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TRT World - US military says it shot down Iranian drone near aircraft carrier
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (267+ words) The US military on Tuesday shot down an Iranian drone that "aggressively" approached the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea, the US military said. The Iranian Shahed-139 drone was flying towards the carrier "with unclear intent" and was…...
TRT World - No breakthrough in meeting between top US banks and cryptocurrency firms over crypto legislation
4+ hour, 4+ min ago (396+ words) A White House meeting aimed at breaking a months-long stalemate between major US banks and cryptocurrency firms ended without any agreement, underscoring industry divisions that continue to threaten progress on landmark digital-asset legislation. Reuters reporting on Tuesday said the closed-door…...
TRT World - Who should pay for the harm caused by children’s social media use?
11+ hour, 42+ min ago (1269+ words) The global push to regulate children's social media use is shifting responsibility away from parental control and towards platforms engineered to profit from children's attention. Across the world, as governments take steps to regulate children's social media use, the debate…...
TRT World - Tom Cruise moves out of his London residence after violent robbery in neighbourhood
15+ hour, 55+ min ago (159+ words) Hollywood star Tom Cruise has moved out of his luxury London residence amid growing safety concerns in the area, British media reported. The Daily Express reported on Monday that the 63-year-old actor decided to leave the Knightsbridge suburb following a…...
TRT World - Drone crashes inside Polish military base near arms depot
18+ hour, 48+ min ago (238+ words) Poland's military police are investigating how an unmanned aerial vehicle of unknown origin managed to enter restricted airspace and crash inside a military compound in the country's northeast'just metres from an arms depot. The incident occurred on January 28 at the…...
TRT World - Musk merges xAI into SpaceX to pursue space-based data centres
19+ hour, 7+ min ago (274+ words) Elon Musk's SpaceX has taken over his artificial intelligence company xAI in a merger aimed at deploying space-based data centres, according to a statement. The acquisition combines SpaceX's rocket capabilities with xAI's technology to create what Musk described as "the…...
TRT World - Kiev under fire as Russia launches fresh missile and drone strikes
21+ hour, 38+ min ago (227+ words) The Ukrainian capital Kiev has come under a fresh Russian missile attack, with initial reports indicating damage to apartment blocks and other civilian buildings. Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kiev's military administration, said in a post on Telegram that several apartment…...
TRT World - Egypt officially blocks Roblox, citing risks to children
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (413+ words) Egyptian authorities have officially blocked the online gaming platform Roblox, citing concerns over content that officials say promotes harmful behaviour among children, according to Egyptian media reports. Essam al-Amir, deputy head of the Supreme Council for Media Regulation, said a…...
TRT World - Indonesia landslide death toll rises to at least 64
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (248+ words) The death toll from last week's landslide in Indonesia rose to 64, as search and rescue operations continued on the eighth day for 16 missing people in West Java, state-run news agency Antara has reported. Four more bodies were recovered from the…...
TRT World - US lawmakers warn Nvidia chips are boosting China's military AI
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (388+ words) A group of US lawmakers issued a warning on Thursday over allowing tech giant Nvidia to sell advanced chips in China, alleging that its support to AI startup DeepSeek has helped boost Chinese military capabilities. "When Nvidia technology ends up…...