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Nato jets down drone that entered Lithuanian airspace
Nato fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace overnight, in what is thought to be the first time a Nato aircraft has destroyed a drone over Lithuania. The incident, confirmed by President Gitanas Nausėda, comes amid a pattern of drone incursions into Nato territory near Belarus and Russia, heightening concerns about the…
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Ben Wallace: It’s time for Britain to shoot down Putin’s drones
Former UK defence secretary Ben Wallace has called for Britain to help shoot down Russian drones and missiles over Ukrainian airspace, arguing this would protect Nato members bordering the conflict without amounting to escalation against Moscow. The intervention follows Poland’s months-long push for allies to take a more active role in air defence, a call…
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Calvert-Lewin scores twice as Leeds beat Newcastle 4-1
Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored twice as Leeds United thrashed Newcastle United 4-1 at Elland Road, a result that lifted Leeds up to third place in the Premier League table. The striker has now scored eight goals against Newcastle, more than against any other opponent, underlining his enduring dominance of the fixture, while the win further establishes…
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European football: Inter roar back to beat Udinese and join Roma at the top
Inter Milan came from two goals down to beat Udinese 5-3 on Monday, keeping pace with Roma at the top of Serie A after both sides made it four wins from four matches. The result matters for the early title race, as Inter and Roma now sit level on 12 points ahead of their direct…
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Reform and Tories back ECHR exit as Piddington goes to poll
Reform UK and the Conservatives have renewed calls for Britain to leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), visiting the Oxfordshire village of Piddington as its 350 residents held an unofficial “referendum” against government plans to house more than 1,200 male asylum seekers at a nearby military barracks. The visit, by Reform’s Suella Braverman…
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Calvert-Lewin shows the way as Leeds thrash limp Newcastle and rise to third
Leeds United thrashed Newcastle United 4-0 at Elland Road, a dominant performance that lifted Daniel Farke’s side to third in the Premier League table. The scale of the victory suggests Leeds’ strong start to the season may be more than a temporary upturn, coming less than a year after Farke faced significant pressure over his…
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Apple Releases iOS 27 and macOS Golden Gate with AI-Powered Siri
Apple has released its 2026 suite of major operating system updates—iOS 27, macOS 27 “Golden Gate”, watchOS 27, visionOS 27 and tvOS 27—headlined by a substantially overhauled, AI-powered Siri. The new Siri uses large language models to understand natural language requests, explain on-screen content, search a user’s personal history such as old emails and texts,…
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Russia readies new 500-mile missile as weapon expert warns of ‘terminal end game surprises’
Ukrainian military intelligence has warned that Russia is preparing to conduct final tests by the end of the year on a new ballistic missile with a range of up to 800km (roughly 500 miles), a development that could further strain Ukraine’s air defences. Speaking at a Ukraine-NATO Interparliamentary Council meeting, a Ukrainian defence intelligence official…
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Europe must build own AI or risk getting cut off by US or China, says ECB’s Lagarde
Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, has warned that Europe must urgently develop its own artificial intelligence models and build more datacentres to avoid becoming dangerously dependent on the US or China. Speaking in Vienna, she argued that if this dependence is left unchecked, trade partners could gain unprecedented leverage over Europe, potentially…
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Siri AI is here as Apple releases iOS 27, macOS Golden Gate and other major OS updates
Apple has released the public versions of iOS 27, macOS 27 (“Golden Gate”), iPadOS 27, watchOS 27 and visionOS 27, headlined by the long-delayed debut of Siri AI, a major overhaul of its virtual assistant. Siri AI can draw on personal information from various apps and use on-screen context to give more relevant responses, and…