Lisbon Gloria Funicular crash: Desperate rescue efforts continue as children among 15 dead
The rescue operation, led by Portugal’s emergency services, carries on today, as authorities continue to update the figure of casualties
Day: September 4, 2025
Smithsonian responds to Trump’s demand for a review of its exhibits
In a letter to the White House, the Smithsonian asserted its “authority over our programming and content,” but said a team would review what information it would turn over.
Grandfather mistakenly takes home wrong child from Sydney daycare centre
First Steps Learning Academy in Bangor apologises and stands down educator as regulator investigates and mother blames daycare centreFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn inv…
Australia to send hundreds to Nauru in $1.6bn migrant resettlement deal
The Pacific island will resettle up to 354 former detainees Canberra says have ‘no legal right to remain in Australia’.
UAE: One dead, two injured in multiple-vehicle collision on Emirates Road in Dubai
A deadly three-vehicle crash on Emirates Road near Dubai Club Bridge on September 3 was caused by tailgating, killing one and injuring two. Dubai Police attributed the collision to failure to maintain safe distance. Authorities are enforcing Dh400 fine…
Sen. Mitch McConnell warns: ‘This is the most dangerous period since before World War Two’
‘What we need to do is avoid the headline at the end of the war, ‘Russia wins, America loses.’ It has huge worldwide implications,’ McConnell said of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Musk will not attend Trump tech CEO dinner at White House
Invitees include Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and OpenAI founder Sam Altman. Elon Musk will not attend.
Switzerland launches Apertus, an open-source AI model trained only on publicly available data across more than 1,000 languages, in 8B and 70B parameter sizes (Mariella Moon/Engadget)
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Switzerland launches Apertus, an open-source AI model trained only on publicly available data across more than 1,000 languages, in 8B and 70B parameter sizes — Apertus was trained only on publicly available…
Louisiana prison chosen for immigration detainees due to its notoriety, says Noem
Department of Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem said she hoped it would encourage people in the US illegally to self-deportThe Trump administration purposefully chose a notorious Louisiana prison to hold immigration detainees as a way to encourag…
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump issues warning to Europe as Macron confirms 26 countries have pledged troops
The US President has urged European leaders to stop buying Russian oil, as Kyiv’s allies commit to deploying troops as a ‘reassurance force’ in post-war Ukraine