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US Military Base In South Korea Issues Safety Alert Over Chemical Leak
Officials in Pyeongtaek urged nearby residents to move to a safe location and avoid skin exposure after the leak was detected at the Osan Air Base.
Opinion: Opinion | One Crisis, 4 Wins: How China Might Just Have Hit A Geopolitical Jackpot
Oil to yuan, China's fortunes have only multiplied, thanks to others. But why grudge it the advantages it has been handed almost on a platter?
Greek PM Thanks Christopher Nolan For Putting Spotlight On Greece Through The Odyssey
The Odyssey has topped the US box office for two straight weeks and has already taken $640 million worldwide.
Thousands Arrested By ICE After "Leads" From US Child Migrant Agency: Report
6-year-old girl spent more than half a year in a child migrant shelter while her mother, who was in the US, worked to get her out. Days later to their reunion, they were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
AI Avatar Of Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro Sparks Legal Debate In Presidential Race
An AI-generated avatar allowed Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro to make a surprise appearance at the launch of his son Flavio's presidential campaign.
Many Injured, Buildings Collapse As 7.1-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan
A tsunami warning for a wave measuring 1 metre (3.28 ft) was issued after the earthquake
Secret Service agent and two others arrested for ‘prolonged’ hazing in Miami
Three men were arrested for ‘repeated beatings with canes and paddles’ causing near-fatal injuries to two pledgesA US Secret Service agent and two others have been arrested after Florida state investigators uncovered evidence of “alleged hazing incidents involving prolonged and repeated beatings with canes and paddles” in Miami.Investigators arrested Marquez Christopher Pinder, 29, on Sunday. Two other men – Jared Lamar James, 26, and Elijah Delano Dyous, 29 – were also arrested for allegedly helping to orchestrate the beatings, purportedly as part of a fraternity hazing ritual in April that left two people hospitalized with severe injuries. Continue reading...
Apple becomes second ever $5tn company as investors flee AI stocks
Share price rally driven by strong product demand as well as decision to sit out AI spending race, amid wider tech sell-offApple has become only the second company to pass the $5tn valuation mark, as it benefited from investors fleeing AI and semiconductor stocks amid a wider tech sell-off.The iPhone maker’s shares hit a session high of $342.89 on Tuesday, giving it a market capitalisation of $5.04tn (£3.78tn), then eased back to 0.9% up at $339.91 – just above the $5tn mark. Continue reading...
Deaths feared after ‘many people’ trapped inside Japanese shopping centre following earthquake – live updates
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck the country’s Kumamoto prefectureKyushu Electric Power said 48,000 homes had lost power as a result of the latest quake, while railway company JR Kyushu said that it had suspended services, including its high-speed bullet trains.Kumamoto airport also shut its runway, as airlines diverted and cancelled flights. Continue reading...
Canadians spent $3.3bn less on travel to US in 2025 after Trump’s return to office
Data shows Canadians have replaced US vacations with other international trips in apparent rebuke to TrumpCanadians spent $3.3bn less on travel to the US in 2025 than in the previous year, as Donald Trump’s hostile policies towards his northern neighbour continue to incur an economic cost, new government data shows.The research also indicates that Canadians are not bucking travel overall and instead have replaced US vacations with other international destinations, in a rebuke to Trump’s tariff regime and the president’s continued musings on annexing Canada. Continue reading...
AI sell-off intensifies as investors ditch chip stocks
Samsung and SK Hynix fall by more than 10% amid renewed fears over AI spending and Chinese competitionBusiness live – latest updatesThe sell-off in AI stocks has intensified, driving South Korea’s stock market down to its lowest level in three months.Investors continued to ditch chip stocks on Tuesday, amid rising concerns about the huge amount of borrowing among AI companies to fund their datacentre expansion plans. Continue reading...
Almost 4,000 people evacuated from tourist sites near Bordeaux as wildfires rage in France and Spain
Return of winds and extreme heat threaten firefighters’ attempts to bring blazes under controlNearly 4,000 people have been evacuated from tourist sites on France’s Atlantic coast as the return of winds and extreme heat jeopardises firefighters’ battles to contain wildfires raging in France and Spain.The precautionary evacuation order in France, which covers campsites, holiday villages and other tourist accommodation around the resort of Lacanau to the west of Bordeaux, exacerbated a wildfire emergency described by the French president, Emmanuel Macron, as the “toughest” situation the country had dealt with since the second world war. Continue reading...
