President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dismissed Turkey’s deputy education minister after two school shootings that left nine people dead, according to the official gazette published late Friday. Eight students aged 10 and 11 and a teacher were killed this month when a 14-year-old opened fire at a school in the southern province of Kahramanmaras. Authorities said the attacker, who…
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday urged NATO allies to stick together after a report that the United States was mulling action against Spain over its refusal to support operations against Iran. “NATO must remain united. I believe it is a source of strength,” Meloni told reporters as she attended an EU summit in Nicosia, Cyprus. The Reuters…
The US Justice Department said Friday it is dropping a criminal probe on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, paving the way for his replacement’s Senate confirmation, amid concerns over President Donald Trump’s attacks on the independent central bank. “I have directed my office to close our investigation,” US Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced on X. Pirro said the inspector general…
Tesla’s much-touted autonomous “robotaxi”, called the Cybercab, has started production, CEO Elon Musk said on Friday, a day after the carmaker reported first-quarter profits that beat expectations. Musk posted a promotional video on X, accompanied by the brief caption, “Cybercab has started production.” The 38-second clip, mostly shot from within a driverless Cybercab, showed the vehicle rolling off the…
Israel and Lebanon extended a shaky ceasefire by three weeks, President Donald Trump said Thursday, as the United States remained at a standstill in negotiations with Iran to end the Middle East war. Trump announced the truce extension as he met with ambassadors of the two countries and despite recent Israeli strikes in Lebanon and fresh rocket fire from…
Norway said Friday it will present a bill this year making it the latest country seeking to ban social networks for under 16s, adding that technology companies will be responsible for verifying the age of its users. “We are introducing this legislation because we want a childhood where children get to be children. Play, friendships, and everyday life must…
