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A fire breaks out at a petrol station. Rather than sending firefighters into the most dangerous areas, emergency crews could deploy a remotely controlled robot to approach the flames and direct a water cannon at the blaze. Developed in Uzbekistan, the tracked prototype was among the technologies showcased at InnoWeek 2026 in Tashkent, where researchers, companies and students were presenting inventions designed to address challenges ranging from industrial safety to agricultural productivity and energy efficiency. A firefighting robot with commercial ambitions The firefighting robot can be operated from a distance of 500 to 800 metres, allowing emergency crews to remain…

Published on 3 November 2026 – 10:19 GMT+1 Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s 18-year-old daughter Vivienne has officially changed her surname and will now be known as Vivienne Jolie. Vivienne filed the paperwork in Los Angeles County Superior Court on 12 July and she becomes the fifth of the former couple’s six children to no longer go by “Jolie-Pitt.” It is not known whether Vivienne’s twin brother Knox has legally changed his surname, but he did publicly use the name “Knox Jolie” when he graduated from high school in June. Shiloh, 20, was the first of the children to be…

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Published on 3 November 2026 – 14:26 GMT+1 There was still hope for a deal between the US and Iran, Qatar said on Tuesday as mediators exchanged proposals in real time after talks in Tehran. “If there were no hope, there would be no negotiations,” Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al Ansari said at a weekly briefing in Doha. A Qatari delegation met Iranian officials for more than three hours on Monday before returning to Doha that evening, and Washington and Tehran were now reviewing proposals, Al Ansari said. Meanwhile, Qatar was working towards an interim agreement intended to build…

Published on 3 November 2026 – 14:24 GMT+1 Anthropic, the US company behind the Claude AI models, brought in $17 billion (€15.1bn) in the third quarter, up 47% on the previous quarter and more than twelve times its sales a year earlier. However, it swung to an operating loss and disclosed about $895.4 billion (€800bn) in purchase and lease commitments, mostly for computing, in an updated prospectus filed with US regulators on Monday, ahead of its stock market debut. The operating loss of $567 million (€506mn) compares with a $974 million (€870mn) profit in the second quarter. Anthropic blamed it…

Published on 3 November 2026 – 13:16 GMT+1 British acting royalty Kristin Scott Thomas has shared her thoughts on her Slow Horses co-star Jack Lowden being tipped as the next James Bond. Scott Thomas stars as Diana Taverner, the Director General of MI5 in Apple TV’s hit spy thriller series, alongside Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb and Lowden as disgraced MI5 agent River Cartwright. Lowden is among the favourites to replace Daniel Craig as the next 007, with Callum Turner and Josh O’Conner also believed to be in contention for the coveted role. In a new interview with The Times,…

The meeting follows discussions held last month in Miami and Oslo, involving largely the same group of participants. Pinho said Wednesday’s gathering would build on the talks in Miami, which were aimed at securing a lasting and sustainable peace in Ukraine. The EU will be represented by national security advisers and other senior officials, she said, without identifying specific participants. In the previous meetings, the EU was represented by Ursula von der Leyen’s head of staff, Bjoern Seibert. Pinho also declined to confirm who would attend from the American side, following questions about the possible participation of U.S. special envoy…

An Indian tourist was killed and a New Zealand national injured when two helicopters collided and crashed as they tried to land in Nepal’s Everest region on Tuesday, police said. “The 47-year-old Indian tourist died on the spot,” Nabin Raja Budhathoki, in charge of Solukhumbu District Police, told AFP. “The injured 53-year-old New Zealander has been airlifted to Kathmandu for further treatment,” he added. Arrangements were also being made to fly the body of the deceased to the capital. Both pilots survived. Small helicopters are widely used in the Himalayan nation to transport tourists, climbers and supplies, and to carry…

Global travel is forecast to reach a record 1.57 billion international overnight arrivals in 2026, with Europe’s arrivals expected to rise by 5% as travellers increasingly choose destinations closer to home. Despite conflict, higher airfares and cost-of-living constraints, international arrivals worldwide are set to increase by 2% compared with 2025, according to the WTM Global Travel Report 2026. Total visitor nights, including domestic and international travel, are expected to reach 23.9 billion. In-destination spending across both markets is forecast to rise by 9% to $7.8 trillion (€6.97 trillion). Released on the opening day of World Travel Market (WTM) at London’s…

The announcement follows dozens of supermarkets across Europe reporting disruptions to their refrigeration and freezing systems on Monday. Incidents were reported in at least six EU countries — Belgium, Luxembourg, Sweden, Ireland, the Netherlands and Estonia — with some retailers reporting that refrigerator temperatures had suddenly surged to as high as 50 degrees Celsius. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen set up the Commission’s Security College in March 2025 to discuss strategic developments and threats to the EU’s internal and external security. Empty refrigerators are seen in a supermarket near Brussels following an IT incident on Nov. 2, 2026. |…