Facing growing isolation over the war in Gaza, Israel is increasingly allying itself with Europe’s far right, despite some parties’ legacies of antisemitism. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused foreign critics of Israel’s conduct in Gaza of fanning hate against Jews, but his government has mostly been comfortable with politicians so long as they support […]
Read More
When Jenette Torres Odena’s three-year-old son fell ill days after receiving a jab as part of a Philippine vaccination drive, his photograph quickly spread on Facebook alongside claims the inoculation had killed him. Doctors found no link between the boy’s condition and the measles-rubella vaccine, and he went on to fully recover, but by then […]
Read More
Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro on Thursday bowed out of the final debate ahead of elections pitting him against leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who also declined to attend. The leftist incumbent opted to appear on a popular podcast with millions of YouTube subscribers instead, while his right-wing rival accused the electoral court of […]
Read MoreFour new crew members for the International Space Station docked Thursday at the orbiting laboratory where they will stay for approximately six months. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Crew-13 mission team lifted off at 11:10 am local time (1510 GMT) from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Seven hours and 55 minutes later, the SpaceX Dragon […]
Read More
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis struck an electricity distribution station in the holy city of Medina in Saudi Arabia, the Saudi-led coalition said Thursday, sparking strong condemnation from the Muslim world. The alleged attack came as fighting intensifies in Yemen, where government forces said they carried out attacks on Houthi targets and AFP journalists heard explosions in […]
Read MoreDrei Tage vor Beginn der Präsidentschaftswahl in Brasilien ist vor dem höchsten Gericht des Landes womöglich ein Sprengsatz abgestellt geworden. Die Polizei untersuche den vor dem Gerichtsgebäude in der Hauptstadt Brasília abgestellten Rucksack, teilte der Oberste Gerichtshof am Donnerstag (Ortszeit) mit. Nach Angaben der Polizei wurde ein Verdächtiger festgenommen. Der festgenommene Verdächtige habe “versucht, über […]
Read More
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI said Thursday that it has fired three researchers for allegedly mishandling “sensitive information” and violating company policies, including work that involved an external organization that evaluates artificial intelligence models. The San Francisco-based AI lab did not confirm their identities, but at least two of the employees worked on safety and alignment, according to […]
Read MoreThe Nations League football match between Ireland and Austria in Dublin on Thursday was twice briefly interrupted by demonstrations in support of Palestine. In the 19th minute, spectators threw tennis balls covered in Palestinian flag stickers onto the field. The players left the pitch for a few minutes before the match resumed. In the 35th minute, a man […]
Read More
Os ministros do Comércio do G20 concluíram nesta quinta-feira (1º) uma reunião de dois dias sem conseguir avançar na questão de como combater o excesso de capacidade industrial, informou a Casa Branca, que acusa com frequência a China de concorrência desleal. Os Estados Unidos sediam neste ano uma série de reuniões do G20, grupo que […]
Read More