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An intense, days-long campaign by Russia — including both ground assaults and airstrikes — has stepped up pressure on a border region in northeastern Ukraine that Kyiv cannot afford to ignore, given that it is home to the country's second-largest city of Kharkiv. Ukraine's 2nd-largest city has endured despite repeated …

The grilling of the star witness in Donald Trump's criminal trial has commenced. At the New York Supreme Court, the former U.S. president's lawyers cast his ally-turned-nemesis Michael Cohen as an impulsive, biased and ill-tempered narrator. Star witness undergoes withering cross-examination Donald Trump's legal team set out to demolish the …

ChatGPT maker OpenAI said on Monday it would release a new AI model called GPT-4o, capable of realistic voice conversation and able to interact across text and image, its latest move to stay ahead in a race to dominate the emerging technology. New GPT-4o model will be offered for free, …

Some fans and performers objected to Israel’s inclusion in this year’s edition of the European song competition. Protests lasted all the way through last weekend’s Grand Final and beyond, but experts say it’s not the first time world events have threatened to overwhelm Eurovision, which organizers insist is non-political. Fallout …

The United Nations is facing scrutiny after lowering its counts of Palestinian women and children killed since Israel began bombing Gaza in its seven-month war against Hamas. Women, children still account for more than half of identified victims after UN agency revises figures The United Nations is facing scrutiny after …

During his first day of testimony at Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York, Michael Cohen walked prosecutors through his decade of service as Trump's legal Mr. Fix It — a solver of problems often tangentially related to his professional title as lawyer. Michael Cohen also told the court about …

With the prosecution in Donald Trump's criminal trial hinting it might rest its case within days, it's about to call upon Michael Cohen — the man who went from being the former U.S. president's closest consigliere to his arch adversary. Cohen's memoir offers preview into what he's expected to say …

Luis Har was taken as a hostage by Hamas during the Oct. 7 attack and spent more than four months imprisoned in Gaza, before a rescue operation by the IDF set him free. Luis Har spent 129 days in Gaza before being rescued by the Israeli military Hamas captivity a …

Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed more than 300 people and destroyed over 1,000 houses, the UN food agency said Saturday. Taliban official says 'substantial number' of people injured following heavy rains Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed more than …

As the fifteenth incarnation of the famous Time Lord, Scottish actor Ncuti Gatwa talks about the tone this new season sets, and the changes coming to the beloved character. Scottish actor discusses the complexities, challenges and joys of becoming the fifteenth Time Lord Ncuti Gatwa's time has, in fact, been …