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An industry advocacy group has called on the Trump administration to require security evaluations of advanced AI models before public release and to deny lucrative government contracts to companies whose models fail those assessments. The appeal, prompted in part by concerns about Anthropic’s Mythos, asks U.S. officials to develop mandatory vetting…
Kansas City, the smallest of 11 U.S. World Cup host cities, will serve as base camp for Argentina, England and the Netherlands during the tournament running June 11 to July 19. The city’s investment in soccer facilities, central location and established sports culture have attracted elite teams and fans, even as hotel bookings lag behind expectatio…
The UN human rights chief warned that escalating violence in Sudan and expanded use of armed drones risk provoking a deadlier phase of the conflict, with drone strikes now accounting for 80% of conflict-related civilian deaths and at least 880 people killed between January and April, according to OHCHR data.
Ukrainian military and regional authorities reported Russian drone strikes, ongoing battlefield clashes and civilian casualties over a 24-hour period despite a U.S.-facilitated ceasefire that ran from May 9 to May 11. Both Kyiv and Moscow have accused the other of violating the truce, with Ukrainian officials documenting dozens of wounded and kille…
Evacuation of the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius will finish on Monday with flights from Australia and the Netherlands carrying remaining passengers. Health authorities report several confirmed cases and three deaths linked to a hantavirus outbreak; passengers will face testing and a WHO-recommended 42-day quarantine. Thirty crew members will remain aboa…
Taiwan's foreign minister said Taipei is confident in the continued stability of its relationship with the United States as President Donald Trump prepares for talks in Beijing with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Officials in Taipei report ongoing communication with Washington and cite repeated U.S. assurances that its Taiwan policy will remain unch…
President Donald Trump on Sunday publicly rejected Iran’s counterproposal to a recently floated U.S. peace offer, calling the response "TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE." The exchange has intensified market worries over a 10-week-old conflict and left the Strait of Hormuz largely closed, contributing to a sharp rise in oil prices and renewed fears about region…
Families of two U.S. citizens imprisoned in China for more than a decade are appealing to President Donald Trump to press for their humanitarian release during his summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Relatives and legal advocates say both prisoners are in poor health and that Chinese officials have privately indicated a readiness to consider rel…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told CBS that he aims to reduce to zero the American financial component of military cooperation within about ten years, citing efforts to strengthen relationships with Gulf states. He noted Israel currently receives roughly $3.8 billion a year in U.S. military assistance and that Washington has committed $…
Facing intensified pressure from within his own party after heavy local election losses, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will use a Monday speech to frame his government’s next phase as a mission to restore relations with Europe. Extracts released by his office say the scale of reforms required on the economy, defence and energy security is lar…
U.S. President Donald Trump said on social media that three Polish and two Moldovan detainees were freed from custody in Belarus and Russia. He credited special envoy John Coale for the outcome and thanked Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko. The announcement also referenced the earlier release of Polish-Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut…
Narges Mohammadi, the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner who has been serving a prison term in Zanjan, has been moved to Tehran Pars Hospital and placed under the care of her own medical team after suffering a heart attack. Her family’s foundation said her sentence has been suspended on heavy bail, though it provided no specifics of the arrangement and …
Thousands marched along Paseo de la Reforma in Mexico City on Mother’s Day in a demonstration led by collectives of mothers searching for relatives who have disappeared in the country’s decades-long drug violence. Protesters decried impunity and called on soccer fans and the public to recognize the human cost as Mexico prepares to co-host the FIFA …
Latvia's defence minister stepped down after two drones flew in from Russia and detonated at an oil storage facility. The move followed a demand from the prime minister citing delays in anti-drone defenses. Latvia and Lithuania have urged NATO to reinforce air defences in the region as Ukraine says the unmanned aerial vehicles were Ukrainian craft …
British paratroopers from 16 Air Assault Brigade, accompanied by two military clinicians and medical supplies, parachuted onto Tristan da Cunha after UK authorities confirmed a suspected hantavirus case. The RAF A400M flight, refuelled en route by a Voyager tanker, covered roughly 6,788 km from RAF Brize Norton to Ascension Island and then a furthe…
The Kremlin has accused Armenia of providing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy with "a platform for anti-Russian remarks" during his recent visit to Yerevan, a development that follows Moscow's formal protest and reflects growing tensions between Russia and its traditional ally Armenia. The dispute comes after a large European meeting in Yere…
German authorities on May 10 rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin’s suggestion that former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder could serve as a coordinator for talks between Moscow and the European Union on a peace settlement in Ukraine. Berlin described the proposal as lacking credibility, noting Russia has not altered its conditions and that tangib…
Israeli strikes on Sunday killed at least three Palestinians in Gaza, including two members of the Hamas-run police, according to health officials and Gaza’s interior ministry. The incidents underscore the tenuous nature of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire that has been punctured by almost daily attacks since it took effect, resulting in hundreds of death…
Ukrainian authorities reported a wave of Russian drone strikes and 147 clashes along the front line within a 24-hour period, even as a U.S.-brokered three-day ceasefire was declared. Multiple regions reported civilian casualties and damage to infrastructure, while Kyiv's air force said air defences intercepted 27 long-range drones overnight. The ce…
Two Singaporean nationals who had been missing since the eruption of Mount Dukono on Halmahera island were confirmed dead after rescuers located their bodies near the crater rim. Authorities say ongoing eruptions, heavy ashfall and adverse weather are complicating recovery efforts. Seventeen others survived, and evacuation and repatriation arrangem…
A car bomb detonated at a police post in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, and officers who rushed to assist were ambushed, resulting in the deaths of at least 12 police personnel, officials said. Three others were rescued alive and taken to hospital. A militant group claimed responsibility for the attack, which authorities say involved drones and…
The MV Hondius, the cruise vessel linked to a hantavirus outbreak that has sickened eight people and resulted in three deaths, arrived off the Port of Granadilla in Tenerife early Sunday. Spanish authorities will test and disembark passengers by boat, transfer them by sealed bus to a nearby airport, and repatriate them by air. Thirty crew members w…
Two activists who were part of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla launched from Spain were detained in international waters and deported by Israel. One is a Spanish national suspected of links to a terrorist organisation and the other a Brazilian suspected of illegal activity; both deny the accusations and say they were conducting humanitarian work for Gaza…
One Nation, a right-wing populist party that has advocated policies modelled on U.S. President Donald Trump’s hardline deportation approach, captured its first seat in Australia's lower house in a by-election in the rural seat of Farrer. The win does not alter the governing majority but signals growing support for the party’s platform, which emphas…
Sources familiar with the matter say Israel established a covert military base in the Iraqi desert to aid operations against Iran. The installation reportedly hosted special forces, served as a logistical hub for the Israeli air force, and included search-and-rescue teams for downed pilots. When Iraqi troops came close to discovering the site in ea…
