Five people were sentenced to life in Bahrain on Tuesday for plotting “terrorist and hostile acts” with Iran, which has bombarded the tiny Gulf state during the Middle East war. “The Public Prosecution affirms that the crime of...
Meta is preparing to backtrack its acquisition of AI startup Manus, the Wall Street Journal reported late Monday, after China banned the transaction citing national security concerns. Facebook owner Meta announced in December it had agreed to...
North Korea dramatically increased executions during the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly for consuming South Korean dramas, K-pop and other foreign culture and political offences, a report published Tuesday showed. Pyongyang closed its borders in...
The head of Israel’s Mossad has praised the spy agency’s “groundbreaking” operations in the war against Iran and Hezbollah, saying it acquired intelligence “from the heart of the enemy’s secrets.” “In the campaigns against Iran and Hezbollah, we...
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday slammed Israel for allegedly accepting shipments of Ukrainian grain “stolen” by Russia, which occupies swathes of Ukrainian agricultural land. “Another vessel carrying such grain has arrived...
The White House said it was examining Iran’s latest proposal to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran insisted on Tuesday that Washington was no longer in a position to “dictate” policy to others. Iran has blockaded the waterway...
A ship fully loaded with liquefied natural gas (LNG) has passed through the Strait of Hormuz for the first time since the Middle East war virtually closed the route in early March, marine tracking firm Kpler said. The LNG carrier Mubaraz, controlled...
For many amateur riders, motocross and dirt biking start as a fun hobby. Over time, though, that hobby can turn into a real passion. Riders begin to care not only about performance but also about how their bikes look on the track. A clean...
US cut-price jewellery seller Claire’s wrapped-up the closure of its last 154 stores in the UK and Ireland on Monday, leading to 1,300 job losses, the company’s administrator said. After arriving in the UK in 1991, the low-cost...
Donald Trump called for US comedian Jimmy Kimmel to be sacked for likening First Lady Melania Trump to an “expectant widow,” in a joke made days before a shooting at a dinner attended by the president. “Jimmy Kimmel should be...
The EU on Monday laid out measures it wants Google to take to open up its operating system to rival AI services, in a move slammed by the US tech giant. “The proposed measures aim to ensure that competing AI services can effectively interact...
More than 600 Google employees demanded Monday that the company reject a proposed Pentagon deal that would allow its artificial intelligence technology to be deployed in classified military operations, a statement said. The letter, addressed to...
The number of years British people enjoy good health has fallen by over two years in a decade, with more suffering from ailments before hitting retirement age, a new study has shown. “The UK’s health is deteriorating and slipping further...
Microsoft and OpenAI announced a major revision of their landmark partnership on Monday, freeing the ChatGPT-maker to serve customers across competing cloud platforms. The amended agreement, announced jointly by the two companies, reshapes the...
The head of the UN’s maritime agency said Monday there was “no legal basis” for imposing any fees for ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. Shipping through the narrow strait has been strangled since the US and Israel...
