A group in Yemen attempted to use Anthropic's Claude chatbot to build guided rockets and missiles, the U.S. firm has revealed, as Iran-backed Houthi rebels are on the offensive in the country. In a report published Thursday on how it had prevented illegal uses of Claude in several countries, Anthro»»»

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Tens of thousands of Palestinians performed Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, despite the restrictions imposed by Israeli occupation forces on worshippers. The Islamic Waqf Department in Jerusalem reported that tens of thousands of worshippers attended Friday prayer»»»

Sofia’s district heating supply for the upcoming winter season is secured, as far as the Energy Ministry’s responsibilities are concerned, Energy Minister Iva Petrova told Parliament on Friday. At the same time, the minister warned that the current arrangements are not a sustainable long-term solut»»»

NCM: El Niño’s direct effects are centred on Pacific, with only indirect effects on UAE Abu Dhabi: The UAE could experience above-average rainfall as a strong El Niño influences weather patterns around the world, although current conditions in the country remain stable, the National Centre of Meteo»»»

In Romania, JETOUR is launching with an initial range of four SUVs – the X50, X70 Plus, Dashing and T2. The models cater to different usage profiles, ranging from urban mobility and lifestyle to family trips and off-road adventures. From 15 September, JETOUR vehicles will be sold through an initial»»»

Sofia’s district heating supply for the upcoming winter season is secured, insofar as it depends on the Energy Ministry, Energy Minister Iva Petrova said during Q&A in Parliament Friday. Toplofikatsia Sofia’s total debts to Bulgargaz and Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) exceed EUR 1.28 billion, Petro»»»

The predominant topic in Bulgarian media on Friday is the upcoming presidential election. POLITICS On Bulgarian National Television (BNT) Parvan Simeonov, Myara polling agency sociologist, and social anthropologist Haralan Alexandrov talked about the presidential candidate pairs and the support the»»»

Palawan, Philippines: A deadly blaze that swept through a Philippine ferry happened "in seconds", the coast guard said Friday, as rescuers battled heavy smoke in the search for dozens of missing people. The fire that tore through the M/V June Aster on Wednesday evening near the tourist hotspot of C»»»

After around three months of fighting against Hezbollah, the Israeli army destroyed 14 tunnel routes in the strategic Ali Taher ridge with a total length of more than 5.4 km using about 1,100 tons of explosives. According to Israel’s Maariv newspaper, the Israeli army says that about 50 Hezbollah f»»»

With more than EUR 7 billion invested locally over nearly three decades and another EUR 150 million committed to network integration and modernisation, Vodafone Romania is preparing for its next stage of transformation. That future increasingly extends beyond traditional connectivity into AI, cyber»»»

Speaker Nabih Berri has stated that "the situation is dangerous" in south Lebanon and "solutions remain far off," noting that "the framework agreement has fallen." "If the Israelis want to occupy, they can do so," Berri added, in remarks to al-Joumhouria newspaper. Regarding the role of the Lebanes»»»

Liverpool and Hungary midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai has opened up about his new five-year contract, his preferred position, growing leadership role and first impressions of new head coach Andoni Iraola in an exclusive interview with club legend Steven Gerrard for TNT Sports. Szoboszlai wants to kee»»»

Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have accused Israeli settlers of deliberately cutting water supplies and targeting wells in an effort to force them from their land. Residents of Khirbet Al-Tawil told RT’s Charlotte Dubenskij that the community’s main water line was cut around four and a half»»»

US inflation data could shape the next move for gold Dubai: Gold prices in Dubai edged lower on Friday afternoon as soaring oil prices added to inflation concerns and strengthened expectations that the US Federal Reserve could keep interest rates higher for longer. Sign up for our daily business ne»»»

Abuja, Nigeria: Nigeria's police chief insisted upcoming national polls will be secure, in an interview with AFP, despite violence that usually flares up during election seasons, insurgency and a raging kidnapping crisis. Africa's most populous country heads to the polls in January when President B»»»

Leaders of the BRICS nations will meet in New Delhi this weekend as wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and U.S.-China tensions test the group's ability to act together. Host India will seek to balance its ties with China and Russia against its growing partnerships with the United States and other »»»

