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The Trump administration has urged Romanian authorities to lift travel restrictions on influencer Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan Tate, as they await trial on charges including human trafficking, sexual misconduct, and money laundering, according to a report by the Financial Times. The 37-year-old is currently under house arrest in Romania and is awaiting trial on human…

European leaders insisted Monday they must have a say in international talks to end the war in Ukraine despite the clear message from both Washington and Moscow that there was no role for them as yet in negotiations that could shape the future of the continent. Three hours of emergency talks at the Elysee Palace in Paris…

China on Monday urged the United States to “correct its mistakes” after the U.S. State Department removed previous wording on its website about not supporting Taiwan independence, which it said was part of a routine update. The fact sheet on Taiwan, updated last week, retains Washington’s opposition to unilateral change from either Taiwan or from China, which…

Elon Musk’s estranged daughter, Vivian Wilson, claimed she found out about her dad’s possible 13th child via social media. “Wow, if I had a nickel for every time I found out I had half-siblings through Reddit, I’d have two nickels… which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it’s happened twice, right?” the 21-year-old wrote atop her…

Another luxe resort, another batch of troubled travelers. Welcome to “The White Lotus” Season 3, which takes Mike White’s vacation dramedy to the Thai island of Koh Samui. This season is farther from America (the first two seasons took place in Hawaii and Italy) and also bigger, with more characters and eight episodes. (Plus, a different theme…

Singapore’s opposition leader Pritam Singh has been found guilty of lying under oath to a parliamentary committee. The charges against Singh relate to his handling of Raeesah Khan, a former lawmaker from his party, who lied to parliament in a separate case. The verdict in this high-profile trial comes as Singapore is gearing up for its next…

Donald Trump has made the mass deportation of undocumented foreign nationals a key policy, with the US said to have identified about 18,000 Indian nationals it believes entered illegally. Last week Narendra Modi said India would take back its nationals who were in the US illegally, and also crack down on the “human trafficking ecosystem”. “These are…

It has been dubbed one of the world’s rarest treasure troves of art but few people outside its host country know about it. For decades, masterpieces by the likes of Pablo Picasso, Vincent Van Gogh, Andy Warhol and Jackson Pollock have been kept in the basement of a museum in Iran’s capital Tehran, shrouded in mystery. According…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned the dye known as Red 3 from the nation’s food supply in January, setting deadlines for stripping the brightly hued additive from candies and cough syrup, baked goods and frozen treats. The agency said it was taking the action because studies found that the dye, also known as erythrosine, caused…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to the United Arab Emirates late Sunday as momentum grows for potential peace talks ending Moscow’s war on the country. U.S. President Donald Trump last week suggested he would be meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saudi Arabia. The UAE, home to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, long has been floated as a…

Here is the full list of winners from this year’s BAFTA Awards. There were 42 films up for awards at this year’s ceremony, from blockbusters to indie breakthroughs. Conclave and The Brutalist were the big winners, taking home four awards each. Scroll through for all the winners here, as well as the nominees they were up against.…

The widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says she has thought about him every day since his death exactly a year ago. Writing on Instagram, Yulia Navalnaya said: “Love you so much, miss you so much.” Staunch Putin critic Mr Navalny, 47, died mysteriously in an Arctic penal colony on 16 February 2024. His body is…

PRESIDENT Donald Trump has made a flying visit to the Daytona 500 – where his armoured car ‘The Beast’ did laps of the circuit. In the latest visit by Trump to a high-profile sporting event, Air Force One performed a flyover of the Daytona International Speedway before the race. Trump, who last week became the first sitting…

Turkey is one of the key players in the global honey market. With annual production of 115,000 tons of honey, the country is the world’s second-largest supplier after China, followed by Ethiopia, Iran and India. The Turkish honey sector has an annual volume of about €270 million ($283.4 million), according to estimates, with Germany and the United…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke about Iran’s terror axis this week, stating that, with the support of the U.S. and President Donald Trump, he would “finish the job”. “Over the last 16 months, Israel has dealt a mighty blow to Iran’s terror axis. Under the strong leadership of President Trump… I have no doubt that we…

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday said Ukraine and Europe would be part of any “real negotiations” to end Moscow’s war, signaling that U.S. talks with Russia this week were a chance to see how serious Russian President Vladimir Putin is about peace. America’s top diplomat played down European concerns of being cut out of…

