Trump lands in Ireland for golf tournament, PM talks
US President Donald Trump at an arrival ceremony in Dublin on Sept 12.
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Lebanon’s president visits south after Israel blows up strategic Hezbollah site
The Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon on Sept 7 (left) and the aftermath of an Israeli demolition on Sept 10 which triggered a 4.1-magnitude tremor.
Explosion hits another weapons site in Bulgaria
SOFIA, Sept 12 - An explosion caused a fire at a weapons storage site in central Bulgaria overnight, local media and officials said on Saturday, the second blaze at a munitions facility in the past few weeks.
Billionaire Delo gives record £36 million to Farage’s Reform UK
The donation arrives at a time when Reform’s campaign financing has attracted unprecedented scrutiny, including from the police.
Trump criticises Smithsonian’s focus on oppression
The Smithsonian is a vast museum and research complex and a premier exhibition space for American history and culture, with 21 museums and galleries and the National Zoo.
Syrian private airport plans spark outcry over mass graves, land rights
DAMASCUS, Sept 12 - Syrian government plans to turn a former military airport in Damascus into a hub for private jets are raising alarm among rights groups and residents who say redevelopment could disturb suspected mass graves and override private land claims.
Trump to visit Ireland's leaders before attending golf tournament
DUBLIN, Sept 12 - U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Ireland's leaders on Saturday before attending a golf tournament this weekend, a departure from his recent focus on the Iran war and his party's effort to maintain power in November's midterm elections.
Norway’s Princess Astrid dies aged 94, two days after her brother King Harald’s funeral
(From left) The late King Harald V of Norway, his wife Queen Sonja, then Crown Princess Mette-Marit, then Crown Prince Haakon, his sister Princess Martha Louise and Princess Astrid of Norway in Oslo on May 12, 2022.
King Oyo, once world's youngest monarch, to be buried in western Uganda
KAMPALA, Sept 12 - The late Ugandan monarch, Oyo Nyimba, who made global headlines in 1995 when he took the throne of the Tooro Kingdom at age 3, was due to be buried on Saturday, as a succession dispute rages within the royal family.
Saudi Arabia says Iraqi drones forced oil pipeline closure
A general view of an infrastructure site south-east of Medina along the general route of Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline (Petroline) on Sept 6 (top) and the same site on Sept 11 after it was damaged by fire.
Trump says open to China building cars in US as Xi visit looms
Cheap, tech-laden Chinese EVs from companies like BYD are rapidly gaining global market share.
‘Axis of Resistance’: How useful have proxies like Hezbollah, Hamas, Houthis been to Iran?
Houthi fighters march during a campaign to mobilise more fighters amid an offensive against Saudi-backed government troops, in Sana'a, Yemen, on Sept 10.
OpenAI agents attacked RubyGems before Hugging Face incident, researchers say
Many incidents have heightened concerns over the increasing capacity of AI models and developers’ ability to contain them.
Weapons, spying and cyber operations: Anthropic exposes Claude misuse
Anthropic’s Claude AI models were used by various actors for activities ranging from weapons development and cyber operations to surveillance and fraud.
Top math prize winners warn AI race is threat to field
AI giant OpenAI said one of its models had cracked in a matter of days a Millennium Prize Problem that had eluded mathematicians for generations.
Pentagon’s top weapons buyer says Congress must act on munitions
Top Pentagon official Michael Duffey would not speculate on the risk that Congress could decline to finance the Pentagon’s priorities.
Saudis shut down oil pipeline as Houthis tighten grip on Red Sea shipping
ADEN/DUBAI, Sept 12 - Saudi Arabia has shut down its East-West pipeline after the vital oil conduit came under aerial attack in the widening Middle East war.
Roblox to launch wallet to pay creators faster and will allow off-platform gaming
The new wallet is part of an effort to attract new players and retain creators, particularly adults who make up “an enormous part of the market”.