‘Let Data Reign’: Trump decries opposition to data centres in US
Despite concerns over electricity and water consumption, US president calls on communities to embrace data centres.
Sony, Warner Music sue Anthropic, saying it pirated songs to train its AI
Anthropic pirated hundreds of lyrics from The Beatles, Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson and other artists, lawsuit says.
Turkish deep-sea search vessel joins efforts to retrieve 20 still missing after Cyprus ferry disaster
TCG Isin expected to play vital role in locating Filo Jet’s voyage data recorder 514 metres below surface
A deep-sea search and rescue vessel is on its way to Cyprus as Turkey joins efforts to retrieve the 20 people still missing after a passenger ferry capsized off the island’s northern coast.
The TCG Isin will join the vast operation to find survivors after the high-speed ferry sank on Sunday barely four nautical miles outside the port town of Kyrenia.
Continue reading...Damaged Gaza ambulance becomes ‘dream bus’ for children
A damaged ambulance in Gaza has been converted by the Palestinian Red Crescent Society into the ‘Dream Bus’.
I’m Completely Speechless After Seeing These 35 Absolutely Mind-Blowing Photos That Completely, Totally, And Utterly Shattered My Brain – BuzzFeed
Palestinian farmers rebuild what Israeli settlers destroy in West Bank
Israeli settler pogroms destroy greenhouses and crops, but Burin's farmers insist on rebuilding.
Ukrainian Drone Mastermind, Fired by Kyiv, Will Advise Italy’s Defense Chief – The New York Times
- Ukrainian Drone Mastermind, Fired by Kyiv, Will Advise Italy’s Defense Chief The New York Times
- Ukraine's Fedorov says Palantir CEO will be first major investor in new defence company Reuters
- Ukraine’s ex-defence minister touts ‘new history’ in war against Russia with planned tech fund Financial Times
- Mykhailo Fedorov Discusses AI Investment With William Taylor in Washington Межа. Новини України.
- Fedorov offers U.S. help building a “drone army” in exchange for Patriot interceptors Ukrinform
Ex-congressman George Santos banned from betting platform for life
The prediction market operator Kalshi says Santos made barred trades and misleading comments that influenced prices.
Western Balkans truck drivers threaten EU border blockade
Drivers demand an exemption to 90-day limit to stay in Schengen area, saying current rules stop them from working.
More public control is the way to grow UK economy, Burnham to tell MPs
Exclusive: Prime minister wants to ‘bring back hope’ by tackling cost of living as MPs call for electoral reform
Andy Burnham will drive home his pledge to bring more essential services back into public control, telling MPs in the Commons on Tuesday that it will be the only way to improve growth across the country.
Burnham will address the house for the first time in 16 years from the frontbench, and six weeks since he became prime minister, after spending the summer recess announcing a slew of policies that will now be put before MPs.
Continue reading...Andrew Griffith and Tom Tugendhat join Badenoch’s top team in Tory reshuffle
Conservative leader sacks shadow chancellor Mel Stride and shadow foreign secretary Priti Patel
Kemi Badenoch sacked her shadow chancellor, Mel Stride, and the shadow foreign secretary, Priti Patel, in a sweeping Conservative reshuffle on Monday, replacing Stride with Andrew Griffith, and Patel with Tom Tugendhat.
Stride, who had been shadow chancellor since Badenoch became leader, was widely seen among Tories as failing to make an impression at a time when Labour had been under pressure over the economy.
Continue reading...USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Aug. 31, 2026 – USNI News
Japan seeks new extended-range missiles in record $55B defense budget request – Breaking Defense
- Japan seeks new extended-range missiles in record $55B defense budget request Breaking Defense
- Japan Targets Record Defense Spend as China Pressure Grows WSJ
- Japan to beef up its defense with drones, AI and missiles, defense budget plans show AP News
- Japan’s Record FY2027 Budget Request: Focus on New FFM, ASEV & Submarines navalnews.com
- Japan Seeks Record Defense Budget as Takaichi Plans Buildup Bloomberg.com
US singer D4vd’s celebrity lawyers withdraw from murder case
The singer, 21, will be now represented by a public defender in the murder trial of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. He has pleaded not guilty.
US singer D4vd’s celebrity lawyers withdraw from murder case
The singer, 21, will be now represented by a public defender in the murder trial of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. He has pleaded not guilty.
India’s PM Modi urges end to Ukraine war in talks with Russia’s Putin
India’s PM Narendra Modi told Russian President Putin that India supports every effort to end the war in Ukraine.
Nepal death toll crosses 1,000 as rescuers race to find workers trapped in mud-filled tunnels
Thousands are still missing as Chinese state media report the official number of fatalities in Tibet at 16.
Norway’s Queen Mette-Marit joins procession to bring late King Harald V’s coffin to royal chapel – AP News
- Norway's Queen Mette-Marit joins procession to bring late King Harald V's coffin to royal chapel AP News
- Norwegians line up at memorials remembering the late King Harald V. Funeral set for Sept 9 AP News
- Marius Borg Høiby Takes Part in Procession of King Harald of Norway’s Coffin amid House Arrest People.com
- Tens of thousands mourn King Harald V in Oslo as Norway enters a new royal era NBC News
- Gratitude for the Life and Service of King Harald V newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org
She is still in the sea, mother describes losing daughter in ferry disaster
Parents recount desperate attempts to save their children after a ferry capsized off Northern Cyprus on 30 August.
Trump threatens further action as US and Iran exchange fire in new flare-up
Washington says it acted after observing Iran was planning to deploy fresh mines in strait of Hormuz
The US and Iran have exchanged fire for the first time in a month, with missiles and drones fired at Iranian rocket launchers on an island in the strait of Hormuz, and Iran targeting US military bases in Jordan and the United Arab Emirates in response.
The US president, Donald Trump, on Monday threatened further action. The US is to trying to prise open Tehran’s grip on shipping going through the strait, which before the war accounted for a fifth of the world’s seaborne energy supply. Washington claimed that Iranian control over the waterway had been loosened by repeated US attacks on Iranian missile launchers and radars.
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