The United Kingdom has announced a new sanctions regime targeting Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, prompting a furious response from Israel and raising tensions between the two countries. British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said the measures represented a significant change in the UK’s approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Sweden’s general election remains on a knife-edge, with the left-wing bloc holding a narrow lead as counting continues. With around 95 per cent of votes reported, the bloc led by the Social Democrats was ahead with 176 seats in the 349-member Riksdag, compared with 173 seats for the right-wing alliance.
At least one person has died and 25 others are missing after a boat carrying migrants sank off the Greek island of Gavdos, south of Crete, authorities said. Fifty-one people were rescued after the vessel went down, according to the Greek coastguard. Survivors told authorities that about 77 people had been aboard the boat when it sank.
US House Speaker Mike Johnson has rejected calls for a pause in artificial intelligence development, warning that slowing the technology could allow China to overtake the United States in a field he described as critical to national security. Johnson said on Tuesday that the United States could not afford to impose a moratorium on AI development while China continued advancing its own capabilities.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has defended a range of economic policies pursued by the Trump administration, including measures affecting currency and bond markets, while confirming plans to meet his Chinese counterpart this weekend.
Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang has rejected calls for additional laws governing artificial intelligence, arguing that technology companies should instead take responsibility for ensuring their systems are safe before releasing them. Huang said AI developers should avoid putting products into the public domain unless they were confident the technology could be used safely.
A NATO fighter jet shot down a drone over southern Lithuania shortly after midnight on Tuesday, after the unmanned aircraft entered the country's airspace. Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said the drone had probably originated from Russia, raising fresh concerns about the security of NATO's eastern flank.
US President Donald Trump has sharply criticised the Supreme Court after the justices declined to allow new restrictions on mail-in voting to take effect ahead of November’s midterm elections. The decision represents a setback for the Trump administration, which has sought to impose tighter requirements on postal ballots as part of a broader effort to change how federal election-related mail is handled.
US House Speaker Mike Johnson has rejected calls for a pause in artificial intelligence development, warning that slowing the technology could allow China to overtake the United States in a field he described as critical to national security. Johnson said on Tuesday that the United States could not afford to impose a moratorium on AI development while China continued advancing its own capabilities.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has rejected claims that Iran was left defenceless against US military forces, saying newly disclosed details of American losses during the conflict represent only a fraction of the damage inflicted.





















































































































































