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What to know about Meta’s new ‘Wonder’ AI models

Meta’s CEO said “the new Wonder model is ‘our largest and most capable model yet" and "rivals the big (boys)”.

13/10/2026

USA

US actress Selma Blair arrested after in-flight altercation

US media said that Blair punched one flight attendant and bit another. The 54-year-old then reportedly assaulted a police officer and nurse as she was transported to hospital.

13/10/2026

USA

US theme park Six Flags shuts nine roller coasters after fatality

Police are investigating after TV footage showed riders being evacuated from the 60-metre high Goliath ride.

13/10/2026

Culture news

'Breaking Bad' actor RJ Mitte dies at age 34, officials say

Mitte played Walter White Jr., the son of Bryan Cranston’s chemistry teacher-turned-meth dealer Walter White on nearly every episode of the five seasons of the AMC show.

13/10/2026

USA

Judge orders Trump to pull taxpayer-funded adverts

The White House calls the adverts, reportedly paid for with $20 million of Homeland Security funds, public service announcements, but they have drawn criticism from both parties.

12/10/2026

Destinations

Why 2027 is the year to explore the United States by train

The United States is marking 200 years of passenger rail travel with scenic long-distance routes, vintage steam trains, historic stations and unusual railway stays. Here’s how to explore the country by train in 2027.

12/10/2026

Tech News

Claude AI sent US police a false murder tip, authorities say

The US police called the delay in detecting and reporting the incident “unacceptable”, but said there was no indication of unauthorised access to their systems or compromised data.

11/10/2026

USA

At least four dead as Isaias continues to push across southeastern US

Isaias made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane in the city of Destin in the Florida Panhandle on Friday evening. It has since weakened into a post-tropical cyclone.

11/10/2026

Europe News

Trump says it is time for Ukraine to replace Zelenskyy as leader

US President Donald Trump said Ukraine needs a new president and blamed Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy for high US diesel prices.

10/10/2026

USA

'No one ever heard of her': Trump rails against Nobel Peace Prize snub

Trump claimed he "should have won 8 Nobel Peace Prizes" for having "settled 8 wars" as he dismissed Pillay's career in an irate Truth Social post.

10/10/2026

USA

Life-threatening Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in Florida panhandle

The US' National Weather Service (NWS) has warned a life-threatening storm surge is expected from Dauphin Island, Alabama, to Suwannee, Florida.

10/10/2026

USA

Zelenskyy hits out at 'gifts to Putin' after Trump diesel announcement

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Russian leader Vladimir Putin had agreed to release diesel into US and global markets.

09/10/2026

USA

'Modern-day Thomas Edison': Trump awards Musk top US science medal

Despite the president's glowing words at the award ceremony, Trump and Musk have navigated a rather volatile relationship in recent years.

09/10/2026

USA

US to livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter, 'torture' for UN

Convicted military base shooter Nidal Hasan's execution will take place on 3 December at Fort Hood military base, where he committed the shooting. It will be the first US military execution carried out by a firing squad since World War II.

09/10/2026

USA

Masked ICE officers shoot a man while making an arrest in New York

Eyewitnesses say they saw a few masked officers wearing Department of Homeland Security branded clothes surrounding a man on the ground who appeared injured. They say they heard three or four gunshots being fired.

09/10/2026

USA

US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln returns to San Diego after record

After more than 10 months at sea, the Lincoln made a stop in Thailand last month on its way back from the Middle East.

08/10/2026

USA

Nicolas Maduro and his wife face new US torture charges

The revised indictment includes several mentions of the involvement of Venezuela’s feared DGCIM military intelligence agency

08/10/2026

USA

Texas execution first in US since Pike's botched lethal injection

Texas has executed seven people so far this year, up from five in both 2025 and 2024. A further two executions are scheduled to take place in the state in November.

08/10/2026

USA

Trump mocks Sheinbaum over Gulf of Mexico and imitates her alleged reaction: 'No, no, please'

The US president says the Mexican leader rang him to urge him not to rename the Gulf of Mexico. Trump justified the change with coastal data that available figures do not support.

07/10/2026

USA

Christa Pike awake after lethal injection as lawyers seek answers

Christa Pike remains shackled to her hospital bed with burned and blistered arms, while Tennessee has suspended executions and its prison chief has resigned.

07/10/2026

Economy

Trump defers tax on red-dyed diesel for truckers as fuel costs bite

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order deferring tax payments on red-dyed diesel used on public roads, as near-record fuel prices linked to the Iran war weigh on the Republican Party weeks before the midterm elections.

06/10/2026

USA

Trump says US moved bombers from RAF Fairford after additional threats

Trump detailed that additional threats received by Washington prompted their moving of the military aircraft from the UK base they were deployed in.

06/10/2026

USA

FBI arrests woman for spying on Taiwanese leader's family

Wanying “Heather” Zhang was arrested at the Los Angeles airport while boarding a flight to China and charged with acting as an unregistered foreign agent.

05/10/2026

Climate

Could underwater umbrellas help corals survive hotter seas?

Underwater shades could help corals survive extreme heat, but researchers stress that they’re not a catch-all solution.

05/10/2026

Design

A new idea: Ma Yansong on making the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art

Last month, film producer George Lucas opened his long-awaited Museum of Narrative Art for many legions of fans of Star Wars memorabilia and visual storytelling. Ma Yansong, the Chinese architect who designed the futuristic looking building, says he hopes it "sparks curiosity and new ideas."

04/10/2026

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New York hosts secret dîner en blanc with Parisian belle époque theme

Thousands dressed in white gather at a secret New York location for Dîner en Blanc, an annual outdoor dinner with a Parisian Belle Époque theme.

02/10/2026