Which countries and players have won the most Ballon d’Or awards?
Argentina's Lionel Messi has won all of his country's eight prizes, while Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo has won five.
Far from fringe: How Israel’s mainstream parties vote with the far right
Al Jazeera analysed how every party in the Knesset voted on the most consequential measures affecting Palestinians.
Pro-Modi leader burns cockroach effigy to taunt youth protesters
Pro-Modi leader burns cockroach effigy to taunt youth protesters
Wired
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Lula, Bolsonaro seek to disqualify each other ahead of Brazil runoff
Messaging service WhatsApp and parent company Meta are embroiled in legal attacks by Brazil's presidential candidates.
Italy approves sweeping security measures in response to protests
Italy's government approves sending 500 troops to Milan after clashes and protests.
Elon Musk says SpaceX and Tesla exploring largest merger in history
Tech mogul says tie-up has a 'lot of merit', given firms' complementary work on AI.
Faecal waste pollutes drinking water in Mexico’s Yucatan, Greenpeace says
The report says nearby pig farms and municipal wastewater are the likely sources of contamination.
Portugal cost-of-living protesters pour back into camps cleared by police
Police arrested 55 people while clearing protest camps in Lisbon and Porto.
Drone strike on Abyei market near Sudan-South Sudan border kills 150
Drone strike on Abyei market near Sudan-South Sudan border kills 150
Ars Technica
PHP warns it plans to release 2 emergency patches imminently
Unconfirmed report claims PHP2Shell exploit remotely executes code on PHP sites.
UN experts call on India to stop using ‘excessive force’ against protesters
UN experts press for an independent investigation into Indian authorities' conduct.
Musk confirms SpaceX and Tesla exploring merger
Elon Musk says SpaceX and Tesla are considering a merger that would form a $3.5 trillion mega company.
US jails Guatemalan man for 30 years over deadly smuggling operation
The 2022 incident resulted in the deaths of 53 immigrants trapped inside a tractor-trailer in dangerously high heat.
Why former FDLR fighters are returning to Rwanda
From the forest to Mutobo, former fighters face the challenge of rebuilding their lives after leaving the armed group.
One year on: Has Kenya’s opposition lost its way without Raila Odinga?
Odinga’s legacy faces a test as ODM splits over its alliance with President Ruto.
King Charles welcomes Omani sultan, hails peace efforts in UK state visit
King Charles III pays tribute to Muscat's 'noble efforts' to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran war live: US warns peace deal with Tehran is extremely difficult
Rubio tells US media that reaching a peace deal with Tehran is extremely difficult while Hormuz attacks continue.
Moment plane crashes on a busy highway in the US
Moment plane crashes on a busy highway in the US
NATO to send additional patrol planes to Black Sea after drone attacks
The alliance announces the deployment after a series of deadly drone attacks in the region.
TechCrunch
Anthropic pitches AI safety bill that may block a model if 50+ people could be killed
The proposed policy seems to offer protections against AI run amok but actually forbids federal agencies from blocking a model's release without the permission ...
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SpaceX and Tesla boards form special committees to review merger
Elon Musk likes the idea but says he is not on either committee, which is made up of independent directors.
The Gambia to pay reparations to ex-dictator’s victims from sale of US mansion
The Gambia confirmed it received $2.5m from the sale of a US mansion belonging to former president Jammeh.
TechCrunch
Hugging Face CEO warns that Netflix’s OpenAI hack documentary isn’t accurate
Before you share the Netflix documentary "AI Gone Rogue" take note. Clem Delangue, Hugging Face's co-founder who is featured in the film, says it went "full doo...
‘I don’t care how it’s done’: Trump pressures Ukraine to cut peace deal
The US president's remarks come amid a deepening feud with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Ars Technica
Merging SpaceX and Tesla would be a "good idea," Musk says
"I do think there's a lot of merit to combining the companies."
Ars Technica
Cops raid office of RFK Jr. allies planning “unethical” vaccine trial on babies
Guinea-Bissau police said hepatitis B vaccine doses were taken as part of an investigation.
Trump commits more than $400m ahead of high-stakes midterm elections
The president's Republican Party seeks to maintain its hold over both chambers of Congress, despite declining polls.
TechCrunch
Anthropic’s cloud partnerships are getting messy
Anthropic is reportedly struggling to secure enough compute from cloud providers that increasingly view it as a competitor, even as its infrastructure spending ...
PSG score late to sink Barcelona 4-2 in Champions League blockbuster
Late strikes by Vitinha and Fabian Ruiz grab victory for PSG as they aim to win the UCL for third season running.