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North Korea claims it has successfully put a military spy satellite into space, drawing condemnation from neighbouring countries. State news agency KCNA said the satellite, named Malligyong-1, had accurately entered orbit. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed the launch, the agency added. The White House described the step as a “brazen violation” of multiple […]
- North Korea says it will launch three new spy satellites in 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- North Korea fully suspends military pact with South (Category: Breaking News)
- Vladimir Putin signals help for Kim Jong Un but quiet on weapons (Category: Breaking News)
- India launches space mission to study black holes (Category: Breaking News)
Microsoft has offered to match the pay of any staff who join it from crisis-ridden OpenAI. Sam Altman was controversially sacked as CEO on Friday, leading to a job offer at Microsoft to lead “a new advanced AI research team”. Almost every staff member at OpenAI has threatened to leave unless he and co-founder Greg […]
- Sam Altman: Ousted OpenAI boss to return days after being sacked (Category: Breaking News)
- Elon Musk sues ChatGPT-maker OpenAI over Microsoft links (Category: Breaking News)
- OpenAI chaos not about AI safety, says Microsoft boss (Category: Breaking News)
- Sacked OpenAI boss Sam Altman to join Microsoft (Category: Breaking News)
Elon Musk’s social media platform X has sued a left-leaning pressure group that accused the site of allowing antisemitic posts next to advertising. X’s lawsuit alleges that Media Matters for America “manipulated” data in an attempt to “destroy” the platform formerly known as Twitter. Firms including Apple, Disney, IBM and Comcast have paused adverts on […]
- Taiwan tells Elon Musk it is ‘not for sale’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Elon Musk no longer world’s richest man (Category: Breaking News)
- Elon Musk launches profane attack on X advertisers (Category: Breaking News)
- Elon Musk says he has appointed new Twitter boss (Category: Breaking News)
Three of the world’s most influential women have told BBC News they want to end child marriage within a generation. Michelle Obama, Amal Clooney and Melinda French Gates announced last year a collaboration between their foundations to combat the problem. At the current rate of progress
- ‘Icon of the Seas’ the world’s largest cruise ship sets sail from Miami (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Broadway star Chita Rivera dies at 91 (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian women protest against child marriage mass arrests in Assam (Category: Breaking News)
South Africa’s former rugby star Hannes Strydom has died in a car accident at the age of 58. He was part of the Springbok team that famously won the 1995 Rugby World Cup after the end of apartheid in 1994. Strydom gained 21 Springbok caps in his career between 1993 and 1997. Former teammate and […]
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Seychelles declares state of emergency after huge explosion (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump liable for fraud, judge finds in New York civil case (Category: Breaking News)
- Boeing whistleblower found dead in US (Category: Breaking News)
More than 200 defendants in one of Italy’s biggest mafia trials for generations have been sentenced to a total of more than 2,200 years in jail. The three-year trial saw individuals allegedly linked to the ‘Ndrangheta sentenced for crimes ranging from extortion to drug trafficking. Those sentenced included a former Italian senator, though the verdicts […]
- Former CIA hacker sentenced to 40 years in prison (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump liable for fraud, judge finds in New York civil case (Category: Breaking News)
- Glynn Simmons: US judge exonerates inmate after 48 years in prison (Category: Breaking News)
- Thodex cryptocurrency boss jailed for 11,196 years in Turkey for fraud (Category: Breaking News)
Japan has condemned the hijacking of a Japanese-operated, British-owned cargo ship in the Red Sea by Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The Yemeni militia claimed the vessel was Israeli, and a spokesman said the seizure was only the beginning of a “battle at sea”. Israel said the ship was not Israeli and a Japanese government spokesperson said […]
- US and UK hint at military action after largest Houthi attack in Red Sea (Category: Breaking News)
- Crucial Red Sea data cables cut, telecoms firm says (Category: Breaking News)
- Oil tanker on fire after Houthi missile attack, firm says (Category: Breaking News)
- Navy Seals presumed dead after anti-Houthi mission (Category: Breaking News)
