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The taoiseach said he and the prime minister had discussed the UK’s Troubles legacy legislation in depth, and that he had “stressed the importance” of passing the bill through Parliament.The government is expected to publish details of changes in the middle of next month, with Martin saying both London and Dublin had been working closely on it.He also said both he and the prime minister wanted to see the power-sharing institutions at Stormont working more effectively, and that the Irish government believes there needs to be reform.He said Burnham understood the issue and was currently focused on trying to resolve…

Light can transmit huge amounts of information at extraordinary speed, which is why photonic technologies are being explored for faster communications, more powerful computing, and highly sensitive sensors. To make those systems work, however, researchers need precise ways to control the direction of light and change it extremely quickly. Caltech researchers have now developed a device that uses one beam of light to redirect another in just 74 femtoseconds (74 quadrillionths of a second). That is roughly the amount of time light needs to travel across the width of a human hair. “Steering light with light is very challenging because…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has held talks with Vincent Bolloré of the Bolloré Group in Paris over plans to expand the group’s investments in Nigeria’s creative and digital economy. Mr Bolloré is a French businessman whose interests span media, entertainment, communications, and logistics, with the Bolloré Group holding stakes in major global media companies, including Canal+ and Universal Music Group. His connection to Nigeria’s media industry has become more significant following Canal+’s acquisition of the MultiChoice Group. PREMIUM TIMES previously reported that Canal+ completed its acquisition of MultiChoice in July, making the African pay-TV company a full subsidiary of the…

Since returning to office in January 2025, Trump and administration officials have repeatedly clashed with members of the White House press corps. In his second term, Trump has also moved to bring conservative bloggers, influencers and other media into the press room, arguing it is necessary to provide diverse perspectives to the American public.In February, the White House announced that it was taking control of the press pool which has access to Trump and had for more than a century been managed by the White House Correspondents Association. The same month, the administration moved to bar Associated Press (AP) reporters…

The International Chamber of Commerce Tribunal has revealed how former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, attempted to deceive former President Muhammadu Buhari and engaged in corrupt deals with Leno Adesanya, the promoter of Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Ltd (Sunrise), in the controversial Mambilla Power project deal. In the Final Award rendered by the ICC on Thursday, the Tribunal rejected the claims in the arbitration instituted by Sunrise against Nigeria. The company had made a claim against the Federal Republic of Nigeria, demanding $680 million as a settlement sum and interest in respect of another arbitration in which it…

Pinning down the AI SMART is part of an $875 million, 12-year contract awarded to the Boston-based company Air Space Intelligence in June. The contract also covers development of a Flow Management Data and Services system meant to replace the current system in the FAA’s Air Traffic Control System Command Center in Virginia. In an article for Global Airspace Radar Magazine, Mann described the new Flow Management Data and Services system as the “backbone,” whereas SMART represents the “predictive layer above it.” Air Space Intelligence claims its separate Flyways AI platform already helps manage over 40 percent of all US…

MSP Cara McKee tells the Scotcast podcast how she’s so excited to be getting back to work after two brain surgeries.

Slash, also known as Saul Hudson, is famous worldwide as the guitarist for Guns N’ Roses. But music is only part of his story. He has also been fascinated by reptiles for most of his life and has long supported zoos, museums, and natural history. Now that passion has earned him an unusual scientific honor. Researchers have named a newly identified snake species from New Guinea Lielaphis slashi, or Slash’s groundsnake. “As a long time herpephile, I am extremely honored and humbled to have Lielaphis slashi from New Guinea named after me. It is really exciting, I never would have…

Israeli forces withdraw from outskirts of a town in southern Lebanon after a standoff with Lebanese forces.Published On 18 Sep 202618 Sep 2026Israeli artillery shelling has injured two people in southern Lebanon as Israeli troops separately advanced towards border towns and clashed with Lebanese soldiers.The two people were injured in shelling on Chaqra in the Bint Jbeil district of Nabatieh governorate and were taken to Tebnin hospital, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported on Friday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listIsraeli artillery shells also fell in Wadi Nahla on the outskirts of Shuqra, the agency added, and Israeli forces withdrew…

In southern Lebanon, visual artist Lina Jouni transforms debris from Israeli missile strikes into pieces of art. As Israel continues bombing Lebanon, she says it is her way of turning weapons of death and painful memories of war into symbols of life and dignity.Published On 18 Sep 202618 Sep 2026Share Lebanese artist turns Israeli missile debris into art on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo