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Decisions made by governments and major institutions can shape international relations, travel and economic conditions. This topic brings together those developments and their consequences for people across the region.

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UMG asks court to dismiss US musicians’ union lawsuit over Udio AI deal

  • UMG seeks dismissal of AFM lawsuit over Udio AI licensing deal
  • UMG says its union contract sets no rate for AI training use
  • Judge compared the dispute to how rap sampling was resolved

Universal Music Group has filed a motion asking a US federal court to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) over UMG's licensing of members' recordings to AI music platform Udio. UMG argues that the union's collective bargaining agreement sets no fixed rate for…

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Senate confirms new CDC director as diarrhea-causing parasite outbreak sweeps US

  • Senate confirms Dr Erica Schwartz as new CDC director
  • Vote split along party lines amid political health tensions
  • Comes as Cyclospora parasite outbreak spreads across the US

The US Senate has confirmed Dr Erica Schwartz as the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a vote that comes as the country grapples with a growing outbreak of Cyclospora, a parasite that causes severe diarrhoeal illness. The confirmation is significant given ongoing…

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Real Madrid seal record fee for Yan Diomandé from Leipzig

  • Real Madrid agree record £115.7m deal for Yan Diomandé from Leipzig
  • Diomandé becomes the most expensive African player in history
  • Madrid also holding positive contract talks to keep Vinícius Júnior

Real Madrid have agreed a club-record fee of €135m (£115.7m) with RB Leipzig for 19-year-old forward Yan Diomandé, sealing the transfer on Wednesday after weeks of negotiations in which Paris Saint-Germain withdrew from the race. The move makes Diomandé the most expensive African player in history, surpassing the…

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Popular aviation influencer Shaun Dunne lifts lid on his new role after landing Dublin Airport gig – as he reveals details of next move in his highly ambitious plan…

  • Aviation influencer Shaun Dunne, 19, starts job at Dublin Airport
  • Role helps fund his ambition to train as a commercial pilot
  • His page Shaun's Aviation has almost 32,000 followers

Nineteen-year-old Shaun Dunne, the Irish teenager behind the popular social media page Shaun's Aviation, has landed a job as a passenger service agent at Dublin Airport, moving from watching planes outside the perimeter fence to working inside Terminal 2. He attended a job interview on the evening of…

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PlayStation is getting “most” of Sony’s estimated $508 million tariff refund, but despite lawsuits there are no apparent plans to give refunds for price-hiked PS5s

  • Sony expects most of a $508m tariff refund to go to PlayStation.
  • Sony raised PS5 prices this year, citing tariffs as a factor.
  • No refunds planned for consumers despite lawsuits over the price hikes.

Sony is set to receive the bulk of an estimated $508 million (roughly £395 million) in refunds tied to US tariffs, with PlayStation's hardware business identified as the primary beneficiary of the recovered funds. The disclosure comes despite Sony having raised PS5 prices in several regions this year,…

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Prestigious private tennis club culls Canada geese in secret ‘because they kept making a mess on the courts’

  • Private tennis club secretly culled Canada geese fouling its courts
  • Action reportedly taken discreetly to avoid public attention
  • Raises questions over wildlife control rules for private landowners

A prestigious private tennis club has reportedly culled Canada geese on its grounds, carrying out the action discreetly after the birds repeatedly fouled the courts. The move is likely to prove controversial, as culling wild geese is a sensitive issue that often draws criticism from animal welfare campaigners…

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Review: Spider-Man: Brand New Day reminds us that superhero movies can be good

  • Reviewer calls "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" a standout among recent superhero films
  • Peter Parker, forgotten by loved ones, undergoes a disturbing physical mutation
  • He battles a new mind-controlling villain threatening the Department of Damage Control

Ars Technica's review of "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" praises the film as one of the rare recent superhero movies that genuinely succeeds, crediting director Destin Daniel Cretton with grounding the spectacle in well-developed characters and emotional depth. The reviewer places it alongside "Deadpool & Wolverine" and "Thunderbolts*" as…

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Dem drops US Senate bid, leaving independent candidate as lone challenger to incumbent GOP Sen Mike Rounds

  • Democrat Julian Beaudion quits South Dakota Senate race
  • Independent candidate now sole challenger to Sen Mike Rounds
  • Republican Rounds remains heavy favourite in conservative-leaning state

Democratic candidate Julian Beaudion has withdrawn from South Dakota's US Senate race, leaving an independent as the sole remaining challenger to Republican incumbent Sen Mike Rounds. The move reflects the difficult political terrain Democrats face in the deeply conservative state, where the party has struggled to field competitive…

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