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White House Launches Trump TV, 24/7 Streaming Platform After US Networks Ban
White House launches Trump TV, a 24/7 streaming platform featuring Trump's past speeches and announcements.
'All Iranian Airlines Will Be Grounded Globally By...': US' New Weapon In War
Bessent's threat went beyond the airlines themselves but also targeted airports, ticketing companies, fuel suppliers, and other support businesses that help air carriers operate abroad.
North Korea Tests 'New-Type Weapon' Days After Missile Launch
North Korea has legally enshrined its status as a nuclear-armed state, with its leadership repeatedly declaring the country's atomic arsenal permanent and irreversible.
Child Among 5 Killed In Russian Strikes On Ukraine: Officials
In Donetsk Region, a focal point of many frontline clashes, a Russian strike badly damaged an apartment building in the strategic Kramatorsk, killing one person. Another person was killed in a nearby village.
6 Killed, 8 Injured In Saudi Strikes In Yemen Port City: Report
The Houthis, who control large parts of northwest Yemen, seized Mokha earlier this month after launching a large-scale attack against Yemeni government forces, who are backed by Saudi Arabia.
"Historic Occasion": S Jaishankar Meets Visegrad Group Ministers In New York
The first meeting of the foreign ministers of the Visegrad Group and India was held on Monday on the margins of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly.
Nearly 4m records of enslaved people in 20 former British colonies now searchable online
Exclusive: Collection’s 300,000 pages record lives of enslaved people in countries including the Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, Mauritius, South Africa and TrinidadNearly 4m records documenting the lives of enslaved people across 20 former British colonies have been made searchable online for the first time.The records have been digitised and indexed by the genealogy company Ancestry, which has partnered with the Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery at University College London. Continue reading...
Police investigate possible organised crime links after boy, 11, shot in the face in Sydney
Boy taken to hospital in a critical condition amid a renewed debate about gun control in NSWFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice are investigating whether people who were present during the shooting of an 11-year-old boy in Sydney’s north-west have associations with organised crime, as the child continues to fight for his life in hospital.The boy remains in a critical condition after being transported to Westmead Children’s hospital on Monday evening suffering gunshot wounds to his face and neck, NSW police said. Continue reading...
Private investigator surveilled Liberal minister and supplied Jean Nassif with recording devices, Icac hears
Shane de Kauwe tells corruption inquiry he was instructed by Toplace laywer Sharangan Maheswaran to investigate minister David ElliottFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA private investigator says he was asked to surveil a Liberal minister and provided secret recording devices to a fugitive property developer, the New South Wales anti-corruption watchdog has heard.Shane De Kauwe told the Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) on Tuesday he had installed a static camera on a building to record a person connected with the former NSW Liberal MP David Elliott. Continue reading...
At least four people killed in Japan as typhoon Dujuan triggers heavy rain, landslides
Rescuers search for missing in collapsed homes after storm causes landslides, travel chaos and power outagesTyphoon Dujuan has killed at least four people and injured 22 in Japan, while tens of thousands of houses near Tokyo remained without power after the storm swept through the region, authorities said on Tuesday.Dujuan – which brought violent winds of 144km/h (89mph) – was moving away from Japan on Tuesday morning, allowing authorities to downgrade most heavy rain and landslide warnings. Continue reading...
‘I understood what women have been going through’: fourth alleged victim testifies at Alan Jones trial
Executive tells court he was groped on bottom at Sydney event after ex-broadcaster pleads not guilty to 21 indecent assault and sexual touching chargesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn executive has testified in a Sydney court that he didn’t react when he was allegedly groped by the talkback titan Alan Jones because he didn’t want to cause a scene.The fourth alleged victim gave evidence on Tuesday in the trial of the retired broadcaster who has pleaded not guilty to 21 indecent assault and sexual touching charges. One charge was withdrawn on Monday. Continue reading...
British Columbia sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over Tumbler Ridge mass school shooting
Canadian province alleges deadly attack could have been prevented if company had warned police of shooter’s ChatGPT useBritish Columbia has sued OpenAI in California, saying a mass shooting at a school in the province could have been prevented if the company had warned local law enforcement that the shooter had used ChatGPT to plan the massacre.The lawsuit filed in San Francisco federal court on Monday names OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, as defendants. It is seeking damages to fund recovery efforts in the province after the February attack, as well as an order directing changes to the way the company handles ChatGPT conversations that could lead to violence. Continue reading...
