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Apple unveiled two new on-device Foundation Models including a 20B-parameter multimodal model called AFM 3 Core Advanced, plus three cloud models (Apple
Xi Jinping arrived in Pyongyang for his first visit to North Korea in seven years, receiving a colorful welcome as Beijing aims to counter growing
1.2 million people gathered in Madrid for Pope Leo XIV's Sunday mass, where he called the city a beacon of inclusion and urged young people to be sparks
[] Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg for the first time since the war began, with the citys governor urging residents to stay indoors in what Russia
More than a quarter of British musicians have lost all EU work since 2021, with average tour earnings down 45%.
Trump called four Republicans "unpatriotic" after they joined Democrats to pass a House war powers resolution blocking him from continuing the Iran war.
Kuwait confirmed a civilian killed and several wounded after Iranian drones struck the airport terminal; Iran said it retaliated for earlier US strikes on
California voters decide today which two candidates advance in the governor's race, with primaries also held in Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota,
Peter Mandelson's full 1,000+ page files drop today; No 10 sources brace for "excruciating" revelations about his US ambassador bid.
[] New York is reveling in a double win: the Knicks advancing in the playoffs and progressive outsider Zohran Mamdani surging in the mayoral race, with
Cuba calls talks with a US general near Guantanamo Bay positive, the first high-level military face-to-face in years.
ByteDance has partnered with chipmaker InnoStar to develop an AI inference chip modeled after Groq's LPUs, designed to run AI models at low cost, per The
Israel hit a target in Beirut in what it called a "targeted strike," even as Hezbollah claimed dozens of drone and rocket attacks on Israeli troops.
Five villagers found alive in a flooded Laos cave after a week trapped, rescuers reaching them sitting on a rock surrounded by water.
Senegal's sacked PM Ousmane Sonko was elected parliamentary Speaker with 115 votes, giving him a platform to challenge President Bassirou Diomaye Faye,
SoftBank shares hit a record high, jumping 4.6% on Monday on hopes its stakes in OpenAI and SB Energy Corp will generate massive returns when they go
The entire catchment of the River Wye has been formally recognised as a living ecosystem with intrinsic rights in a charter, a UK first.
SpaceX launched its biggest Starship yet, the upgraded V3, on its 12th test flight from Texas.
UK scientists developing Ebola vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain, which kills roughly one in three infected and has no proven vaccine.
Republican senators have questioned the timing and lack of detail in a secret service request to add $1bn for a Trump ballroom to the Department of
An outbreak of a rare Ebola strain in DR Congo has reached 600 suspected cases and 139 deaths, with WHO warning numbers will rise further (Al Jazeera).
Iran warned it will open new fronts against the US if attacks resume, after Trump said he called off a planned strike on Tuesday so peace talks could
Europe should pick a negotiator for possible Russian talks, says Zelenskyy, arguing the continent must have a strong voice and presence.
WHO declared the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo a global health emergency, with 246 cases and 80 deaths caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain, which has now
New York's Long Island Rail Road, North America's largest commuter system, shut down Saturday after union workers walked off the job over contract
Trump wrapped his two-day Beijing summit saying a lot of problems were settled, though neither side confirmed the other's claims on trade or Taiwan (BBC).
Trump landed in Beijing as Xi Jinping greeted him with ceremonial pomp and a firm statement: "US and China should be partners, not rivals." The two-day
Gunshots rang out at the Philippine Senate building where former police chief Ronald dela Rosa is holed up, facing an ICC arrest warrant over the Duterte
US inflation hit 3.8% in April, the highest since May 2023, driven by energy costs from the Iran war.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas dismissed Putin’s proposal to let Gerhard Schröder mediate Ukraine talks, calling it “very cynical.” (The Guardian)
Irans response to the US proposal to end the war has been sent via mediator Pakistan, with initial negotiations focused on ending hostilities (Al
Peter Magyar sworn in as Hungary's PM today, ending Viktor Orban's 16-year rule. His Tisza party holds a huge parliamentary majority.
Thousands ran the Palestine Marathon in Bethlehem after a two-year pause, a return of normal life to the West Bank after the Gaza War restrictions.
Orphaned baby hippo Bumpy, found clinging to its dead mother at a lake in Kenya, will be hand-reared by sanctuary keepers.
