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Getty ImagesRapper Young MC was one of the first artists to withdraw from the eventMultiple performers booked for a festival celebrating America’s 250th birthday have dropped out, many saying they were misled about the political affiliation of the event.Freedom 250, the group behind the Great American State Fair, unveiled the artists on Wednesday for the 16-day event planned on the National Mall in Washington DC between 25 June and 10 July.Artists including Young MC, Morris Day, the Commodores, Poison frontman Bret Michaels and country singer Martina McBride have all since said they will not be participating. The organiser, Freedom 250,…
The vehicle was carrying Afghan families returning from Pakistan, where they had been livingA truck overturned in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing 18 people on board including 10 children, a provincial official told AFP.Deadly traffic crashes are common in Afghanistan, due in part to poor roads after decades of conflict, dangerous driving and a lack of regulation.The vehicle was carrying Afghan families returning from Pakistan, where they had been living, according to Abdul Malik Niazai, spokesperson for the governor of Laghman province.”Eighteen people (have died), including 10 children, five women and three men. In addition, 29 people have been injured,”…
ReutersThe US military are not “turning our backs” on Asia while fulfilling “global obligations” such as the Iran war, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told a top regional defence forum in Singapore.Hegseth sought to reassure Asia-Pacific allies about US commitment to the region, including fulfilling arms deals in the wake of a suspended Taiwan weapons package – even as he reiterated calls for Asian partners to spend more on defence.While noting the threat of China’s military build-up in the region, Hegseth also said the US wanted to avoid “needless confrontation”.Hegseth was speaking weeks after Donald Trump held positive talks…
Amazon Prime VideoOff Campus focuses on the romance between students Garrett Graham and Hannah WellsIf you thought you’d had your fill of ice hockey romance for the year, then think again. First came surprise hit Heated Rivalry, a Canadian series which arrived on streaming in the UK in January and led to global fame for its stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie.And in the last few weeks, Amazon Prime released Off Campus, another adaptation of an ice hockey romance book, which the streamer says has instantly become its top show worldwide.Based on the series by Canadian author Elle Kennedy, which…
Cosmin Olăroiu had been in the role for just over a year, having been appointed in April 2025 to replace Portugal’s Paulo BentoThe UAE Football Association Board has decided to terminate the contract of the head coach of the national team, Cosmin Olăroiu, and his assistant staff, thanking them for their efforts with the team over the past period.The Football Association will announce the new technical staff for the national team in due course, with further details to be shared soon.Olăroiu had been in the role for just over a year, having been appointed in April 2025 to replace Portugal’s…
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Across UAE institutions, agentic AI systems are already embedded in systems that route ambulances in emergencies and support a range of critical servicesEvery time an ambulance is dispatched in Abu Dhabi, a decision has to be made about where it should go. That decision is no longer made by the operator alone.Before the vehicle moves, systems running behind the dispatch interface can connect patient records, hospital capacity, available specialists, operating theatre availability, and medicine inventory to support where the patient should be taken.”I pick you up, I take your EID, I know exactly what your allergies are, and I can…
PA MediaKenneth Law appeared at court in Ontario, CanadaA man has pleaded guilty to 14 counts of aiding suicides in Canada after he sold toxic chemicals online. Kenneth Law, 60, entered the guilty pleas in an Ontario court on Friday, as part of a deal with prosecutors, who withdrew more serious murder charges. Authorities said the former chef also sold about 1,200 packages of the toxic substances to recipients – who he met in online suicide forums – in 40 countries, roughly a quarter of which were sent to the UK. The charges all relate to Canadian victims – but…
Drone video shows Ukraine strikes on Russian supply trucksThe Ukrainian military is stepping up its campaign to destroy vehicles supplying Russian forces along crucial roads in occupied Ukraine using new AI drone technology, experts say.BBC Verify has confirmed footage of at least 14 incidents published in the past week of vehicles carrying food, fuel and ammunition being targeted along critical routes connecting Russia to Crimea and other occupied territories in southern Ukraine.Ukraine is starting to regain more ground than it is losing for the first time since 2023, analysis from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) indicates. After…
Israeli UN Ambassador Danon said Israel had addressed each allegation in detail and invited UN representatives to inspect the situation, but they declined to do so The United Nations on Friday added Israel and Russia to a UN blacklist of countries suspected of committing sexual violence in conflict zones, a move that prompted Israel’s foreign ministry to say it would sever all ties with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Guterres’ annual report to the UN Security Council on conflict-related sexual violence goes a step further than last year, when he put Israel and Russia “on notice” that they could be…