Pakistan to continue with Iran-US mediation despite ‘obstacles’
Islamabad's statement follows Trump threatening to bomb Iran 'back to the Stone Ages'.
UK to host talks with 35 countries on reopening Strait of Hormuz – Reuters
- UK to host talks with 35 countries on reopening Strait of Hormuz Reuters
- UK gathers more than 40 countries to plot ways of reopening the Strait of Hormuz AP News
- UK to host talks on plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz BBC
- UK says Iran holding world economy 'hostage' with Hormuz attacks BBC
- Australia to attend global meeting on Strait of Hormuz — without the US Australian Broadcasting Corporation
‘Bomb back to the Stone Age’: US history of threats and carpet bombing
Analysts say carpet bombing countries is a war crime. But it wouldn't be new for the US.
No sign of war winding down in Mideast as Friday dawns with attacks across region – AP News
- No sign of war winding down in Mideast as Friday dawns with attacks across region AP News
- Iran fires on targets across Mideast while Israel and US hit Tehran as war shows no signs of slowing AP News
- Iran fires on Israel and Gulf neighbors as Trump claims threat from Tehran nearly eliminated PBS
- Iran Threatens ‘Crushing and Broader’ Attacks After Trump’s Speech Time Magazine
- The Latest: Iran launches missiles at Israel and Gulf states as explosions heard around Tehran The Independent
AI’s fluency in other languages hides a Western worldview that can mislead users − a scholar of Indonesian society explains – The Conversation
- AI’s fluency in other languages hides a Western worldview that can mislead users − a scholar of Indonesian society explains The Conversation
- AI isn’t just reshaping productivity and threatening to kill jobs. It’s also creating a new gender gap Fast Company
- Language Models Preserve Western Cultural Worldviews Let's Data Science
- Personal Perspective: The village has something to say before it’s too late. Psychology Today
- AI autocomplete suggestions covertly change how users think about important topics PsyPost
Iranian Nobel laureate suffered suspected heart attack in prison, family says
Narges Mohammadi's brother says he fears her life is in imminent danger and she needs to be transferred to a hospital.
Oil price jumps and markets slide after Trump warning to Iran
Brent crude rises 8% as US president vows to hit Iran ‘extremely hard’ over coming weeks
Oil prices have soared after Donald Trump vowed in a televised speech to hit Iran “extremely hard” over the coming weeks, knocking hopes of a near-term end to the conflict in the Middle East.
Brent crude prices jumped by as much as 8% on Thursday to $109.74 a barrel, reversing Wednesday’s drop when hopes of a de-escalation in the Iran war pushed the international benchmark below the $100-a-barrel mark at one point.
Continue reading...Reform promises huge cuts to benefits but would keep pensions triple lock – UK politics live
Reform UK would impose ‘biggest cuts to benefits bill ever seen in history of this country’ if they came to power, says Farage
Q: Do you agree with the Tories about wanting more oil and gas drilling from the North Sea?
Davey says Kemi Badenoch claims she can get an extra £2.5bn in tax revenue by allowing more exploration in the North Sea. He says she is “just lying”. He says everyone knows that that is not realistic.
Continue reading...Macron calls Trump’s remarks on his marriage ‘inelegant’
French President Emmanuel Macron has said Donald Trump's comments about his marriage were "neither elegant nor up to standard".
Arizona woman who went missing ‘without a trace’ 32 years ago found alive
Christina Marie Plante was reported missing in May of 1994 from Star Valley when she was just 13 years old
A woman in Arizona who went missing 32 years ago, when she was just 13 years old, has been found alive, authorities said this week.
Christina Marie Plante was reported missing in May of 1994 from Star Valley, Arizona, after she “vanished without a trace from her community”, according to a statement released Wednesday by the Gila county sheriff’s office.
Continue reading...Goldman and Citi tell Paris staff to work from home after thwarted BofA attack – Financial Times
- Goldman and Citi tell Paris staff to work from home after thwarted BofA attack Financial Times
- Goldman Paris under police watch after bomb threat linked to Iran group iranintl.com
- France ramps up Paris security after foiled attack on US bank France 24
- Paris police tighten security after foiled bomb attack Reuters
- French Prosecutors Link Foiled Attack on American Bank to a Pro-Iranian Group nytimes.com
Smoke rises over Mashhad, Iran, following strike near airport
Footage shows columns of smoke rising over the Iranian city of Mashhad, after US-Israeli strikes near the airport.
Over 1,800 killed since junta seized power in Burkina Faso, rights group says – BBC
- Over 1,800 killed since junta seized power in Burkina Faso, rights group says BBC
- Burkina, Mali troops kill more civilians than jihadists do, data shows Reuters
- Burkina Faso military, allies committing ‘horrific’ civilian abuses: HRW Al Jazeera
- Burkina Faso: Army behind most civilian deaths — report dw.com
- Burkina Faso forces killed twice as many civilians as jihadists, rights group says AP News
Over 1,800 killed since junta seized power in Burkina Faso, rights group says
Human Rights Watch says Capt Traoré, other military leaders and jihadists "may be liable" for the killings.
Women’s Asian Cup finalists accuse governing body over equal money
Japan and Australia renew calls for pay parity with men's football, as former also sack coach Nils Nielsen.
‘Not up to standard’: Macron criticises Trump after comments about his marriage
Anger in France after US president puts on French accent and mocks Macron during private lunch in Washington
Emmanuel Macron has said Donald Trump’s comments about his marriage were “neither elegant nor up to standard” after the US president put on an accent and mocked his French counterpart and his wife during a private lunch in Washington.
Arriving in South Korea on Thursday, Macron made clear his displeasure at Trump’s comments, which appeared briefly in a video on the White House YouTube channel before being removed.
Continue reading...Man pleads guilty to preventing lawful burial regarding 30 bodies at Hull funeral home
Funeral director Robert Bush had previously admitted to dozens of counts of fraud at hearing in October
A fraudulent funeral director has admitted giving families the wrong ashes, lying to them, stealing from them and also stealing from charities while he was “trusted by people at a time they needed him most”.
Robert Bush pleaded guilty to preventing a lawful burial after 30 bodies and a quantity of ashes were found at a funeral home in Hull in 2024, in a case that shocked an entire city.
Continue reading...Uganda school attack: Four children stabbed to death in Kampala – BBC
- Uganda school attack: Four children stabbed to death in Kampala BBC
- Four children killed in nursery school stabbing attack in Uganda Al Jazeera
- Machete-wielding man attacks Ugandan nursery school, killing 4 children The Hill
- BREAKING Man storms nursery killing several children as more rushed to hospital in horror attack Daily Star
- Man storms Kampala daycare centre, kills unspecified number of kids GhanaWeb
Pakistan-bound ships pass through Strait of Hormuz
Two ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz and arrived at Karachi Port.
US lifts sanctions on Venezuelan interim leader Delcy Rodríguez
It is the latest sign of warming relations between the US and Venezuela after Nicolás Maduro was seized in a commando raid.