Israel and Lebanon hold first direct talks since 1993
A US statement said the two sides had agreed to launch direct negotiations, at a time and place to be determined.
‘Bit of pain’ worth long-term security from Iran, Bessent tells BBC
US Treasury Secretary said a “small bit of economic pain” was worth it to eliminate the threat of Iranian strikes on Western capitals.
Wellbeing garden opens to combat isolation
The outdoor area at Yarm Wellness will officially open to the public on Saturday.
FAA investigating pilots who made animal noises on radio
FAA investigating pilots who made animal noises on radio
Woman overserved on cruise given $300,000 in damages
A cruise passenger who was overserved alcohol and suffered a possible traumatic brain injury after falling down some stairs has been awarded £220,000 in damages.
OpenAI opens its cybersecurity model to thousands of defenders in race with Anthropic’s Mythos
In short: OpenAI is releasing GPT-5.4-Cyber, a model fine-tuned for defensive cybersecurity with lowered refusal boundaries and binary reverse engineering capabilities, and scaling its Trusted
Spotify is selling physical books now, and it makes more sense than you think
In short: Spotify has launched physical book sales in the US and UK through a partnership with Bookshop.org, letting users buy print copies via affiliate
Trump says Israel and Lebanon’s leaders will speak on Thursday
US president says the leaders of the two countries will speak for the first time in 34 years on Thursday.
Hopes grow for a breakthrough in US-Iran talks as Pakistan mediates
Pakistani sources say there has been a ‘major breakthrough’ over a deal on Iran’s nuclear programme.
Russia fires missiles into Kyiv, killing a child and wounding several others, mayor says
Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv with missiles early Thursday, killing a child, injuring several people — including emergency crew members — and
Democrats clash with US Energy Secretary over Iran war and gas prices
Watch the moment a Democratic congresswoman tells the US Energy Secretary he is ‘living in a different world’.
Former US Marine pilot loses appeal against extradition from Australia
Daniel Duggan was arrested in 2022 over claims he illegally trained the Chinese military in South Africa.
Australia’s richest person must share part of her mining fortunes, court rules
The long-running legal dispute is over a lucrative iron ore project in the top west corner of Australia.