Sam Altman is joining Microsoft, the tech-giant has announced, ending speculation he might return to OpenAI just 48 hours after his chaotic ousting. Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that Altman would be joining Microsoft to lead “a new advanced AI research team”. Meanwhile, ex-Twitch CEO Emmett Shear will become OpenAI’s […]
- Microsoft offers to match pay of all OpenAI staff (Category: Breaking News)
- Sam Altman: Ousted OpenAI boss to return days after being sacked (Category: Breaking News)
- Former OpenAI boss Sam Altman pictured at firm’s HQ amid reports of return (Category: Breaking News)
- Elon Musk sues ChatGPT-maker OpenAI over Microsoft links (Category: Breaking News)
The chief executive of Australian telecom giant Optus has resigned after a nationwide outage this month. Kelly Bayer Rosmarin has been under pressure to quit after overseeing a tumultuous three years for the firm. Along with the network failure which left almost half of Australia disconnected, she was at the helm during a major data […]
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Seychelles declares state of emergency after huge explosion (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump liable for fraud, judge finds in New York civil case (Category: Breaking News)
- Boeing whistleblower found dead in US (Category: Breaking News)
Far-right libertarian outsider Javier Milei has won Argentina’s presidential run-off poll, according to provisional results. Milei’s rival, economy minister Sergio Massa, called him to concede. Former US President Donald Trump congratulated Milei on his victory, saying he would “Make Argentina Great Again!”. The election comes at a difficult time for Argentina with rising ...
- Former president of Chile Sebastián Piñera dies in helicopter crash (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump liable for fraud, judge finds in New York civil case (Category: Breaking News)
- Seychelles declares state of emergency after huge explosion (Category: Breaking News)
- Nikki Haley exits race but stops short of endorsing Trump (Category: Breaking News)
The ex-boss of leading artificial intelligence firm OpenAI has posted a photo of himself at its HQ, following reports he is set to return after being sacked on Friday. Writing on X, formerly Twitter, Sam Altman is pictured holding a guest ID pass and comments: “First and last time i ever wear one of these”. […]
- Sam Altman: Ousted OpenAI boss to return days after being sacked (Category: Breaking News)
- Microsoft offers to match pay of all OpenAI staff (Category: Breaking News)
- Sacked OpenAI boss Sam Altman to join Microsoft (Category: Breaking News)
- Elon Musk sues ChatGPT-maker OpenAI over Microsoft links (Category: Breaking News)
Former US First Lady Rosalynn Carter, the wife of ex-President Jimmy Carter, has died at the age of 96. The Carter Center confirmed in a statement that she died peacefully with her family by her side. On Friday, it was reported that she had entered a hospice care home in the state of Georgia, and […]
- At least 16 feared dead in mass shootings in US city of Lewiston, Maine (Category: Breaking News)
- Nikki Haley exits race but stops short of endorsing Trump (Category: Breaking News)
- Elon Musk’s X sues Media Matters over antisemitism analysis (Category: Breaking News)
- Seychelles declares state of emergency after huge explosion (Category: Breaking News)
At least 80,000 households across Kenya have been affected by heavy rainfall, flooding and landslides over the last week, the deputy president has said. The emergency services are using helicopters to deliver aid and rescue marooned families, Rigathi Gachagua’s statement says. On Saturday, Kenya Railways said flooding and landslides along the train track between the […]
- Former Zambian first lady arrested over alleged theft (Category: Breaking News)
- Sahara dust storm threatens half of Cameroon (Category: Breaking News)
- USA scrape through to last 16 with Portugal draw (Category: Breaking News)
- Serena Williams hints at retirement after US Open (Category: Breaking News)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has described al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City as a “death zone”. A joint UN team led by the WHO assessed the hospital for one hour following its occupation by the Israeli military and as some patients and those seeking shelter there began to evacuate it. The team said they saw […]
- Crucial Red Sea data cables cut, telecoms firm says (Category: Breaking News)
- UK-owned ship damaged in Houthi missile attack off Yemen, US says (Category: Breaking News)
- How Hamas built a force to attack Israel on 7 October (Category: Breaking News)
- House votes to impeach homeland security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (Category: Breaking News)
Finland has closed four of its border crossings with Russia to try to halt a surge in asylum seekers it says was instigated by Moscow. Helsinki accused its neighbour of channelling migrants to the crossings in retaliation for it joining Nato. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Finland was making a “big mistake” and destroying bilateral […]
