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• An IRGC commander issued a direct threat to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), demanding that "Zionists" immediately withdraw from all Lebanese territory. • The commander characterized Lebanon as an "arena of resistance" rather than a "playground for occupiers" in a recent social media post. • Simultaneously, Iran's deputy Foreign Minister condemned several NATO member states, escalating diplomatic tensions in the region.

• Tensions have escalated in the Strait of Hormuz as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) continues to insist on designated transit routes. • This dispute persists despite ongoing ceasefire discussions between the United States and Iran aimed at stabilizing the region. • Foreign policy expert Col. Rajeev Agarwal notes that Oman has historically acted as a peacemaker, with the Omani Foreign Minister mediating right up until U.S. attacks began.

• Bill Gates stated that while AI is expected to replace many jobs, athletes are among the few professionals safe from this revolution. • Gates identified athletes, biologists, energy workers, and coders as four specific careers unlikely to be fully replaced by artificial intelligence. • The reasoning for athletes' security is based on human psychology, as Gates argues that audiences have no interest in watching computers compete in sports.

Pupils say LPS Hybrid’s combination of remote and in-person classes has transformed their school experienceTwo years ago, Ellie Ball could barely bring herself to attend school. Today, the 16-year-old is planning to take four A-levels and hopes to study astrolaw – “It’s basically space law,” she explains – at university.The transformation happened largely through a screen. Continue reading...

• President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Ukrainian strikes destroyed 60,000 tonnes of Russian ammunition at a Baltic Fleet arsenal near St. Petersburg and targeted key defense-industrial facilities. • Zelenskyy claimed that Moscow has been forced to shift its air defenses to protect the Kerch Bridge and the capital city of St. Petersburg. • The Ukrainian leader asserted that Vladimir Putin's rejection of substantive diplomatic proposals is the primary reason the war is being prolonged.

Police will investigate how they interacted with Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s most prominent victims, after her family requested the reviewGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice in Western Australia have agreed to review how they interacted with Virginia Giuffre, one of the most prominent victims of the disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein, in the lead-up to her death a year ago by suicide.Giuffre’s brother and sister-in-law, Sky and Amanda Roberts, told ABC radio on Wednesday morning that they had written to both the state coroner and the police requesting an investigation into how police handled a domestic violence dispute she was involved in before she took her life on her WA farm last April at age 41. Continue reading...

Row over ‘landmark’ development in Stirchley has left people homeless and put businesses at risk, say localsA housing development in Birmingham, touted as a model for community-owned housing in the UK, is at “serious risk of collapse” due to a dispute over construction costs.The Stirchley Cooperative Development (SCD), which was founded by local residents and businesses in Birmingham in 2016, was meant to provide 39 affordable and landlord-free homes owned and run by the people who live and work there by 2024. Continue reading...

Autobiographical work Free Me aims to encourage victims to speak out in country where violence against women is risingThere are audible gasps in the auditorium in Nairobi as a husband launches a volley of blows and slaps on his wife and pushes her to the floor. “I wish I could spare you this,” the wife tells the audience. “My husband beat me up as if we were in a bar fight. Except, in a bar someone fights back.”The scene comes from Free Me, an autobiographical play by Gathoni Kimuyu, a Kenyan theatre and TV producer who lived through an abusive marriage. Continue reading...

China’s LineShine debuts at number one in Top500 – a list sometimes viewed as a national measure of global tech prowessA supercomputer in China now outranks its US counterparts as the world’s most powerful. It is the first time since 2017 that a Chinese computer has topped a list sometimes viewed as a measure of a nation’s technological prowess.The LineShine computer in Shenzhen displaced top-ranked US computer El Capitan in the Top500 rankings released on Tuesday. It was LineShine’s debut on the list. Continue reading...

• President Lee Jae Myung is set to introduce a comprehensive regional growth strategy next week aimed at fostering balanced development across the country. • The blueprint will prioritize the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductor industries, leveraging collaborations between the government and the private sector. • This initiative matters as it seeks to decentralize economic power and stimulate technological innovation outside of major urban hubs.

