- BRICS leaders voice concern over Middle East, condemn unilateral sanctions at India summit PBS
- Iran and UAE back joint BRICS statement urging restraint in war Reuters
- At BRICS, India’s Modi warns geopolitical tensions and supply chain shocks threaten global stability The Hill
- Trump’s Foes Find Common Ground at Modi’s New Delhi Summit Bloomberg.com
- U.S. watches as Russia, China, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Africa’s BRICS powers rally in India to bypass sanctions and break the US dollar’s hold over global finance Business Insider Africa
One killed, another hospitalized after crash in Douglas County, authorities say – WOWT
- One killed, another hospitalized after crash in Douglas County, authorities say WOWT
- Douglas County Sheriff's Office reports fatal crash near 204th St. and Bennington Road KETV
- Bennington-area semitrailer crash leaves one dead, one critically injured Omaha World-Herald
- Crash involving semi leaves one person dead, another with extremely critical injuries Yahoo
Donations of £72m make Reform’s prospects both rosier and riskier
Party can boost its campaign power with funds from billionaire backers, but it can also lose support from ordinary Britons
All things being equal, pretty much any political strategist would welcome a £72m war chest; a sum higher than the combined spending of every major party at the 2024 general election. But all things are not equal, and with such a huge amount comes risk.
Reform UK has been vocal in its arguments that two sudden £36m windfalls from billionaires Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne merely “levels the playing field” with the bigger parties when it comes to funding.
Continue reading...Donald Trump says he would ‘love’ to see united Ireland
US president says on visit to republic that unification will happen eventually so ‘may as well happen now’
Donald Trump has said he would “love” to see a united Ireland and that it “may as well happen now”.
The US president appeared to endorse the push for constitutional change on the island at the start of a two-day visit to Ireland on Saturday. The unexpected intervention prompted a swift rebuttal from the UK government and Northern Ireland’s unionist leaders.
Continue reading...Al-Qaeda regroups in Afghanistan, 25 years after 9/11 – The Washington Post
- Al-Qaeda regroups in Afghanistan, 25 years after 9/11 The Washington Post
- Who were the hijackers of 9/11? Here's what the 9/11 Commission Report said. WCNC
- Former CIA officer warns US shift leaves gaps as al-Qaida regroups in Afghanistan National News Desk
- 25 Years After 9/11, Al Qaeda Still Has a Home in Afghanistan The New York Times
- How al-Qaeda Ended Foreign Affairs
Bolsonaro’s son surges in run to free the former president – The Washington Post
- Bolsonaro’s son surges in run to free the former president The Washington Post
- Lula maintains lead over Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of Brazil election, Datafolha poll shows Reuters
- Bolsonaro Surges in Brazil Poll as Supreme Court Crisis Weighs on Lula Bloomberg.com
- The paradox of Brazil: a conservative country with a left-wing president Latinoamérica 21
- Last dance? Inside Lula’s strategy to win a fourth presidency in Brazil Al Jazeera
As Oil Prices Rise, BRICS Leaders Have What U.S. Doesn’t: Iran at the Table – The New York Times
- As Oil Prices Rise, BRICS Leaders Have What U.S. Doesn’t: Iran at the Table The New York Times
- Opinion | Building BRICS In New Delhi NDTV
- BRICS adopts joint declaration, urges 'maximum restraint' in Mideast Reuters
- BRICS leaders meet in India as wars and US tensions test the bloc NPR
- India's BRICS strategy tested with Xi, Putin set to visit DW.com
Divorced People Are Sharing The Moment They Knew They’d Leave Their Spouse – Yahoo
‘We must slow the pace’: CEO of Anthropic calls for an AI slowdown
In a social media post, Dario Amodei proposed a plan including third-party evaluations of AI systems
The CEO of the artificial intelligence company Anthropic issued a new appeal on Saturday for the AI industry to “slow down” and offered a three-part plan for doing so, saying that his company would “unilaterally” commit to the first of the steps.
In a post on social media, Dario Amodei shared a link to an essay titled We Must Pace the Frontier in which he laid out how Anthropic would provide “third-party evaluators with permanent, employee-level access to our systems, so that they can verify adherence to our safety measures, report on incidents, and assess models’ alignment during training”.
Continue reading...8 killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine as Putin warns Europe against sending troops – AP News
Houthi advance in Yemen puts U.S. in a new bind – Reuters
- Houthi advance in Yemen puts U.S. in a new bind Reuters
- ‘A f***-up of epic proportions’: Blame game begins after Iran-backed Houthis’ lightning advance down Red Sea coast CNN
- Iran war live: Houthis warn against intervention; threaten to close strait Al Jazeera
- Trump Loses the Other Strait The Atlantic
- Yemen's Houthis capture a Red Sea island in threat to shipping NPR
Death toll from Philippines ferry fire rises to 76, with more still missing
Access to the burnt-out boat has been slowed by toxic fumes and lingering heat, the country's coast guard says.
French officials investigate if malicious act caused train derailment
Officials say a rail fragment was found on the tracks after Friday's crash of a passenger train that left 44 people injured.
French officials investigate if malicious act caused train derailment – BBC
Uganda buries onetime ‘boy king’ whose death has sparked a succession battle – AP News
- Uganda buries onetime ‘boy king’ whose death has sparked a succession battle AP News
- Burial of King Oyo takes place in Uganda as news anchor prepares for throne The Guardian
- Uganda's King Oyo death: Royal family rejects UBC presenter Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma as the new monarch BBC
- Mystery son and disputed heir: Uganda’s king buried amid succession dispute Al Jazeera
- Emergence of secret heir stokes succession crisis in grieving African kingdom The Washington Post
Rome Is Fighting Back Against a Golf Cart ‘Invasion’ – Newser
- Rome Is Fighting Back Against a Golf Cart 'Invasion' Newser
- Major city eyes crackdown on golf cart tours as furious locals push back Fox News
- Tourist golf carts face new limits in popular city as overtourism fuels congestion Yahoo
- Rome mounts a crackdown on golf carts that are increasingly popular with tourists Santa Fe New Mexican
Crypto billionaires give $97 million to Reform UK, fueling concerns about money in politics – AP News
- Crypto billionaires give $97 million to Reform UK, fueling concerns about money in politics AP News
- Reform receives second £36m donation in two days as crypto investor matches record BBC
- Donations of £72m make Reform’s prospects both rosier and riskier The Guardian
- Nigel Farage won't win the election with all the money in the world The Independent
- Christopher Harborne: My donation to Reform is a philanthropic gift to our country The Telegraph
Death toll in Philippine ferry fire rises to 76 as rescuers recover more remains – Reuters
Six Nigerians extradited to US over $6m online romance scam
Alleged members of Black Axe criminal network that swindled US women out of $6m flown from South Africa
Six Nigerian nationals linked to an organized criminal network that allegedly swindled American women out of more than $6m through online romance scams were extradited to the United States on Friday.
South African police confirmed they were to be extradited earlier on Friday, while local news in Africa confirmed that the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, known as the Hawks, facilitated their handover to officials from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation and Secret Service at Cape Town international airport, in collaboration with Interpol South Africa.
Continue reading...Jeremy Thomas, British producer of The Last Emperor and Sexy Beast, dies aged 77
An outstanding figure in the UK film industry, Thomas was noted for collaborations with directors including Bernardo Bertolucci and David Cronenberg
Jeremy Thomas, the distinguished British producer of films including Sexy Beast, High-Rise and the multi-Oscar-winning The Last Emperor, has died aged 77.
A representative for Thomas said he died on Friday “peacefully, at his country home in Oxfordshire, surrounded by his family and loved ones”.
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