Canadian publisher drops writer Thelyson Orelien over AI use in novel

Publisher Boreal says investigations confirmed the Haitian-Canadian Thelyson Orelien used AI in his breakthrough novel.

Starlink access in Ukraine a decision for Musk, not White House, Rubio says

MUMBAI: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that decisions regarding Ukraine's access to Starlink were up to its parent company SpaceX and Elon Musk, not the White House, comments that suggested Musk may have rest…

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800,000 Somalis threatened by flooding displacement: UN

GENEVA, Switzerland: The UN migration agency warned Wednesday that more than 800,000 people in Somalia could be forced to leave their homes over the next three months due to flooding. Somalia is entering a rainy season expected t…

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Pope Leo XIV needs no further lung cancer treatment, Vatican says

Pope Leo XIV, 71, will require no further treatment for lung cancer after tests confirmed the disease was localised, the Vatican said Wednesday. The pontiff underwent surgery last week to remove part of his right lung after being…

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Israel opposition decries Netanyahu ‘circus’ after Iran threats

Israel’s opposition leader Yair Lapid accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of dangerously politicizing national security ahead of elections after Netanyahu issued a series of threats against Iran, saying he was stunned at Ne…