Russia torments Kyiv with new ‘horror’ jet drones

Flying several kilometres in the air and close to the speed of a commercial plane, Moscow’s new long-range jet-powered drones are causing havoc for Kyiv’s stretched air defences. Moscow has been launching waves of the attack drones at the Ukrainian capital in recent weeks, paralysing the city with near constant air alerts. President Volodymyr Zelensky […]

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Iran attacks US base in Jordan as Hormuz impasse deepens

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Wednesday they pummelled a US military base in Jordan, vowing retaliation for American strikes on Iranian oil tankers that dragged the foes deeper into war. Tehran’s bombs came after US forces destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday in response to Iran targeting an American warship, the second such attack in […]

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Trump begrüßt AfD-Wahlerfolg in Sachsen-Anhalt als “wirklich großen Abend”

Zwei Tage nach der Landtagswahl in Sachsen-Anhalt hat US-Präsident Donald Trump den Wahlerfolg der vom Landesverfassungsschutz als gesichert rechtsextrem eingestuften AfD als “wirklich großen Abend” begrüßt. Die AfD nannte er am Dienstag (Ortszeit) auf seiner Onlineplattform Truth Social zwar nicht ausdrücklich, schrieb aber: “Wow! Die populistische Partei in Deutschland hatte gerade einen wirklich großen Abend.” In […]

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New Apple CEO to face first test with foldable iPhone launch

Apple is expected to unveil a slew of new and updated devices, including a long-rumored foldable iPhone, when it holds its annual late-summer hardware event on Wednesday in Cupertino, California. It will also be the first major event under new chief executive John Ternus, who took over from outgoing CEO Tim Cook on September 1. […]

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Rein in social media not children, say over 130 groups, experts

The European Union should force tech giants to make social media safe before children use them instead of banning minors from their platforms, over 130 groups and experts urged in a letter shared with AFP Tuesday. Their call came just a week before EU chief Ursula von der Leyen was to outline how the bloc […]

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Nearly 1,100 flights cancelled after UK air traffic control glitch

Almost 1,100 flights to and from UK airports were cancelled Tuesday due to what the country’s air traffic control service called a technical issue, in the latest glitch to spark travel chaos. A total of 1,055 flights to and from British airports had been axed by 8:00 pm (1900 GMT), according to the aircraft tracking […]

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OpenAI says AI solved one of math’s hardest problems in days

OpenAI said Tuesday that one of its unreleased artificial intelligence models had solved a mathematical puzzle that has eluded mathematicians for generations, in a claim which also drew a fight with rival researchers over credit. Researchers at OpenAI said it took just days — and millions of dollars in computing power — to crack what […]

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‘South Park’ changes name in dig at Trump

Animated satire “South Park” said Tuesday it was changing its name to “South America,” in an apparent dig at US President Donald Trump’s bid to rename swathes of the world. The announcement from the Emmy Award-winning show comes after Trump’s recent efforts to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America and the Gulf of Mexico as […]

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‘South Park’ changes name in dig at Trump

Animated satire “South Park” said Tuesday it was changing its name to “South America,” in an apparent dig at US President Donald Trump’s bid to rename swathes of the world. The announcement from the Emmy Award-winning show comes after Trump’s recent efforts to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America and the Gulf of Mexico as […]

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