What you need to know as South Korea prepares to vote in presidential election
The new president, who will take office immediately, faces a number of pressing challenges including repairing domestic divisions, navigating US trade tensions and confronting North Korea’s growing nuclear threat. Read…
Venezuela warns citizens not to travel to ‘dangerous’ US and return home for safety
Caracas also urged Venezuelans living in the US to return, calling it a “dangerous country”. Read more at Read More
New Miss World crowned as controversy brews over Miss England accusations
Opal Suchata Chuangsri of Thailand was crowned Miss World in India this weekend. Despite the celebrations, controversy has been brewing over Milla Magee, the reigning Miss England, and her comments.…
Israel’s military advances in Gaza, attacking several hospitals over past week
Israeli forces demolished the rear wall of the European Hospital and destroyed northern Gaza’s only remaining dialysis centre. Read more at Read More
Cyclists receive Pope Leo XIV’s blessing in historic Giro d’Italia finale
Pope Leo XIV blessed 159 cyclists in the Giro d’Italia as they rode through the Vatican gardens, honouring the original event planned by Pope Francis. Read more at Read More
Who is Poland’s newly elected president, Karol Nawrocki?
The conservative candidate beat liberal Rafał Trzaskowski with a narrow 50.89% of the vote in the presidential election runoff on Sunday. Read More
UK to build 12 new submarines and six new munition factories as part of Strategic Defence Review
The British government on Monday endorsed 62 recommendations made in an externally-led Strategic Defence Review. Read More
EU Commission faces rising pressure to tax vapes and nicotine pouches
Countries like Italy, Greece and Romania, which have lower taxes than other member states, are against the proposal. Read More
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SoundCloud updates AI policy after backlash: ‘AI should support artists, not replace them’
A new letter from SoundCloud CEO Eliah Seton states: “We don’t build generative AI tools, and we don’t allow third parties to scrape or use artist content from SoundCloud to…