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AI expansion could boost annual global growth by 0.5 percentage points — IMF
Global investment-to-GDP in AI will reach and likely exceed the amounts that went into building the railroads, the electricity grid, or the telecommunication network, IMF Managing…
Trump says he’ll call Putin about suspected plague outbreak in Russia
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would call Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a possible plague outbreak in Russia.
Russian missile and drone strikes across Ukraine kill six and injure more than 20
Russian forces attacked Ukraine overnight on October 7 with missiles, including ballistic missiles, and drones.
Three years on from the 7 October attacks, antisemitism has taken hold in Britain: Jews aren’t safe | Dave Rich
Britain cannot call itself a diverse democracy when communities are living with such fear. A line must be drawn. Let it be nowOn another anniversary of the 7 October attacks, the …
Russian stock indices up as main trading session opens on Moscow Exchange
The benchmark MOEX and RTS indices rose by 0.27% each to 2,334.88 and 856.16 points, respectively
Israel marks three years since 7 October attack by Hamas – live
1,200 died in attack that led to launch of devastating war in GazaKeith Siegel spent many of his long hours in Hamas captivity in Gaza etching everything that happened after 7 Oct…
Yemen’s Houthis say they struck airport, air base in Saudi Arabia
Ballistic missiles and drones were used in the attack, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said
Israelis mourn on the anniversary of the Oct. 7 as Palestinians grapple with war it sparked
Israelis are gathering Wednesday to commemorate the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that killed 1,200 people, and sparked a devastating war in Gaza that Palestinians still grapple with.
Women behind the lens: ‘I felt suspended between hope and giving up’
The Ethiopian photographer Sosina Mengistu’s self-portraits draw on personal experience to reflect young people’s anxiety and frustrationThis self-portrait is part of my project S…
Flydubai attack investigation widens as alleged hijacker’s training in New Zealand scrutinised
Hamam al-Hammami spent 175 days in New Zealand until May 2019, as Australian Jewish group calls for full investigation into his time in MelbourneNew Zealand authorities have launc…
Ukraine’s attempts at agricultural intervention in EU market to hinder accession — envoy
Rodion Miroshnik said that Ukraine's neighboring countries "will most likely fight tooth and nail against Ukrainian agricultural products entering the European market and effectiv…
Residents of kibbutz destroyed in 7 October Hamas-led attacks grapple with how to rebuild
Three years on from the attack on Nir Oz, in which 47 people were killed and 76 taken hostage, some survivors have returned to live there.
As the mother of a student in Paris, I see what’s happening: reasonable demands met with awful violence | Helen Massy-Beresford
The debate around the schools protests is angry and polarised. I fear this is a foretaste of how election tensions next year will play outHelen Massy-Beresford is a British journa…
I was tortured because I’m a Somali woman who dared to speak out | Sadia Moalim Ali
I was sentenced to three years in jail for insulting government institutions. Now I am free, I will carry on fighting for the women I met in prison‘Why don’t you just drive your t…
The Republican candidates walking a Trump tightrope
Some running in November's elections are deciding whether to distance themselves from an unpopular president who still dominates his party.
Lukashenko highlights Putin's selfless service to Fatherland in birthday message
The Belarusian president said he highly values his Russian counterpart's commitment to strengthening fraternal ties between Minsk and Moscow
Pornhub returns to Australia but only for adults with Apple devices
The world's most popular porn site went dark in March in Australia due to age verification laws.
Naval drone hits oil tanker off Russian resort city Sochi, triggering massive blaze
Russian officials said a Liberian-flagged tanker was attacked and a crew of 23 Indian nationals rescuedAn oil tanker off Russia’s Black Sea coast was struck by a naval drone, trig…
Candles lit in memory of those killed in October 7 attacks
Israelis are marking three years since the Hamas-led attack on 7 October 2023.
Former Australian bishop jailed for sexually abusing young men
The former Bishop of Broome is one of the most senior Catholic clerics in the world to face sex abuse charges.
US actress Eva Marie Saint dies at age 102 — Variety
Saint was born in 1924 in Newark, New Jersey, and began her television and film career in the 1940s
EU negotiators head to China hoping to curb cheap imports of hybrid electric cars
Mood in trade talks said to have changed as EU member states harden demands for protection against Chinese importsEU trade negotiators are heading to China for two days of crunch …
Yemen civil war: what sparked latest escalation and who is involved?
Conflict between UN-recognised government and Iran-backed Houthis has impacts far beyond country’s bordersYemen has been plunged into a civil war that has extended to one of the w…
Zack Polanski had the chance to show real leadership. He blew it | Rafael Behr
A toxic debate over anti-Zionism leaves the Green leader looking like a passenger in the movement that carried him to the topWhen Donald Trump calls someone a socialist he is not …