OpenAI faces scrutiny over unreported Canada shooting threat
OpenAI is under renewed scrutiny after disclosures that its staff flagged disturbing ChatGPT conversations by the suspect in one of Canada’s deadliest mass shootings but chose not to alert authorities months before the attack. In June 2025, internal systems at the company detected an account later linked to 18‑year‑old Jesse Van......
Merz seeks trade balance with China amid Ukraine war tensions
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to China next week for his first official visit since taking office, aiming to recalibrate ties with Berlin’s largest trading partner while navigating sharpening geopolitical rifts with Washington and Moscow. The trip, which begins with his departure from Berlin on Tuesday, is designed to......
Ukraine and Moldova disrupt Russian-backed plot to kill senior figures
Ukrainian and Moldovan authorities say they have dismantled a Russian-directed network that was preparing contract assassinations of high-profile Ukrainian officials, military intelligence officers, journalists and civic activists, arresting ten suspects in a coordinated cross-border operation. The joint investigation, codenamed Enigma 2.0,......
Polish speedskater Kamila Sellier hospitalized after terrifying blade injury at Milan Cortina Olympics
Polish short-track speedskater Kamila Sellier was taken to a Milan hospital on Friday night after a rival’s skate blade opened a deep cut to her face during the women’s 1,500-meter quarterfinals at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, forcing a long stoppage and shocking fans inside the arena. The 25-year-old crashed in a high-speed......
Ukrainian hackers expose Belarusian role in Russian drone war
A covert Ukrainian cyber operation has revealed how Russia has been using civilian infrastructure in Belarus to extend the reach and precision of its drone attacks on Ukraine and to probe potential routes over NATO territory. Over several months beginning in mid‑2025, specialists from the Fenix Cyber Center, working with the international......
Giant tortoises return to floreana after 150 years away
For the first time since the mid‑1800s, giant tortoises are once again roaming Floreana Island in Ecuador’s Galápagos archipelago, marking a turning point in one of the most ambitious restoration efforts in the Pacific. Conservation authorities released 158 carefully bred juvenile tortoises at two locations on the island, reestablishing......
klErdogan urges restraint in Horn of Africa as Turkey deepens Ethiopia ties
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has wrapped up a rare visit to Ethiopia, using the trip to celebrate a century of diplomatic relations while cautioning against turning the Horn of Africa into a battleground for outside powers. At a joint news conference in Addis Ababa alongside Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Erdogan warned that the region......
US boosts carrier presence near Iran as Trump sets nuclear deadline
The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, has entered the Mediterranean Sea amid a rapid US military buildup aimed at pressuring Iran over its nuclear program. The carrier passed through the Strait of Gibraltar on Friday, a move confirmed by regional observers and ship-tracking data, and is expected to continue toward......
Supreme Court curbs trump's emergency tariff powers in landmark ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court has invalidated most of President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs, ruling that he exceeded his authority by using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose sweeping duties on imports from dozens of trading partners. In a 6-3 decision in the consolidated cases Learning Resources v. Trump and Trump......
Eu deadlocked on sweeping Russia sanctions package
European Union governments are struggling to seal agreement on a landmark twentieth package of sanctions against Russia, with a far‑reaching ban on maritime services for Russian oil tankers at the heart of the dispute as the anniversary of Moscow’s full‑scale invasion of Ukraine approaches on 24 February. EU ambassadors meeting in......
Ramadan prayers at al-aqsa held under tight controls and lingering grief
Tens of thousands of Muslim worshippers gathered on Friday at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem for the first Friday prayers of Ramadan since a fragile ceasefire took hold in Gaza, filling the hilltop esplanade under a heavy Israeli security presence. For many Palestinians from the occupied West Bank, it was the first time since last......
Florida legislature approves renaming Palm Beach airport after President Trump
Florida's Republican-controlled legislature passed a bill on Thursday to rename Palm Beach International Airport as "President Donald J. Trump International Airport," sending the measure to Governor Ron DeSantis, who is expected to sign it into law. The vote marks the latest in a series of efforts by the president and his allies......
Iran says US has not demanded end to uranium enrichment
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Washington has not asked Tehran to halt uranium enrichment, directly contradicting repeated public statements by senior US officials who insist that Iran must abandon the activity entirely. In an interview published online Friday by MSNBC’s Morning Joe program, Araghchi stated that neither......
FIFA pledge for Gaza stadium sparks debate over postwar priorities
FIFA has promised to spend $50 million on a new national soccer stadium in the Gaza Strip, unveiling the plan at the first meeting of President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace in Washington as part of a broader reconstruction drive for the war‑devastated territory. The commitment comes as international institutions estimate that roughly......
kim leverages nuclear shield as trump weighs new iran strikes
As President Donald Trump considers ordering a second wave of strikes on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure in less than a year, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is watching from a position of renewed strategic confidence. The large-scale U.S. military deployment to the Middle East, the biggest in more than two decades, has reinforced Pyongyang’s......