WorldA US-led coalition deployed to Iraq more than a decade ago to fight jihadists and ended its mission on Wednesday. Iraqi leaders welcomed the move, while some fear it could embolden pro-Iran armed factions. The report examines Iraq’s security challenges and why Washington chose this moment to withdraw.
PoliticsPresident Trump makes an announcement alongside the Secretary of Commerce.
WorldThe final US-led coalition forces are expected to leave Iraq on Wednesday. Entifadh Qanbar, a former spokesperson for Iraq’s deputy prime minister, discusses what the withdrawal could mean for the country.
PoliticsPresident Trump hosted a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration at the White House.
SocietyThe head of the company operating Paris’s Eiffel Tower will leave at the end of the year after female staff were excluded during a visit by a Hindu religious group. The incident caused outrage in France and led to a staff walkout that closed the landmark for a day.
TechPresident Trump says he and leading technology executives signed an agreement on AI regulation that is morally binding. Despite mounting pressure to address risks to humanity, he maintains that AI companies should police themselves, arguing this is essential for the US to stay ahead of China. University of Innsbruck scholar Matthias Kettemann provides analysis.
WorldBulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev warns that Ukraine faces a “heavy winter”, saying it cannot sustain Russian ballistic missiles and drone attacks.
WorldThe final US-led coalition forces are expected to leave their bases in Iraq by Wednesday. The withdrawal was agreed in 2024 and is being implemented by the Trump administration despite the ongoing war between the United States and Iran.
PoliticsHelen Zille, 75, is running for mayor of Johannesburg for the Democratic Alliance in a high-stakes November race that analysts say could reshape South Africa’s politics.
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PoliticsVice President JD Vance delivers remarks in Brownsville, Texas.
EconomySeparate estimates from JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs indicate that Middle East crude flows are moving back toward pre-war levels, despite ongoing shipping risks. US stocks and Treasuries advanced ahead of the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge and Micron Technology earnings, key respectively for interest rates and the artificial-intelligence trade.
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PoliticsA spokesperson for Burundi’s president said Tuesday that the country had agreed to take in people expelled by the United States, even when they had no prior connection to Burundi.
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PoliticsA French politics observer says allegations of antisemitism against National Rally president Jordan Bardella have seriously damaged the party. Andrew Smith of Queen Mary University of London says people accepted the party’s ‘detoxification’ despite its antisemitic and racist legacy, making Mediapart’s allegations this week that Bardella sent a series of antisemitic messages even more shocking.
World1:37A sustained Russian missile assault has killed civilians and damaged energy and other infrastructure in and around Kyiv as Moscow’s attacks continue for more than a week. Ukraine’s Air Force says 10 ballistic missiles were directed at the capital, prompting a red alert. At least 18 sites were damaged, with fires at warehouses, a supermarket, residential areas and energy facilities.
Tech2:02President Donald Trump said tech leaders he met at the White House on Tuesday signed a “constitution” for self-policing amid stark warnings from AI leaders about the technology. House Speaker Mike Johnson called the accord voluntary for AI companies, while Trump said the industry would regulate itself and that the agreement was morally binding.
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TechUS President Donald Trump signs a voluntary artificial intelligence pact with several major technology companies. The roundup also reports US forces leaving bases in Iraq, a Flydubai flight bound for Israel diverting to Saudi Arabia after a fight between its pilots, and a new champion in Fat Bear Week.
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WorldThree vans were spotted near RAF Fairford early on Sunday, prompting a major police operation and the arrival of bomb disposal teams. Five British men were arrested on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences. Donald Trump said they were seeking to cause “big damage” to the base, which the US uses for bombing operations in Iran.
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PoliticsBulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev says Ukraine is a powerful example of how space can determine victory or defeat on the battlefield.
PoliticsBulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev says his concern is not supporting Russia but finally finding a path to peace.
CultureAnimasyros, Greece’s biggest international animation festival, is now firmly ranked among Europe’s leading events of its kind. This year’s expanded programme featured more than 280 films from established and emerging filmmakers across 50 countries.
SocietyA Cornell University student told campus police in a sworn six-page statement in November 2024 that an encounter at the Chi Phi fraternity house the previous month “felt like coercion.” The account is the most detailed version yet of what she later described in a civil lawsuit as a “gang rape.”
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Health1:52Medication prices are surging in Iran, and some treatments are becoming difficult to find. Patients and their families are scrambling for supplies as a US blockade and intensified sanctions put pressure on the country’s pharmaceutical industry.
EconomyMeat consumption in Argentina, where barbecues and steaks are central to national identity, has fallen to an all-time low. The report attributes the decline to the sharp loss of purchasing power suffered by most Argentines since Javier Milei took office.
SocietySouth Korea has become a global beauty and cosmetics powerhouse over the past decade. Yet the creams, serums and treatments behind K-beauty’s worldwide success have also affected Korean society, with people facing growing pressure to fit new beauty standards.