Iceland holds knife-edge referendum on EU - and it could be decided on fish
On Saturday, Iceland will vote on EU membership talks, amid economic and geopolitical tensions.
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Sikh activist says he received new RCMP ‘duty to warn’ of threat to life
Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a dual Canadian-U.S. citizen, says he also received a similar threat notification from the FBI earlier this month.
The question dominating Indian politics: Is it worse when women swear?
Rahul Gandhi's comments renew the debate over gender disparity in reactions to insults hurled at PM Narendra Modi.
London neurosurgeons perform first successful AI-assisted operation to remove brain tumour
Surgeons aided by real-time analysis of camera footage that identified critical anatomy in brain to be avoidedNeurosurgeons in London have performed the world’s first successful AI-assisted operation to remove a brain tumour, saving the sight of a 48-year-old man, health officials have said.The surgery was performed in May at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN), part of Uni...
China’s robotics IPO wave gains steam as 2 more firms eye Hong Kong listings
Another two Chinese robotics start-ups have confirmed plans to launch initial public offerings in Hong Kong as early as next year, boosting the city’s role as a prime fundraising hub for China’s fast-growing technology sector. The two Hangzhou-based firms – both founded by former executives at Alibaba Group Holding – are part of a wave of Chinese embodied artificial intelligence start-ups looking ...
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Barcelona vs Athletic Club: La Liga – prediction, teams, lineups
Lamine Yamal and Raphinha will seek to add to Barcelona's five-star La Liga opener when Athletic arrive from Bilbao.
US judge declines Minnesota’s effort to force Texas to extradite ICE agent
ICE agent Christian Castro faces criminal charges for shooting a Minnesota man in the leg during an immigration raid.
$400K Lamborghini Gift Debate: N3on buys Nitro Camden supercar; viewers question real support
Nitro Camden has received another major surprise after N3on gave him a customized Lamborghini Sterrato reportedly worth around $400,000. The gift follows Camden’s viral livestream incident with his mother and growing support from creators and Doja Cat. While many viewers celebrated the gesture, others questioned whether expensive gifts are better than stability, financial guidance and long-term su...
Tribe accuses US federal agents of ‘trespassing’ on indigenous border land
The Tohono O'odham people have sued the US government to stop construction of a border wall through their reservation.
Glacier collapse may have caused Nepal-Tibet landslides, experts say
Experts believe a glacier collapse might have caused the catastrophic floods at the border between Nepal and Tibet that killed at least 270 people and left hundreds missing. While initial reports suggested the possibility that an earthquake had triggered the collapse, the US Geological Survey clarified that the tremor was actually seismic energy generated by the collapse of glacial rock and ice, f...
How a glacier collapse may have caused Nepal-Tibet disaster
A huge piece of ice that fell thousands of metres from a glacier into a river below may have unleashed the disaster in Nepal and Tibet that killed at least 180 people.
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Man in prison in New York advances in primary for Alaska’s US House seat
Democrat Eric Hafner, to be released in 2036, also ran for seat in 2024, securing spot on that general election ballotA man who is serving time in a federal prison in New York advanced on Wednesday from the primary for Alaska’s lone US House seat.Eric Hafner, a registered Democrat, also ran for the seat in 2024 and secured a spot on the general election ballot that November despite a challenge bro...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rejoins DSA after membership lapse of seven years
Then House candidate joined Democratic Socialists of America in 2018 but didn’t renew membership after a yearAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez has rejoined the Democratic Socialists of America after not renewing her membership for seven years, amid speculation that she might run for president in 2028.The 36-year-old New York representative and one of the country’s most prominent democratic socialists renew...
Bill Gates warns of AI’s impact, urges the US and China to cooperate
Cooperation between the United States and China is required to manage the unprecedented societal impacts of rapidly advancing artificial intelligence (AI) technology, Bill Gates wrote in a new essay published on Wednesday. The call to action comes as the billionaire philanthropist and tech titan warns that AI is ushering in “one of the most turbulent times in human history”, which could either bec...
