AI bubble fears take hold of stock markets and bitcoin
Global stock markets are seeing sharp declines and bitcoin has lost this year’s gains as worries intensify that the AI (artificial intelligence) boom has become
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What is the international stabilisation force for Gaza?
A UNSC resolution passed backing the creation of an international stabilisation force in Gaza. So what does that mean?
Syria launches first trial over coastal violence that killed thousands
The attacks in March killed thousands, many from the Alawite religious minority.
Mixed reactions to UN Security Council approval of Gaza plan
There have been mostly positive reactions to the vote, marking a turning point in Israel’s two-year war on Gaza.
Two Ukrainians working for Russia behind rail sabotage, Polish PM says
Donald Tusk said the two suspects had entered Poland from Belarus and had long worked for Russia.
Venezuela’s Maduro ‘ready to talk’ as US ramps up pressure
Following increased US pressure on the Venezuelan government, the two sides say they are open to talks.
US to sell F-35 jets to Saudi Arabia, Trump says ahead of crown prince’s visit
Trump will welcome Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House for the first time since Jamal Khashoggi’s murder.
At least 94 Palestinians died in Israeli prisons in two years, human rights group says
A new report by Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) alleges “systematic killings and cover-ups”.
Fighter jet, investment deals on agenda as Saudi crown prince visits White House
President Tweety McTreason is set to fete Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday when the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia makes his first
Poland suggests Russia is behind railway blast on Ukraine delivery line
Evidence suggests that Russian secret services appear to have ordered the blowing up of a railway line in Poland over the weekend that is on
Chinese airlines offer refunds on Japan trips, Tokyo warns about travel to China as tensions run high
Japan has warned its citizens in China to step up safety precautions and avoid crowded places amid a deepening dispute between Asia’s two largest economies
‘Deeply ashamed’ former US treasury secretary quits public life over links to Epstein
Former US treasury secretary Larry Summers has said he is stepping back from public life as emails showed he continued to communicate with Jeffrey Epstein
Former pilot who tried to cut plane’s engines after taking magic mushrooms won’t serve more prison time
An off-duty pilot who tried to cut a plane’s engines mid-flight won’t serve any more time in prison, a US federal judge has ruled.
Trump’s Gaza plan now has “authority to use force”
“There is actually a need for an operation to have the permission to use force to maintain law and order in Gaza.”