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By Sarah Shamim Published On 10 Mar 202510 Mar 2025

United States President Donald Trump has set in motion a process to redesignate Yemen’s Houthis as a “foreign terrorist organisation”, the White House has said. Trump’s executive order signed on Wednesday directs Secretary of State Marco Rubio to submit a report concerning the designation within 30 days after consultation with the director of national intelligence…

Carlos Alcaraz’s chase of a three-peat at India Wells continued on Thursday evening as the Spaniard overcame Francisco Cerundolo and will face Jack Draper, who in turn ended the hopes of the youngest American since 2004 to reach the event’s quarterfinals. Ben Shelton, at 22, had made headlines for his run on home soil but…

Security personnel investigate after a vehicle intentionally drove into a crowd on New Orleans’s Canal and Bourbon streets on January 1 [Gerald Herbert/AP Photo]

Google has dropped a pledge not to use artificial intelligence for weapons or surveillance in its updated ethics policy on the powerful technology. In its previous version of “AI Principles”, the California-based internet giant included a commitment not to pursue AI technologies that “cause or are likely to cause overall harm”, including weapons and surveillance…

Outgoing United States President Joe Biden has said he believes the “soul of America” remains at stake, less than a week before Donald Trump is set to enter the White House for a second presidential term. In a letter released on Wednesday morning, just hours before he is set to deliver a farewell address to…