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Updated as stories are publishedHow Gaza households are paying for everyday tasks without power
Families in Gaza City are renting small generators by the hour to power water pumps because municipal electricity and water…
What the CIA’s newly released 9/11 briefs show
The CIA has released 71 presidential daily briefs covering February 1998 through September 12, 2001, showing that US leaders received…
Renewed Yemen battles drive families from their homes again
At least 46,000 people in Yemen have fled their homes since new clashes erupted last week, according to the United…
Judge dismisses terrorism case against Indigenous protest leaders
A Guatemalan court has cleared Deputy Minister Luis Pacheco and three other Indigenous leaders of terrorism charges linked to protests…
What Sweden’s knife-edge election could mean for its next government
Swedish voters will go to the polls on Sunday in a closely contested general election that could produce either a…
Russia reports attacks on Ukrainian steel plants and Black Sea vessels
Russia’s Defence Ministry said its forces struck Ukrainian industrial facilities, including the Zaporizhstal steel plant in Zaporizhzhia, an Interpipe Steel…
Why India’s online gambling crisis is difficult to stop
India’s Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 prohibits online money games, their advertising, promotion and facilitation. The law…
AI helped program autonomous drone swarms targeting Ukraine, Anthropic says
A small team of likely freelance developers in Russia used Anthropic’s Claude chatbot to build software for an autonomous swarm…
35 dead after Philippines ferry fire as more victims are sought
The death toll from Wednesday evening’s fire aboard the M/V June Aster has reached 35, and the Philippines coast guard…
Seoul reports missile launches from North Korea’s east coast
North Korea fired several ballistic missiles toward the sea off its eastern coast, South Korea’s military said. The Joint Chiefs…
Court punishes lawyer after ChatGPT-generated witnesses appear in murder appeal
New Mexico’s Supreme Court fined defense lawyer Stephen Aarons $5,000 and held him in contempt after finding that a murder-appeal…
Washington weighs human oversight and AI shutdown powers
US lawmakers are advancing several proposals to control high-risk artificial intelligence systems after researchers warned that advanced AI could cause…
Children in Masafer Yatta face losing both homes and classrooms
A demolition operation in Khirbet al-Fakhit, in the Masafer Yatta area of the occupied West Bank, destroyed homes, livestock shelters,…
House of Commons votes down assisted-dying proposal
UK lawmakers voted 286-270 against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on Friday, rejecting legislation that would have…
Passenger train derails between Rouen and Caen in France
A passenger train derailed in northwestern France on Friday, injuring 44 people, including an 18-year-old woman in critical condition, local…
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