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Explosion at St Petersburg gas terminal, officials say (Category: Breaking News)
- Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards (Category: Breaking News)
- Poles prepare to vote as rivals end acrimonious campaign (Category: Breaking News)
An armed suspect opened fire in the lobby of a psychiatric hospital in New Hampshire, killing one person, before an officer returned fire, killing the attacker, police say. Officials said the suspect was “immediately engaged and shot” dead by an officer assigned to the hospital. The officer was not hurt. Police have not identified the […]
- Six people shot, one fatally, on first day of school in Iowa (Category: Breaking News)
- More than 50 killed and dozens injured in Pakistan blast (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Mannequin’ arrested after Warsaw shop burglary (Category: Breaking News)
- Bystanders prevent attempt to burn down Dr Martin Luther King’s birth home (Category: Breaking News)
A Boeing 747 cargo jet has been forced to turn around, after a horse escaped from its stall and caused chaos as the plane cruised at 30,000ft (9,144m). The plane was headed to Belgium from New York but did a U-turn roughly 90 minutes after its departure when the animal got loose. Air traffic control […]
- Kenya mid-air collision kills student pilot and trainer (Category: Breaking News)
- Airlines warn of UK flight delays over air traffic control fault (Category: Breaking News)
- Boeing whistleblower found dead in US (Category: Breaking News)
- US grounds entire Osprey fleet after fatal crash in Japan (Category: Breaking News)
Their smiling faces look down from the sides of skyscrapers, walls between Tel Aviv’s restaurants and bars and a giant video screen at a shopping mall entrance. More than 240 hostages were snatched at gunpoint on 7 October from their homes or workplaces next to the Gaza Strip, from military bases and a big outdoor […]
- EU says starvation in Gaza being used as a weapon (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel carries out intense air strikes on Khan Younis in southern Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel says it has arrested hundreds of Hamas and Islamic Jihad members (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel rescues two hostages in Rafah amid deadly strikes (Category: Breaking News)
Red alerts have been issued for almost 3,000 towns and cities across Brazil, which have been experiencing an unprecedented heatwave. Records have been broken in areas including the city Rio de Janeiro – where temperatures felt as high as 52.5C. More than a hundred million people have been affected by the heat, which is expected […]
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Seychelles declares state of emergency after huge explosion (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump liable for fraud, judge finds in New York civil case (Category: Breaking News)
- Boeing whistleblower found dead in US (Category: Breaking News)
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- My Jaffna Is No Longer My Jaffna (Category: Breaking News)
- Minorities Within Minorities Bullied Into Giving-Up Their Right To Convert & Be Converted Religion (Category: Breaking News)
- Lying About Age Of Protestant Mission Schools: Is Age Quality? (Category: Breaking News)
- Scamming The Gestapo Church, Or Being Sound Christian Witness (Category: Breaking News)
The US Supreme Court on Monday released its first ever set of ethics rules governing its nine justices. The nine-page “code of conduct” comes as the most powerful legal body in America is under increasing scrutiny following recent news reports of gifts and holiday arrangements lavished on several of its jurists. While federal judges on […]
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Colorado Supreme Court kicks Trump off ballot, citing ‘insurrection’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Glynn Simmons: US judge exonerates inmate after 48 years in prison (Category: Breaking News)
- Rishi Sunak faces crunch Rwanda vote as Tory MPs split (Category: Breaking News)
Indian rescue workers have made contact with about 40 workers trapped in a tunnel collapse in Uttarakhand state and confirmed that all of them are safe, officials have said. “All the 40 workers trapped inside the tunnel are safe,” Karamveer Singh Bhandari, a senior commander in the National Disaster Response Force, said in a statement […]
- Work protest closes roads (Category: Australia, Queensland)
- Dinosaur bones discovered in Canadian sewer (Category: Technology)
- Workers recover body of trapped Idaho miner (Category: USA, Washington)
- Rescuers dig to reach 40 workers trapped in collapsed road tunnel in north India (Category: Breaking News)