While warehouse fires are often extinguished in a day, the Boyle Heights blaze is on its sixth day. Here’s what to knowLos Angeles firefighters are on their sixth day of battling a fire at a massive warehouse near downtown that stores frozen food.Smoke has billowed from the warehouse, which was covered in solar panels and insulated like a freezer, filling the air surrounding the roughly 500,000-sq-ft (46,450-sq-meter) facility. Continue reading...

• NVIDIA has deployed 35 new supercomputers across 23 European countries, providing a combined total of 800 exaflops of AI compute power. • Key installations include Spain’s EuroHPC AI Factory, Germany’s HammerHAI, and Sweden’s Mimer, with several systems already in active production. • This massive infrastructure rollout aims to accelerate scientific research and establish technological sovereignty for Europe in the global AI race.

• Finland has developed a dual-use sports hall that doubles as a massive bomb shelter capable of protecting 7,000 people from nuclear threats. • Located just over 100 miles from the Russian border, the facility was created by excavating and expanding a former military rifle workshop. • The project serves as a strategic model for conflict preparedness, blending civilian recreational infrastructure with critical national defense needs.

• Security Boulevard has identified seven primary quantum computing risks that could threaten AI infrastructure by 2026. • Key threats include "Harvest-Now-Decrypt-Later" attacks, where encrypted data is stolen today to be decrypted once quantum technology matures, and vulnerabilities in Memory Control Processors (MCP). • These risks are critical because quantum computers could potentially break current encryption standards, compromising the long-term privacy and security of sensitive AI data.

Exclusive: Napo declares no confidence in probation service managers and threatens industrial actionThe public is “at direct risk” from unsupervised ex-offenders because probation officers in England and Wales are being asked to cope with excessive workloads, a union has said.As ministers prepare to release and monitor tens of thousands more prisoners this autumn, Napo’s executive has declared for the first time that it has no confidence in managers at the probation service. Continue reading...

Size of victory in Makerfield byelection has many allies hoping former Manchester mayor will be installed in No 10 within daysUK politics – live updatesHow quickly could Burnham become PM?Speaking hours before polls closed in Makerfield, a Downing Street source acknowledged a rare moment of doubt about the prime minister’s future. “Keir will fight on,” the source said, repeating the message to which Keir Starmer has stuck for several weeks. “Although, that might depend on the size of the majority.”In the end, Andy Burnham’s majority was so convincing that allies hope he can be installed in No 10 within days. Louise Haigh, the Labour MP who helped run Burnham’s campaign, said on Thursday night: “I hope that [Starmer] will consider an orderly and managed transition. Continue reading...

• Europe has launched the "AI Factories" initiative, establishing 19 operational supercomputing hubs to modernize the continent's manufacturing sector through artificial intelligence. • The project is supported by 30 billion euros in funding, aimed at integrating AI into industrial processes to increase efficiency and competitiveness. • Additionally, a 20 billion euro InvestAI fund has been created to facilitate the development of up to five larger-scale "AI Gigafactories."

Protests erupt in Senatobia after one-year-old Kohen Wiley killed after police responded to report of shopliftingA Mississippi police officer has been placed on administrative leave after a shooting while responding to an alleged shoplifting complaint killed a one-year-old child – and prompted local protests.Demonstrations erupted in Senatobia after the police killing on Sunday of Kohen Wiley. That included Tuesday evening, when protesters gathered outside Senatobia city hall while municipal officials held a meeting inside. Continue reading...

• The global on-device AI market is projected to exceed USD 75.5 billion by 2033, driven by a rising demand for real-time intelligence and privacy-first computing. • Industry giants including Apple, Google, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Qualcomm are aggressively investing in AI chip development, edge computing, and machine learning frameworks to capture market share. • This growth matters as it shifts AI processing from centralized clouds to local devices, enhancing data security and reducing latency for end-users.

