

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer arrived in Johannesburg on Friday for the start of the G20 summit, a global meeting of major economies that will proceed without the United States after President Donald Trump chose not to attend.

Starmer’s visit is part of a broader effort to position the UK as an active player in trade and investment across Africa. The prime minister plans to highlight opportunities for British firms at a time when Downing Street views the continent as a key source of future economic growth.

Ahead of the summit, Starmer toured a Johannesburg rail depot where trains …

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