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This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hongkongers should brace for cooler weather on Sunday as temperatures are expected to drop to as low as 13 degrees Celsius (55.4 Fahrenheit). The Hong Kong Observatory said on Saturday that the mercury would plunge to about 13 degrees in urban areas the next day and a couple of degrees lower in the New Territories. The maximum temperature is forecast to be 18...

Dressed like 1970s rock stars evoking bands like Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Velvet Sundown look the part of a real band – with one key difference: despite millions of listeners, they do not exist. The group is generated by artificial intelligence. AI-generated music is exploding, with the rapid expansion of platforms like the United States’ Suno and Udio, as well as China’s Mureka. From creation to copyright, the technology is making waves globally. But the US and China are approaching it...

Hawke was joined by "The Weight" director Padraic McKinley and co-stars Julia Jones and Austin Amelio at the IndieWire Studio, presented by Dropbox.

In some of the cases Scotland's prosecution service is considering whether to bring corporate homicide charges.

An explosion took place on Saturday at a building in the Iranian city of Bandar Abbas on the Gulf coast, state media reported, although the cause of the blast was as yet unknown. State television said the explosion occurred at an eight-storey building, “destroying two floors, several vehicles and shops” in the area of Moallem Boulevard in the city. Rescue and firefighting teams were on site to provide help, it added. The official IRNA news agency quoted the director general of crisis management...

Residents in the Greenlandic towns of Sismiut and Nuuk tell Annabel Grossman that despite the months of tensions and mounting threats they still welcome a relationship with America

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Reports are emerging on social media that Paul Brown, the FBI Special Agent in Charge at the Atlanta Field Office, was “forced out of that job earlier this month,” according to MSNOW’s Ken Dilanian. The post EXCLUSIVE: Atlanta Field Office Special Agent in Charge Allegedly Removed For Slow-Walking Election Fraud Investigation appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

The councillor was chosen after Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham was blocked from standing.

The councillor was chosen after Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham was blocked from standing.

Hundreds of truck drivers waited for hours in miles-long lines to cross the border between Colombia and Ecuador as reciprocal tariffs loomed.

The Greens' new leader has generated a lot of excitement. Can he translate the buzz into electoral success?