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Israel detonates tunnel, strikes south Lebanon

The Israeli army destroyed an extensive tunnel built by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz said Sunday, with Lebanese state media reporting strikes in the area. The attacks came despite a trilateral framework

China’s Z.ai claims it can match Mythos on cybersecurity

China's Zhipu AI (Z.ai) released its open-weight GLM-5.2, and some researchers have claimed that it matches Mythos in certain bug-finding and cybersecurity scenarios. While GLM lags behind models from Anthropic and OpenAI in other, more general tasks, it seems that China has

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Trump warns likely next DC mayor against 'communist' policies

President Trump on Sunday blasted Janeese Lewis George, the Democratic nominee for mayor of Washington, D.C., as a “communist” whose policies will harm the district. “Janeese Lewis George, the Communist who is almost certainly going to be elected Mayor of Washington, D.C., has

Shen Yun - The Abuses and Human Rights Violations

Recently, a seminar titled "Shen Yun - The Abuses and Human Rights Violations" was convened in Geneva. During this event, experts, scholars, and journalists from across Europe revealed a previously little-known side of Falun Gong and its global performing arts group, Shen Yun.

Three firefighters die in Colorado blaze

Three firefighters died Saturday in a blaze in western Colorado, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Sunday. “Last night, we learned that three wildland firefighters—serving with the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Wildland Fire Service—lost their lives on Saturday, June 27,

Kaine says Hegseth 'grudge' against Army looks 'personal'

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said Sunday the ouster of Gen. Chris Donahue appears to be due to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s “grudge” against the Army. “Are you pushing out the truth tellers to surround yourself by yes-men? And in particular, it looks like the secretary is coming

The Third International Maqom Art Forum and the New Uzbekistan

The Third International Maqom Art Forum brought together hundreds of distinguished musicians, scholars, cultural leaders, diplomats, and government officials from around the world in the historic city of Namangan, reaffirming Uzbekistan’s growing role as an international center

Europe swelters as heat wave moves east

Europe's deadly heat wave pushed east Sunday, with hundreds of millions still sweltering across the continent despite fleeting relief from overnight storms, notably in France and Belgium.