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Iran and the US reach a preliminary peace deal, 'SpaceX's IPO breaks an all-time record and makes Elon Musk the first trillionaire, French, German, and U.K. envoys hold talks in Russia, an Al Qaeda branch in Mali puts a bounty on President Goïta, a study says that opposition to AI data centers blocked $130 billion in U.S. projects during Q1 of this year, South Korea's ex-President Yoon gets 30 years over a Pyon...

Trump calls off military strikes on Iran,  U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey resigns, the Pentagon is temporarily placed on lockdown following a hazardous material incident, Canada proposes a social media ban for children under 16, the U.N. finds that one in 70 people worldwide is forcibly displaced, Washington's climate agency confirms that El Nino has officially arrived, Nigeria repatriates its first gr...

Iranian officials warn of a wider escalation as President Trump describes a covert oil operation, the Belfast knife attack suspect appears in court as the victim's family calls for calm, Hong Kong charges nine people over the Wang Fuk Court blaze, Turkey and Saudi Arabia ink rail and logistics deals, Anthropic releases its Claude Mythos AI system to the public with safety guards, Trump signs a $70 billion borde...

A downed U.S. helicopter crew is rescued by a sea drone near the Strait of Hormuz, an Israeli strike on Lebanon's Tyre kills at least 8, Karmelo Anthony is found guilty in the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf at a track meet in Texas, a stabbing in Belfast sparks protests, ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan is suspended over misconduct allegations, the Pentagon adds Alibaba and dozens of other firms to its Chinese...

Iran declares an end to attacks against Israel, a Philippines earthquake kills at least 32, Xi visits North Korea for the first time in seven years, Keir Starmer orders social media companies to add nudity filters for children, Central African Republic agrees to accept third-country deportees from the U.S., Zelenskyy and EU leaders set out five conditions for peace with Russia, Pashinyan claims victory in the A...

Chile is rocked by austerity protests, a judge strikes down President Trump's immigration freeze policies, Volodymyr Zelenskyy pens an open letter to Vladimir Putin calling for face-to-face talks, Libyans storm U.N. headquarters in Tripoli in anti-migrant protests, an AI-designed COVID vaccine passes its first human trial, Xi Jinping will visit North Korea for the first time in seven years, a U.K. audit reveals...

Hezbollah rejects a U.S.-brokered Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, the U.S. House passes an Iran War Powers resolution, Trump taps Todd Blanche as attorney general, China bans four New Zealand lawmakers for visiting Taiwan, John Bolton reportedly plans to plead guilty to mishandling secret documents, the U.S. Senate debates a $70 billion ICE funding bill, the BBC apologizes to Nigel Farage for misquoting him on Henry ...

Iran strikes Kuwait airport and targets U.S. Gulf bases, New Delhi, India suffers a deadly hotel fire, Tunisia's Ennahda leader is sentenced in a "secret apparatus" case, Colombia's Abelardo de la Espriella is praised by Donald Trump, U.S. government researchers are charged over an alleged Mpox smuggling plot, a U.K. regulator mandates a Google AI opt-out for publishers, FBI shoots and kills a suspect in a Cali...

Israel and Hezbollah exchange strikes despite reports of a partial truce, Russia launches over 650 drones at Ukraine, Denmark's Frederiksen secures a third term with a minority coalition deal, the Trump administration moves to drop its $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund, Bill Pulte is named acting director of U.S. national intelligence, the U.K. announces a probe into the police handling of Henry Nowak's murd...

Thousands flee Beirut’s southern suburbs after Israel orders strikes, De La Espriella and Cepeda advance to a runoff in Colombia's presidential election, the UK government releases more than 1,000 pages of Mandelson files, the U.S. tightens AI chip export rules for firms linked to China, one person dies and hundreds are arrested across France after PSG’s Champions League win, an appeals court rules ...

NATO alleges that a drone that crashed into an apartment building was Russian in origin, a judge pauses President Trump's anti-weaponization fund, Benjamin Netanyahu orders 70% Gaza control amid ceasefire strain, South Africa launches a Ramaphosa "Farmgate" impeachment probe, Blue Origin's new Glenn rocket explodes during a fire, a U.K. inquiry alleges that SAS leaders hid Afghan war crime concerns, Trump launc...

The U.S. and Iran reportedly reach a tentative deal to extend their ceasefire by 60 days, a judge declines to block Trump's order restricting mail-in voting, Mexico's congress backs a constitutional amendment adding foreign interference as grounds to annul elections, a deadly school fire kills 16 in Kenya, the U.N. projects a 75% chance that Earth will surpass the 1.5°C threshold by 2030, the DOJ launches a cri...

President Trump warns Iran amid ongoing deal negotiations, Hungary reverses its ICC withdrawal, North Korea reportedly tests AI-guided missiles targeting Seoul, former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair says Labour needs a "fundamental reset," a Seoul YouTuber is arrested for an alleged defamation case using an AI deepfake, Cyril Ramaphosa challenges the farm scandal impeachment in court, a report alleges that the ...

Quad unveils a series of new initiatives after its foreign ministers' meeting in New Delhi, the U.S. launches new strikes on Iran, Netanyahu vows to 'crush' Hezbollah, former Scottish National Party Chief Peter Murrell pleads guilty to embezzlement, Trump completes his annual physical, a U.S. court blocks Alabama's Republican-drawn congressional map, the sentences of three U.K. teens convicted of rape are refer...

Iran’s supreme leader is reportedly at a secret site, officials rule out the worst case scenario after a chemical tank leak in California, Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical calls for AI regulation, Vladimir Putin hails Africa's "impressive success" ahead of Africa Day, at least 24 people are killed in a suicide bombing in Pakistan, Turkish police storm opposition party headquarters, China launches She...

Tulsi Gabbard issues her resignation from the Trump Administration, Qatar and Pakistan push the Iran peace talks amid the Strait of Hormuz row, DR Congo residents burn an Ebola treatment center as anger grows, Alberta, Canada sets an Oct. 19 referendum on separation, OpenAI allegedly cracks an 80-year-old math conjecture, President Trump halts an AI Executive Order over China concerns, the White House shooting ...

The New York Times reports that the U.S. and Israel planned to install Ahmadinejad as Iran's leader, Netanyahu rebukes an Israeli minister for taunting a group of detained Gaza flotilla activists, the U.K. seals a free trade deal with the Gulf Cooperation Council, a judge orders the White House to comply with the Presidential Records Act, the DNC releases its autopsy report on the 2024 U.S. election, the U.N. b...

The U.S. indicts Cuba's Raúl Castro, Presidents Xi and Putin sign 40 deals in Beijing, Trump-backed Ed Gallrein ousts Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky, U.S.-Nigeria strikes kill 175 Islamic State fighters, Bolivia expels Colombia's ambassador over Petro's remarks, the U.K. allows Russian-refined fuel imports amid price rises, Spain's ex-Prime Minister Zapatero is summoned in a corruption probe, an ex-CIA off...

Putin arrives in Beijing for a two-day state visit, as Russia holds large-scale nuclear drills near NATO borders, Iranian media reveal details of Tehran's latest ceasefire proposal, the Pentagon pauses its participation in a U.S.-Canada military board, Todd Blanche faces questioning over a $1.8B "anti-weaponization fund," Trump endorses Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race, the WHO convenes an emergency meeting ...