EU sending wildfire help to Spain as death toll rises
BBC : The European Union is sending two planes to help Spain tackle raging wildfires, after the country activated an EU disaster assistance mechanism for...
International
Taliban’s ban on girls’ education in Afghanistan
AFP : The United Nations urged countries Thursday to maintain diplomatic pressure on the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan, saying their ban on girls’ education has...
Trump’s wife threatens $1B lawsuit against Biden’s son
BBC : First Lady Melania Trump has threatened to sue Hunter Biden for more than $1bn after he claimed she was introduced to her husband...
InShort: World’s 1st humanoid robot games begin in China
AFP : The world’s first-ever humanoid robot games began Friday in Beijing, with over 500 androids alternating between jerky tumbles and glimpses of real power...
InShort: Perplexity makes surprise bid for Google Chrome
BBC : Artificial intelligence start-up Perplexity AI has made a surprise $34.5bn takeover bid for the world’s most popular web browser, Google Chrome. The three-year-old...
InShort: S.Korean prez build military trust
AFP : South Korean President Lee Jae Myung vowed Friday to “respect” North Korea’s political system and build “military trust”, a day after Pyongyang said...
InShort: Apple rejects Musk’s App store bias claims
BBC : Apple has rejected accusations from Elon Musk that its App Store stifles competiton, insisting it is “designed to be free and fair of...
Pakistan monsoon death toll hits 117 in 24 hours
AFP : At least 117 people have died in monsoon rains in Pakistan in the last 24 hours, disaster authorities said Friday. The majority of...
UN warns Israel, Russia over conflict related sexual violence
Reuters : United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Israel and Russia on Tuesday that he has significant concerns about patterns of certain forms of sexual...
Tainted alcohol kills 13 in Kuwait
AFP : Consumption of tainted alcohol has killed 13 people in Kuwait in recent days, with dozens of others requiring urgent medical care, the Gulf...
Thousands battle Greece fires as heatwave bakes Europe
AFP: Greece battled a dozen major wildfires on Wednesday, including one threatening its third-largest city Patras, as a heatwave stoked blazes and forced the evacuation...
South Korea’s ex-first lady Kim is under arrest
AFP : South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee was arrested late Tuesday over a range of charges including stock manipulation and corruption, prosecutors...