France’s huge wildfire will burn for days
AFP : France’s biggest wildfire in decades will burn for several more days even though it has been brought under control, authorities said Friday as...
International
10 dead, 33 missing in floods in China
Al Jazeera : At least 10 people have been killed and 33 are missing in flash floods in northwestern China’s Gansu province, according to state...
UN tells Israel to stop Gaza takeover plan
AFP : Volker Turk says Israel’s plan runs contrary to the ruling of the ICJ that Israel must bring its occupation to an end as...
Trump to host Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal
AFP : US President Donald Trump will host the leaders of sworn enemies Armenia and Azerbaijan on Friday, touting the prospect of sealing a long-sought...
US to give $50m for handing over Maduro
BBC News : The US has doubled a reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to $50m, accusing him of...
InShort: OpenAI launches GPT-5
Reuters : OpenAI launched on Thursday its GPT-5 artificial intelligence model, the highly anticipated latest installment of a technology that has helped transform global business...
InShort: Record rainfall hits Southern Japan
AFP : Japan’s weather agency issued a special heavy rain alert for the southern region of Kagoshima on Friday, warning “lives are at risk”. The...
Israel bans Jerusalem grand mufti from Al-Aqsa
Arab News : Israeli authorities on Wednesday extended their Al-Aqsa Mosque entry ban on Sheikh Mohammed Hussein, the grand mufti of Jerusalem and the Palestinian...
Japanese population sees record drop in 2024
AFP : The population of Japanese nationals fell by a record amount — more than 900,000 people — in 2024, official data showed, as the...
Higher US tariffs take effect on dozens of economies
The Guardian : Dozens of countries face higher levies on their exports to the US now that Donald Trump’s latest wave of country-specific tariffs has...