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Norway tells primary schools to keep generative AI out of pupils' work
Prime minister Jonas Gahr Store said new guidelines generally prohibit the tools for younger pupils and restrict them for older students from the next school year.
Israeli strikes kill at least 47 in southern Lebanon after the Iran deal
Hezbollah said it had Iranian assurances on an eventual withdrawal, four Israeli soldiers were killed near Nabatieh, and Sudan reported more drone deaths.
Iran and the United States sign a ceasefire memorandum as Hormuz traffic ticks up
Officials said the deal was signed remotely, the naval blockade ended, and Iran set out fees and registration rules for the strait.
Ebola deaths in Congo reach 202 as an English HPV study estimates lives saved
Africa CDC counted 202 deaths from 875 confirmed cases, and a Lancet paper estimated the HPV vaccine had prevented about 200 cervical-cancer deaths in England.
Sherwood's Major Oak dies as bird flu kills seal pups on Heard Island
Scientists said the ancient oak produced no new leaves after hot dry summers, and an H5 outbreak killed more than 13,000 southern elephant seal pups.
Indonesia suspends free meals on public holidays
The national nutrition agency cited efficiency and a program review, and said the pause should reduce spending.
The Grammys add an Asian pop category as Veracruz yields an early classic find
The Recording Academy created five new awards for 2027, and Mexican archaeologists uncovered a circular platform and a carved monolith.
The World Cup opens as the Knicks win their first title since 1973
Mexico beat South Africa 2-0 in the opener, Canada took a first World Cup point, and New York closed out San Antonio in Game 5.
Trump and Sharif say Iran and the United States have a deal
The announcement covered a 60-day ceasefire extension and a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, after a week of strikes and a disputed closure.
A skydive plane and two helicopters crash as a fight card is staged at the White House
Twelve people died in a Missouri skydive crash, six people including singer Oliver Tree died in Rio, and UFC held Freedom 250 on the South Lawn.
World Cup arrivals meet Ebola screening and visa denials
Co-hosts set health measures for travelers from affected parts of Africa, while players and officials reported being stopped at the United States border.
SpaceX debuts on Nasdaq as Washington orders limits on Anthropic models
Elon Musk was reported to become the first dollar trillionaire, the Commerce Department restricted two Claude models, and NASA named an Artemis III crew.
Jakarta students protest fuel prices and the free meals program
Hundreds marched against President Prabowo over a price hike and spending on Free Nutritious Meals, while oil markets swung on the Iran talks.
Britain starts meningitis shots after two deaths at Kent
A campus outbreak killed two people, Northern Ireland extended the offer to students, and Brazil paused a dengue vaccine pending review.
China sanctions a Philippine defence chief as a new Detroit bridge opening slips
Beijing barred Gilbert Teodoro and his family, and the Gordie Howe bridge opening was delayed amid trade tensions.
Armenia's governing party wins as Britain's defence secretary resigns
Civil Contract won a parliamentary majority but fell short of two-thirds, and John Healey resigned over armed-forces funding.
A magnitude 7.8 quake hits Mindanao as the United States logs a near-record spring
At least 35 people were killed in the Philippine quake, the toll later rose, and NOAA called the spring the country's second-warmest on record.
Death of a Salesman leads the Tonys as Wenders pulls an old film
The Broadway revival won six Tony Awards, and Wim Wenders withdrew The Wrong Move after Nastassja Kinski objected to a scene filmed when she was 13.
Mirra Andreeva wins the French Open as Golden Tempo takes the Belmont
Andreeva beat Maja Chwalinska in straight sets, and Golden Tempo added the Belmont Stakes five weeks after the Kentucky Derby.
A private nuclear microreactor reaches criticality in the United States
The Energy Department said a company-built microreactor went critical, while North Korea showed a plant for nuclear-weapon fuel and researchers began an AI-designed vaccine trial.
Congo counts 344 Ebola cases as Kenya blocks a quarantine site
A Kenyan court paused a United States quarantine plan after protests, while a doctor treated in Berlin was discharged and measles counts rose elsewhere.
Putin rejects a meeting with Zelensky as strikes hit ships and a Romanian port
The Russian president said he saw no point in a face-to-face talk, while a Ukrainian drone attack killed Azerbaijani sailors and a surface vessel exploded in Constanta.
Lebanon's ceasefire frays as Iran says talks have made little progress
Israeli strikes continued in Lebanon, Hezbollah rejected a deal without withdrawal, and Washington and Tehran argued over whether negotiations were still alive.