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Anthropic disables top-tier AI models after US order limiting foreign access

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-13T04:04:56+00:00

Anthropic stated that the company received an export control directive to suspend access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all foreign nationals, without specific details on the national security concern

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A Family Ravaged by Land Mines in Myanmar

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-06-13T04:01:06+00:00

Bu Ri lost a leg to a mine in Myanmar decades ago. More recently, six other members of his family have suffered a similar fate or worse, in a sign of the devastation wreaked by civil war.

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Au Tchad, l’armée française prépare un retour à pas feutrés

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-13T04:00:30+00:00

Un an et demi après l’éviction brutale des soldats français basés au Tchad, Paris et N’Djamena avancent sur la reprise de leur coopération militaire bilatérale.

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Dutch far-right party pays damages to court artist after changing image with AI

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-13T04:00:04+00:00

Geert Wilders’ PVV altered sketch of jailed Syrian brothers to make them look more menacingA Dutch court artist has received damages after an MP for the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) used one of her drawings without permission and manipulated it with AI to make the subjects look more menacing.Petra Urban, a court artist for 19 years, was shocked to discover a drawing she had made last year of two Syrian brothers jailed for the murder of their sister had been reworked and used in a video on Instagram and Facebook by the party’s Noord-Brabant region. Continue reading...

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Trees may store less planet-heating carbon than hoped, study suggests

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-13T04:00:04+00:00

Photosynthesis does not always result in wood growth, a key factor in carbon dioxide sequestrationTrees may not be able to store as much planet-heating carbon as hoped, a study suggests, with researchers finding photosynthesis does not always lead to wood growth.Scientists studied 137 sites across the US and found trees stopped growing months before the point in the year at which photosynthesis stopped. Continue reading...

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Pak PM Shehbaz says final text of US-Iran peace deal agreed upon

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-13T03:43:19+00:00

“We can confirm that a final, agreed upon text of the peace deal has been reached and Pakistan is now working closely with both sides to finalise the next steps," he said

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US military says it downed Iranian attack drones – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-13T03:42:30+00:00

This blog is now closed – see our latest full report on the Middle East crisisIran’s official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) has cautioned against media speculation about a potential memorandum of understanding to end the war, particularly on claims regarding the strait of Hormuz.IRNA reported that Iran will not surrender its control of the strategic waterway and the US will have no role in its future management.Contrary to some bizarre claims in the media, Iran in no way makes a commitment in this text to hand over its management or to restore the strait of Hormuz to the state before the

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Au Royaume-Uni, la renaissance de Manchester, une réussite revendiquée par son maire, Andy Burnham, rival de Keir Starmer

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-13T03:30:20+00:00

L’édile travailliste gouverne depuis 2017 la métropole anglaise qui, après un long déclin post-industriel, a renoué avec un dynamisme impulsé par ses derniers maires. Le 18 juin, Andy Burnham tentera de retrouver un siège de député lors d’une élection partielle difficile, afin d’essayer, ensuite, de remplacer Keir Starmer au poste de premier ministre.

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Aux Etats-Unis, l’Eglise catholique fait le plein de jeunes recrues

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-13T03:30:05+00:00

Les paroisses du pays attirent de nouveaux fidèles en mal de religion. Le culte catholique, pourtant minoritaire, n’est pas en reste. Comme à Washington, où l’une des églises, qui organise « happy hours » et « speed dating », séduit de nombreux adeptes issus de la « gen Z ».

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Tres derrotas (y una victoria) de Putin

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-06-13T03:30:01+00:00

El resultado desfavorable para el Kremlin de las elecciones en Armenia se enmarca en una pauta esperanzadora para el proyecto europeísta

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Cabo Verde, la rareza democrática de África

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-06-13T03:30:01+00:00

El archipiélago se encamina hacia su cuarta alternancia electoral pacífica en 35 años gracias a una cultura de consenso y un sólido régimen parlamentario

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El ‘youtuber’ comeperros de Marruecos

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-06-13T03:30:01+00:00

Encarcelado un creador de contenido con más de dos millones de seguidores por difundir un vídeo en el que descuartizaba, cocinaba y degustaba un can callejero en plena Fiesta del Cordero

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Anthropic « désactive brutalement » ses deux modèles d’IA les plus puissants, faute de pouvoir se conformer aux ordres de l’administration Trump

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-13T02:13:57+00:00

Invoquant des questions de « sécurité nationale », Washington a ordonné à la start-up américaine d’intelligence artificielle de restreindre l’accès à Claude Fable 5 et Mythos 5 aux seuls ressortissants américains. Une demande impossible à mettre en œuvre, selon Anthropic.

