Iran says it won’t ‘allow’ other countries to demine the Strait of Hormuz – New York Post

Iran says it won’t ‘allow’ other countries to demine the Strait of Hormuz – New York Post

Switch between CA and NY editions here. See more of our coverage in your search results. Iran will not “allow” other countries to de-mine the Strait of Hormuz, declaring only Tehran will take on the responsibility, according to its foreign ministry — despite expert analysis that it doesn’t have the capability.“Demining is to be carried out exclusively by Iran and...

Vector Institute launches open-source AI bias detector – BetaKit

Vector Institute launches open-source AI bias detector – BetaKit

There’s now an open-source tool to help detect biased language in writing and AI datasets, developed by a Canadian research hub. The news: Toronto’s Vector Institute released UnBias-Plus on Tuesday, a free tool that Vector research scientists say can detect and rewrite biased language, both in written content and within AI training data. Its developers say the tool scans for biased...

Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Advances, on Track to Wrap Quarter Up 20% — Live Updates – WSJ

Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Advances, on Track to Wrap Quarter Up 20% — Live Updates  WSJ Stock market today: Dow hits record, S&P 500 jumps to cap best quarter since 2020 amid massive chip rally  Yahoo Finance U.S. stocks just closed their best quarter in six years. Can America keep the boom going?  NBC News S&P 500, Nasdaq register best quarter since 2020...

Judge strikes down Trump’s restrictions on loan forgiveness for public servants – The Washington Post

Judge strikes down Trump’s restrictions on loan forgiveness for public servants  The Washington Post Judge blocks rule to strip public service workers of student loan forgiveness  The Guardian Judge strikes down Trump administration overhaul of student loan forgiveness program  WAVY.com Education Department Changes Graduate Student Loan Limit Rules Just Ahead Of July 1 Rollout  Yahoo Nursing gains ‘professional’ label for student loans after judge’s...

The Latest: Trump's envoys are in Qatar for Iran war mediation – WKMG

The Latest: Trump's envoys are in Qatar for Iran war mediation – WKMG

Associated PressPublished: June 30, 2026 at 9:19 AMUpdated: June 30, 2026 at 3:00 PMAssociated PressCopyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin listens in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, June 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)It’s been 123 days since the U.S. and Israel launched the...

Morocco Strengthens UN Partnerships on AI and South-South Cooperation at Open Source Week – iAfrica.com

Morocco Strengthens UN Partnerships on AI and South-South Cooperation at Open Source Week – iAfrica.com

How AI, innovation and technology are transforming the way Africans live, work and play. SubscribeMorocco’s Minister of Digital Transition and Administration Reform, Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni, has held a series of high-level bilateral meetings with senior United Nations officials on the sidelines of UN Open Source Week at UN Headquarters in New York — strengthening the Kingdom’s partnerships in digital...

New Zealand sentiment towards Asia warms amid declining trust in US – RNZ

New Zealand sentiment towards Asia warms amid declining trust in US – RNZ

A new report shows that New Zealanders are more likely to see China as a friend than the United States for the first time in a decade.The annual Perceptions of Asia and Asian Peoples (2026) survey, launched by the Asia New Zealand Foundation on Wednesday, found that New Zealanders' sentiment towards China has warmed since the last survey, with friend...