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'Failed Country, Asking For Help': Trump Announces Talks With Cuba
In a post on Truth Social, Trump described the communist-ruled island as "a failed country."
Tehran, Taiwan, Trade: Trump Heads To China With Xi Holding The Upper Hand
Despite years of harsh rhetoric on China, Donald Trump has continued to publicly praise Chinese President Xi Jinping. Just last week, he described Xi as a "good man" and a "smart man" with whom he has "a very good relationship".
Nuke, Line And Sinker: Last Voyage Of North Korea-Bound Russian Ship
The Ursa Major, also known as Sparta 3, left the Russian fuel port of Ust-Luga in the Gulf of Finland in early December 2024.
9 Killed As Bomb Rigged To Rickshaw Explodes In Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The attack took place in Lakki Marwat, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local police chief Azmat Ullah said. He said that two traffic police officers and a woman were among those killed.
OpenAI Ex-CTO Mira Murati Is Building AI That Behaves More Like Humans
AI is moving beyond prompts. Silicon Valley is now building systems that stay 'present' with users.
Tehran's 'Weapon-Grade Uranium Enrichment' Warning If US Attacks Iran Again
The UN watchdog believes that 440.9 kilograms (972 pounds) of Iran's stockpile is enriched up to 60 per cent purity, a short, technical step from weapons-grade levels of 90 per cent.
Laid-Off Oracle Employees Tried To Negotiate Severance After Mass Job Cuts, Company Declined
The developments have highlighted concerns about worker protections in the tech industry.
Once Insect-Free Iceland Now Sees Mosquitoes Amid Climate Change
Researchers have confirmed mosquitoes were detected just north of Reykjavik. The find officially ends Iceland’s status as the only Arctic nation without the biting insects.
Calls Grow For UK PM Keir Starmer To Resign After Local Election Defeat
More than 70 of Labour's 403 MPs have asked Keir Starmer to step down, unconvinced by his pledge to make the party bolder and better to assuage disgruntled voters impatient for change.
California City Mayor Pleads Guilty To Acting As Chinese Propaganda Agent
In the plea agreement, Wang admitted to promoting propaganda favourable to China "at the direction and control" of Chinese government officials from late 2020 through 2022, when she was elected to a four-year term on the Arcadia city council.
Ukrainian Teen Recounts Year Under Russian Control During War
Rostislav Lavrov was 16 when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
AI Is Now Fighting AI In Cyberspace. And Humans May Be the Weakest Link
For years, cybercrime depended on skilled hackers. Now, attackers are increasingly outsourcing the job to AI.
In New York, Pop-Up Library Displays 3.5 Million Pages Of Epstein Files
The library, dubbed "The Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room," has bound all the documents released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act in 3,437 volumes, all numbered and organized on shelves.
Opinion: Opinion | Trump-Xi Talks: When One Is Playing Chess, And Other Is Flipping The Board
Xi seeks cumulative advantage. Trump? Short-term spectacle.
Satya Nadella Proud Of OpenAI Investment Amid Elon Musk's Lawsuit Against Sam Altman
Nadella told a jury that Microsoft's investment in the nonprofit arm, which now owns around a quarter of OpenAI Group PBC had helped create "one of the largest, most well-funded nonprofits in the world."
66% Say Trump Has Not Clearly Explained Iran War Goals, Finds Poll
Some 66% of poll respondents - including one in three Republicans and almost all Democrats - said Trump has not "clearly explained the goals of US military involvement in Iran."
Netanyahu Recalls 'Love Fest' With India To Assert Israel Isn't Isolated
The Israeli PM's remarks come at a time when Israel's popularity has seen a sharp decline across the world over its continued military engagement with several neighbouring countries.
Hantavirus Exposure: Dutch Hospital Quarantines 12 Healthcare Workers As Precaution
The Hague, May 12 (IANS) Radboud University Medical Center (Radboudumc) in the Netherlands has placed 12 employees in quarantine for six weeks as a precaution after incorrect procedures were followed while caring for a patient infected with hantaviru
Not Missiles, But Energy Resilience: The Unexpected Winners Of Iran War
While energy-secure nations found room to manoeuvre, several oil-dependent economies absorbed the harshest shock of the Iran war.
