The US and its partner forces have carried out large-scale strikes against Islamic State (IS) group targets in Syria, the US Central Command (Centcom) has announced. US President Donald Trump directed the strikes on Saturday, which are part of Operation Hawkeye Strike, in retaliation for the IS group’s deadly attack on US forces in Syria […]
Continue ReadingGetty Images At least 29 people have been arrested in Minneapolis during protests over the death of a woman who was shot by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent. One police officer was also injured after a “chunk of ice was thrown at them”, city officials said, during demonstrations which saw 1,000 people […]
Continue ReadingHelen Sullivan,BBC Newsand Soroush Negahdari & Roja Asadi,BBC News Persian Reuters Burning vehicles were pictured in Tehran on Friday night As protests in Iran entered their second week and Iranian authorities issued coordinated warnings to protesters, a doctor and medic at two hospitals told the BBC their facilities were overwhelmed with injuries. One doctor said […]
Continue ReadingKatya AdlerNuuk, Greenland ‘We just want to be left alone’: Greenlanders on US President Trump’s takeover threats US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Danish officials next week to discuss the fate of Greenland – a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark that President Donald Trump says he needs for national security. The vast island finds […]
Continue ReadingElon Musk has said that critics of his social media site X are looking for “any excuse for censorship”, amid reports that X’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok was creating non-consensual sexualised images of people, including children. Ofcom says it is conducting an urgent assessment of X in response, which has been backed by Technology […]
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump says the US needs to “own” Greenland to prevent Russia and China from doing so. “Countries have to have ownership and you defend ownership, you don’t defend leases and we’ll have to defend Greenland,” Trump told reporters on Friday. We will do it “the easy way” or “the hard way”, Trump said […]
Continue ReadingUS President Donald Trump met with oil executives in Washington on Friday, as he pushed for major investments in Venezuela. But no major financial commitments were immediately forthcoming from the meeting, with the head of ExxonMobil warning the South American country was currently “un-investable”. Trump has said he expects big oil companies to direct “at […]
Continue ReadingThe UK government says X limiting Grok AI image edits to users who pay a monthly fee is “insulting” to victims of misogyny and sexual violence. It follows backlash after Elon Musk’s AI engine digitally changed images of people by undressing them – something it says it now can only do for those who pay […]
Continue ReadingAnti-government protests have continued in Iran for the 13th day in a row. The protests, which began in Tehran on 28 December, were sparked by the collapse of the Iranian currency. BBC diplomatic correspondent Caroline Hawley explains what’s behind the protests. More on this story.
Continue ReadingUS forces have seized a fifth tanker in the Caribbean Sea, officials said, as Washington continues its efforts to control exports of Venezuelan oil. “Once again, our joint interagency forces sent a clear message this morning: ‘there is no safe haven for criminals,’” US Southern Command said on X. The X post on Friday morning […]
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