Anthropic says AI helped with guidance systems and troubleshooting after a rocket test A weapons engineering cell in Yemen used Anthropic’s Claude artificial intelligence system to help develop missile guidance software - and turned back to the AI tool within hours of an apparently failed guided-ro»»»

In recent weeks, the United States has succeeded in loosening Iran's grip over the Strait of Hormuz while virtually shutting down Iran's own oil exports, accelerating its economic free fall. But the war launched by the U.S. and Israel in February — intended to last a few weeks — is still far from o»»»

A film documenting Israel's use of artificial intelligence to facilitate the mass killing of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip received a record 25-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday. "NAZA" details the brutal Israeli bombardment of the Palestinian territory throu»»»

New York marks the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on Friday, with President Donald Trump attending a ceremony at the Pentagon while Vice President JD Vance and four former presidents join commemorations at Ground Zero, where victims’ relatives will read the names of those killed. New York»»»

Pulling all nighters to serving karak in Japan, Kalypso & Vin spill their cosplay secrets Dubai: There are a few things you might expect to find in a cosplayer’s workspace: fabric, wigs, sewing machines and perhaps an alarming amount of glitter. What you may not expect is the toxic fumes, industria»»»

Doha, Qatar: The organising committee of the School Olympic Programme announced the completion of all arrangements for the launch of the twentieth edition of the season (2026-2027), which will be held at the Aspire Academy Dome in October. The organisation of this new edition comes as a continuatio»»»

The United States is observing National Translation Month, an initiative highlighting works of world literature translated into English. Among the books featured is Kara by Kyrgyz writer Sultan Raev, published in New York under the English title Castigation. The English-language edition is already »»»

Dozens missing as rescuers battle thick smoke aboard burned Philippine ferry A deadly blaze that swept through a Philippine ferry happened "in seconds", the coast guard said Friday, as rescuers battled heavy smoke in the search for dozens of missing people. The fire that tore through the M/V June A»»»

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has rejected Kazakhstan’s Khabar media holding’s application to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest, Politico reports. According to the EBU, the state broadcaster does not meet the criteria for full membership in the union. Kazakhstan is located outside »»»

President Sadyr Japarov said Kyrgyzstan must learn from the past and strengthen national unity. He made the remarks today at a ceremony of raising the national flag in Talas’ central square marking the 35th anniversary of the country’s independence. «We have gone through various trials, made mistak»»»

Yemen’s Houthis seized the strategic Red Sea port city of Mocha on Thursday as their offensive against Saudi-backed government forces intensified. Saudi Arabia launched dozens of airstrikes over the past 24 hours, the Houthis said, after the Iran-backed group carried out attacks on Saudi territory »»»

Rising oil, shipping risks as Houthis threaten Saudi routes and Red Sea chokepoint UAE airports remain open and major flights are operating, though the regional security environment remains a challenge. The immediate risks for residents are flight changes, higher fuel and transport costs, shipping-»»»

What is needed is not a rapid introduction of the euro, but a successful one — the President of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) declared on Thursday, at the opening day of the 64th Economists' Itinerant Conference in Eger. Mihály Varga stressed that if the introduction of the common European cur»»»

Their remarks trigger sharp backlash, condemnation from hardliners and loyalist rallies Former Iranian presidents Mohammad Khatami and Hassan Rouhani have broken with hardline rhetoric from Tehran to call for an “honourable peace”. More importantly, they have called fro greater public consultation »»»

A South Korean spy agency on Thursday revealed that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un could have a child born before his chosen successor, daughter Kim Ju Ae, which raises questions about succession. Information about the Kim dynasty is scarce and often difficult to verify.  North Korean leader »»»

Tauron Polska Energia reported PLN 586 million in consolidated net profit attributable to shareholders for the second quarter of 2026, down from PLN 923 million a year earlier. Operating profit reached PLN 915 million, compared with PLN 1.24 billion in the corresponding period of 2025. Quarterly co»»»

The eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt could face an EU funding freeze after the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) scored a landslide victory in regional elections last week, German broadcaster ARD has reported. The party, which won 43.8% of the vote, has long challenged Berlin and Brusse»»»

