International

Flydubai hijacking alert on flight from UAE to Israel

The aircraft reportedly transmitted emergency code 7500 before turning towards Saudi airspace, while Israeli fighter jets were scrambled. Reports of a possible hijacking incident involving...

OpenAI scraps GPT-6.1 Astra over model safety concerns

The company says its latest autonomous AI model failed to meet its safety standards as scrutiny grows over increasingly powerful AI agents. OpenAI has announced...

Turkish comedian released after conviction for insulting Erdoğan

The Turkish stand-up comedian was sentenced to almost 19 months but released due to time already served, while an appeal remains pending. An Istanbul court...

UK prepares for possible US diesel export ban

The UK relies on the US for around a third of its diesel imports, with prices already at record levels amid mounting global supply...

Greece–Cyprus to link Gov.gr Wallet and Digital Citizen apps

The Cyprus-Greece digital link is set to expand as the Hellenic Parliament considers ratifying a protocol to amend the cooperation memorandum on digital transformation...