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Barry Melrose, prominent NHL player, coach and broadcaster, dies at 70
Barry Melrose, a hockey player-turned-coach who led the Los Angeles Kings to the 1993 Stanley Cup Final before going on to a long career in broadcasting the sport, has died. He was 70.ESPN announced Melrose's...
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Anthropic researcher says more than 10% chance AI
London — A lead researcher at Anthropic, one of the world's leading artificial intelligence firms, said Wednesday that he believes there is a more than 10% chance AI "could kill all humans" within the...
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Under Taliban control, Afghan girls write
Afghanistan, now once again under Taliban control, has banned girls from school after the sixth grade. Imtiaz Tyab found a secret school hidden in a quiet corner of Kabul, where girls aged 14 to 16 are working through advanced...
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BBC visits West Bank village in area earmarked by Israel for settlement
UK sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank have triggered a series of Israeli counter-measures against UK nationals and organisations.The sanctions came after Israel opened up tenders for the construction of settlement homes in the strategically...
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Spanish intelligence warned of Ceuta mass crossing plans before surge
Spanish intelligence services warned of social media calls for a mass migrant crossing into Ceuta the day before tens of thousands of people entered the territory, newly released government documents show.The revelations emerged in documents declassified by the Spanish...
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Nuclear watchdog refers Iran to UN Security Council over ‘non-compliance’
The UN nuclear watchdog has referred Iran to the Security Council for "non-compliance" with its obligations under the non-proliferation treaty - the first such move in 20 years.The board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) passed...
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Trump says he had
Washington — President Trump on Wednesday said he had a "great conversation" with Russian President Vladimir Putin, repeating his claim that he thinks the Russian leader wants to make a deal to end the war...
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Zelenskyy’s plane almost hit by drone en route to Norway king’s funeral, prime minister says
A plane carrying Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy from Moldova to Oslo for the funeral of Norway's King...
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Google to fund Finnish AI with €13bn investment and nuclear power pact
Google will buy up to half the electricity produced by one of Finland's nuclear power plants as part of a record €13bn (£11bn; $15bn) investment in the country's AI infrastructure, the company announced.The US tech giant said the package...
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Watch: Norway bids farewell to King Harald
Tributes have been paid to King Harald V after his funeral in Norway's capital Oslo, with the Prince of Wales and other European royals among attendees.Flags were raised from half-mast to mark the conclusion of a private ceremony at...
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Bangkok roads submerged as flood disaster declared
Somkid Pheuk-ngam, a 67-year-old who lives near a canal just north of central Bangkok, told the AFP news agency:...