Today’s threats are different, but the challenge of anticipating the unexpected remains Twenty-five years after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the world’s security landscape has changed almost beyond recognition. Al Qaida no longer dominates strategic thinking as it once did. Instead,»»»

Share: A U.S. Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter launches from the flight deck of USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) while enforcing the U.S. blockade against Iran. HERE IS THE LATEST– President Trump said Wednesday that Iran is desperate to affect the midterm elections and mused the conflict would end righ»»»

Youth unemployment still more than double overall OECD rate despite decline PARIS: The OECD unemployment rate reached 4.9% in July 2026, down from 5.0% in June and close to its historic low of 4.8% recorded in June 2023. The number of unemployed individuals in the OECD fell to 34.7 million, the low»»»

In an interview with FRANCE 24, former football star and current president of the Cameroonian Football Federation Samuel Eto'o spoke about the recent backlash towards FIFA president Gianni Infantino and confirmed he will support him for re-election because of "everything he has brought to»»»

Hungary’s central bank governor has spoken of the pitfalls of euro adoption: this, he says, is how a Hungarian euro can be made to work. Only one criterion met The president of the Magyar Nemzeti Bank emphasised that the aim is not a swift, but a successful euro introduction. In his view, three thi»»»

Despite severe security risks and an ongoing war, retirees, nurses, workers, teachers and students have held sit-ins and protests across Iran since this summer, most often over economic hardship. With prices going up every few hours, salaries and pensions going unpaid for months, and unemployment i»»»

AMMAN — Jordan offers investors a stable business environment, a skilled workforce, strong digital capabilities and access to regional and global markets, Investment Minister Tareq Abu Ghazaleh said Thursday.In an interview with CNBC Arabia, Abu Ghazaleh said global developments have made investors»»»

It is one of the most spectacular acts of sabotage committed since World War II. On the night of September 26, 2022, three of the four pipes of the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines exploded on the seabed of the Baltic Sea. 465 thousand metric tons of methane were released into the»»»

Joint declaration sets out deeper cooperation across strategic sectors and regional Abu Dhabi: At the invitation of the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the President of the United Arab Emirates, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, visited Germany from September 9 to 11, »»»

BELGRADE - The head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic met on Thursday in Belgrade with the Director of the Adriatic and Balkans Unit of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Thomas Botzios and informed him in detail of obstructions b»»»

Declining rates of migration to Europe have hit a new landmark, as the EU’s asylum agency (EUAA) found asylum applications to have dropped to the lowest numbers since 2021. Despite frequent references to a migration “invasion,” especially in the aftermath of a mass-arrival episode in Spain’s Africa»»»

There is currently no need to decide on vaccination against sheep and goat pox, Agriculture and Food Minister Plamen Abrovsky said on Thursday. He noted that a decision would be made based on the epizootic situation, if and when circumstances require it. Vaccination is one of the measures used to c»»»

A massive attack by Yemeni’s Houthis on Saudi Arabia has become the first serious test for the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement – a defense pact between Riyadh, Ankara, and Islamabad established just a month ago. We’re no longer talking about a future security architecture in abstract terms. Rather, a»»»

The French Football Federation on Thursday pulled its support for Gianni Infantino's bid for re-election as the head of international football body FIFA. Infantino has been under fire from national and regional football institutions for weeks over his handling of a red-card case and his now-abandon»»»

Dubai bets on long-term growth, global connectivity and ATM to rebuild travel momentum Dubai: The emirate is confident of a tourism rebound as the city prepares to host Arabian Travel Market (ATM) next week, with the emirate banking on its long-term strategy, global connectivity and close public-pr»»»

MP Ali Ammar of Hezbollah on Thursday responded to a statement released by the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, lamenting that “day by day, the United States’ blatant interference in Lebanese affairs is intensifying and Lebanon’s sovereignty is crudely violated -- whether through statements from the U.S. Em»»»

More than 200 artists, writers, academics, former ministers and other public figures have joined the Initiative Committee backing Andrey Gyurov for president and Georgi Kandev for vice president. The committee was formally established Thursday at the Toplotsentrala cultural center in Sofia, 45 days»»»