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Woman in critical condition after shark attack at Coogee beach

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-13T02:03:52+00:00

A woman in her 30s is being transported to hospital with arm and leg injuries after the attack at the Sydney beachA woman in her 30s is being treated for injuries after being bitten by a shark at Coogee Beach on Saturday.A spokesperson for NSW Ambulance said the woman was in a critical condition with arm and leg injuries. Continue reading...

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Crowd gathers at Kennedy Center after court denies Trump’s emergency appeal to keep his name on building – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-13T02:03:34+00:00

This live blog is now closed.Court denies emergency appeal to retain Trump’s name on Kennedy CenterSign up for the Breaking News US emailDonald Trump and his allies have discussed pushing lawmakers to pass a resolution aimed at voiding his first-term impeachments, the Wall Street Journal reported last night, citing people familiar with the matter.“It should be done because I did nothing wrong,” Trump said when asked about the resolution in a phone call this week with the Journal. “It was a rigged deal — it was a whole rigged situation.” Continue reading...

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Trump says leader of Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang killed in US strike

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-13T01:51:16+00:00

President says Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores killed in ‘swift and lethal’ military strike with help from VenezuelaThe US military has killed a leader in the Venezuelan street gang Tren de Aragua, Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, with the help of Venezuela, Donald Trump announced on Friday.“At my direction, the United States Southern Command delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Niño Guerrero, the infamous leader of Tren De Aragua, one of the most bloodthirsty Terrorist Organizations on Planet Earth,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. Continue reading...

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Judge orders restoration of national park plaques removed under Trump directive

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-13T01:04:53+00:00

Officials given 21 days to comply with order after Angel Kelley condemns administration for ‘telling half-truths’A US district court judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate any history or science materials it removed from the nation’s public monuments, finding that the White House’s actions “set a dangerous precedent of censorship and sanitization”.In March 2025, Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “restoring truth and sanity to American history”, calling upon the secretary of interior to examine monuments, memorials and statues to see if they had been altered after J

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Watch: Why is Trump not at the World Cup?

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-06-13T00:56:37+00:00

All three leaders of the North America host nations have missed the tournament opening matches.

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Scientists uncover how the Euphrates River was formed millions of years ago

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-13T00:56:16+00:00

Using seismic imaging and geological data, researchers found that the river likely formed between 3.6 million and 1.6 million years ago when two ancient river systems merged due to tectonic activity in present-day Turkey

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Middle East crisis live: US shoots down Iranian drones heading for strait of Hormuz, report says, even as both sides cite progress in talks

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-13T00:55:48+00:00

American forces down multiple attack drones moving towards waterway, Reuters quotes source as saying, as US and Iran suggest agreement to end war is closeIran’s official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) has cautioned against media speculation about a potential memorandum of understanding to end the war, particularly on claims regarding the strait of Hormuz.IRNA reported that Iran will not surrender its control of the strategic waterway and the US will have no role in its future management.Contrary to some bizarre claims in the media, Iran in no way makes a commitment in this text to hand o

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SpaceX IPO includes a greenshoe option – here’s what it means

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-13T00:43:18+00:00

SpaceX raised a record $75 billion in its IPO on Friday after selling roughly 5% of its outstanding shares, with the potential to raise additional funds through a greenshoe option intended to ensure orderly trading in the weeks after listing

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Spencer Pratt concedes LA mayor race, but declares ‘war’ against advancing candidates

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-13T00:35:49+00:00

In video, The Hills actor, who did not contest the outcome of the election, said his campaign to ‘save’ LA was just startingSpencer Pratt appeared to concede the Los Angeles mayor’s race on Friday in a new video where he says “the campaign portion of my mission to save Los Angeles is coming to a close”, but declares “war” against the two candidates advancing to the city’s general election.In the video posted on social media, Pratt notably did not contest the results of the election, despite Donald Trump’s repeated, but unfounded claims the race was “rigged”. Trump, who endorsed Pratt, called C

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