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Israel Orders Strikes On Beirut As UN Council Gears Up For Emergency Meet
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz said they had ordered strikes on Beirut's usually densely populated southern suburbs.
Chinese Firm Develops Technology That Uses AI To Predict Future Protestors
The company, Geedge Networks, sells a commercial version of the surveillance and censorship software used by the Chinese government to control online activity.
What Is Palantir's PRISMA, The AI Software Ukraine Is Using To Strike Russia
PRISMA brings together real-time battlefield data, drone flight paths, and AI-assisted analysis into a single operational picture.
Nvidia Turns Spotlight On AI PCs: What They Are And The Risks You May Face
Nvidia has turned the spotlight on AI PCs after CEO Jensen Huang launched a new chip that would put artificial intelligence capabilities directly into laptops and desktop computers
$54 Billion Drone Swarm: Pentagon's Plan To Flood Skies With Flying Bombs
The Pentagon believes the US needs to rapidly expand its drone capabilities and has launched an 18-month competition called "Drone Dominance" to identify the most promising manufacturers.
India, Myanmar Vow Deeper Ties On Security, Trade And Connectivity
India and Myanmar on Monday pledged to deepen bilateral cooperation across security, trade and infrastructure as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Myanmar President U Min Aung Hlaing in New Delhi
CBS News veterans urge Paramount CEO to ‘uphold editorial independence’ at 60 Minutes
Dozens of former news staffers press David Ellison to commit to fair coverage in wake of major firings on the showSeveral dozen veterans of CBS News – including many former 60 Minutes employees – signed a letter to the Paramount Skydance CEO, David Ellison, on Monday, pressing him to commit to the show’s editorial independence four days after network management fired several top staffers and correspondents.On Thursday, the CBS News editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss, and president, Tom Cibrowski, ousted the show’s executive producer, executive editor and two prominent correspondents, Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega. Both Alfonsi and Vega released blistering statements alleging that the show’s editorial independence had been compromised for political purposes. Continue reading...
Trump says Hezbollah and Israel have agreed to ‘stop all shooting’
Declaration comes after Iran had pulled out of peace talks in protest at Israeli offensive in Lebanon• Middle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has said Hezbollah and Israel have agreed to mutual de-escalation and to scale back fighting, seemingly averting an Israeli strike on Beirut and the potential collapse of ceasefire talks with Iran.The US president said in a social media post that he spoke to Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and representatives of Hezbollah and both agreed that “all shooting will stop”. Continue reading...
Taylor Swift announces new single for Toy Story 5 soundtrack
I Knew It, I Knew You is written with longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff and marks a return to Swift’s country rootsAfter days of speculation online, Taylor Swift has announced the release of a new original song for Toy Story 5.Titled I Knew It, I Knew You, the single will be released on 5 June, with CD singles available for preorder on Swift’s website. Three variants will be available, each containing different versions of the song: a piano version, an acoustic version and the original. Continue reading...
Russia Fired Record 8,150 Drones At Ukraine In May: Report
Russia also fired 211 missiles in May, among the highest monthly figures, at a time when Kyiv called on the United States for urgent help.
Mandelson files reveal Labour party is riddled with doubts and infighting
Documents were published to reveal what ministers knew about his links to Epstein, but instead exposed government riftsWhat is new in the latest release of Peter Mandelson documents?Peter Mandelson wrote to David Lammy on 18 November 2024, making a simple promise to the foreign secretary: “If you were minded to appoint me [as ambassador to Washington],” he said, “I would make sure you never regret it.”Since then, senior government figures, including Lammy and the prime minister, Keir Starmer, have had reason to look back at that appointment with almost nothing but regret. Continue reading...
Jared Kushner's luxury resort hit with anti-corruption probe as protests explode: report
Jared Kushner's luxury coastal resort project in Albania was under investigation by the country's anti-corruption prosecutors amid growing protests against the development, Politico reported on Monday.President Donald Trump's son-in-law is the head of Affinity Partners, a private equity firm behind a project slated to include 10,000 hotel rooms located "on the uninhabited Adriatic island of Sazan and several hundred hectares of the Vjosa-Narta protected landscape, a sensitive coastal wetland area home to flamingos, seals and sea turtle nesting sites," according to Politico. Albania's special anti-corruption prosecution office, SPAK, said it had launched a probe into the change in land ownership in 2024, as questions have been raised about the land's protected status.Kushner is married to Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump and has a multi-billion dollar real estate portfolio. He has been serving as the president's special envoy for peace and has been involved in negotiations involving Iran, Gaza and the war in Ukraine, which has raised eyebrows among critics over potential conflicts of interest.Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has confirmed to Politico that the negotiations around the project were ongoing. He has "denied that the project encroaches on a protected wildlife reserve and said that the final proposal has yet to be submitted and the environmental study is not complete."Protests have broken out in the country over the project since May, with people calling for the project to be halted and to protect the area. Activists have also called for the prime minister to resign.Some of the demonstrations have become violent."Footage emerged — after protests Saturday — of private security guards appearing to assault and then drag a protester along a cliff, while threatening other demonstrators who attempted to remove fences and halt construction," Politico reported.


