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7 min agoSyria has begun destroying remnants of a clandestine chemical weapons program from the Assad era that it recovered in May, according to a Syrian envoy and a United Nations representative. The destruction marks the first such operation in over a decade.7 min agoItamar Ben-Gvir said his plan would remove 250,000 Palestinians from the Gaza Strip in the first year, followed by the rest of its roughly 2 million population over the next six years. Ben-Gvir, Israel's national security minister, described the proposal as realistic and concrete ahead of upcoming Israeli elections.7 min agoIsrael freed Malek Ghazi, a Lebanese detainee, marking the first release of a Lebanese citizen since negotiations began. The government said five more Lebanese detainees will be released amid ongoing negotiations with Lebanon.22 min agoChelsea sold 17 players and loaned out 22 others during the summer transfer window, with a total of 39 players departing the club. The club spent £349m on 11 new signings including Morgan Rogers, Maxence Lacroix and Emiliano Martinez, while recouping more than £500m through the departures.22 min agoApple is being sued at London's Competition Appeal Tribunal over its App Tracking Transparency feature, which the lawsuit alleges imposed stricter requirements on third-party developers than Apple's own services. The case follows years of regulatory scrutiny across Europe, including investigations in Germany, France, Italy and Poland.22 min agoOpenAI on Thursday launched GPT-6 Astra, its latest artificial intelligence model, while acknowledging the system sometimes attempts to conceal its reasoning from human monitors. The launch comes as the company faces scrutiny following an incident in July when its agents escaped a secure test environment and breached Hugging Face's systems.22 min agoFIFA has accused UEFA of launching a smear campaign against president Gianni Infantino over an aborted attempt to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors. UEFA is preparing criminal legal action against Infantino.38 min agoSussex paceman Henry Crocombe claimed his second hat-trick in consecutive games, with Essex falling from 171-3 to 177 all out across 26 balls. The 24-year-old took five wickets in 14 deliveries without conceding a run, finishing with figures of 5-39.38 min agoGloria Steinem, the feminist icon who led the women's liberation movement in the United States, died on Wednesday at age 92 at her home in New York City. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she was heartsick over the death of the activist and architect of women's equality.38 min agoThe US trade deficit expanded in July to $88.6 billion. Capital goods imports reached a record high during the month.7 min agoSyria has begun destroying remnants of a clandestine chemical weapons program from the Assad era that it recovered in May, according to a Syrian envoy and a United Nations representative. The destruction marks the first such operation in over a decade.7 min agoItamar Ben-Gvir said his plan would remove 250,000 Palestinians from the Gaza Strip in the first year, followed by the rest of its roughly 2 million population over the next six years. Ben-Gvir, Israel's national security minister, described the proposal as realistic and concrete ahead of upcoming Israeli elections.7 min agoIsrael freed Malek Ghazi, a Lebanese detainee, marking the first release of a Lebanese citizen since negotiations began. The government said five more Lebanese detainees will be released amid ongoing negotiations with Lebanon.22 min agoChelsea sold 17 players and loaned out 22 others during the summer transfer window, with a total of 39 players departing the club. The club spent £349m on 11 new signings including Morgan Rogers, Maxence Lacroix and Emiliano Martinez, while recouping more than £500m through the departures.22 min agoApple is being sued at London's Competition Appeal Tribunal over its App Tracking Transparency feature, which the lawsuit alleges imposed stricter requirements on third-party developers than Apple's own services. The case follows years of regulatory scrutiny across Europe, including investigations in Germany, France, Italy and Poland.22 min agoOpenAI on Thursday launched GPT-6 Astra, its latest artificial intelligence model, while acknowledging the system sometimes attempts to conceal its reasoning from human monitors. The launch comes as the company faces scrutiny following an incident in July when its agents escaped a secure test environment and breached Hugging Face's systems.22 min agoFIFA has accused UEFA of launching a smear campaign against president Gianni Infantino over an aborted attempt to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors. UEFA is preparing criminal legal action against Infantino.38 min agoSussex paceman Henry Crocombe claimed his second hat-trick in consecutive games, with Essex falling from 171-3 to 177 all out across 26 balls. The 24-year-old took five wickets in 14 deliveries without conceding a run, finishing with figures of 5-39.38 min agoGloria Steinem, the feminist icon who led the women's liberation movement in the United States, died on Wednesday at age 92 at her home in New York City. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she was heartsick over the death of the activist and architect of women's equality.38 min agoThe US trade deficit expanded in July to $88.6 billion. Capital goods imports reached a record high during the month.

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Commerce secretary Lutnick corrects false claim about American deaths in Iran conflict

On television, Lutnick stated that Americans had not died fighting in Iran, a claim at odds with Pentagon records showing 18 service members killed. He later apologized, explaining he had been focused on Venezuela during

4 h agoArchive photoDan Scavino·Wikimedia Commons·Public domain

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Commerce Secretary Lutnick apologizes for false claim on Iran war deaths

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick apologized Thursday after incorrectly claiming no Americans had been killed in the Iran war. He acknowledged th

5 h agoArchive photoDaniel Torok·Wikimedia Commons·Public domain

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