(This Feb.15 story has been refiled to correct the spelling of the crypto coin to $LIBRA, not $LIBRE, in paragraph 2) Argentine President Javier Milei could face an impeachment trial in Congress, opposition lawmakers said on Saturday, after the libertarian leader touted a cryptocurrency which crashed soon after. Milei late on Friday posted on X recommending the…

Papal selection thriller “Conclave” and period drama “The Brutalist” were the big winners at the BAFTA Film Awards on Sunday, winning four prizes each. “Conclave”, which had led nominations with 12 nods, won the night’s most coveted award, best film, as well as outstanding British film, best adapted screenplay and best editing. “We live in a time…

Donald Trump appeared to quote Napoleon Bonaparte by way of Rod Steiger on Saturday afternoon after his blitzkrieg of executive actions and threats to federal agencies under Elon Musk were challenged in courts across the country, raising alarms that his administration is preparing to shred court orders and ignite a constitutional crisis. “He who saves his Country…

At least nine people have died in the most recent round of harsh weather to pummel the U.S., including eight people in Kentucky who died as creeks swelled from heavy rain and water covered roads. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Sunday that hundreds of people stranded by flooding had to be rescued. President Donald Trump approved the…

Zhang Yazhou was sitting in the passenger seat of her Tesla Model 3 when she said she heard her father’s panicked voice: The brakes don’t work! Approaching a red light, her father swerved around two cars before plowing into an SUV and a sedan and crashing into a large concrete barrier. Stunned, Zhang gazed at the deflating…

Sir Keir Starmer has said he is prepared to put “our own troops on the ground if necessary” in Ukraine if there is a deal to end the war with Russia. Ahead of an “emergency meeting” of European leaders on Monday, the prime minister said he was “ready and willing” to put British troops into a peacekeeping…

US secretary of state Marco Rubio has fully endorsed Israel’s war aims in the Gaza Strip – throwing the region’s fragile ceasefire into further doubt. Mr Rubio met with top Israeli politicians, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Sunday as he started a tour of the Middle East which will likely see him face pushback from Arab…

Pop star Shakira has been taken to hospital in Peru after experiencing “an abdominal issue”, forcing her to cancel one of her concerts. The Hips Don’t Lie singer had been due to perform in Lima for the first time in over a decade. “I’m sorry to let you all know that last night I had to go…

U.S. and Russian officials will meet in Saudi Arabia in the coming days to start talks aimed at ending Moscow’s nearly three-year war in Ukraine, a U.S. lawmaker and a source familiar with the planning said on Saturday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who met with U.S. Vice President JD Vance in Germany on Friday, said Ukraine was…

Billionaire Elon Musk said on Saturday that his xAI’s artificial intelligence chatbot and ChatGPT challenger Grok 3 would be released with a live demo at 8 p.m. Pacific time on Monday (0400 GMT on Tuesday). Source: https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/elon-musk-says-xais-grok-3-chatbot-be-unveiled-monday-2025-02-16/

Hamas released Israeli hostages Iair Horn, Sagui Dekel Chen and Sasha (Alexander) Troufanov in Gaza on Saturday and Israel freed some 369 Palestinian prisoners and detainees in exchange, after mediators helped avert a collapse of the fragile ceasefire. The three Israelis were led onto a stage with Palestinian Hamas militants armed with automatic rifles standing on each…

Why does an mRNA-based vaccine hold promise? What have pre-clinical trials shown? In December last year, Russia announced that it had developed a new, mRNA-based personalised ‘vaccine’ for cancer which would be available free for patients by early 2025. Media reports state that Andrey Kaprin, General Director of the Radiology Medical Research Center of the Russian Ministry…

Privacy campaigners have called Google’s new rules on tracking people online “a blatant disregard for user privacy.” Changes which come in on Sunday permit so-called “fingerprinting”, which allows online advertisers to collect more data about users including their IP addresses and information about their devices. Google says this data is already widely used by other companies, and…

“Shōgun” dominated with three wins at the Writers Guild Awards on Saturday evening — including best drama, while “Hacks” scored two on the TV side, including best comedy. In film, “Anora” and “Nickel Boys” scored big wins, giving both entries a bit more momentum as Oscar voting ends on Tuesday. “Anora,” coming off Critics Choice, DGA and…

