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US slaps sanctions on Iran airlines, service providers
The United States imposed sanctions Tuesday on “all remaining Iranian airlines” that have yet to face such penalties, as Washington pushes to step up economic pressure in its war with
Trump sparks fury with post of map with Canada, Iceland as part of US
US President Donald Trump has sparked fury by posting a map that seemingly showed Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Mexico and the Caribbean as part of the United States. Monday’s post —
Nepal flood death toll rises over 1,300 as rescuers scour tunnels
The death toll from Nepal’s devastating flood rose on Tuesday to 1,357, with 5,326 people still missing, the country’s disaster authority said nearly two weeks after the August 26 disaster.
Eiffel Tower reopens after row over removing women staff
The Eiffel Tower reopened on Tuesday after staff walked out over the removal of women colleagues during a visit by a Hindu religious group which later apologised. The operating company
Italian priest quits priesthood, marries Kenyan woman in traditional ceremony
An Italian Catholic priest, Sandro Ferretto, 55, has left the priesthood and married a Kenyan woman, Sharon Jepng’ok, in a traditional ceremony in Baringo County, Kenya. Ferretto married Jepng’ok, a
Robots protest rampant AI in Poland
Waving flags, “chanting” slogans, and marching in circles: around 30 robots took to the streets of Warsaw on Monday to campaign for AI regulation in front of the Polish digital
Russia says three-way talks with Ukraine, US could resume
Russia does not rule out fresh, three-way talks with Washington and Kyiv on the Ukraine war, the Kremlin said Monday, after a visit to Moscow and Kyiv by US negotiators
Israel vows war with Palestinian Aauthorities in case of Oct 7-style attack
Israel on Monday threatened a “full-scale war” against the Palestinian Authority if it prepared an attack against Israeli forces or settlements similar to the one launched by Hamas from Gaza
AI could pose ‘existential risk to humanity’: UN rights chief
The United Nations rights chief warned Monday that artificial intelligence could pose an “existential threat to humanity”, demanding immediate action to reduce the risks. Speaking before the UN Human Rights
Iran military vows ‘more severe’ reprisals if US attacks continue
Iran’s military on Saturday vowed “more severe” retaliatory attacks on US naval vessels if Washington kept up its strikes on Iranian ships, hours after US Central Command said it had
