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Israel hits Beirut for first time since ceasefire ended war with Hezbollah

The strike came after Israel, which accuses Hezbollah of using civilians as human shields, warned residents to evacuate the area

Powerful earthquake rocks Myanmar and Thailand, over 150 people killed

Myanmar's military chief said the death toll could rise as he announced at least 144 dead and 730 injured in the country

Trump admin cancels clean energy grants as it prioritises fossil fuels

The department of energy is cancelling two awards to a nonprofit climate think tank, RMI in Colorado, according to a document from the agency confirming the cancellations

Major law firm reaches deal with Donald Trump to bypass White House order

The deal with Skadden was announced hours after two firms sued over orders sanctioning them for ties to attorneys who previously investigated Trump

Charlie Javice convicted of defrauding JPMorgan in $175 mn sale of startup

JPMorgan executives testified that she told them she had over four million clients and would have about 10 million by year's end, but it turned out there were only about 300,000 customers

Pete Hegseth's younger brother serving as Pentagon liaison, senior adviser

Phil Hegseth's official title is senior adviser to the secretary for the Department of Homeland Security and liaison officer to the Defense Department

Vance accuses Denmark of neglecting Greenland as Trump pushes for takeover

Vance said the US has no option but to take a significant position to ensure the security of Greenland as he encouraged a push in Greenland for independence from Denmark

Donald Trump backs budget fix to restore DC funds, urges House to pass it

It's the first sign Trump backs restoring DC's $1.1 bn shortfall, boosting Mayor Bowser's push to reverse a legislative change she says would hurt the capital

Musk deletes post promising to deliver $2 mn to Supreme Court race voters

Musk had posted that he planned to give $1 million each to two voters, just two days before the election that will determine ideological control of the court in the battleground state

Elon Musk sells X to his AI firm xAI for $33 billion in all-stock deal

Both companies are privately held, which means they are not required to disclose their finances to the public

Putin proposes UN-led external rule for Ukraine, cites its Constitution

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Heorhii Tykhyi, shot back on X, suggesting a Counter-offer: temporary UN governance in Russia

Trump asks SC for permission to resume deporting Venezuelan migrants

The emergency appeal to the high court follows a rejection of the Republican administration's plea to the federal appeals court in Washington

Spanish Court to try Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti for tax fraud

State prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of up to four years and nine months on two counts of tax fraud

Man City stand between the FA Cup and another underdog fairytale

Manchester City is the only thing standing in the way of a soccer fairy tale in the FA Cup.

Bayern Munich warns Canadian soccer federation over Davies' injury

Bayern Munich is considering legal action against the Canadian soccer federation following Alphonso Davies' serious knee injury in a match of little importance.

Spanish court overturns footballer Dani Alves' rape conviction on appeal

Former Barcelona player Dani Alves won his appeal against a sexual assault conviction as a Spanish court overturned the ruling Friday.

Lebanon, Syria sign border agreement to ease tensions, boost coordination

The deal signed by the Lebanese and Syrian defense ministers in Saudi Arabia came after clashes in border areas earlier this month left several people dead and dozens wounded on both sides

ChatGPT's viral Studio Ghibli-style images raise AI copyright concerns

ChatGPT maker OpenAI, which is fighting copyright lawsuits over its flagship chatbot, has largely encouraged the Ghiblification experiments

Stronger deterrence needed against China in disputed sea: US defence chief

Hegseth spoke during a meeting with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the Philippines, his first stop in his first trip to Asia to reaffirm Washington's ironclad commitment to the region

Vance, wife to visit US military post in Greenland amid diplomatic row

The couple's revised trip to the semi-autonomous Danish territory comes as relations between the US and the Nordic country have soured