Will Trump pay all US adults $5,000? Some Trump supporters are sceptical
Observers on both sides of the political divide express concern about Trump's pledge to pay 'dividend' for midterm wins.
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xQc Explains NoPixel Absences: Co-owner says some GTA RP stars self-excluded; others moved on
xQc has addressed the absence of several major GTA RP streamers from NoPixel 5.0, including Summit1G and Chang Gang members. The NoPixel co-owner said some players chose to leave the server and build their own community, while others had previously criticized NoPixel. xQc argued that Summit could return if he wanted, but claimed he is staying away because his friends were not invited. NoPixel 5.0 ...
Israeli film on Gaza receives 25-minute ovation at Venice premiere
Venice Film Festival honours NAZA, an expose on Israel's use of AI systems in Gaza.
Can a US$6 trillion South Korea-Japan economic bloc succeed?
A fraying global economic order could push South Korea and Japan towards deeper trade integration, with business leaders and analysts saying the two neighbours stand to benefit from such a partnership despite lingering historical wounds. The two countries could draw closer as the era of relatively open global trade gives way to tit-for-tat tariffs and supply-chain disruptions due to conflicts in t...
Iran war live: IRGC attacks US unmanned vessel in Hormuz; two ships hit
IRGC says it attacked a US unmanned vessel in Hormuz, while UKMTO says projectiles hit two ships off Oman.
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UN envoy warns Security Council Yemen’s war has entered ‘dangerous phase’
Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg demands urgent steps to protect civilians and trade routes amid Houthi escalation.
What’s a Northern Metropolis-like project doing in Malaysia? Lessons for Hong Kong?
Deep in the southern border zone of Johor, Malaysia, separated from Singapore by a narrow strait, a steady flow of commuters moves seamlessly between the two sovereign neighbours. Beyond the immediate checkpoints, a short 30-minute train ride connects visitors to regional hubs such as Kulai, where a vastly different dynamic comes into view – one defined by the rapid expansion of digital infrastruc...
U.S. colonel shot down in Iran speaks with 60 Minutes in exclusive interview
In April, an American F-15E fighter jet was shot down over Iran, stranding two Air Force officers who were eventually rescued by U.S. Special Forces. One of them exclusively speaks with 60 Minutes' Norah O'Donnell after evading capture behind enemy lines.
Moonshot, DeepSeek secretly routed user requests to Claude, Anthropic claims
American artificial intelligence (AI) giant Anthropic has accused its Chinese AI rivals DeepSeek and Moonshot on Thursday of covertly routing customer requests to its Claude models, then showing users the responses as if they were from their own models. The new allegations mark a further escalation in US criticism of China’s AI industry practices. Earlier this week, three US government agencies, i...
Police say 5 dead, 40 injured in tour bus crash in Switzerland
Police say five people have died and 40 others were injured after a Dutch tour bus slammed into a roadside crash barrier and overturned in eastern Switzerland. The bus, with 45 people on board, overturned Thursday afternoon between the villages of Susch and Zernez in the Alpine canton of Graubuenden. According to the Dutch Federation of Travel Agencies, the coach left the Netherlands on Monday and...
Several dead in Dutch tour bus crash in Switzerland
Several people were killed and injured when a coach carrying Dutch tourists in eastern Switzerland crashed, police said on Thursday. The accident happened at about 4.45pm between the communes of Susch and Zernez in the far-eastern canton of Graubunden. The coach hit a safety barrier before overturning and plunging down an embankment, a local police spokesman told Swiss media. The Dutch Federation ...
Several dead in Dutch coach crash in Switzerland
Several people were killed and injured when a coach carrying Dutch tourists in eastern Switzerland crashed, police said on Thursday. The accident happened at about 4.45pm between the communes of Susch and Zernez in the far-eastern canton of Graubunden. The coach hit a safety barrier before overturning and plunging down an embankment, a local police spokesman told Swiss media. The Dutch Federation ...
Civilians told to flee Ukraine's fortress cities as Russia bids to control Donbas
Kramatorsk and Slovyansk are now the main focus of Russian ground assaults, and residents are being told to leave.
