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1 Dead, Over 30 Missing After Ferry Sinks Off Vanuatu Coast
Search and rescue operations were continuing in the Pacific Island nation located about 1,750 km (1,090 miles) east of Australia after the MV Matui went down with dozens of crew and passengers on board, the statement posted on Facebook said.
"Pause AI": US Senator To Trump, Xi As Anthropic, OpenAI CEOs Pitch Slowdown
Sanders' remarks come a day after three tech pioneers - Anthopic CEO Daario Amodei, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and xAI CEO Elon Musk - agreed upon a rare call to "slow down" on AI development.
Indonesian Ship With Over 240 Passengers Loses Contact In Java Sea, Search On
Initial information indicated the vessel's last known position was in the Java Sea, about 148 kilometres (92 miles) from a pier in Banjarmasin.
Vessel Struck By "Unknown Projectile" In Strait Of Hormuz: UK Maritime Agency
UKMTO's report came the day after Saudi Arabia said it had temporarily closed its East-West pipeline as a precaution after a drone attack that both Baghdad and Riyadh said had originated in Iraq, where Iranian-backed militias operate.
Two Passengers Handcuffed After Claiming They Had A Gun On Melbourne-Doha Flight
In a statement, Qatar Airways confirmed that a physical altercation took place on board, and the disruptive passengers were restrained.
Before 9/11, India Was On Osama Bin Laden's Hit List, CIA Documents Reveal
The CIA on Friday released more than 70 presidential intelligence briefs linked to bin Laden, with more than 100 pages of materials, to mark the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks at the World Trade Centre in New York City in 2001.
The battle to save the dying heart of rural France: the village bistro
Once central to rural life, cafe-bistros are closing in the face of depopulation and falling alcohol consumption, but campaigners are seeking new ways forwardIt is just past noon on a midweek day, and already every table at Au Bon Acceuil cafe-bistro in the northern Burgundy village of Saint-Martin-sur-Ouanne is taken.The three-course lunch menu today – including a choice of a hefty chunk of steak with chips or a meaty lasagne – is just €18, but villagers are not only here for the food. Continue reading...
Albanese hits back at Pauline Hanson’s ‘nastiness’ after criticism of his mother’s use of public housing
Andrew Hastie also says One Nation leader is ‘not the person I thought she was’ and he feels sorry for JoyceFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has labelled Pauline Hanson nasty and spiteful over resurfaced comments from the One Nation leader criticising his mother for living in public housing for decades.Hanson also faced further a political threat from Liberal MP Andrew Hastie – who vowed to go “all the way” in his fight with her – as he suggested One Nation MPs Barnaby Joyce and David Farley were likely feeling buyers’ remorse for joining the party.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here Continue reading...
One dead and more than 30 missing after ferry sinks off Vanuatu coast in rough seas
Prime minister’s office tells families of those missing ‘the nation stands with you’ as search and rescue efforts continueOne person has died and more than 30 are missing after a ferry sank off the coast of Vanuatu, the country’s government says.The vessel, MV Matui, had set sail with more than 40 passengers and crew on Friday from the island of Santo to Ambae island in very rough seas, but did not arrive. Continue reading...
NSW to put strict caps on screen time in classrooms while pushing for ‘pen and paper’ learning
Screen limits will become mandatory in NSW schools from 2028 as federal education minister says students may need a ‘digital detox’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales government has announced it will implement limits on screen time in public school classrooms and push for students to take part in daily “pen and paper” learning.The state’s new regulations follow a similar announcement from the Victorian government and suggestions by the federal education minister, Jason Clare, that students might need a “digital detox”.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here Continue reading...
Houthis claim attack on Saudi base as fighting flares with Yemeni forces
Iran-allied Houthis say drones and missiles used in attack that targeted ‘weapons depots and command and control centres’ in southern Saudi ArabiaHouthi fighters on Sunday said they used drones and missiles to attack a military base in southern Saudi Arabia as renewed fighting with Yemen’s government forces led growing numbers of civilians to flee.The attack at the southern Sharurah base targeted “weapons depots and command and control centres that are managing the aggression against our nation and people”, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree wrote on X. Continue reading...
Explosions Heard Off The Coast Of Iran's Qeshm Island
In recent weeks, Iran has been targeting oil tankers passing through the strategic waterway as well as US bases in the Gulf countries.
