File photo: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Picture credit: ANI) Israel on Friday rejected reports that it had planned to assassinate senior Iranian negotiators during diplomatic efforts to end the conflict with Iran, calling the claims “fake news” and a “complete fabrication of reality.“In a post on X, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin […]
That’s what a prominent tech critic believesLast year, Big Tech’s AI capital expenditure touched $400bn. This year, it’s likely to top $700bn. How long can this cash burn last without a revenue spurt? NYU professor Gary Marcus has described the unending AI buildout as the “greatest capital misallocation in history”.Tech critic Cory Doctorow agrees. His […]
Argentina’s Lionel Messi applauds the crowd after the World Cup round of 32 soccer match against Cape Verde (AP Photo) Lionel Messi acknowledged the stern test posed by Cabo Verde after defending champions Argentina survived a dramatic scare to secure a 3-2 extra-time victory in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32.The reigning champions […]
Paris, July 4: French President Emmanuel Macron announced on social media platform X that the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle is returning to its home port in Toulon from the Middle East. According to news agency Xinhua, the aircraft carrier was deployed to the region to prepare for a proposed multinational maritime security mission […]
A massive wildfire raging in northern Portugal has scorched an estimated 10,000 hectares of forest, prompting the government to seek international assistance as extreme heat and dry conditions fuel multiple blazes across the country. The fire, which broke out on Wednesday night in the municipality of Vouzela in the district of Viseu, has left at […]
Top Iranian leaders break down at Ayatollah Khamenei’s funeral Iranian parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi got emotional during the farewell ceremony for former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on Friday, as the country began a week-long mourning period for the late leader. The solemn ceremony at Tehran’s Grand […]
It took every ounce of Argentina’s champion pedigree, three goals, 120 bruising minutes and a slice of fortune to finally bring Cabo Verde’s extraordinary FIFA World Cup fairytale to an end. Twice the tournament debutants dragged the defending champions back into the fight, refusing to yield until Lionel Scaloni’s side escaped with a dramatic 3-2 […]
WELLINGTON: Like plenty of local boys before him, Neil has come home to the stretch of Australian coast where it was born. Unlike most of them, he trails fame, fans and property damage in his wake. It is also a 1,000 kg elephant seal.In June, the bellowing and blubbery 5-year-old mammal hauled itself onto land […]
Several hundred people were already waiting on Friday evening outside the venue for the funeral of Iran’s slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei ahead of its opening to the public on Saturday morning.Khamenei will lie in state at the Grand Mosalla religious complex in Tehran until Monday, with doors scheduled to open at 6am local time […]
