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The US Geological Survey reported the earthquake at a 6.1 magnitude, with its epicentre 104km west-north-west of Mantua, Cuba.

Siri AI is capable of analysing what is on the device screen, and can reach out to the web for more information.

The US has now declared that three of China’s AI champions – Alibaba, Baidu and Tencent Holdings – aid the Asian country’s military.

The founder of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX is serving a 25-year prison sentence for fraud and conspiracy.

Israel could not accept a scenario in which Iranian strikes on Israel were considered a justifiable "tit-for-tat response" to Israeli strikes on Lebanon.

ROME, June 8 - Divers removing abandoned fishing nets from the central Mediterranean, between Italy and North Africa, have captured what they believe is the first-ever underwater footage of an adult great white shark in the region.

TIRANA, June 8 - Albania will plough on with a luxury resort planned by Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner on a remote stretch of Balkan coast despite persistent protests over its environmental impact, Prime Minister Edi Rama told Reuters on Monday.

The project had been in doubt for months as the two sides have wrangled over specifications and control.

KYIV, June 8 - The former head of Ukraine's Supreme Court will serve five years in prison under a plea deal in a high-profile bribery case, anti-corruption prosecutors said on Monday.

The EU's negotiating mandate should be "shorter, sharper and more strategic" than in previous years, an internal document said.

The workers were misled about earning opportunities and picking conditions.

ATHENS, June 8 - A 37-year-old man arrested in Greece over the weekend has been charged with terrorism offences linked to the Palestinian militant group Hamas, the Athens News Agency reported on Monday.

WASHINGTON, June 8 - The United States imposed additional visa restrictions Monday on more than 100 Nicaraguan officials and their family members over the death of indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera.

KAMPALA, June 8 - The director-general of the World Health Organization said on Monday that Uganda should reconsider its decision to close its border with Democratic Republic of Congo because of an Ebola outbreak.

Iran still has not informed the IAEA of what happened to the nuclear sites bombed in 2025.

NAIROBI, June 8 - Riot police fired tear gas to disperse scores of protesters rallying on Monday against plans to build on part of a national park in Kenya's capital.

Almost all NATO allies agreed in 2025 to raise spending on core defence needs to 3.5 per cent of GDP.

Yemen’s Houthis had declared "total ban" on Israeli ships in Red Sea.

WARSAW, June 8 - Poland's prime minister called for solidarity and talks between Warsaw and Kyiv on Monday after diplomatic relations deteriorated over the naming of a Ukrainian army unit after nationalist insurgents who massacred Poles in World War Two.

Iran said "more severe and crushing measures" will follow if Israel continues its acts of aggression.