25+ min ago (542+ words) The trip underscores the growing role of the US military buildup to pressure Venezuela over alleged drug-trafficking operations. The United States" top military officer traveled to Puerto Rico on Monday as Washington continues one of its largest naval deployments in the Caribbean in decades, escalating tensions with Venezuela centred on alleged anti-drug operations. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and President Donald Trump"s chief military adviser, met with troops stationed in Puerto Rico and on board a Navy warship in regional waters on Monday. Caine"s office said the visit would allow him to "engage with service members and thank them for their outstanding support to regional missions. It is Caine"s second trip to the region since the Pentagon expanded its operations in the Caribbean, including the deployment of the Gerald R Ford, the Navy…...

1+ hour, 32+ min ago (919+ words) Attacks come as Zelenskyy said he plans to discuss sensitive issues from US's peace proposal with Trump. Russian forces have launched a drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian capital, killing at least one person, as officials from Ukraine and the United States sought to rework a plan proposed by Washington to end the war. In a statement on Tuesday, Ukraine's State Emergency Service said the overnight attack on Kyiv damaged residential buildings in the Pecherskyi and Dniprovskyi districts. "In Kyiv, as a result of a night attack, two people were killed, six were injured, and 18 people were rescued, including three children,the service said. Another attack on Brovarsky, Bila Tserkva and Vyshgorod districts, hours later, wounded a 14-year-old child, it added. The attack followed talks between US and Ukrainian representatives in Switzerland's Geneva to thrash out Washington's so-called 28-point…...

1+ hour, 43+ min ago (59+ words) Russia says three people killed and 10 injured in attack on Rostov region, while Ukraine says attack on Kyiv killed six. Russia says three people killed and 10 injured in attack on Rostov region, while Ukraine says attack on Kyiv killed six. Zelenskyy says Kyiv seeking compromises that strengthen Ukraine, not weaken it By Tim Hume and Rory Sullivan...

1+ hour, 43+ min ago (59+ words) Russia says three people killed and 10 injured in attack on Rostov region, while Ukraine says attack on Kyiv killed six. Russia says three people killed and 10 injured in attack on Rostov region, while Ukraine says attack on Kyiv killed six. Zelenskyy says Kyiv seeking compromises that strengthen Ukraine, not weaken it By Tim Hume and Rory Sullivan...

1+ hour, 43+ min ago (59+ words) Russia says three people killed and 10 injured in attack on Rostov region, while Ukraine says attack on Kyiv killed two. Russia says three people killed and 10 injured in attack on Rostov region, while Ukraine says attack on Kyiv killed two. Zelenskyy says Kyiv seeking compromises that strengthen Ukraine, not weaken it By Tim Hume and Rory Sullivan...

3+ hour, 27+ min ago (490+ words) Fletcher fought for greater recognition of one of the deadliest incidents of race violence in US history. Viola Ford Fletcher, one of the last survivors of Oklahoma's 1921 Tulsa Massacre, has died at age 111. Despite her advanced age, Fletcher was a well-known activist thanks to her work trying to win justice for the victims of one of the worst episodes of racial violence in United States history. "Today, our city mourns the loss of Mother Viola Fletcher. She was a survivor of one of the darkest chapters in our city's history and endured more than anyone should," Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols wrote in a Facebook post. "Mother Fletcher carried 111 years of truth, resilience, and grace and was a reminder of how far we've come and how far we must still go." Fletcher was seven years old at the time of the…...

3+ hour, 28+ min ago (330+ words) Reports say doctors diagnosed the woman with critically low blood sugar, likely leading to her weakened condition. A woman in Thailand has shocked staff at a Buddhist temple when she started moving in her coffin after being brought in for cremation. Wat Rat Prakhong Tham, a temple in the province of Nonthaburi on the outskirts of the capital, Bangkok, posted a video on its Facebook page, showing a woman lying in a white coffin in the back of a pick-up truck, slightly moving her arms and head, leaving temple staff bewildered. He said they heard a faint knock coming from the coffin. "I was a bit surprised, so I asked them to open the coffin, and everyone was startled," he said. "I saw her opening her eyes slightly and knocking on the side of the coffin. She must have been…...

3+ hour, 38+ min ago (69+ words) Protesters in the UK have been arrested for holding up signs that say "I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action. UK protesters arent giving up the fight to save Palestine Action Protesters in the UK have been arrested for holding up signs that say "I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action, as the group prepares for a major legal challenge against the UKs decision to ban it....

3+ hour, 50+ min ago (406+ words) Trump signs order to integrate supercomputers and data assets in order to create "AI experimentation platform. Trump's order directs US Energy Secretary Chris Wright to unite scientists and technologies at the country's 17 national laboratories into "one cooperative system for research. Under the initiative, US supercomputers and data resources will be integrated to create a "closed-loop AI experimentation platform, according to the order. The White House, which likened the initiative to the Apollo programme that put the first man on the moon, said priority areas of focus would include the "greatest scientific challenges of our time, such as nuclear fusion, semiconductors, critical materials and space exploration. Michael Kratsios, the White House's top science adviser, said the'initiative took a "revolutionary approach to scientific research. "The Genesis Mission connects world-class scientific data with the most advanced American AI to unlock breakthroughs in medicine,…...

4+ hour, 21+ min ago (119+ words) A Yazidi girl who survived ISIL captivity films herself to process her trauma as rescuers search for her missing family. A Yazidi girl who survived ISIL captivity films herself to process her trauma as rescuers search for her missing family. Mediha, a teenage Yazidi girl from Iraq, shares her story after four years of abduction and enslavement by ISIL (ISIS). Through intimate video diaries, she confronts trauma and seeks justice by initiating legal action against her captors. Meanwhile, rescuers risk their lives to look for her missing mother and younger brother in Syria and Turkiye. As Mediha fights for accountability, she holds onto hope for reunion and a future of healing. Mediha is a documentary film by Hasan Oswald....