Tom Cruise and Ana de Armas spent an evening together in London. The “Top Gun” actor, 62, and de Armas, 36, were pictured grabbing dinner in London, according to photos obtained by Daily Mail. While Daily Mail claims the images were taken on Valentine’s Day (Friday), People reports the outing was on Thursday. The two stars appeared…

Beyonce’s post came just hours after a woman who accused Jay Z and Diddy of raping her after an MTV party dropped her lawsuit BEYONCE left fans in awe as she sizzled in a raunchy new perfume advert, drenched in gold from head to toe. Singer Beyonce, 42, turned up the heat in the campaign shots, painted…

Vance also accused European governments of suppressing free speech under the guise of fighting misinformation German Chancellor Olaf Scholz criticized U.S. Vice President JD Vance for comments he made Friday in support of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party just days before Germany’s national election Vance, who was in Munich for the Security Conference, met with…

A mother and her two-year-old died due to their injuries. Prosecutors had said they believed the suspect had an “Islamist motive.” A 37-year-old woman and her two-year-old daughter have died two days after they were injured in a car ramming in the southern German city of Munich, officials said on Saturday. Authorities earlier said that at least…

Cops are investigating to find if there are more people involved in the attack A CHILD has been killed and five other people stabbed after a man launched a random knife attack in Austria. The suspect, 23, said to be a Syrian asylum seeker, was arrested as cops swarmed the central square of southern town Villach. The…

Sidelined by Angela Merkel in the early 2000s, Friedrich Merz left politics for 20 years until she announced her retirement in 2018. After a two-year lead in the polls, Friedrich Merz is largely expected to become German chancellor after the country’s election later this month. Voters will head to the ballot box on 23 February after the…

The tennis player initially said he hadn’t done anything wrong but has now accepted a ban which expires in time for him to compete in the Italian and French Opens in May. But it has triggered a furious response from Australian Nick Kyrgios. Tennis world number one Jannik Sinner has been banned for three months over doping.…

The Substance sees Demi Moore playing an Oscar winner turned fitness guru struggling to accept she has been unceremoniously dropped from her TV show because she’s too old. Now, it’s one of the frontrunners of the 2025 awards season. It’s the bloody body horror that has made audiences squirm in their seats – and is now making…

The prime minister warns against allowing “divisions” in the alliance between Europe and the US to distract from “external enemies” and the threat from Russia. His comments come among tensions at a security conference in Munich. The prime minister has spoken of a “once in a generation moment” for the UK, US and Europe to work together…

It was not immediately clear which European leaders would be invited to the emergency meeting. French President Emmanuel Macron is convening European leaders for an emergency summit in Paris on Monday, according to Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. “I’m very glad that President Macron has called our leaders to Paris,”…

An anonymous woman who accused Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and Sean “Diddy” Combs of raping her in 2000 when she was 13 dismissed her civil lawsuit on Friday against the hip-hop moguls. A filing in federal court in Manhattan said the plaintiff, referred to as Jane Doe, voluntarily dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning she cannot bring it…

President Zelenskyy says the strike was a “very clear greeting from Putin and Russian Federation” – a claim Moscow denies. ‘Russian drone’ hits Chernobyl reactor shell A drone with an explosive warhead has smashed a hole in the radiation shield at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine. The plant’s chief engineer, Alexander Titarchuk, said there was a…

Sir Keir Starmer’s position appears to put him at odds with the White House, after Donald Trump said he does not think Russia would allow Ukraine to join NATO. Keir Starmer and Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet in Kyiv earlier this year. Pic: ReutersUkraine is still on an “irreversible path” to joining NATO, Sir Keir Starmer has told Volodymyr…

Talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S. Vice President JD Vance ended in Munich on Friday without an announcement of a critical minerals deal that is central to Kyiv’s push to win the backing of President Donald Trump. Kyiv came back to the U.S. earlier with a revised draft agreement of the deal that could open…

OpenAI on Friday rejected a $97.4 billion bid from a consortium led by billionaire Elon Musk for the ChatGPT maker, saying the startup is not for sale and that any future bid would be disingenuous. The unsolicited approach is Musk’s latest attempt to block the startup he co-founded with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman — but later left…

