Anthropic accuses Chinese rival Alibaba of illicitly extracting AI capabilities
The firm alleged that Alibaba used fraudulent accounts to access data from its Claude AI model.
Independent MPs launch new Australian centrist party
Zali Steggall and Allegra Spender say Community Strong Australia will offer citizens ‘reason over rage’.
The ICE raids are over, but some Minnesotans say they still live in fear
Six months after he Trump administration’s immigration crackdown ended, Minneapolis is still feeling the impact.
‘I thought building would fall on top of me’ – Venezuelans describe earthquake panic
Two quakes hit the capital seconds apart, the first at a magnitude of 7.2 and the second at 7.5.
Trump asks Congress for $87bn, mostly for ‘urgent’ Iran war costs
But the budget faces an uphill battle, coming a day after lawmakers rebuked Trump’s military action.
Colombia’s left-wing presidential candidate concedes defeat
Senator Iván Cepeda was beaten by right-wing businessman Abelardo de la Espriella by less than a percentage point.
Congress passes war powers measure for first time, breaking with Trump over Iran
Experts say Trump is likely to ignore it, but that even though it carries little power, it is politically significant.
Air conditioning creates political divide as France records hottest day
France is being forced to re-think its longstanding reservations about air-conditioning as temperatures soar.
UN nuclear chief says inspectors will visit Iran sites as part of war deal
Rafael Grossi says the IAEA is “working on modalities” but an Iranian minister says such access would only be part of a final deal with the US.
France confirms first Ebola case
More than 260 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo are known to have died during the current outbreak.
