News, songs, movies and games: What the world searched for in 2024

News, songs, movies and games: What the world searched for in 2024

Every December, Google publishes its Year in Search, a revealing capsule of the most searched topics reflecting the collective curiosity of the world and what they typed into the famous search bar. In 2024, key news events, such as global elections as well as the greatest cultural hits of the year, were behind the highest…

US homelessness up 18 percent in last year amid cost of living crisis

US homelessness up 18 percent in last year amid cost of living crisis

The number of people living in homelessness in the United States has increased by 18 percent over the last year, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) said in a new report. Data released on Friday showed that more than 771,000 people were experiencing homelessness across the country, according to an annual count…

Mohamed Salah on Liverpool’s League title bid: This year feels different

Mohamed Salah on Liverpool’s League title bid: This year feels different

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah said he senses something different about the way the club are performing as English Premier League leaders this season after they secured a 3-1 comeback win over Leicester City to move seven points clear. Leicester took a shock sixth-minute lead through Jordan Ayew on Thursday but goals from Cody Gakpo, Curtis…

Five convicted over Amsterdam clashes with Israeli football fans

Five convicted over Amsterdam clashes with Israeli football fans

A Dutch court has convicted five men for their part in last month’s violence involving Israeli football fans in Amsterdam. The Amsterdam district court on Tuesday found them guilty of a range of crimes from kicking fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv in the street to inciting violence in chat groups. The heaviest sentence imposed was…

NASA probe makes history with closest-ever approach to the Sun

NASA probe makes history with closest-ever approach to the Sun

The United States space agency has confirmed its Parker Solar Probe is safe after making the closest approach to the Sun ever recorded by a human-made object. The probe passed just 6.1 million kilometres (3.8 million miles) above the Sun’s surface on December 24, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said early on Friday….

Canadian ministers to talk tariffs with Trump aides in Florida

Canadian ministers to talk tariffs with Trump aides in Florida

The Canadian ministers of finance and foreign affairs are set to hold talks in the US state of Florida with aides to Donald Trump, as the incoming United States president’s threat of hitting Canada with steep tariffs looms large. Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly and Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc travelled to Palm Beach, Florida,…

Russia’s security service says jailed American leaked biotechnology secrets

Russia’s security service says jailed American leaked biotechnology secrets

Russia’s FSB security service has said a US citizen sentenced to a 15-year jail term this week was found guilty of leaking biotechnology secrets to the United States. In a statement on Friday, FSB accused Eugene Spector, who was born in Russia and then moved to the US, of acting on behalf of the Pentagon….