‘Daughter of Damascus’ Assala performs in Syria after 15-year exile
Thousands of people cheered as they welcomed Syrian icon Assala Nasri back at a sold-out concert in Damascus.
Syria arrests five former al-Assad-era officers over strikes on civilians
Former air officers, including an air force general, were arrested in a series of operations.
Trump says he is banning CNN and Politico from White House
The US president has had a tense and fiery relationship with the US media throughout his political career.
Is the Kennedy Center losing ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’?
Records in 2024 show the venue had a surplus of millions of dollars once contributions and grants had been factored in.
‘We simply don’t know’ – JP Morgan struggling to forecast oil prices due to Trump’s war with Iran
The bank said it “assumed” there would be economic red lines, like oil at $100 a barrel, that the US would be unwilling the cross.
North Korean anthem played for South Korea at Asian Games
Organisers have apologised for playing the North Korean national anthem for the South Korean men’s hockey team at the Asian Games in Japan.
The first mRNA flu shot is now available. Here’s who can get it.
People looking to get their annual flu shot this fall may find a new option alongside the usual vaccines: an mRNA flu shot. Not everyone
Police investigating aircraft collision in New York
Two aircrafts crashed midair in Edinburg, New York, on Friday, prompting a heavy law enforcement response, according to Broadcastify from the Saratoga County Fire and
Meet the winner of Nikon’s Small World in Motion video contest
Abnormal beating of airway cilia from a child with Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia, a genetic disorder affecting respiratory function. Credit: Ning Xu, Tsinghua University Abnormal beating
Researchers used Claude to hack OpenAI
Cyber researchers broke into OpenAI using its key rival Anthropic’s software, highlighting vulnerabilities in the ChatGPT maker’s security as leading AI companies face mounting scrutiny
Uber to Pay $40 Million to Parents of Woman Fatally Hit by Car
Emily Normandin-Parker, 23, was struck and killed on a California freeway after an Uber driver ordered her and a friend out of his car in
California Governor Gavin Newsom Issues A.I. Safety Executive Order
Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered the state to develop recommendations on safety measures, including requiring companies to build a “kill switch,” amid mounting concerns.
Universal and Sony sue Suno again, this time over 60,202 recordings
“The magnitude of the alleged infringement is not a defense,” the court told Suno in August. Universal and Sony have now sued the AI music
Disney names Character.AI’s chief executive as its first CTO
Disney has named Karandeep Anand, until now the chief executive of Character.AI, to the newly created role of chief technology officer for the whole company.