Israeli strikes kill nine in southern Lebanon as attacks intensify
Israeli air strikes have killed at least nine people and wounded 12 in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese authorities, as Israel intensified attacks across several towns and villages overnight.
Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) said seven people were killed and three wounded when a strike hit a house on the outskirts of Ansar, in the Nabatieh district, early on Saturday, destroying the building.
Beijing is said to move to clarify tax rules stoking confusion among China's ultra-wealthy
A growing appreciation of family-oriented leisure pastimes and rapidly increasing prosperity are driving demand for vessels from dinghies to yachts.
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Beijing is moving to clarify new tax rules on offshore trusts that have sowed confusion among wealthy Chinese citizens and their advisers.
Strong 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia, triggering tsunami warning
A powerful 7.7-magnitude quake struck eastern Indonesia early on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, triggering a tsunami warning and prompting hundreds to evacuate.
The quake hit Indonesia’s Flores region with a depth of 10km at 5:58am on Saturday, Indonesia time. The epicentre of the shallow quake was 68km (42 miles) north-northwest of the city of Ende in East Nusa Tenggara province.
Canadians are still boycotting US travel. Here's where they're going instead
Many Canadians are boycotting the US, so this is where they're travelling instead
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Google Brings Gemini 3.7 Flash To AI Mode In Search
- Google added Gemini 3.7 Flash as a selectable model in AI Mode.
- Google says it offers stronger instruction following and better intent understanding.
- It's live now for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers globally, in English.
Google is rolling out Gemini 3.7 Flash in AI Mode for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers, a day after the model's initial release.
Yemen’s government says Houthi attack on al-Makha kills at least four
Hostilities are rising between Iran-backed Houthis and Yemen’s internationally recognised government.
The Houthis have launched an attack on the Red Sea port city of al-Makha (Mocha), killing at least four people, Yemen’s internationally recognised government says.
Trump downplays concerns about sailors onboard USS Abraham Lincoln amid record deployment
Donald Trump has downplayed concerns about US sailors enduring a record-setting deployment of nearly nine months onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln on Friday, saying the deployment was “not nearly long enough” as concerns mount over mental health and supply issues onboard the aircraft carrier.
Jason Arday, professor at centre of Cambridge plagiarism row, found dead
Jason Arday, the academic who resigned last week as a professor at the University of Cambridge, has been found dead at his home in south London.
The Metropolitan police said officers were called to Arday’s address by the London ambulance service after 3pm on Friday.
Trump threatens to declare strait of Hormuz ‘territory of the United States’
Donald Trump has threatened to declare the strait of Hormuz as “a territory of the United States” as his administration struggles to conclude the war with Iran.
During a speech at a police academy on Long Island, New York, on Friday, the US president said he would “pretty soon” designate the waterway – a crucial chokepoint for global trade, through which about a fifth of the world’s seaborne oil supplies typically pass – a US territory.
BBC seeks to subpoena Trump children and son-in-law over defamation lawsuit
The BBC is trying to subpoena Donald Trump’s children as it builds its defense against the president’s defamation lawsuit centered on a documentary on the January 6 insurrection.
In a motion filed on Friday, the BBC sought authorization to serve Trump’s two eldest children, Donald Trump Jr and Ivanka Trump, and son-in-law Jared Kushner, with subpoenas for testimony and their records on the events of 6 January 2021.