Five American service members have died in a helicopter crash in the eastern Mediterranean, the US military says. It says the aircraft suffered a mishap while refuelling as part of a routine training exercise. The military statement did not specify where the aircraft was flying from or where the crash happened. The US has increased […]
- Brazil named as hosts for 2027 Women’s World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- Seychelles declares state of emergency after huge explosion (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump liable for fraud, judge finds in New York civil case (Category: Breaking News)
- Boeing whistleblower found dead in US (Category: Breaking News)
Millions of Indians are celebrating Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, which is one of the most important festivals in the country. People pray, enjoy festive meals and light fireworks; sweets are distributed among neighbours and friends and a feeling of joy permeates the air. However, the celebrations also spark concerns about air pollution, including […]
- ‘Icon of the Seas’ the world’s largest cruise ship sets sail from Miami (Category: Breaking News)
- Beijing subway crash leaves 102 with broken bones (Category: Breaking News)
- EU says starvation in Gaza being used as a weapon (Category: Breaking News)
- India set to hold colourful parade to celebrate 74th Republic Day (Category: Breaking News)
Pope Francis has fired the Texan bishop Joseph Strickland, a fierce critic who has questioned the Pope’s leadership of the Catholic church. The Vatican said the bishop would be “relieved” of his duties as a result of investigations at his Diocese of Tyler. Bishop Strickland is a leading voice in a branch of US Catholicism […]
- Pope Francis to evict Cardinal Raymond Burke from Vatican (Category: Breaking News)
- Former Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95 (Category: Breaking News)
- Pope condemns human ‘hunger for wealth and power’ at Christmas Eve Mass (Category: Breaking News)
- Pope Francis gives women historic right to vote at meeting (Category: Breaking News)
Lionel Messi has “no doubt” Inter Miami will secure more silverware after he extended his record for Ballon d’Or wins. The 36-year-old Argentina forward was named the world’s best player for an eighth time last month, after helping his country win the 2022 World Cup. He left Paris St-Germain to join Miami in July and the MLS club won […]
- Ronaldo urges more big names to make Saudi move (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese GP cancelled because of country’s ‘ongoing difficulties’ with Covid (Category: Breaking News)
- Rebecca Welch becomes Premier League’s first woman referee (Category: Breaking News)
- Poland striker completes move from Bayern Munich to Barcelona (Category: Breaking News)
Israel must stop killing babies and women in Gaza, French President Emmanuel Macron has told the BBC.
Iceland has declared a state of emergency after a series of earthquakes raised fears of a volcanic eruption. Authorities have ordered thousands living in the southwestern town of Grindavík to evacuate as a precaution. The Icelandic Met Office (IMO) says it is concerned large amounts of magma – molten rock- is spreading underground and could […]
- Iceland’s PM to strike over gender pay gap (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump liable for fraud, judge finds in New York civil case (Category: Breaking News)
- Seychelles declares state of emergency after huge explosion (Category: Breaking News)
US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are to meet next week in the San Francisco Bay area, two senior administration officials said. The encounter on 15 November will be only their second face-to-face meeting during the Biden presidency. It will be wide-ranging, US officials said, with the Israel-Hamas war, Taiwan, war in […]
- Taiwan unveils new submarine to fend off China (Category: Breaking News)
- US and China pledge to stabilise tense relationship after talks (Category: Breaking News)
- Taiwan elects William Lai president in historic election (Category: Breaking News)
- Blinken begins talks in Beijing during high-stakes visit to China (Category: Breaking News)
Australian surfer Laura Enever has set a world record for riding the largest wave ever paddled into by a woman. The 31-year-old tamed the 43.6ft (13.3m) beast in January at a break nicknamed the Himalayas in Oahu, Hawaii. It beat the previous record – which stood for seven years – by only a foot. Paddling-in […]
- Nikki Haley exits race but stops short of endorsing Trump (Category: Breaking News)
- Health warnings as Brazil gripped by ‘unbearable’ heatwave (Category: Breaking News)
- World record for matchstick Eiffel Tower after U-turn (Category: Breaking News)
- Flights cancelled as regulator grounds Boeing 737 Max 9s over blowout (Category: Breaking News)
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