Hamas has submitted its response to United States President Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire deal, agreeing to free all the Israeli captives it holds, but asking to negotiate other aspects of the 20-point plan. Trump – who had given the Palestinian group a deadline of Sunday to respond positively to the deal – has reacted by...
Scroll through Instagram these days, and you’re as likely to come across a sponsored influencer post as a photo of a starving child. Or, if the algorithm is in your favor, you might stumble upon one of those AI-powered videos that make the paintings of Johannes Vermeer come to life. Faced with a daily torrent...
Bryce James, son of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, made an exhibition start ahead of his freshman college season with Arizona in Friday night’s Red-Blue Showcase. James started alongside Koa Peat, Motiejus Krivas, Anthony Dell’Orso and Jaden Bradley for Team Blue. Dwayne Aristode, Ivan Kharchenkov, Brayden Burries, Evan Nelson and Tobe Awaka led the...
South Korea has begun dismantling loudspeakers used for decades to broadcast messages across the demilitarized zone, signaling a push to lower tensions with North Korea while maintaining military readiness, the defense ministry said Monday. “This is a practical measure aimed at easing tensions between South and North Korea, without compromising our military readiness,” the Ministry...
A power surge that caused a widespread blackout in Spain and Portugal was the “most severe” in Europe in the last 20 years, and the first of its kind, a report has found. Damian Cortinas, president of the association of electricity grid operators Entso-e, said the incident was the first known blackout to be caused...
Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello Basketball recruiting insider Jeff Borzello is a basketball recruiting insider. He has joined ESPN in 2014. Paul Biancardi Close Paul Biancardi Basketball Recruiting National Recruiting Director for ESPN.com 18 years of coaching experience at Division I level Former Horizon League coach of the year at Wright State Oct 3, 2025,...
Japan’s long-governing party will choose a new leader to replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in a key party vote on Saturday, as it hopes to regain public support and stay in power after major election losses. The Liberal Democratic Party (LFP), whose consecutive losses in parliamentary elections in the past year have left it in...
The threat to human creativity from technology took another step closer this week with the appearance of Tilly Norwood, the first 100% AI-generated actor. Unsurprisingly, her unveiling at the Zurich film festival in a comic sketch called AI Commissioner caused an outcry. Emily Blunt described the film as “terrifying” and the actors’ union Sag-Aftra condemned...
Monaghan County Council Every county across the island of Ireland is under different levels of weather warning A man in his 40s has died in the Republic of Ireland in what gardaí (Irish police) understand was a “weather-related incident”. It comes as Storm Amy brought gale force winds to some areas, with almost 120,000 properties...
A hot beverage. A triangular warning sign. A bolt of lightning representing high voltage. An umbrella in the rain. These are all universally recognizable emoji one can find on every modern smartphone and computer, but what do they all have in common? The surprising answer: North Korea. A hot beverage. A triangular warning sign. A...