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United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk conducting a news conference during his visit to Mexico City, Mexico on April 22, 2026. Photo: Reuters The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday voted overwhelmingly to extend the term of UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk for four more years, despite opposition from Russia … Read more
The agent attempted to break out of its isolated testing environment at OpenAI around July 9 OpenAI has grown rapidly to more than 800 million people using its services weekly since its 2022 launch. PHOTO: REUTERS The OpenAI agent that broke into tech firm Hugging Face went on a dayslong hacking spree that OpenAI didn’t … Read more
Nearly all of the agreement’s 14 points have been violated.
A team of scientists uploaded videos of the squirrel-like rodents in the wild on the adult-content site OnlyFans to raise money amid government budget cuts.
Ali Gul Phir and wife shared photos of his newborn baby. PHOTO: therealaligulpir/Instagram Comedian Ali Gul Pir, who recently welcomed a baby with his wife, shared a sarcastic video highlighting the unsolicited warnings and backhanded comments new parents often receive. He emphasised that society needed to learn to let parents experience the joyful milestone of … Read more
Duncan Scott claimed gold in the men’s 200m individual medley. Photo: AFP GLASGOW: Duncan Scott delivered hosts Scotland’s first gold medal of the Commonwealth Games to break up Australia’s dominance of the pool on the first full day of action in Glasgow on Friday. With the programme nearly halved to just 10 sports, swimming is … Read more
McLaren’s British driver Lando Norris has been critical of new rules that have shaken up the sport. Photo: AFP BUDAPEST: World champion Lando Norris topped the times for McLaren ahead of Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton in Saturday’s third and final free practice ahead of Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix. On a day of dust and heat at … Read more
The accident occurred when a civilian bus collided with another carrying members of the Syrian security forces on a highway in the center of the country.
New platform enables on-demand design of synthetic plant immune receptors for durable, broad-spectrum crop resistance The study, led by a team from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was published online in the journal Science on July 24. PHOTO: PEXELS Chinese scientists have proposed a novel concept … Read more
Antonio Guterres received by Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani at Damascus International Airport United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to delegates during a meeting on Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at UN headquarters in New York City, US, April 27, 2026. REUTERS UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived on Saturday in the Syrian capital of Damascus on the … Read more