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Narva 'People's Republic' Rumors Dismissed by Locals and Estonian Officials

Calls on social media for a breakaway 'People's Republic of Narva' have circulated, but residents, local journalists and Estonian intelligence say the stories are provocative or plainly false. Online calls for Narva to secede from Estonia and form a so-called "People's Republic of Narva" have spread on social platforms and messaging apps. Estonian intelligence has labelled the posts provocative, while the city's mayor and most residents dismiss them as nonsense. Narva sits on Estonia’s eastern border opposite the Russian town of Ivangorod. Around 52,000 people live there and the city is predominantly Russian-speaking; roughly a third of residents also hold Russian passports. The border crossing is open on foot during the day, though Russian authorities have barred vehicle traffic while a bridge is repaired. Despite its linguistic and family ties to Russia, Narva also has strong...

Hundreds Shelter in Central Beirut as Fighting Spreads, Families Say

Displaced families from southern Beirut are living in makeshift tents inside downtown Azarieh buildings. They face cramped conditions, constant fear from explosions and an uncertain future as the conflict widens. Hundreds of displaced Lebanese are sheltering in the Azarieh buildings in central Beirut after violence spread beyond traditional front lines. About 250 families now live in improvised tents in the commercial district, with a communal kitchen, water and aid distributions but little space, privacy or peace. Fatme A., who fled her home in Ouzai with her husband, mother and seven-year-old daughter, described life in a cloth shelter among stacked mattresses and other families. Her husband, a carpenter, helps repair tents and organize the makeshift camp. Nights are hardest, she says: the explosions are loud and children sleep fully dressed from fear. The escalation follows the wider conflict tied to Ira...

India’s Supreme Court Labels AI-Crafted Citations ‘Misconduct’ as Fake Precedents Surface

India’s top court has flagged a judgment that relied on AI-generated, non-existent case law as misconduct, raising fresh alarms about the use of chatbots and legal AI amid a massive court backlog and risks of bias. India's Supreme Court has called a lower-court ruling that cited four non-existent precedents—later found to be generated by an AI tool—more than a simple error, labeling it "misconduct" and issuing notices to the attorney general, solicitor general and the Bar Council of India. The problem surfaced on appeal in a land dispute from Andhra Pradesh. The fabricated citations were believable enough to shape a judgment before they were exposed, underscoring how easily large language models can invent authoritative-sounding legal material. The episode is part of a wider trend: judges and lawyers around the world are experimenting with AI to cope with huge caseloads, but the technology can...

Artemis II Breaks Orbit, Rockets Toward First Crewed Moon Flyby Since 1972

NASA's Artemis II crew fired a translunar injection burn, leaving Earth and setting course for a 10-day lunar flyby — the first crewed trip past the moon in more than half a century. NASA's Artemis II astronauts fired their main engine Thursday and left Earth's orbit, putting the Orion capsule on course for a lunar flyby. Mission control in Houston confirmed it was a "good burn," sending the four-person crew toward the moon. The burn came about 25 hours after the Space Launch System rocket launched the Orion capsule from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen told mission control he and his crewmates were riveted to the windows, describing a "beautiful view of the dark side of the Earth lit by the moon." With the translunar injection complete, Orion will now coast largely under orbital mechanics for the remainder of the flight. The crew spent their ...

Convoy to Iran Raised Alarm — But Iraq’s Internal Split Is the Bigger Risk

A filmed convoy of Iraqis crossing into Iran sparked fears Iraq might be pulled into the Iran war. Experts say the convoy itself won’t change the battlefield, but Iran-aligned militias operating inside Iraq are deepening a dangerous security split at home. A convoy of trucks carrying Iraqis into Iran, reportedly on a "humanitarian mission," triggered concern that Iraq could be drawn into the fighting around Iran. Analysts say the convoy itself is unlikely to alter a war driven by airstrikes and missile fire, but the incident highlights a growing problem: Iran-allied militias inside Iraq are escalating tensions and threatening the state's stability. The fighters belong to the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), a 238,000-strong umbrella set up in 2014 and now formally part of Iraq’s security forces. Some PMF factions are closely aligned with Iran and considered part of the so-called "axis...

EU Urges Citizens to Cut Travel and Energy Use as Iran War Tightens Global Supplies

With the Iran war rattling Gulf supplies and pushing prices higher, EU leaders are asking Europeans to drive and fly less, work from home and conserve fuel while preparing for competition with Asia over scarce LNG. The European Commission has urged its more than 400 million citizens to reduce flying and driving, work from home and otherwise conserve energy as the conflict involving Iran tightens global supplies. EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen told ministers in Brussels the bloc should save diesel and jet fuel and shift to public transport, car‑sharing and efficient driving. Energy markets have already been hit hard. Oil and gas prices surged by as much as 70% after US and Israeli strikes on Iran and Iran's retaliatory attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the first 10 days of the conflict added roughly €3 billion to EU fossil fuel import bil...