Ukraine's fortress cities under fire as Russia bids to seize rest of Donbas
Kramatorsk and Slovyansk are now the main focus of Russian ground assaults, and residents are being told to leave.
3 Tiananmen vigil organizers set to be sentenced in Hong Kong national security case
Three former organizers of Hong Kong’s annual vigils in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown are set to be sentenced Friday for their convictions of inciting subversion under a Beijing-imposed national security law
A year after Charlie Kirk’s death, are young voters turning on Trump?
Turning Point USA has expanded its campus presence, even as Trump’s support among young men has fallen.
Jimmy Kimmel says interview with Democrat won't air on TV, cites regulator 'threats'
The White House denies Kimmel's allegations regarding his interview with James Talarico, accusing the TV host of "play acting".
Hong Kong home prices headed for 15% gain this year, Midland forecast says
Hong Kong’s home prices will end the year 15 per cent higher than a year earlier, but still 16 per cent below their high-water mark in 2021, according to local property agency Midland Realty. Underpinning the positive forecast, the city’s banks were not likely to follow an increase in US interest rates by the Federal Reserve if one occurred this year, executives from the agency said at a press con...
Australia news live: Andrew Hastie says he accepts Barnaby Joyce’s explanation over ‘traitor’ video and Pauline Hanson now ‘the only lying coward’
Follow the day’s news liveBowen says yesterday a ‘good day’ amid contentious deal that will see koala park plan move aheadThe climate change and energy minister, Chris Bowen, said yesterday was a “good day” after the Greens reached a deal with Labor that will allow big industry to use a new koala national park in New South Wales to offset its climate pollution.I think if One Nation and the Greens ...
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels seize strategic Red Sea port city of Mocha
Yemen’s Houthis seized the strategic Red Sea port city of Mocha on Thursday as their offensive against Saudi-backed government forces intensified. Saudi Arabia launched dozens of airstrikes over the past 24 hours, the Houthis said, after the Iran-backed group carried out attacks on Saudi territory that wounded dozens of people.
Bernie Sanders speaks to the BBC about proposal to ban AI superintelligence
The senator has also proposed a sort of sovereign wealth fund in which the US would take a 50% stake in AI companies.
Florida executes man in connection to Hog Trail Murders
The execution of Daniel Owen Conahan Jr makes him the state’s 15th person executed this yearA Florida man was executed by lethal injection on Thursday after being convicted of one of a series of suspected killings that became known as the Hog Trail Murders in the 1990s.Daniel Owen Conahan Jr, 72, was sentenced to death for the 1996 kidnapping and strangling of Richard Allen Montgomery. Authorities...
Princess Diana’s ‘revenge dress’ up for auction for first time in decades
The “revenge dress” worn by the late Princess Diana in 1994 is up for auction at Sotheby’s for the first time in nearly three decades. The black silk evening dress by Greek designer Christina Stambolian is estimated to fetch as much as £220,000 (US$298,110) when it goes on sale on December 9 during Sotheby’s Luxury Week in New York, the auction house said on Thursday. Diana wore the dress in June ...
Princess Diana’s ‘revenge dress’ to be up for auction for first time in decades
The “revenge dress” worn by the late Princess Diana in 1994 is up for auction at Sotheby’s for the first time in nearly three decades. The black silk evening dress by Greek designer Christina Stambolian is estimated to fetch as much as £220,000 (US$298,110) when it goes on sale on December 9 during Sotheby’s Luxury Week in New York, the auction house said on Thursday. Diana wore the dress in June ...
Five killed and 67 injured in Russian strike on shopping centre, Ukraine says
The attack in Pavlohrad city centre was the third Russian strike on a mall within days, local media report.
Israel says it destroyed Hezbollah base in Lebanon’s Ali al-Taher ridge
Israeli attacks come a week after it said to have established operational control over the strategic ridge.
Australia news live: John Howard says Australia joining US in Afghanistan after 9/11 was the ‘right thing’
Follow the day’s news liveMore Anthropic researchers warn of AI’s perils A day after a former researcher at Anthropic made an apocalyptic declaration about artificial intelligence, more researchers and staff members at the AI startup publicly agreed with him and posted their own dire warnings.I just knew that it meant a lot to the whole world, and it certainly meant that I quickly came to realise ...