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Kuwait and Bahrain attacked as Iran launches missile and drone barrage | US-Israel war on Iran

Kuwait and Bahrain attacked as Iran launches missile and drone barrage | US-Israel war on Iran

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NewsFeed Kuwait and Bahrain have condemned an Iranian missile and drone attack, which Tehran says targeted US military facilities in the Gulf. A strike hit Kuwait’s airport, causing at least one death, dozens of injuries and flight suspensions. Tehran says the strikes are retaliation for US attacks on Iran. Published On 3 Jun 20263 Jun 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Source link

US artist sues FIFA over destruction of Dallas whale mural for World Cup | Football News

US artist sues FIFA over destruction of Dallas whale mural for World Cup | Football News

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Wyland’s mural stood for nearly three decades before workers began painting over it last month to promote the World Cup. Published On 3 Jun 20263 Jun 2026 A United States artist who painted a mural on a building in downtown Dallas of life-sized swimming whales has filed a $25m lawsuit against FIFA and other defendants, saying they illegally painted over his work to promote the city’s World Cup 2026 matches. Robert Wyland, who generally goes by only his last name, says he hand-painted the sprawling mural that covered roughly 1,580sq metres (17,000sq ft) across two walls of a building. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list Wyland filed suit on Monday in US District Court in Dallas, saying World Cup organisers, the building’s owner and management company painted over his mural without his consent or even notifying him. He said their actions violated a 1990 federal law passed to protect visual artists from destruction of publicly displayed works. Wyland is seeking at least $25m in damages. His lawsuit said world football’s governing body, FIFA, …

Protesters use ‘Ebola coffin’ to rally against US quarantine centre | Ebola

Protesters use ‘Ebola coffin’ to rally against US quarantine centre | Ebola

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NewsFeed Demonstrators in Nairobi have carried an ‘Ebola’ coffin through the streets to protest a proposed US quarantine facility. The site is set to house Americans exposed to the disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Published On 2 Jun 20262 Jun 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Source link

US targets Brazil with new tariffs over trade practices | International Trade News

US targets Brazil with new tariffs over trade practices | International Trade News

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The administration of United States President Donald Trump has proposed a new 25 percent tariff on imports from Brazil amid allegations of unfair trading practices. US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced the new punitive tariffs late on Monday, stemming from issues including digital trade and illegal deforestation. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list The new tariffs would be imposed under Section 301 of US trade policy — a statute that gives the US government broad authority to impose trade sanctions based on violations of trade agreements, as well as what it deems “unfair” trade practices under the Trade Act of 1974. Greer said there has been an investigation that began in July. The practices under investigation were related to issues such as illegal deforestation, ethanol market access, and anticorruption enforcement, among other key issues, according to the summary released by the US Department of Commerce on Tuesday. In the 107-page document, the US government said that trade practices between the two nations “are unreasonable and burden or restrict US commerce”, and pointed to …

Trump halts .8bn ‘anti-weaponisation’ fund amid bipartisan backlash | Politics News

Trump halts $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponisation’ fund amid bipartisan backlash | Politics News

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United States President Donald Trump will reportedly drop his $1.8bn “anti-weaponisation” fund amid congressional backlash, including from fellow Republicans. On Monday, US media indicated the fund would be paused, though the White House has yet to publicly confirm the reports. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list Axios was the first to break the news, citing an unnamed senior official. “It’s dead for now,” the official told the news outlet. The “anti-weaponisation” fund was announced last month as part of a settlement between Trump and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), part of his executive branch. According to documents released by the Department of Justice, the $1.8bn was slated to serve as payment for victims of “lawfare” and government “weaponisation”. Trump himself has repeatedly painted himself as such a victim, framing himself and his allies as targets of unfair government prosecution. Monday’s announcement came after Trump met with House Speaker Mike Johnson over Republican concerns about the “anti-weaponisation” fund. Senate Majority Leader John Thune has likewise called for the fund to be dropped, as he …

