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Global markets reacted to failed Iran peace talks with stocks falling and oil prices surging past $100 a barrel as a U.S. blockade loomed. In San Francisco, authorities arrested individuals in separate incidents targeting OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's home, including a Molotov cocktail attack by a suspect who allegedly traveled from Texas intending to kill him.

Nicole Kidman has revealed plans to study to become a death doula following her mother's recent death, sharing personal motivations and reflections on grief.

A new COVID-19 variant designated BA.3.2, nicknamed 'Cicada,' is spreading globally with significant genetic mutations that may enhance immune evasion, though its severity and growth advantage remain uncertain.

President Donald Trump is requesting $152 million in his fiscal 2027 budget to begin converting Alcatraz Island back into a state-of-the-art secure prison facility, according to a White House budget document. The plan aims to house America's most violent offenders, reviving a site that has been a tourist attraction for decades.

Arm has unveiled its first in-house processor, the AGI CPU, marking a strategic departure from its licensing model and intensifying competition in the data centre sector. The chip is expected to enter production later this year.

Microsoft presented details about its next-generation console, Project Helix, at GDC in San Francisco, describing it as a technical leap forward.

A six-year-old deaf boy was deported from the United States after being denied access to his hearing aids by DHS officials, according to a report.

Elon Musk appeared in a San Francisco courtroom on Wednesday, facing a lawsuit alleging he intentionally drove down Twitter's stock price before his $44 billion acquisition in 2022. The lawsuit represents shareholders who sold stock between May 13 and October 4, 2022.