Western powers denounce Israel’s settlement plan dividing future Palestinian state

The far-right minister said he will approve 3,000 new homes in the controversial E1 area project, hailing it as ‘Zionism at its best’. Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has announced he will approve thousands of housing units in a highly controversial and long-delayed illegal settlement project in the occupied… Read Details ⇢

It’s hard to argue with the productivity gains of GenAI tools like ChatGPT: tasks that once took hours now take minutes. But amid the rush to automate, a fundamental risk is emerging. GenAI is becoming a crutch. And if not careful, it could quietly erode the skills our teams need… Read Details ⇢

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro talks to unidentified people at his home, after Brazil’s Supreme Court put him under house arrest ahead of his trial for an alleged coup plot, in Brasilia, Brazil, on August 4, 2025 PEDRO LADEIRA / VIA REUTERS Defense lawyers for former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro… Read Details ⇢

The United States has imposed sanctions on an armed group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, accusing it of profiting from mineral trafficking. Congolese and Chinese companies linked to this illegal trade have also been sanctioned. This decision comes as Washington seeks to end the conflict in this mineral-rich region… Read Details ⇢

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Newly released body camera footage shows Florida deputies arresting a Kentucky Powerball winner after allegedly kicking a deputy in the face, shortly after he collected the jackpot prize. James Farthing, 50, was charged with one felony count of battery on a law… Read Details ⇢

The door from the Suzume anime has inspired many artists: it has been recreated time and time again in different art forms, but today, Aniket Rawat invites you to open another door: to the steps of creating his version of the scene. In a 30-second time-lapse, he demonstrated 30 hours… Read Details ⇢

Russia accuses popular messaging apps of facilitating crime and sabotage as Moscow’s online restrictions tighten amid war in Ukraine. Russia has announced restrictions on voice calls made on the WhatsApp and Telegram messaging apps, the latest moves by Moscow to tighten its control over the internet. The curb on calls… Read Details ⇢

OpenAI’s o3 defeated Elon Musk’s Grok 4 at chess Magnus Carlsen delivered biting commentary on the quality of Grok’s logic Grok 4 made repeated blunders, while o3 played steady The AI chess tournament between OpenAI’s o3 model and xAI’s Grok 4 invited plenty of speculation as a kind of proxy… Read Details ⇢

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz during a videoconference on the war in Ukraine, in Berlin, August 13, 2025. JOHN MACDOUGALL / REUTERS European leaders expressed cautious relief following their videoconference with Donald Trump, organized on Wednesday, August 13, at the initiative of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz… Read Details ⇢