India is likely to seek bids this year for 114 multi-role fighters, two sources said, marking a major step in a process to bolster the country’s stock of combat aircraft that has gone on for nearly two decades. The project is critical for the Indian Air Force, whose squadrons of mainly Russian and ex-Soviet aircraft have fallen…

The World Health Organization released new findings on Friday about an “alarming” lack of awareness about alcohol’s link to cancer across Europe and called for clear and prominent tobacco-style warnings in the region with the world’s heaviest drinkers. The global health agency has repeatedly warned that alcohol causes cancer and has backed clear labelling but has never…

Utah students in as early as kindergarten would be required to learn about firearm safety in the classroom under a bill that passed the state House with overwhelming support Friday. The Republican-controlled chamber approved the measure in a 59-10 vote and sent it to the Senate, despite concerns from some gun violence prevention advocates that it places…

Hamas has released the names of three hostages due to be freed on Saturday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in Israel, after days of fears over the future of the ceasefire. They are Russian-Israeli Alexander Troufanov, Argentine-Israeli Yair Horn, and US-Israeli Sagui Dekel-Chen. Israel has said it will resume bombing if the three are not released on…

Warning: This report contains some disturbing details An Indian court’s ruling that a man’s forced “unnatural sex” with his wife is not an offence has led to huge outrage and sparked renewed calls for better protections for married women. The controversial order has also brought back into the spotlight the issue of marital rape in a country…

No more “Bad Blood.” Lorne Michaels claims Taylor Swift once asked him to kill a “Saturday Night Live” sketch that poked fun at the singer’s “girl squad” — but he stood his ground and refused. In a new interview with Vulture, the “SNL” creator recalled the time he contacted Swift’s management team with a request for the…

Critics argue that Nepal’s proposed social media bill could stifle free speech, with provisions that grant the government sweeping powers to regulate online content. Nepal, whose constitution guarantees press freedom, is considered one of the freest countries in Asia. In 2024, the Himalayan nation ranked 74th out of 180 in Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) 2024 World Press…

She said a security guard accused her of being ‘engaged in criminal activity’ AN INFLUENCER has won £16,000 after Zara staff pulled back her changing room curtain as she tried on clothes. TikToker Krystal Joyce, 20, was left distraught after a female security guard opened the partition while she was half-dressed at the store in Blanchardstown shopping…

Barack and Michelle campaigned with Kamala Harris separately during the 2024 election campaign QUESTIONS still continue to swirl about Barack and Michelle Obama’s marriage after he shared a snap of the couple on Valentine’s Day. The former president paid tribute to Michelle as he said she still takes his breath away. Obama revealed that he and Michelle…

The dad of one of the 17 people murdered in the shocking Parkland school shooting talks to The U.S. Sun about the push for change SEVEN years ago today, the city of Parkland suffered unimaginable heartache. Valentine’s Day represents a day of global love, yet in this small corner of South Florida, there will forever be pain…

The White House has sparked outrage for attacking the free press by banning Associated Press journalists from covering President Donald Trump aboard Air Force One and in the Oval Office. The all-out suppression effort had been building all week as the Trump administration barred AP White House correspondents and photographers from certain events because of the news…

Ashley St. Clair, a 26-year-old right-wing influencer, contributor to conservative satirical news site The Babylon Bee and semi-regular guest on Fox News, took to X late Friday night to claim that she recently had a child with Elon Musk. Alea Iacta Est pic.twitter.com/gvVaFNTGqn — Ashley St. Clair (@stclairashley) February 15, 2025 She wrote, “Five months ago, I…

A BAD radio transmission may have caused the horrific mid-air crash between a passenger plane and a military helicopter that killed 67, the National Transportation Safety Board has revealed. Investigators discovered muffled messages and mismatched altitude readings after pulling data from the wreckage that plunged into the Potomac River in Washington DC on January 29. NTSB Chair…

Vance’s speech — which focussed on key themes of Trump’s election campaign — was a combative broadside at the Munich Security Conference at a time of transatlantic discord over Ukraine, defence and trade. Vance stressed that Europe must “step up” in managing its own security, a key bone of contention. But he mostly lambasted the EU’s members…

