The EU says it is closely monitoring suspected hantavirus cases aboard the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius and is coordinating with member states and health authorities to respond if needed. Iran's president says he has spoken to the country's Supreme Leader

How well do you know Iran? Iran's president says he has spoken to the country's Supreme Leader NewsFeed Iran's president says he has spoken to the country's Supreme Leader Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says he has met with Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, describing him as'humble' and'sincere.' The Supreme Leader has not made appearances in public since he was wounded early in the US-Israeli war on Iran.

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The United Arab Emirates has said its air defences are engaging with missile attacks and incoming drones from Iran. The UAE Ministry of Defense said late on Monday afternoon that it was intercepting ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones across the country. The emirate of Fujairah said that an Iranian drone sparked a fire at an oil facility. Civil defence teams were deployed immediately to contain the blaze, the Fujairah Media office said in a statement. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

Japan Airlines says it will trial humanoid robots as workers at Tokyo's Haneda Airport, with tasks including baggage handling and cabin cleaning.

Musk accuses Altman of betraying OpenAI's nonprofit founding mission Tech billionaire Elon Musk has taken the stand for a second day in a landmark United States trial against Sam Altman, a fellow OpenAI co-founder whom he accuses of betraying promises to keep the company a nonprofit dedicated to humanity's benefit. The trial centres on OpenAI's 2015 founding as a nonprofit that later evolved into a for-profit venture. The world's richest man, Musk gave testimony in the case on Wednesday, telling jurors that he lost confidence that Altman would maintain the company's nonprofit mission. Musk, who left the company in 2018, said that by late 2022, he was concerned that Altman was trying to "steal the charity" and alleged that "it turned out to be true". Altman was present at the proceedings in a California federal court, but did not testify.

Global military spending is up again, according to SIPRI's latest report showing the 11th consecutive year of growth. But it's based on open data and not everything makes the list. Ukrainian drones strike Russia's Tuapse refinery for third time

The United Arab Emirates has announced it's withdrawing from OPEC and OPEC+. Al Jazeera's Michael Appel outlines the significance of the announcement and its likely impact on the energy market. Ukrainian drones strike Russia's Tuapse refinery for third time Qatar says using Hormuz Strait as political weapon is'unacceptable' Australia's top diplomat visits China to talk energy security

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