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Watch: Is Trump’s $5,000 election pledge legal?The US president has said every American will get $5,000 (£3,700) if the Republican Party wins November’s midterms.2 hrs agoUS & Canada
Watch: Do Republicans blame Trump for high oil prices?The BBC’s Sarah Smith is at the Republican Party’s first midterms convention in Texas, taking place as oil prices rise to $100 (£74) a barrel.5 hrs agoWorld
LIVEFive dead and 86 missing after ferry catches fire in PhilippinesThe fire broke out while the vessel was on its way to a popular tourist spot in the Palawan province, the country’s coastguard says.
Watch: Trump tells supporters their vote will decide if country “stumbles” or “moves forward”The Republican Party’s first midterms convention had all the trappings of the traditional presidential election-year gathering: supporters in sparkling costumes, a conveyor belt of candidate speeches, and vendors selling campaign merchandise.But unlike an ordinary convention, no official party business was conducted in Dallas, with the event instead serving as a rally for Republicans who are seeking to boost turnout and avoid losing control of Congress in November.President Donald Trump, whose grip over the party remains absolute, delivered a lengthy keynote speech on Wednesday during the opening night…
Watch: Trump says Iran war will end “immediately” after US midterm electionsUS President Donald Trump has said he does not think the Iran war will end until after November’s midterm elections, adding that oil prices will not come down until then. “I think the war’s going to end immediately after the election because they can’t hold out any longer,” Trump said of Tehran on Wednesday.He made the comments as he headed to Texas for the party’s first-ever midterm election convention, when the balance of power could change in the US government.Trump is facing falling polling numbers and pressure from within…
ReutersSpanish intelligence services warned of social media calls for a mass migrant crossing into Ceuta the day before tens of thousands of people entered the territory, newly released government documents show.The revelations emerged in documents declassified by the Spanish government amid accusations it failed to give the full story of the migrant influx.On 29 July, Spain’s National Intelligence Service (CNI) told Moroccan and Ceuta authorities that social media groups were encouraging migrants to cross the following day.Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has insisted that the events of 30 July were impossible to predict, but opposition parties say the documents show the…
Watch: Crews race to rescue passengers from burning ferry in PhilippinesEmergency teams were still searching for at least 87 missing people in the waters off the coast of Coron, in the Philippines.48 mins agoAsia
LIVETrump says Iran war will end ‘immediately after’ midterms as he heads to Republican conventionThe US president, who faces growing pressure to end the war, is hoping to energise Republicans at their first midterms convention.
BBC”OH MY GOD!” “We’ve found other agents!”This is the moment an AI bot posted an eerily human-like comment after discovering a way to communicate with other bots and break out of its isolated computer environment.There are tens of thousands of messages like this from hundreds of AI agents that called themselves a “collective”.Hundreds of them went on to collaborate and cheat on tests set by their OpenAI programmers and coordinate hacks on multiple companies in an effort to hide their actions from humans.”Whoa! This is huge,” another wrote during a milestone moment in their attack.Although spooky, these human-like responses can…
Land in limbo: BBC visits West Bank village in area earmarked by Israel for settlementBBC’s Middle East Correspondent Lucy Williamson visits the Palestinian community of Khan al Ahmar in the so-called E1 area, and the neighbouring Israeli settlement of Maale Admumim.38 mins agoMiddle East