AI bosses sign self-regulation accord
After talks with AI industry executives at the White House, President Trump says they've signed a deal to police themselves which is "morall...
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Israeli settlers attack West Bank village
More than 100 Israeli settlers have attacked a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank, preventing the return of a family who'd been f...
Too much screen time 'can damage children as badly as poverty'
Researchers at the University of Calgary say spending too much time on social media, gaming or streaming can affect young people's wellbeing...
Israel PM made secret visit to UAE, reports say
The Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu may have asked the UAE leader to deny reports by Haaretz newspaper that he had been warned abo...
Five arrested over suspected plot to attack UK military base
Five men have been arrested over a suspected plot to attack a UK air base also used by the US military. Donald Trump said the men had planne...
The Global Story: Why the world wants American surrogates
The United States is one of the few wealthy countries where commercial surrogacy remains legal. Bans elsewhere in the world, combined with a...
OpenAI warns of dozens more potential bot hacks
OpenAI says it has alerted dozens of global institutions, including governments, that their websites may have been accessed improperly by ro...
The Happy Pod: The 'privilege' of helping brain tumour patients
A rapid new test for brain tumours is taking diagnosis time from weeks to hours. It means patients are spared weeks of uncertainty and can s...
Manchester City could face historic punishment
One of the world's richest football clubs, Manchester City, is found guilty of breaching dozens of financial rules and could face compensati...
Rapid new test transforms brain tumour diagnosis
A rapid new test for brain tumours can slash the time it takes for an accurate diagnosis from up to eight weeks to two hours. It means surge...
Trump hosts President Xi at state banquet
Tech billionaires join Donald Trump and Xi Jinping for dinner at the White House at the end of the first full day of the Chinese President's...
Rogue OpenAI agent hacks government site
Australia launches an urgent review after an AI agent belonging to OpenAI hacked a government healthcare portal. The government has set up a...
China's Xi Jinping meets Trump for high-stakes summit
Xi Jinping has arrived in Washington for a three-day state visit and was met by Donald Trump in a rare planeside welcome. As President Xi to...
Gunmen attack South African house party
Gunmen kill 11 people after storming a house in KwaMakhutha township near Durban in South Africa. Police are investigating links to a feud b...
US and Iran hold talks on sidelines of UN General Assembly
President Donald Trump says talks held in New York between US and Iranian officials were productive. Earlier in a speech to the UN General A...
UN accuses Nicaragua of crimes against humanity
Nicaraguan authorities are alleged to have carried out enforced disappearances, torture and arbitrary detention of political opponents as pa...
US media outlets take legal action after White House ban
Several US news organisations have temporarily stopped their pooled coverage of White House events, after Donald Trump revoked access for CN...
Typhoon hits Japan causing landslides and cancelled flights
A powerful typhoon passing Japan's east coast is bringing heavy rainfall and major disruption. More than 1.9 million people in and around To...
Elections pile pressure on German Chancellor
Chancellor Friedrich Merz calls a state election result in Germany a "disaster" for his ruling CDU party but vows to remain in office. Preli...
The Global Story: Dave Ramsey - Iran, tariffs and affordability
As the midterm elections in America approach, the economy is one of the deciding factors for how people will vote. Before his second term st...