‘Ali’, from Afghanistan, is a ‘stellar’ doctor caring for patients in under-served West Virginia – but like many other foreign medics, his US future is now in perilIn a state plagued by high rates of cancer and low life expectancies, Ali’s colleagues say he’s exactly the kind of doctor West Virginia needs. Ali, who comes from Afghanistan, moved to the state in 2020 with a visa status that requires him to work in communities or hospitals without enough doctors.“I realized there is a shortage of physicians in general,” said Ali, who is in his late 30s and one day hopes to become a specialist and treat patients with cancers and other diseases in his adopted home, where the rolling hills remind him of rural Afghanistan. For now, he cares for patients at a large hospital in a coalfield region of the state. Continue reading...

• CME Group and Silicon Data are launching the first futures market for AI compute to address price volatility in the GPU market. • The initiative aims to provide price stability by creating standardized contract specifications that appeal to both hedgers and speculators. • This move is significant as it applies the established model of commodities futures to the nascent and rapidly growing AI infrastructure sector.

• A dispute has emerged on the prediction platform Polymarket regarding a $354 million payout following a reported agreement between the United States and Iran. • While traditional financial markets have already reacted to the news, Polymarket traders remain deadlocked over whether the specific conditions for the event's resolution were met. • This conflict highlights a systemic settlement problem within prediction markets, where subjective interpretations of "truth" can prevent the distribution of massive sums.

• A Russian frigate, the Admiral Grigorovich, reportedly fired a warning shot at a yacht in the English Channel between Normandy and the Isle of Wight. • This naval escalation follows a recent incident involving the seizure of a Russian tanker, heightening tensions in the region. • Separately, Donald Trump announced on Monday that a preliminary agreement to end the conflict between the US and Iran has been signed.

Call at G7 summit in France comes as Ukraine president tells US counterpart Kyiv is no longer losing on battlefieldEurope live – latest updatesEuropean leaders at the G7 summit have urged Donald Trump to try to break the deadlock over ending the Ukraine war by taking up the proposal for him to host talks in the US between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin.The US president lamented “the great antipathy” between the Ukrainian and Russian leaders that made it difficult to reach a settlement, and vowed to do what he could. He said Moscow “should make a deal”, noting that it had “lost a great many people, just like Ukraine”. Continue reading...

Two Belarusians ⁠detained over attack on Robert ⁠Kuzovkov, who is also known as Semyon SkrepetskyA Russian artist critical of Vladimir Putin was shot and killed in ⁠the eastern Polish town of Biała Podlaska, a Polish prosecutor has said.Five shots were fired at the ⁠victim, including one ⁠to the head, in the attack on Monday, ​said Marcin Kozak, a spokesperson for the district prosecutor in Lublin. Continue reading...

• The Trump administration and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposed rewriting federal grant rules on May 29, 2026, to ensure awards "demonstrably advance" the President's policy priorities. • The 400-page proposal would shift the criteria for government grants—ranging from childcare and public safety to research—away from objective standards toward political goals. • While the White House claims these changes will improve transparency, accountability, and oversight, critics argue that federal grantmaking will become overly politicized.

Case of jogger who appeared to shove a woman into the path of a bus, which prompted outrage, had been closedA man suspected of being the “Putney pusher” who appeared to shove a woman into the path of a bus while jogging on Putney Bridge in south-west London has been arrested nine years after the incident.On Monday, the Metropolitan police force – which had closed the case in 2018 – announced the arrest of a 44-year-old man on suspicion of causing attempted grievous bodily harm. Continue reading...

Family of Sydney mum Leah Stewart say they are ‘shocked’ and reveal more surgeries scheduled in coming daysThe woman injured in Saturday’s shark attack at Coogee beach has had her arm amputated and remains in a critical condition, her family has revealed.Leah Stewart, a 35-year-old schoolteacher, mother and dedicated ocean swimmer, was attacked by a suspected 3.5-metre great white shark at about 11am on Saturday. Authorities have said she was swimming between the flags and “doing everything right” at the time of the attack. Continue reading...