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Jessica LawrenceBBC News NIPA Media/Liam McBurneyUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, alongside his wife Olena Zelenska, arrived in Dublin on MondayAn Garda Síochána (Irish police force) has launched an investigation after drones were detected in Irish skies on the night the Ukrainian president arrived in Ireland.Volodymyr Zelensky flew into Dublin late on Monday night for a one-day official visit with his wife, First Lady Olena Zelenska.Senior Irish government figures, including Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Micheál Martin, have been briefed on the issue. Martin confirmed it would be discussed at a National Security Council meeting later this month.In a statement, gardaí said its…

Bernd Debusmann Jr,at the White HouseandNadine Yousif,in Toronto Watch: World Cup hosts Trump, Sheinbaum and Carney take stage togetherIt was all smiles at Washington DC’s Kennedy Centre as the leaders of the US, Mexico and Canada took the stage for the 2026 World Cup draw, even as trade tensions simmered in the background.For Donald Trump, the brief interaction marked his first meeting with Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum, who leads the largest trading partner for the US. While Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has already met with Trump several times, trade talks have been halted. Trump this week signalled that the US…

At least 12 homes were either destroyed or damaged when a wildfire swept through a coastal area north of Sydney, local authorities said.The blaze broke out in the town of Koolewong, New South Wales. Scores of wildfires are burning across the state, fuelled by soaring temperatures.An unnamed local resident said: “You had no time to even think… we’ve lost everything, all we’ve got left is what we’re wearing.”Aerial footage shows several homes ablaze as firefighting helicopters work to extinguish the flames. Source link

James NaltonFreelance football writerGetty ImagesCanada, Mexico, and the United States learned on Friday which teams they will be facing when the 2026 World Cup kicks off on their shores in June.Tom Brady, Shaquille O’Neal, Aaron Judge, and Wayne Gretzky were given the job of drawing the names that determined the makeup of the tournament’s group stage, which accounts for a large chunk of the games at this huge global sporting event.As part of this draw, this collection of North American sporting legends revealed which teams the three co-hosts would have to get past if they reach the knockout stages, producing…

Sofia BettizaGlobal Health Reporter in Trieste, ItalyBBCEsther fled Lagos in 2016Esther was sleeping on the streets of Lagos when a woman approached her with the promise of a route out of Nigeria to a job and a home in Europe.She had dreamt of a new life, especially in the UK. Thrown out of a violent and abusive foster home, she had little to stay for. But when she left Lagos in 2016, crossing the desert to Libya, she had little idea of her traumatic journey ahead, forced into sex work and years of asylum claims in country after country.The majority…

Officials said Israel helped arm and back Yasser Abu Shabab’s Popular Forces, part of a strategy against Hamas, before a local clan killed him this week. Source link

The police said they were searching for three assailants who opened fire, shooting 25 people. A 3-year-old boy was among the dead, while 13 survivors were being treated in the hospital. Source link

David WafulaBBC Newsday, NairobiKuloba familyDavid Kuloba, seen here with a Russian fighter, thought he had secured a well-paying job as a security guardDavid Kuloba’s mother warned him about going to Russia after he accepted a job as a security guard advertised by a recruitment agency in Kenya.At first the family, who live in the Kenyan capital’s crowded informal settlement of Kibera had been excited when he said he had found work abroad – it sounded like a rare break.The 22-year-old had been doing casual labour in Nairobi – from selling groundnuts to construction jobs – and had long hoped to…

Nardine SaadandHarry SekulichReutersRussia targeted a railway depot in the town of Fastiv outside KyivRussia has launched a major aerial bombardment against Ukrainian infrastructure targets as talks between the US and Ukraine in Florida are set to enter a third day.Overnight Russia launched 653 drones and 51 missiles, most of which were downed, authorities said. One strike hit a railway hub at the town of Fastiv outside Kyiv, destroying the main station building and damaging rolling stock.President Volodymyr Zelensky said the attack had been “meaningless from a military point of view, and the Russians could not have been unaware of this”.Earlier…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Artificial intelligence is becoming smarter and more powerful every day. But sometimes, instead of solving problems properly, AI models find shortcuts to succeed. This behavior is called reward hacking. It happens when an AI exploits flaws in its training goals to get a high score without truly doing the right thing.Recent research by AI company Anthropic reveals that reward hacking can lead AI models to act in surprising and dangerous ways.Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy Report Get my best tech tips, urgent security alerts and exclusive deals delivered straight to your inbox. Plus,…

