N Korea’s Kim inspects test of ‘AI suicide attack drones’
Analysts said the development of the technology was likely assisted by Russia.
N Korea’s Kim inspects test of ‘AI suicide attack drones’
Analysts said the development of the technology was likely assisted by Russia.
French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal sentenced to five years in prison
French president Emmanuel Macron has called for authorities to free the novelist who was convicted in Algeria for allegedly undermining the country’s territorial integrity
French president Emmanuel Macron has called on Algeria to free Boualem Sansal, after the French-Algerian novelist was on Thursday sentenced to five years in prison and fined for allegedly undermining Algeria’s territorial integrity.
Sansal was arrested on 16 November at Algiers airport on arrival from Paris, after saying in an interview with a far-right French media outlet Frontières that France unfairly ceded Moroccan territory to Algeria during the colonial era.
Continue reading...Boulder, Colorado, to be new home for the Sundance film festival
The festival, started by Robert Redford in 1978, will move from its previous home in Park City, Utah, for 2027
Boulder, Colorado, has been named as the new home for the Sundance film festival starting in 2027.
The festival, which was started in 1978 by Robert Redford, will move from its home in Park City, Utah. Sundance brings more than 20,000 people a year to the ski town, which many had seen as too small to house something of this size.
Continue reading...Wildfires rage on in North and South Carolina as more firefighters arrive
Hundreds of people asked to leave their homes amid states of emergency and out-of-state responders battling blazes
Wildfires continued to rage in North and South Carolina on Thursday, leading to states of emergency and evacuations as firefighters deployed from other parts of the US to help bring the blazes under control.
In North Carolina, progress was being made in containing two of the largest wildfires burning in the mountains, but officials warned that fire danger remained from dry and windy conditions.
Continue reading...Israel parliament defies protests to pass law tightening grip over judges
Opposition parties say political control of appointments will make judges subject to politicians and undermine democracy
Israel’s parliament has passed a law expanding elected officials’ power to appoint judges, in defiance of a years-long protest against Benjamin Netanyahu’s attempts to drive through judicial changes.
The approval of the bill, which opposition parties say will make judges subject to the will of politicians, comes as Netanyahu’s government is locked in a standoff with the supreme court over its attempts to dismiss the attorney general, Gali Baharav-Miara and Ronen Bar, the head of the internal security agency.
Continue reading...Egypt submarine sinking: What we know so far
Six people have died after the submarine sank near Hurghada, a popular tourist destination.
Germany leads defiance of Trump car tariffs, saying it ‘will not give in’
Major economies vow to retaliate, with China accusing Washington of violating international trade rules.
Five wounded in Amsterdam stabbing attack, police say
One suspect arrested after attack near the central Dam Square in the capital of the Netherlands.
Satellite images reveal how South Korea wildfires spread
BBC Verify looks at how Korean wildfires spread so rapidly
Who’s winning the global race for critical minerals?
US President Donald Trump has invoked wartime powers to boost production of critical minerals.
Trump sends innocent man to El Salvador for having autism awareness tattoo – Irish Star
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Grandparents released in probe into toddler’s death in France
In an update, police also say they found evidence of blunt trauma on the remains of the toddler.
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Israel passes Netanyahu-backed law to give politicians more control of judiciary – Axios
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Babysitter finds man under bed after child complains of ‘monster’
After a child said there was a "monster" under the bed, the babysitter in Kansas checked and came face-to-face with a man.
Six people dead after tourist submarine sinks off Egypt’s coast – Al Jazeera English
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Six people dead after tourist submarine sinks off Egypt’s coast
Local authorities say 39 rescued after vessel carrying tourists sunk off Hurghada’s tourist promenade area.
Six Russian tourists die after submarine sinks off Egypt coast
Another 39 people rescued and brought to shore after incident on vessel at Red Sea resort
Six Russian tourists have died and 39 people have been rescued after a submarine sank near the resort of Hurghada, the latest in a series of fatal accidents involving tourists on Egypt’s Red Sea coast.
Four survivors, including at least one child, were admitted to intensive care, according to an official statement.
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