“At 02:20 (1120 GMT) an explosive-laden drone was downed near Arbil International Airport, without causing casualties or damage,” said the counterterrorism services of the Kurdistan region in northern Iraq.
Later on Monday, authorities announced…
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Japan Sets World Record for Fastest Internet Speed over Long Distance
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Researchers in Japan have claimed a new world record for data transmission speeds, achieving over 125,000 gigabits per second across 1,120 miles — more than double the previous record and vastly exceeding average global…
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Ethiopian troops ‘executed’ aid workers in Tigray conflict, MSF official says
Anne SoyBBC deputy Africa editor, Nairobi
MSFThe three were said to be professional and passionate about their jobs Ethiopian government forces “executed” three employees of medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) while they were on a…
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I’m disappointed but not done with Putin, Trump tells BBC
Donald Trump has said that he is disappointed but not done with Vladimir Putin, in an exclusive phone call with the BBC.
The US president was pressed on whether he trusts the Russian leader, and replied: “I trust almost no-one.”
Trump was speaking…
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Iran’s foreign minister meets Chinese president
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, who is in China to attend the 25th Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday morning.
Araghchi held a brief…
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Meta to spend hundreds of billions on AI data centres, says Mark Zuckerberg
Meta’s founder Mark Zuckerberg has said the social media giant will spend hundreds of billions of dollars on building huge AI data centres in the US.
The first multi-gigawatt data centre, called Prometheus, is expected to come online in 2026,…
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Animals react to secret sounds from plants, say scientists
Listen to the sounds three different plants might make if they were stressed Animals react to sounds being made by plants, new research suggests, opening up the possibility that an invisible ecosystem might exist between them.
In the first ever…
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China growth slows as trade turmoil weighs on economy
China’s economy has slowed as trade turmoil triggered by US President Donald Trump’s tariffs and a prolonged crisis in the property market weigh on growth.
Official figures show the world’s second largest economy grew by 5.2% in the three months…
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Clean energy: India can’t wish away coal
Navin Singh KhadkaEnvironment correspondent, BBC World Service
Bloomberg via Getty ImagesIndia heavily relies on coal to meet its daily energy demands India has always taken a hard position on coal, arguing that it is crucial for its energy…
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Unreleased Beyonce music stolen in Atlanta on Cowboy Carter tour
Unreleased music by Beyoncé was among several items stolen from a vehicle in Atlanta, just days before the singer’s four-night Cowboy Carter tour stop in the city, authorities have confirmed.
Hard drives containing the unreleased songs, show…
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