A groundbreaking trial for a prostate cancer treatment has been launched in the UK, with the hope of reducing the side effects.Backed by the government-funded National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), the trial will examine whether Aquablation – a therapy using robotics, AI and real-time imaging – works as well or better than traditional surgery. Currently, the entire prostate gland is removed in a bid to cure men of prostate cancer, in a procedure called radical prostatectomy.It is only suitable for men whose cancer has not spread outside of the prostate gland or has spread to the area…

The authorities accused “some foreign media” of smearing the government’s response to a fire at a high-rise complex, saying: “Do not say you have not been warned.” Source link

A book revives the largely forgotten story of how one of America’s most famous founding fathers tried to make Canada a part of his new nation. Source link

The white descendants of Europeans who colonized the country are getting greater access to American officials this year, both in Washington and in Pretoria. Source link

The conservative Islamic kingdom’s approach to social policy change is often silence and ambiguity. Legalizing alcohol has been no different. Source link

The Sizewell A and B nuclear power stations, operated by Electricite de France SA (EDF), in Sizewell, UK, on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe U.K. was the birthplace of commercial nuclear energy, but now generates just a fraction of its power from it — big investments are underway to change that.The country once had more nuclear power stations than the U.S., USSR and France — combined. It was a global producer until 1970 but hasn’t completed a new reactor since Sizewell B in 1995.Today, the country takes the crown not for being a leader in…

A domestic flight at Brazil’s São Paulo airport was surrounded by flames and plumes of smoke after external equipment on the tarmac caught fire.Emergency personnel rushed to put out the blaze outside as passengers on board were seen crowding the aisles trying to leave the aircraft.The fire was later brought under control, with no injuries reported among the 169 passengers evacuated from the Latam Airlines flight. Source link

Beijing is curbing Japanese movies, music and art as it seeks to punish Tokyo for its support of Taiwan. Source link

Hong Kong, with some of the world’s highest housing costs and inequality, must now figure out how to help thousands of residents who lost friends, family and homes. Source link

President Trump’s new National Security Strategy describes a country that is focused on doing business and reducing migration while avoiding passing judgment on authoritarians. Source link

The new detail further complicates the military’s explanations for its actions during the Sept. 2 strike in the Caribbean Sea. Source link

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Welcome to Fox News’ Artificial Intelligence newsletter with the latest AI technology advancements.IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER:- OpenAI’s Sam Altman issues ‘code red’ to bolster ChatGPT’s quality, delays other products: report – Chinese hackers turned AI tools into an automated attack machine- AI Melania: First Lady rolls out audiobook of first memoir in Spanish’MORE INTUITIVE’: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declared a “code red” effort within his company to improve the quality of ChatGPT The Wall Street Journal reported, citing an internal memo.  Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., during a media tour of…

Germany’s parliament, the Bundestag, has voted to introduce voluntary military service, in a move aimed at boosting national defences after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.It marks a significant shift in Germany’s approach to its military and follows Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s push to create Europe’s strongest conventional army.The change means that all 18-year-olds in Germany will be sent a questionnaire from January 2026 asking if they are interested and willing to join the armed forces. The form will be mandatory for men and voluntary for women.Students at schools across Germany have said they will join strikes in as many as 90…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Holiday shopping creates a perfect storm for cybercriminals. The FBI says scammers target Gmail, Outlook and nearly every other inbox this time of year as they push fake messages that trick you into giving up money or sensitive information.These schemes move fast, and victims often do not realize what happened until their bank accounts show charges they never made.Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy ReportGet my best tech tips, urgent security alerts and exclusive deals delivered straight to your inbox. Plus, you’ll get instant access to my Ultimate Scam Survival Guide — free…