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1. Asian shares follow Wall Street lower as AI worries drag tech stocks lower

   Asian shares have fallen after declines for AI stocks dragged the U.S. market to its worst day in nearly a month

2. Something in space is sending us bright blue flashes – and now scientists might know what they are

   ‘LFBOTs’ have mystified scientists for more than a decade

3. Ashes 2025 live score: Smith falls in controversial Snicko review as England struggling

   Jofra Archer took the final two Australian wickets in the morning as the hosts were bowled out for 371

4. Arab female directors drive change at the Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah

   Arab female film directors are reshaping Arab cinema by telling untold stories and claiming space in a traditionally male-dominated industry

5. Release of Rob Reiner’s final film delayed

   A Spinal Tap concert film had been set to arrive in cinemas next year

6. Russia wants to drain Europe's investigative resources with its sabotage campaign, officials say

   The Associated Press has documented 145 incidents in what Western officials say is a campaign of disruption across Europe masterminded by Russia since President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022

7. Key findings of an AP analysis examining federal prosecutions of protesters

   The Justice Department has embarked on a months-long effort to prosecute people accused of assaulting federal officers while protesting President Donald Trump’s immigration policies

8. India accelerates free trade agreements to counter US tariffs and expand exports

   India is accelerating efforts to finalize several free trade agreements to counter U.S. import tariffs and expand export destinations

9. Trump claims checks are ‘on the way’ to military service members for Christmas ‘warrior dividend’

   It’s unclear where the estimated nearly $2.6 billion to fund these dividends is coming from

10. Uninhabited Caribbean islet blossoms into love nest for critically endangered iguana

    Silence used to prevail in the forest of a private Caribbean islet until environmentalists transformed it into a love nest for the critically endangered Lesser Antillean iguana