Are California voters about to impose ‘world’s first’ tax on billionaires?
Voters are about to decide if the mega-rich among them should hand over billions of dollars to pay for improvements to healthcare.
Ruins of Limoges city hall a symbol of France divided by national protests
Younger Limoges residents see the destruction of their town hall as unfortunate collateral damage in a wider movement. For others, the fire was an unacceptable
Iranian plots to kill U.S. officials in Middle East have reached ‘advanced stages,’ intel memo warns
Iran has increased efforts to target U.S. personnel in the Middle East and other countries, according to a memo sent by the Director of National
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UK funds £100m AI biosecurity lab with OpenAI and Anthropic
The UK government will put £100m into a new AI Biosecurity Lab, which will use advanced AI to spot and respond to biological threats. OpenAI
OpenAI cuts live internet from all frontier model training
OpenAI has cut live web access from all training of its most advanced AI models. The models now browse and search a cached copy of
German police detain suspect after fire engulfs Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest
No injuries were reported at the building, while police said a ‘suspicious person’ had been taken into custody.
Bayern say coach Kompany ‘stable’ in hospital but will be out for weeks
Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany collapsed during training on Friday but is said to be ‘stable’ in hospital.
Deadly ‘racist’ attack in France: Are hate crimes rising in Europe?
Monitoring group reports more Muslims in Europe face racial discrimination as ‘terrorist’ attack kills one in France.
Arrest made after fire at Hitler’s mountaintop Eagle’s Nest retreat
Around 200 emergency personnel are deployed to fight the blaze at the Nazi dictator’s Alpine residence in Germany.
Ukraine says Starlink connection ‘now stable’ after network limits
The slowed Starlink connections had affected the Ukraine’s military and drone operations for a week.
Woman, 65, becomes second patient to die of Ebola in Kenya
She was a close family member of the first victim, a man who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
British woman dies after trying to rescue sons swept away at sea in the Bahamas
The children were subsequently rescued from the water, police say.
Whistleblower CEO quits over hidden Russian cash behind gas deal in Trump peace talks: NYT
A gas venture that came up in President Tweety McTreason’s Ukraine peace talks had a hidden backer, according to its former boss. Polar LNG, a