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Anthropic suspends new AI tools over US government security concerns

Anthropic's Claude Fable 5, released publicly this week, sparked concerns about cybersecurity and hacking.

Warner Bros $111bn sale to Paramount approved by US justice department

The approval marks a key development in the merger that will reshape media, allowing the continue of the takeover of the Hollywood studio, …

David Hockney depicted a 'peaceful, gay paradise' when homosexuality was a crime

Hockney broke social taboos by celebrating same-sex relationships in his art - often by depicting the quiet, everyday moments of gay domest…

Niagara Falls: Is there a better spot to watch a World Cup game?

Football fans gathered at a FIFA World Cup watch party at Niagara Falls for the Canadian and USA teams' opening matches.

Watch: Why is Trump not at the World Cup?

All three leaders of the North America host nations have missed the tournament opening matches.

Switzerland to vote on plan to cap population at 10 million

The right-wing Swiss People's Party calls the plan a "sustainability initiative", but opponents say it is a recipe for chaos.

The college scam that promised students fleeing war a new life in Finland

BBC speaks to students from war-torn Myanmar who say they were cheated after paying to study abroad.

Elon Musk becomes world's first trillionaire as SpaceX soars in stock market debut

Musk's AI and reusable rocket company listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange with a value of $2.2tn.

Fans on concourses instead of in seats, claims Fifa

Fifa says numerous empty seats were visible in the near-sell-out Group A match between South Korea and the Czech Republic because of fans r…

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Mother finds body of missing son two days after Kenya's Ebola quarantine centre protests

Sylvester Muigai Ndung'u was in Nanyuki to fetch a school uniform on Tuesday, his mother says.

Trump accuses Iran of leaking agreement details that 'bear no relation to the truth'

The US president's reaction came as Iranian media reported purported details from the alleged agreement that included much of what Tehran h…

French town buries murdered child as questions mount over police failings

The prime suspect in the killing of Lyhanna, 11, was reported to police nine months prior but never questioned.

Discovery of €1.2m jewellery prompts fresh probe into former Spanish PM

José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero is suspected of being unable to show proof he paid import duties on the jewellery.

Watch: Four UFO videos newly declassified by US government

The eyewitness footage shows bright orbs in the sky over an undisclosed location in the northeastern US.

Tributes paid to David Hockney, a 'giant' and 'true icon' of British art

Hockney, one of the UK's most important and influential artists, has died at the age of 88.

Investigation into cause of Air India crash ongoing, officials say

The statement said "significant progress" had been made into crash which left 260 people dead a year ago.

Indonesian students protest against state spending, fuel price hike

The protesters warn wasteful government spending risks driving the country into bankruptcy.

Taylor Swift makes tearful 21-minute speech as she joins Songwriters Hall of Fame

The singer thanks her family as she becomes the youngest woman to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.