UN gravely concerned by an Afghan Taliban law that has provisions on child marriage
The United Nations expressed "grave concern" on Thursday about a new law issued by Afghanistan's Taliban government on separation in marriage which includes provisions on child marriage.
Trump says he's sending 5,000 more troops to Poland
President Trump's announcement stirred confusion in Europe following weeks of changing statements from his administration about reducing the American military footprint in Europe.
Republicans call off vote on Iran war resolution that was on the verge of passing
Republicans struggled Thursday to find the votes to dismiss legislation that would compel President Donald Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran, delaying planned votes on the matter into June.
Rubio doubtful of diplomacy with Cuba as Trump raises new threat of military action
President Donald Trump and America's top diplomat on Thursday again raised the specter of U.S. military intervention in Cuba, a day after the administration announced criminal charges against the island's former leader, Raúl Castro.
NASCAR superstar Kyle Busch dies at 41 after hospitalization with 'severe illness'
Kyle Busch, who won more races than anyone across NASCAR's three national series, has died at 41. A joint statement from the Busch Family, Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR said he died after being hospitalized.
Trump's towering arch clears another federal hurdle, despite public pushback
The Commission of Fine Arts gave the arch design its final approval, even though it's missing some visual components. The president said Thursday that he doesn't need approval from Congress.
Republican congressman explains his objections to $1.8B Anti-Weaponization Fund
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Penn., about his concerns with the so-called Anti-Weaponization Fund.
American passenger feels 'betrayed' by federal order to stay in hantavirus quarantine
Two passengers from the cruise ship that had a hantavirus outbreak were blocked by the federal government from leaving the quarantine unit. One says she is being detained against her will.
Senate Republicans rebel against Trump's $1.8 trillion fund
In a rare rebuke, Senate Republicans postponed a vote to fund immigration enforcement amid alarm over the novel fund
Palestinians drop bid for a senior U.N. role after U.S. pressure
The Palestinian delegation to the United Nations has dropped its bid to secure a top U.N. job after the U.S. threatens to revoke their visas.
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Parents of Southport survivors say anonymity has erased their girls from the story
The BBC has spoken to parents of some of the children who survived the knife attack, who believe they have been given insufficient support because of the anonymity order.
Andrew investigation police renew call for information
The former prince was arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
Rubio says Cuba is threat to US as Havana accuses him of 'lies'
Cuba's foreign minister accused Rubio of trying to "instigate a military aggression".
Riskiest skin cancer cases hit UK record high
The number of melanoma skin cancer cases has risen above 20,000 a year for the first time in the UK.
Prepare for half term queues at Dover due to EU border process, port says
It is the first holiday period since the EU's new border system was fully implemented.
'Extraordinary' heat health alerts to come into force as record May heat possible
As the temperature builds across the UK, we could see the hottest May day on record in this heatwave, Simon King explains
'Monitoring the situation': Why young men are drawn to prediction markets
Prediction markets are a fast-growing, multi-billion-dollar industry, and appeal disproportionately to young men
Alberta to hold referendum on whether to remain in Canada
Voters in the western province will decide next October whether they want to stay in Canada or move ahead with a process for a binding independence referendum.
Police to score train firms on tackling sexual harassment
The government will not be financial or legal penalties for train operators who fail to meet the targets.
How Palmer and Foden lost ruthless Tuchel's battle for number 10 roles
Two years ago Phil Foden and Cole Palmer were England's future. Now, they cannot even get into the squad amid fierce rivalry for the number 10 role.
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Alibaba just admitted it’s struggling to keep up with rival chipmakers and AI shops
Reveals decent new homegrown accelerator and tiny production volumes
Dems slam Trump for making cybersecurity hold out the tin cup while splurging on ballroom and Jan. 6 'slush fund'
'Budgets are moral documents,' Rep. Delia Ramirez said
Google explains how it will infuse ads into AI answers
Just like in The Truman Show
Threat hunters find Google API keys still usable 23 minutes after deletion
Plenty of time for bad actors to grab data or hit you with a giant bill
Npm registry sets stage for more secure package publishing
All the world's a stage, and all the packages are merely players
HackerOne takes an axe to its bug bounty rewards
Critical flaw payouts slashed by more than 75%
AI is getting expensive, but relief is on the way - just not for you
New hardware promises greater efficiency, user experiences, and most importantly larger margins
Deus ex machina: Half of US Christians trust AI's spiritual advice
AI sycophancy + spirituality = uh oh
Flipper One wants to be the Linux multi-tool in your pocket
Not a Zero successor, ARM box aims for openness, but shipping remains the hard part
Web devs sleeping with the enemy: AI is doing their job and they worry it's after their desk too
Most software engineers now use AI for most of their code and fear the existential threat
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Ground system issue scrubs first launch of SpaceX's Starship V3 rocket
Engineers could make another attempt to launch Starship as soon as Friday evening.