AI giant Anthropic files for US IPO as investors bet big on AI future | Technology News

AI giant Anthropic files for US IPO as investors bet big on AI future | Technology News

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Anthropic, which operates AI chatbot Claude, did not disclose the size or the terms of the offering. Published On 1 Jun 20261 Jun 2026 Artificial intelligence (AI) giant Anthropic has confidentially filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States, teeing up what could become a watershed moment for Wall Street’s AI frenzy. The move, announced on Monday, sets up a high-stakes test of whether investor appetite for the AI revolution that has reshaped white-collar work around the world can match the sky-high expectations surrounding the booming sector. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list Anthropic, which operates AI chatbot Claude, did not disclose the size or the terms of the offering. Confidential submissions let companies advance IPO preparations while shielding sensitive financial details from rivals and the public. Anthropic last raised $65bn in late May and was valued at $965bn, putting it ahead of rival OpenAI. The company said at the time that it was making annualised revenue of $47bn from selling its technology to people and organisations using Claude to …

Nvidia unveils new chip to bring AI directly to personal computers | Technology News

Nvidia unveils new chip to bring AI directly to personal computers | Technology News

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Nvidia is set to bring artificial intelligence to laptop and desktop computers with brands like Microsoft and Dell later this year as the US tech giant broadens its AI presence. The Santa Clara, California-based AI chipmaker unveiled on Monday at its annual Nvidia GTC event in Taipei new powerful chips that would bring advanced AI functions to laptops and desktop computers. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list CEO Jensen Huang said that the new development is “going to reinvent the PC [personal computer]”. The changes come amid three years of collaboration between Microsoft and Nvidia and pit the latter against companies like chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices and personal computer brands Intel and Apple. “This is going to be the new PC,” Huang said as he unveiled Nvidia’s RTX Spark superchip — which combines CPU, or central processing unit, and GPU, or graphics processing unit, capabilities — that would power new Windows laptop and desktop computer models in what the company called “AI personal computers”, expected to debut in the fall of this year. …

US, Iran trade new attacks amid talks: Here’s what we know | US-Israel war on Iran News

US, Iran trade new attacks amid talks: Here’s what we know | US-Israel war on Iran News

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United States President Donald Trump says he is close to achieving a “very good deal” with Iran, but Washington and Tehran have been engaged in a new exchange of fire, dimming hopes of finalising a deal to end the war. Late on Sunday in a post on X, the US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said it struck Iranian military sites over the weekend, and on Monday, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it retaliated by targetting a US base in the Gulf region. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list While a ceasefire has been in place between the US and Iran since April 8, the warring parties have continued to sporadically attack each others’ military assets. Moreover, Iran’s de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and a naval blockade of Iranian ports by the Trump administration has heightened tensions. As diplomacy aimed at a more durable peace agreement between the two countries drags on, here’s what we know about the latest attacks between the US and Iran: What sites has the …

Iran war day 94: US strikes Iranian sites; Kuwait intercepts missiles | US-Israel war on Iran News

Iran war day 94: US strikes Iranian sites; Kuwait intercepts missiles | US-Israel war on Iran News

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EXPLAINER While a peace deal between the US and Iran remains elusive, Israel has deepened its offensive into southern Lebanon. Published On 1 Jun 20261 Jun 2026 The United States military says it has struck Iranian military sites, and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it has targeted a US base in response, the latest in a series of exchanges as negotiations to end the three-month US-Israel war on Iran are conducted. US President Donald Trump also on Monday described Iran as eager to reach an agreement. “Iran really wants to make a deal, and it will be a good one for the USA and those that are with us,” he posted on his Truth Social platform. Here is the latest on the US-Iran negotiations as both sides announced on day 94 of the war on Iran that they traded attacks: In Iran Production restored at South Pars: Iran has restored gas production at three offshore platforms in the South Pars gasfield after Israel attacked them in March. US says it attacks Iranian military sites: The …