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Drills come as US boosts its Middle East presence, deploying USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, warships and other assets, with Tehran warning any US attack will draw a “swift and comprehensive” response.

Pope Leo XIV has stressed the risks of generative artificial intelligence, how it could usurp human identities and relationships, influence public opinion and deepen social polarisation

Russia intensified strikes on Ukraine’s energy sites, leaving Kiev without heat and prompting Zelensky to press allies for air defence aid.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he hopes the US will return to active participation in WHO in the future.

Three Ethiopian nationals, along with a non-profit organisation, claim that the termination decision was motivated wrongly by politics and racism and ignored the rule of law.

Tehran will not differentiate between scale or nature of any potential attack, says the official as US warships including aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, several destroyers and fighter aircraft head to Middle East.

The Trump administration cites pandemic failures and political bias as reasons for exit

In Switzerland, Trump initiates his “Board of Peace” charter, offering scant details but noting collaboration with the UN for solving conflicts in Middle East and elsewhere.

Russian president invokes 1867 Alaska deal to frame a hypothetical US purchase of Greenland, while accusing Denmark of harsh colonial rule over the Arctic island.

Trump says he would not use force to take control of Greenland but insists the United States must still have “ownership” of it.