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Burning wreckage seen after Colombian military plane crash

Images from the scene showed civilians clambering around the broken tail of the aircraft as smoke and flames billowed above the trees.

24/03/2026

Tech News

Anthropic v. US Department of War: What to know about AI court battle

Anthropic heads to a San Francisco federal court on Tuesday to seek an injunction against the US government's decision to blacklist it as a national security risk.

24/03/2026

Colombia

At least 66 dead in Colombian military plane crash

At least 66 people have been killed after a military aircraft crashed while taking off on Monday, according to the head of Colombia's armed forces.

23/03/2026

USA

Trump says Iran must give up enriched uranium stockpile

Donald Trump says any US-Iran talks must lead to Tehran abandoning its nuclear ambitions and enriched uranium stockpile. He insists the US wants “no enrichment” and no possibility of Iran developing a nuclear weapon.

23/03/2026

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Why Costa Rica’s economic model is attracting investment in uncertain times

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23/03/2026

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OnlyFans owner Leonid Radvinksy dies aged 43

The Ukrainian-American businessman died from cancer, according to the adult-entertainment platform. He was 43.

23/03/2026

Tech News

Elon Musk plans to manufacture chips for SpaceX and Tesla

Elon Musk revealed plans for ‘Terafab,’ a chip manufacturing facility that will be jointly run by SpaceX and Tesla, on Saturday.

23/03/2026

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Two pilots killed after Air Canada plane collides with vehicle at New York's LaGuardia Airport

Two pilots killed after plane and ground vehicle collide at New York's LaGuardia Airport.

23/03/2026

Climate

'Climate change in real time': US hit by record-shattering heatwave

‘Insurers walking away’ is the clearest sign unpredictable weather extremes are spiralling out of control, one expert says.

20/03/2026

Culture news

US action movie star Chuck Norris dies aged 86

The American action movie star has died according to his family after being hospitalised on Thursday. He celebrated his 86th birthday last week.

20/03/2026

Earth News

How Trump’s attacks on renewables have backfired amid the Iran war

Trump once called renewable energy a ‘scam’. Will the war on Iran make him change his mind?

20/03/2026

Tech News

Dancing robot smashes plates in hot pot restaurant

A video circulating on the Chinese social media platform Rednote showed the robot smashing plates and flinging dishware and chopsticks during what appeared to be a performance gone awry.

20/03/2026

Tech News

Meta keeps Horizon Worlds in VR after backlash over shutdown

Meta has reversed its decision to pull the plug on Horizon Worlds in VR after backlash, keeping it alive as it shifts focus toward mobile growth and a wider user base.

20/03/2026

Cuba

Cuba readies for first Russian oil shipment of year amid energy crisis

Analysts say the shipment could produce about 180,000 barrels of diesel, enough to meet Cuba's daily needs for up to 10 days.

20/03/2026

Culture news

Critics slam approval of Donald Trump 24-karat gold coin

Donald Trump’s handpicked Commission of Fine Arts voted to approve a commemorative coin for the United States’ 250th birthday featuring the president’s likeness. And critics aren't happy.

20/03/2026

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Colombia: Torrential rain triggers severe flooding in Facatativá, over 1,000 affected

Torrential rain that began on 18 March triggered severe flooding in Facatativá, a town 40 km west of Bogotá, affecting more than 1,000 families, according to local authorities.

20/03/2026

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Watch: Trump’s Pearl Harbor joke tests US-Japan alliance amid Iran tensions

Donald Trump joked about Pearl Harbor while urging Sanae Takaichi to expand Japan’s role in securing the Strait of Hormuz, drawing a muted response.

20/03/2026

Tech News

What 81,000 people want and don't want from AI, Anthropic study

Anthropic asked 80,000 people what they think about AI. The answer is: It's complicated.

20/03/2026

Cinema

Val Kilmer set to star in new independent film as AI-generated actor

A year after the actor's death, a generative AI version of Val Kilmer will co-star in an independent film, in one of the boldest uses yet of artificial intelligence in moviemaking. The producers of 'As Deep as the Grave,' say Kilmer agreed before ill health prevented him from participating.

19/03/2026

Markets

Global stock markets slide as oil market volatility rattles investors

Increased targeting of oil and gas infrastructure in the Iran war is hitting trader sentiment hard as concerns mount that the current energy crisis is going to have a lasting impact on the global economy.

19/03/2026

Tech News

Millions of iPhones vulnerable to new ‘hit-and-run’ cyber hack

So-called ‘DarkSword’ attacks break through Apple devices’ security defences to steal personal data in seconds.

19/03/2026

Tech News

Gamers mock Nvidia’s new DLSS 5 AI graphics reveal

Nvidia’s DLSS 5 reveal triggered a wave of memes and backlash, with gamers on social media calling its AI-enhanced visuals uncanny, over-processed and harmful to game art direction.

19/03/2026

Tech News

Dictionary sues OpenAI for using copyrighted materials to train AI

Merriam-Webster claims OpenAI used approximately 100,000 articles, encyclopedia and dictionary entries to train ChatGPT without authorisation.

19/03/2026

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Colombia: Baby grey titi monkey gets cuddly ‘mum’ ahead of return to wild

An orphaned grey titi monkey was released back into the wild after rehabilitation at a wildlife centre in Antioquia, authorities said on 18 March.

19/03/2026

Economy

Fed projects one rate cut, sees limited Iran war impact

Federal Reserve officials say the war in Iran is likely to push up inflation this year, while having little impact on economic growth.

18/03/2026

Tech News

Meta to end encrypted private messaging on Instagram

End-to-end encryption is a way of sending messages to the intended recipients without anyone else, including tech companies, being able to read them.

18/03/2026