Cannes Film Festival: American movie ‘Paper Tiger’ makes Cannes debut
Eve Jackson, our culture editor, is live from Cannes.
Day: May 16, 2026
In an experiment that let Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok run radio stations, Claude tried to incite a revolution and Gemini cheerfully detailed tragic events (Terrence O’Brien/The Verge)
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In an experiment that let Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok run radio stations, Claude tried to incite a revolution and Gemini cheerfully detailed tragic events — Claude tried to incite a revolution, Ge…
Trump says Xi agrees Iran must open strait, but no sign China will weigh in – Reuters
Trump says Xi agrees Iran must open strait, but no sign China will weigh in ReutersTrump returns from China with no Iran breakthrough — and a decision to make CNNTrump says China’s Xi Jinping offered to help end Iran conflict …
Concern grows in central Africa over deadly Ebola virus
A deadly strain of Ebola virus has sparked concern in the Democratic Republic of Congo amid clashes between rival militia groups.
US and Nigeria claim killing of Islamic State second-in-command
A senior Islamic State group leader, described as “the most active terrorist in the world”, has been killed in a joint operation by US and Nigerian forces in the west African country, the two countries’ presidents said.
London police out in force dealing with rival rallies and a soccer final
Police patrolled the streets of London as tens of thousands of protesters descended on the U.K. capital on Saturday for two rival demonstrations, and tens of thousands more soccer fans congregated for the final of England’s major domestic cup competiti…
Court records on arrested Iraqi national reveal details of foiled terror plots targetting Jews
Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, an Iraqi national, is facing federal charges for his alleged terror plots targeting Jewish institutions around the U.S.
Middle East war imperils rare vultures’ yearly odyssey to the Balkans
Endangered Egyptian vultures, with their vivid yellow face and white plumes, would usually be nesting across the Balkans in their dozens by April. But experts tracking the rare birds say local teams have struggled to find more than a handful in recent…
Gunmen ‘use children as human shields’ as over 50 pupils ‘kidnapped from Nigeria schools’
Children as young as two were reportedly kidnapped.
Trump says Islamic State group leader was killed in a joint US-Nigerian mission
Andrew Hilliar has more.