Mbappe hat-trick fires Real Madrid to 4-1 win against Sociedad
Kylian Mbappe hat-trick powers Real Madrid past Real Sociedad in La Liga on Jose Mourinho's Bernabeu return.
US drug agency approves breakthrough treatment for pancreatic cancer
Experts have hailed the drug, daraxonrasib, as a game changer for one of the world's deadliest cancers.
Is ‘resource curse’ to blame in regions hit harder by Xi’s anti-corruption campaign?
The South China Morning Post has launched a major data project diving into President Xi Jinping’s signature anti-graft campaign. In the third part of a series accompanying the data project, William Zheng looks at the relationship between rich regional resources and corruption. Beneath the desolate Gobi Desert and sparsely populated mountains of China’s less developed regions lie abundant mineral r...
US seizes Chinese hacking platforms targeting Nasa, Fed and Senate
The Justice Department and the FBI said on Wednesday that they seized two Chinese state-sponsored online platforms that targeted US critical infrastructure and other critical networks, including Nasa, the Federal Reserve and the US Senate. According to court documents, the seizures involved a group known as “QTFY”, operated by China-based Nanjing Xinjiuwei Network Technology Co, which created and ...
News live: dozens of Australians believed to be among hundreds missing in Nepal flash floods
Powerful floods in Himalayan border area sweep away houses, roads and bridges. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe prime minister, Anthony Albanese, says Dfat officials are ready to provide consular assistance to Australians in Nepal, after the devastating flooding in the country.A local tourism official said they believed 34 Australians were miss...
Plug-in balcony solar panels to go on sale in UK for first time
DIY system will be stocked by big retailers, starting with Argos, enabling more homes to lower bills by generating own electricityPlug-in solar panels will go on sale in the UK for the first time from Thursday, allowing households unable to use rooftop panels to also generate their own cheap electricity.Households across the country will be able to join the millions across mainland Europe who gene...
‘Work is good for you’: how UK scheme could help tackle youth mental health crisis
Paid employment can boost confidence and wellbeing, says Pat McFadden as jobs guarantee scheme gets under wayWork must be “part of the answer” to the mental health crisis among young people, the work and pensions secretary, Pat McFadden, has said as he met some of the first beneficiaries of Labour’s youth jobs guarantee scheme.He was speaking on a visit to Boots’s headquarters in Nottingham on Wed...
As the US and China compete over AI, Asean must secure strategic autonomy
International relations has long measured power through familiar instruments: military capability, territory, energy, capital and control of trade. The digital revolution added information to that equation. Artificial intelligence (AI) is taking the transformation further by turning information into a strategic capability that can shape economies, governments and societies. For the Association of ...
Meta agrees to $17B settlement in landmark child-safety case
Meta has agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion in a landmark settlement with US states
Anthony Albanese says 34 Australians among hundreds of people missing in deadly Nepal flash floods
Powerful floods in Himalayan border area sweep away houses, roads and bridgesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDozens of Australian tourists are reportedly missing in the deadly flash floods that swept through the Nepal-Tibet border, as the Australian government says it is urgently working to confirm their welfare.The A...
Dozens of Australians believed to be among hundreds of people missing in Nepal flash floods
Powerful floods in Himalayan border area sweep away houses, roads and bridgesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDozens of Australian tourists are reportedly missing in the deadly flash floods that swept through the Nepal-Tibet border, as the Australian government says it is urgently working to confirm their welfare.Accor...
Dozens of Australians believed to be among hundreds of foreign tourists missing in Nepal flash floods
Powerful floods in Himalayan border area sweep away houses, roads and bridgesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDozens of Australian tourists are reportedly missing in the deadly flash floods that swept through the Nepal-Tibet border, as the Australian government says it is urgently working to confirm their welfare.Accor...
Video: Survivors recount moment flash floods hit Nepal
Survivors of the flash flooding in Nepal have been describing the moment their homes swept away in the landslide.
UNRWA chief: Israel seeks to eliminate agency and Palestinian refugee issue
UNRWA chief says the seizure of its training centre is part of Israel’s efforts to eliminate agency and refugee issue