MMDA halts road excavation ahead of Asean summit

France's Macron vows order, calls foreign criticism of unrest 'stupid'

PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron vowed on Wednesday to prevent a repeat of last weekend's violence at protests planned in the coming days, and dismissed as "stupid" and "unacceptable" comments from some foreign leaders about the unrest. France's main student union, UNEF, has called for further rallies on Saturday, while the Yellow Vest group, which emerged as a potent anti-establishment movement in 2018, has filed plans for a march through central Paris the same day. Efforts to ease social tensions showed little sign of progress, as unions pledged to press ahead with a general strike on November 5 to denounce the high cost of living and cuts to public services after government talks ended inconclusively. France was hit by some of the worst urban tumult in years on October 17 on the fringe of nationwide protests, shocking the nation both because of its scale and the apparent inability of police to contain it. Macron said he would meet intelligence officials and senior ministers on Thursday to discuss the crisis. "Those who want to cause disorder in city centres next Saturday will be pre

OpenAI says its AI agents disabled their own safety monitors

WASHINGTON — OpenAI has revealed that two of its artificial intelligence agents disabled or weakened systems built to catch them misbehaving, with one later denying it had done so. The cases are the latest in a string of safety scares at the world's top AI developers involving agents, AI programs that carry out tasks without human involvement. In a report released Tuesday, the ChatGPT maker said that during two internal coding jobs, its agents switched off or undermined tools for detecting incidents of AI models acting against human wishes. On October 3, an agent running on OpenAI's GPT-6.1 Sol model, which had been told not to send any messages on the workplace chat app, took that as license to switch off safety alerts meant for the company's security team while fixing a testing system. Three days later, a GPT-6 Astra agent stripped out its own monitor while copying code from another project, then told the human programmer it had done no such thing. The company said it had also seen several cases of agents launching software with monitoring switched off, exposing a gap in its oversight

Lee meets with WHO chief to discuss cooperation in healthcare

President Lee Jae Myung met with World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday to discuss ways to enhance cooperation in healthcare, Lee's office said. The meeting at Cheong Wa Dae came as Tedros is visiting Seoul to attend the World Bio Summit 2026, which WHO is hosting in partnership with South Korea on Wednesday and Thursday. During the meeting, Lee stressed the need for South Korea to expand its role and contributions to the international community, presidential spokesperson Kim Sung-wan said in a written briefing. Lee also expressed hope that Seoul would continue to expand its cooperation with WHO in health security. The president asked Tedros to help ensure that more highly skilled South Koreans could contribute to the WHO, noting that South Korea has transformed itself from a recipient of international assistance into a major contributor. Tedros thanked South Korea for its efforts to strengthen cooperation with WHO and promote global health, saying he was well aware of the country's development experience. Stressing the importance of equita

Bruno Fernandes called an 'absolute disgrace' as Jamie Carragher erupts at Man United skipper

Jamie Carragher weighed in on Bruno Fernandes' outburst towards Michael Carrick after Manchester United's 4-1 defeat to Como.

Pope Leo needs no further treatment for lung cancer: Vatican

Pope Leo, 71, had the lower lobe of his right lung removed last week in the first major health event of his 17-month pontificate, which confirmed he had lung cancer.

US Orders Non-Essential Embassy Staff, Families To Leave Saudi Arabia Amid Houthi Attacks

The decision comes as Saudi Arabia faces repeated attacks on airports and energy infrastructure, raising security concerns across the Gulf region.

‘Glee’ Reboot: Who’s Coming Back? Will Rachel Sing Olivia Rodrigo? How MAGA Is Sue? And More Fan Questions

What have we missed on “Glee”? For six glorious, terrifying seasons from 2009 to 2015, we witnessed Ryan Murphy bring a fever dream to life. With each new episode, the musical dramedy series’ unique blend of satire and earnestness had girls, the gays and their allies pondering: What song that should be sung by Mercedes […]

NFL stars brush off security concerns for Paris game after France protests

The New Orleans Saint are scheduled to play the Pittsburgh Steelers in Paris on Sunday

I fell in love with the food scene in this Asian city – these are the places you should eat at

Listening bars, coffee shops and Korean rotisserie chicken: the South Korean capital city’s food scene is one of the world’s most exciting – Hayley Spencer finds the best spots to eat and drink

Jane Levy Temp-Checks ‘Evil Dead’ Fans About Potential Franchise Return: “Let’s Call Sam Raimi Right Now”

Three movies later, Jane Levy is teasing Evil Dead fans about a potential return for her character Mia Allen after she survived the bloody events of the 2013 reboot. During a post-screening Q&A for the Fede Álvarez-written/directed horror film, the actress appeared to fuel recent rumors that she will reprise her character for the 2028 […]

Trump reacts to envoy Steve Witkoff calling Putin a ‘humanitarian’

Musk's SpaceX results lift global stock markets