Three months after President Donald Trump announced Elon Musk would head up a cost-cutting initiative, and nearly a month after its official creation, the White House has not made public an ethics form disclosing the tech billionaire’s finances or his conflicts of interest. Trump has classified Musk in a category of temporary federal worker that is required…

The U.S. has made some strides toward reaching racial equality since the days of the civil rights movement. But President Donald Trump has made ending diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives a priority under his administration. As the president has instructed federal agencies to end related programming and dismiss relevant employees, major companies like Target and Google have…

Argentina’s government plans to revoke all permits for marijuana cultivation for medicinal use, Security Minister Patricia Bullrich announced in an interview on Thursday. “Some believe it does no harm, but it has become a very dangerous drug. THC—the substance that changes your neurology—in Argentina is 18%, while the one legalized in Uruguay is accepted up to 2%.…

India and the U.S. agreed on Thursday to start talks to clinch an early trade deal and resolve their standoff over tariffs as New Delhi promised to buy more U.S. oil, gas and military equipment and fight illegal immigration. The series of agreements emerged after talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

A group of state attorneys general on Thursday sued to halt Elon Musk’s efforts to slash federal spending as head of President Donald Trump’s new government efficiency agency, escalating the legal fight over the billionaire’s influence in the White House. The lawsuit in Washington, D.C., federal court filed by the attorneys general of New Mexico and 13…

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday urged Google (GOOGL.O), to reconsider its decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America” for U.S. users, adding the country could file a civil suit against the firm if necessary. Google changed the name for U.S. users of Google Maps to reflect the decision by the government of…

US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks on Thursday and announced various measures to strengthen ties between the two countries. The talks at the White House came just hours after Trump criticised India’s business environment and outlined plans for reciprocal tariffs on countries imposing duties on US imports. Trump said at a…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump met for the first time since the latter’s return to the White House for a second term. PM Modi is one of the first global leaders to travel to the US for an official visit and meet Donald Trump. The two leaders held bilateral talks at the White…

Donald Trump’s son has backed a proposed sports event for athletes using performance enhancing drugs as the US president shakes up health policy and sports governance. The Enhanced Games, dubbed by critics as the “steroid Olympics”, announced on Thursday that Donald Trump Jr’s venture fund 1789 Capital would co-lead an investment round for the sports group. The…

After years of strict border closures and travel restrictions, North Korea appears to be taking steps toward reopening to foreign tourists. Why It Matters North Korea closed its borders five years ago when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and they have remained shut ever since, further isolating the country, known by its nickname the Hermit Kingdom, from the…

That’s when Aer Lingus launches its first nonstop flight to the country music capital from Ireland, a lesser-known hotbed of country music fans. The new flight to Nashville from Dublin is possible with a new, longer-range plane from Airbus: the A321XLR, or “Extra Long Range.” The derivative of the popular A321neo that debuted in 2017 can fly…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told President Donald Trump that Russian President Vladimir Putin is only feigning interest in talks to end Russia’s war against Ukraine because he is “afraid of you,” inside sources told Axios. Trump spoke on the phone with the Ukrainian leader Wednesday—the same day that the president announced he had entered talks with Putin…

THIS is horrifying moment a kayaker is swallowed whole and then spat out by a 50ft humpback whale. Adrian Simancas and his dad Dell were kayaking in the choppy waters off the coast off Punta Arenas in Southern Chile on February 8, when the mammoth animal bit off more than he could chew. Without warning, the 24-year-old…

The Hamas militant group on Thursday said it would continue to implement the ceasefire deal, including a hostage-prisoner exchange within the agreed time frame. Hamas had threatened a delay to a scheduled release of hostages, accusing Israel of not meeting its obligations to allow the movement of tents and shelters as part of the truce, as well…

President Donald Trump suggested Tesla CEO Elon Musk met Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to talk business. During a press conference in the Oval Office on Thursday, Trump was asked whether Musk met Prime Minister Bodi as an American CEO or as a representative of the U.S. government. “I don’t know,” Trump proclaimed while shrugging his…

Kanye West and Bianca Censori are heading their separate ways after two years of marriage, Page Six has learned. “She’s had enough. The swastika shirt [he was selling] was the last straw. She told him that’s not who she is, and that she can’t be associated with that,” an insider tells us. “He’s saying that he has…

