A building housing displaced Palestinian families collapsed in Gaza City on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people, including four children. The multistory structure was heavily damaged during the Israel-Hamas war and there had been warnings about its safety.Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia said late on Tuesday that its air defenses, which have been fending off attacks by…
The action is likely the last House vote on issue ahead of the midterm electionsSign up for the US Breaking News emailThe Trump administration has cut or frozen up to $177 billon in federal grants since the president took office for his second term, according to a tracking tool by a pro-democracy nonprofit and a…
Former Bank of England chief economist says Burnham needs to reassure the financial markets that he can cut spendingWes Streeting, the defence secretary, has posted this on social media ahead of Andy Burnham’s meeting with the Nato secretary general Mark Rutte later.Today I am reminded of the words of my Labour predecessor Denis Healey:“Once we…
Global push will triple toxic e-waste annually in 25 years, filling enough shipping containers to circle globe six timesThe ongoing campaign to build thousands of massive datacenters for AI will create a “tsunami” of discarded electronics, putting the world on a course to triple its annual generation of toxic e-waste in the next 25 years,…
Announcement of visa restrictions comes after Trump alleges ‘white genocide’ taking place in South AfricaThe US has announced visa restrictions on some South Africans as Donald Trump’s administration continues to claim that South Africa’s government racially discriminates against white minority Afrikaners.The announcement did not specify individuals who were barred from the US. Trump has spent…
Rescue workers say search for dozens of people hampered by lack of heavy machineryA building housing displaced Palestinian families collapsed on Wednesday in Gaza City, killing at least 16 people, as rescuers searched the rubble for dozens of people including children believed to be trapped.A rescue team from Gaza’s civil defence said they had recovered…
US vice-president’s comments come as former Anthropic researcher revisits recent claim AI could destroy humanityThe US vice-president has dismissed calls for global regulation of AI safety risks, telling companies creating the most advanced models: “If you’re building Frankenstein, stop.”In remarks addressed towards Dario Amodei, the co-founder of Anthropic who has called on Washington DC to…
Dozens of people are missing beneath the rubble of the building in Gaza City, where some 10 families had been living.
Thaçi held criminally responsible for war crimes during the violent break from Serbia in the 1990s Von der Leyen says “kickstarting Europe’s economy is our number one priority,” as Europe needs to tap into its huge market, world class industries and services.She says its single market remains too fragmented and needs to reform further, with…
Canada is seeking closer ties with EU after a breakdown in relations with the US and its president Donald Trump.