Kenya to charge students with murder over deadly school fire
Sixteen pupils, aged between 15 and 18, died when a fire broke out in a dormitory at Utumishi Girls’ School last month.
Congress passes war powers measure for first time, breaking with Trump over Iran
The resolution passed on Tuesday was largely symbolic, but it adds to pressure on the White House to end the conflict once and for all.
Kunal Shah: The Indian entrepreneur taking charge of WhatsApp
Kunal Shah has been a recognisable figure in India’s startup ecosystem for a while but now he faces global spotlight.
‘Again! I’m speaking!’ CNN pundit explodes during fiery debate with right-winger
A CNN pundit shut down a conservative who kept interrupting her by yelling in his face. Leigh McGowan, a political commentator and the host of
Trump rages against four ‘Republican losers’ who checked his Iran war powers
Trump attacked the Republican senators who crossed party lines and voted to check his Iran war powers. In a late-night Truth Social post, Trump claimed
The US is pressing Meta to let it review its AI, and Meta is the last holdout
The Trump administration has been pressing Meta to submit its most capable AI models for federal security review, leaving the company the only major US
Stark Defence raises €500M led by Sequoia and Founders Fund at a valuation above €3.5 billion
Stark Defence, the Berlin-based strike drone startup founded in 2024, has raised €500 million in a round led by Sequoia Capital and Peter Thiel’s Founders
Meta pauses employee monitoring program after data protections fail
An extensive program at Meta to gather a wide range of data from employees to train its AI model has been frozen after employees reportedly
Iran war day 117: Nuclear inspections dispute as US Senate curbs war powers
Iran and the US clash over nuclear inspections and Hormuz as negotiators push for a final deal within 60 days.
Diabetes patients in Gaza face survival battle amid war shortages
Insulin and equipment shortages in Gaza pose fatal risks, leading to critical health complications.
Deadly heatwave grips Europe as temperatures soar across continent
A blistering heatwave has swept across Europe triggering the highest-level red heat warnings in Britain and France.
A new dino fossil may solve an ancient murder mystery
A newly-described dinosaur, Jian changmaensis, may have glided through northwestern China about 120 million years ago, wreaking havoc on birds.
Like him or loathe him, Tucker Carlson is a window into Trump’s world
I first saw the scale of Tucker Carlson’s political power and influence up close at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in 2024.
Can Trump’s Iran deal survive?
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