The Israeli government said on Thursday it had decided to release five Lebanese prisoners, in what would be a rare sign of progress amid difficult negotiations between Lebanon and Israel. The prisoners would be the first Lebanese detainees released by Israel since it began its latest war with the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group in March. … Read more
Iran-US war: Trump warns he is ‘prepared’ to launch new attack ‘any time we want’ On The Ground Newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch on international news Donald Trump has called Iran’s attacks on US targets a “love coup” after … Read more
A shootout between two of Ukraine’s top intelligence agencies has injured at least three security officials, highlighting internal divisions within kyiv’s security establishment. On Wednesday morning, a shootout broke out between the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine (HUR), a military arm that handles foreign intelligence, and the State Security Service (SBU), which focuses on domestic … Read more
Scientists at Google DeepMind and Google Research today launched a new AI model for weather forecasting that sees our changing atmosphere more clearly and predicts its behavior more frequently. WeatherNext 3 is the latest wave of a sea change in meteorology brought about by deep learning techniques, and Google says it will begin feeding the … Read more
September 2026’s State of Play ended with an extended look at Square Enix’s Final Fantasy VII Revelation, but it was a stream dominated by no-shows and fan calls for Destiny 3. Highlights included an extended clip from Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil movie, the reveal of two new limited-edition DualSense wireless controllers inspired by GTA 6, … Read more
Ukrainian forward Kate Koval left the LSU women’s basketball program because the team hired a Russian player amid continued military action from Moscow, she revealed Wednesday on social media. LSU coach Kim Mulkey announced last week that the 6-foot-5 Koval had left for “personal reasons” after just one season in Baton Rouge. Koval, 20, was … Read more
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Two Mercury-bound spacecraft left their mothership behind Thursday and headed for the home stretch of their nearly decade-long journey to the solar system’s smallest and closest planet to the Sun. The linked European and Japanese spacecraft separated as planned from their cruise, but controllers had to wait an anxious two … Read more
Everyone loves dessert. But nutritionally, it can be tricky territory.Cookies, cakes, brownies, candies and other sugary treats are among the leading sources of added sugars in the American diet — and studies show that eating too much added sugar can increase the risk of health problems such as obesity, Type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
Leon Black, then CEO of Apollo Global Management, at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, May 1, 2018.Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Former Apollo Global Management CEO Leon Black sued the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Thursday, seeking to block subpoenas for multiple nondisclosure agreements he … Read more
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — Mayor Zohran Mamdani and other city officials announced a sweeping new policy Wednesday that imposes a one-year ban on student use of generative artificial intelligence in New York City public schools from 2-K through eighth grade, while limiting screen time for younger students and launching AI literacy lessons for high … Read more