Oil prices dropped 4.2% to Brent $111.80 after Iran's IRGC navy suggested the Strait of Hormuz could reopen, following reports of a possible US-Iran deal.
Dutch quantum processor company QuantWare raised a $178M Series B from Intel and In-Q-Tel to build KiloFab, a dedicated quantum manufacturing facility.
Vine's reboot, Divine, launched by Jack Dorsey, requires all content be made by a human to fight AI slop.
Two US service members went missing in southwestern Morocco after an annual African Lion military exercise. Search and rescue operations are underway.
Spirit Airlines ceased operations after rescue talks collapsed, failing to secure a $500M bailout from the Trump administration.
London and East Anglia are set to hit 27C Friday, hotter than Hawaii and Sydney alike.
Brent crude hit $126.40 a barrel, highest since 2022, after Trump said a US blockade of Iranian ports could last months and Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba
US gas prices hit $4.23 a gallon, highest since 2022, as Hormuz blockade fears drive Brent over $116.
Texas Democrat James Talarico leads Senators John Cornyn by 3 points and Ken Paxton by 5 in a TPOR poll of 1,018 likely voters for the Senate race.
Péter Magyar, Hungary's incoming prime minister, immediately contacted Polish PM Donald Tusk to begin rebuilding EU relations after Tisza's landslide
Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi declared the Strait of Hormuz "completely open" for all commercial vessels for the duration of the Israel-Lebanon
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned Iran it faces "the easy way or the hard way," saying the US is "reloading with more power than before" and will
Iran's armed forces threatened ships across the Persian Gulf, Sea of Oman, and Red Sea if the US naval blockade continues, while Trump claimed the war was
Péter Magyar won Hungary's election, defeating Viktor Orbán decisively; Zelenskyy called it "the victory of light over darkness" and Germany's Chancellor
US Central Command confirmed a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz beginning 10am ET Monday, after 21 hours of US-Iran negotiations collapsed without
US and Iranian delegations held 21 hours of direct negotiations in Islamabad over two days before talks collapsed without a deal, with both sides citing
Japan approved an additional ¥631.5 billion ($4 billion) in subsidies to chipmaker Rapidus for its work with Fujitsu, bringing total state investment and
US Vice-President JD Vance arrived in Islamabad Saturday to lead negotiations with Iran as Islamabad deployed its army across the capital in full
RISC-V chip designer SiFive closed a $400 million Series G round led by Atreides Management at a $3.65 billion valuation, with CEO Patrick Little calling
The Artemis II crew is returning to Earth with lunar samples and data after their mission, with splashdown expected Saturday, describing themselves as
The US and Iran agreed to a provisional two-week ceasefire more than a month after coordinated US-Israel strikes on Iran began, with Tehran agreeing to
NASA released the first images from the Artemis II lunar flyby on Monday, including an "Earthset" photo and footage of a solar eclipse as seen from the
Scientists at Rothamsted Research used CRISPR gene editing to produce wheat that generates substantially reduced acrylamide levels when toasted,
A US special operations mission successfully extracted one F-15 crew member from Iranian territory in two coordinated raids, President Trump confirmed.
Iraq qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup for the first time in 37 years, with thousands of fans in Sydney welcoming home coach Graham Arnold on Monday.
Software engineering job openings in the US have surpassed 67,000, up 30% so far in 2026 and the highest total in three years, with listings roughly
JWST images two planet-forming discs edge-on. Tau 042021 and Oph 163131. Oph 163131 shows a gap in the inner disc. Possible planet sweeping dust.
Fermilab’s Mu2e detector enters final integration. Three subdetectors assembled in experiment hall.
CERN BASE experiment: 92 antiprotons loaded into portable cryogenic Penning trap. Transported by truck. 10 km. 30 min. Top speed 29 mph.
92 antiprotons loaded into portable Penning trap at -269°C. Driven 5km by truck across CERN campus. March 24.
The world runs on things that shouldn't be possible. CERN transported 92 antiprotons by truck for the first time in history.
The countdown has started. For the Moon, for antimatter, for things we haven't named yet.
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- Artemis II crew reaches 252,021 miles from Earth, breaking the Apollo 13 distance record by 3,366 miles; 4 astronauts on 10-day lunar flyby (NASA) -
- Two US warplanes downed over Iran in 24 hours: one crew member rescued, one still missing as search continues (Al Jazeera / US Defense Official) - 🛢️