Israel targets key Hezbollah official in first attack on Beirut in months
Israel has escalated its campaign on targets it says are linked to Hezbollah, raising fears of a resumption of hostilities.
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Fifty children escape after mass school abduction in Nigeria
The raid on a Christian school came amid a surge of attacks by armed groups in the African nation.
Minister indicates sympathy for artists in debate over AI and copyright
People rightly want to get get paid for their work, says Liz Kendall, in apparent change of tack to predecessor The technology secretary, Liz Kendall, has indicated she is sympathetic to artists’ demands not to have their copyrighted works scraped by AI companies without payment and said she wanted to “reset” the debate.In remarks that suggest a change in approach from her predecessor, Peter Kyle, who had hoped to require artists to actively opt out of having their work ingested by generative AI systems, she said “people rightly want to get paid for the work that they do” and “we have to find a way that both sectors can grow and thrive in future”. Continue reading...
‘I used to call him on Father’s Day’: Oakland shattered by football coach’s killing
In a city where football is more than a sport, the gun death of John Beam has provoked an outpouring of emotionFootball in Oakland, California, is more than a sport. It’s a community. In many schools, coaches are like parental figures who get young people through vulnerable times, into universities and sometimes even drafted to the National Football League.So when gun violence came for longtime Oakland football coach John Beam, whose mentorship had changed the lives of generations of students, the devastation reverberated around the city. Continue reading...
Ukraine, U.S. Will Meet About Trump’s Peace Plan to End War With Russia
President Trump lashed out at Ukraine while the talks were going on, accusing the country’s leadership of being ungrateful for U.S. support.
Trump blasts Ukraine for ‘zero gratitude’ as Germany says deal to end war unlikely to be reached by Thursday deadline – live
Chancellor Friedrich Merz says ‘we are still a long way from that’ as Trump blasts Ukrainian leadership on social mediaThe Ukrainian delegation has held talks with European security officials in Geneva, according to the head of Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office, Andriy Yermak.“Overall, a series of meetings in various formats is planned for today. We continue working together to achieve a lasting and just peace for Ukraine,” Yermak wrote in a post on X. “The next meeting is with the US delegation. We are in a very constructive mood.” Continue reading...
Manchester United vs Everton: Premier League – team news, start and lineups
Manchester United target top four spot in the English Premier League table when they host Everton on Monday.
Unions urge Rachel Reeves to deliver ‘living standards budget’
TUC calls on chancellor to focus on child poverty and upping minimum wage, in face of business calls to change courseUnions have urged the chancellor to keep focused on raising living standards, targeting child poverty and upping the national minimum wage, in the face of renewed calls from business to change course on employment rights.The TUC said that Rachel Reeves must deliver “a living standards budget” on Wednesday to ease the pressure on working households whose incomes have remained stagnant in more than a decade. Continue reading...
Christian group in Nigeria says 50 students abducted by gunmen have escaped
Authorities look for missing students and teachers after two major incidents of kidnappings take place within days.
Guinea-Bissau, beset by coups, votes in contentious presidential election
The president wants a second term and is challenged by a relatively unknown candidate backed by a former prime minister.