Released Palestinian prisoners arrive in West Bank Buses carrying Palestinian prisoners being released by Israel as part of the ceasefire agreement have arrived in Ramallah in the West Bank, Reuters reports. The Associated Press also reports that a line of white buses carrying prisoners earlier left Ofer Prison, a facility run by Israel in the…
European Central Bank cuts interest rates by 0.25 percentage points The European Central Bank has cut its key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 2.75% in an effort to stimulate growth in the struggling eurozone economy. The rate-setting governing council has now cut interest rates five times since the start of summer 2024. The…
Jurors have acquitted a man diagnosed with “sexsomnia” of rape. On Thursday, Timothy Malcolm Rowland, 40, was found not guilty of having non-consensual sex with a woman at his Sydney apartment on 26 August 2022, after the pair spent a night out together. The 40-year-old told the seven-day jury trial he was experiencing an episode…
The Japanese investment group SoftBank is reportedly in talks to invest up to $25bn (£20bn) in OpenAI in a deal that would make it the biggest financial backer of the startup behind ChatGPT. The lender is considering putting a sum of between $15bn and $25bn into the San Francisco-based company, according to the Financial Times….
A group of First Nations in Canada is turning to the courts in the hope of securing billions of dollars in compensation, after accusing the government of failing to engage in “meaningful negotiations” for money owed under a 175-year-old treaty. “The governments’ refusal to come to grips with their treaty obligations has continued 175 years…
Washington DC plane crash – what we know so far … It is approaching 4am in Washington DC, where an American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members has crashed after a midair collision with a US army Black Hawk helicopter carrying three service personnel. Here are the headlines: Media sources have reported…