TikTok is again available on the US app stores of Apple and Google, after President Donald Trump postponed enforcement of a ban of the Chinese-owned social media platform until 5 April. The popular app, which is used by more than 170 million American users, went dark briefly last month in the US as the ban deadline approached.…

Robert F Kennedy Jr, one of President Donald Trump’s most controversial cabinet picks, has been sworn in as the next US Health and Human Services Secretary. The former presidential candidate will now oversee key health agencies with about 80,000 employees and a trillion-dollar budget. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle had questioned his baseless health claims…

Donald Trump has said he would love to have Russia return to the G7 group of advanced economies, and that expelling the country “was a mistake”. Russia had been a member of the club of industrialised nations, then known as the G8, until it was excluded following its annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region in 2014. “I’d love…

At least 30 people have been injured, including children, after a car was driven into a crowd in a “suspected attack” in Munich, authorities said. A 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker, Farhad N, has been arrested after officers fired a shot at the vehicle. Workers taking part in a union demonstration were walking along a street when the…

A pile-up reportedly involving more than 100 cars in “whiteout conditions” has closed part of a major highway in the US state of Oregon. One of the vehicles caught fire at the scene on Interstate 84 about 25 miles (40km) east of Portland on Thursday afternoon, but authorities said the occupants escaped unharmed. There were reports of…

Grimes has criticised former partner Elon Musk’s decision to bring their son to an Oval Office news conference. The 36-year-old singer, who has had an on-off relationship with Mr Musk since 2018, apparently only learned via social media that he had taken X Æ A-12 – or X for short – to the briefing with Donald Trump…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Thursday in Washington where they discussed issues including space, mobility, technology and innovation, Modi said on X. “Their discussion also touched on opportunities to deepen cooperation in emerging technologies, entrepreneurship and good governance,” India’s foreign ministry said separately in a statement. On Wednesday, Reuters reported…

European leaders scrambled on Thursday to try to get a seat at the table in Ukraine peace talks after US President Donald Trump announced the start of negotiations after speaking directly to Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call. Trump’s move sent shockwaves through European capitals, which want a central role in peace talks because any…

Recent bends by Disney related to a court battle and diversity programs that appear to appease President Donald Trump and the MAGA crowd has left the home of the self-described happiest place on Earth not so joyful for some staff. The moves at Disney come amid a hard push by the new Trump administration to end DEI…

Tens of thousands of U.S. civil servants were cleared to take a buyout from Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday after a federal judge ruled the unprecedented downsizing effort could proceed. About 75,000 workers have signed up for the buyout, said a spokesperson for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, equal to 3% of the civilian workforce. Trump’s…

Donald Trump said both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy expressed a desire for peace in separate phone calls with him on Wednesday, and Trump ordered top U.S. officials to begin talks on ending the war in Ukraine. The conversations came after Trump’s defense secretary earlier said Kyiv would have to give up its…

Two transgender girls in New Hampshire on Wednesday set in motion the first legal challenge to U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order that would ban them from participating in school sports for female athletes. Parker Tirrell, 16, and Iris Turmelle, 15, and their parents filed a lawsuit last year challenging a New Hampshire law that would block…

Before she goes to bed each night, Holly Wang logs on to DeepSeek for “therapy sessions”. Ever since January, when the breakout Chinese AI app launched, the 28-year-old has brought her dilemmas and sorrows, including the recent death of her grandmother, to the chatbot. Its responses have resonated so deeply they have at times brought her to…

The former chief executive of Google is worried artificial intelligence could be used by terrorists or “rogue states” to “harm innocent people.” Eric Schmidt told the BBC: “The real fears that I have are not the ones that most people talk about AI – I talk about extreme risk.” The tech billionaire, who held senior posts at…

A proposed law in Colombia’s Congress seeks to ban the sale of merchandise that celebrates former drug lord Pablo Escobar. But opinions are divided on it. On Monday, 27 November 1989, Gonzalo Rojas was at school in the Colombian capital of Bogota when a teacher pulled him out of class to deliver some devastating news. His father,…

The U.N. human rights office on Wednesday estimated that up to 1,400 people may have been killed in Bangladesh over three weeks last summer in a crackdown on student-led protests against the now-ousted former prime minister. In a new report, the Geneva-based office says security and intelligence services “systematically engaged” in rights violations that could amount to…