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Microsoft's Brad Smith calls for 'real and effective' AI safety standards

Real Madrid's Mourinho has 'trust' in referees despite complaints

Anthropic warns of AI 'worms' spreading across smart gadgets

Mendis, Shanaka star in Sri Lanka consolation T20I win

Iraola backs Barcola, Wirtz to come good for Liverpool

Pope Leo in Rome hospital for lung operation

EU watchdog says smart glasses must give 'clear warnings' when recording

France roiled by marches in support of protesting students

Emery urges Villa to make most of reduced home comfort

Goldman Sachs profits jump as CEO says no plans to exit

Apple unveils HomeView smart display in renewed home push

Novelist Thelyson Orelien denies AI use, admits plagiarism 'mistakes'

'Holding our ground': Israel demolishes dozens of Bedouin homes

Hazlewood takes six as Australia beat South Africa in 1st Test

11 missing after ships struck off Bulgaria in latest Black Sea attack

Eleven people were missing after two merchant ships were struck off the Bulgarian coast on Tuesday in the latest sign of increasing spillover from the Ukraine war in the Black Sea.

Zverev defies 'physical issues' to reach Shanghai Masters quarter-finals

Top-seeded Alexander Zverev toughed out two tie-breaks to beat Alexander Bublik 7-6 (8/6), 4-6, 7-6 (7/1) at the Shanghai Masters on Tuesday, winning his first match since being guaranteed the year-end world number one ranking.

'We're not giving up': Activist Thunberg joins France student protests

Thousands of protesters marched through central Paris on Tuesday as part of nationwide demonstrations supporting high school pupils who have been protesting for better classroom conditions, with Swedish activist Greta Thunberg taking part.

Man City captain Dias defends celebrations after Liverpool win

Manchester City captain Ruben Dias said on Tuesday "people don't love us winning and we love to win", as he robustly defended his club's raucous celebrations after beating Liverpool, despite being found guilty of a catalogue of Premier League financial rules breaches.

EU economy chief doubtful Russian diesel exports will affect prices

EU economy chief Valdis Dombrovskis told AFP on Tuesday that Russian diesel sales recently authorised by the United States were unlikely to move the price of the commodity, which has spiked since the start of the Iran war.

B2PRIME Expands Tier-1 Access and Liquidity Architecture for Sophisticated Institutional Flow

B2PRIME Group, a global financial services provider for institutional and professional clients, has announced a material expansion of its institutional liquidity architecture.

Capital International Highlights Multilingual Access to Its Platform as European Economic Conditions Diverge

The financial trading platform presents its online trading services in five languages while investors assess higher inflation, an ECB rate increase and uneven growth across Europe

STARTRADER Adds 48 US Stock CFDs with 24-Hour Weekday Trading

Available From October 13, 2026, The New Symbols Span Ten Sectors And Are Tradable During Extended Weekday Hours.

Hazlewood takes six as Australia win first Test

Josh Hazlewood took six wickets as Australia completed a 214-run win over South Africa on the fifth day of the first Test at Kingsmead on Tuesday.

'Ink' director Danny Boyle slams Trump's Truth Social 'lies'

At the UK premiere of the drama "Ink" following the makings of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, Oscar-winning British director Danny Boyle criticised US President Donald Trump's tendency to dismiss things as "fake news".

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Pope Leo admitted to hospital for lung operation