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It seems likeSydney Sweeneyand her boyfriend Scooter Braun's romantic relationship, which has been making headlines for quite some time now, has taken off. The news came after the businessman and record executive recently lent his private jet to the "Euphoria" star's mom, Lisa Sweeney. New photos of the former attorney and the mother of the Hollywood actor showed her boarding the music executive's jet on Wednesday, February 11, at a Los Angeles airport. Lisa Sweeney's dog accompanied her on the plane.

Sydney Sweeney and Scooter Braun's relationship takes flight — he lends jet to her mom

Scooter Braun recently lentSydney Sweeney'smom, Lisa Sweeney, his private jet, as his romantic relationship with the "The Housemaid" actor took a flight. As reported byTMZ, it appears that the businessman and the Hollywood star have taken a big step into their romance, which has created a lot of buzz among fans, after photos of the two from different spots started to swirl all around the internet.

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Per the news outlet, new photos of Sydney Sweeney's mom captured the former attorney receiving VIP treatment. It was at a Los Angeles airport on Wednesday. Fans could see the "Anyone But You" actor's mom getting out of an SUV. After that, she hopped ontoBraun'sprivate jet, along with her pet dog, a German Shepherd. She was wearing a comfy, full-sleeve sweatshirt. She paired it with a pair of chic, denim blue jeans. It appeared that the former attorney and her dog had the jet to themselves only. However, the destination of the jet was not known yet.

According to the news outlet, Sydney Sweeney has been dating Braun for about six months as of now. With this private jet gesture, the record executive hints that he might have met the Hollywood star's parents. However, neither the actor nor her mom nor the businessman has made any comments on the matter.

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Beyoncéhas the internet buzzing again after showcasing a daringoff-shoulder topfollowing Super Bowl night. The Grammy winner showed off the bold new look, and fans wasted no time reacting with compliments in the comments section of her post.

Beyoncé stuns in new pictures

Check out Beyoncé's off-shoulder top in the second and fourth slides of the carousel below:

Beyoncé looked effortlessly stylish in this soft, neutral outfit. She wore a fitted off-shoulder top in a warm beige tone that wrapped gently across the front, creating a flattering neckline. The long sleeves balance the look, while the snug fit highlights her figure.

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She paired it with fitted bottoms in a darker shade, a narrow dark brown belt, a green purse, and high heels. Her hair was styled in a short, smooth bob with soft volume and a side part, framing her face beautifully. Fans subsequently swarmed the above post's comments section, spamming it with heart and fire emojis.

Originally reported by Rishabh Shandilya onMandatory.

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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has begun training a contingent of up to 8,000 soldiers it plans to send as part of an international peacekeeping force toGaza, the first firm commitment to a critical element of U.S. President Donald Trump's postwarreconstruction plan.

Indonesia Gaza Peacekeepers

Indonesia has experience in peacekeeping operations as one of the top 10 contributors to United Nations missions,including in Lebanon, and has been deeply involved in providing humanitarian aid to Gaza, including funding a hospital.

But many Indonesians are skeptical of PresidentPrabowo Subianto's plans to joinWashington's proposed Board of Peaceand participate in the International Security Force with only vague details so far on how they will operate, seeing it as simply kowtowing to Trump's agenda as the two countries negotiate a trade deal.

"We need to be careful to ensure that our military personnel are not supporting the Israeli military forces," said Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, a Middle East expert with Jakarta's Center of Economic and Law Studies. "We need to be careful that our military forces are not fighting against wrong actors."

The ISF's mandate remains unclear

U.N. peacekeeping forces all have clear and strict mandates, but since the Board of Peace and ISF will operate outside the U.N., many wonder how the troops will be used, and who will pay for them. Last year's ceasefire agreement broadly says that the ISF will "provide support to vetted Palestinian police forces in Gaza" and will "work with Israel and Egypt to help secure border areas."

Indonesia currently is paid by the U.N. for the troops it sends to serve as peacekeepers, but people fear it will have to pick up the tab for the troops sent to Gaza, as well asa possible $1 billion payment for a permanent placeon the Board of Peace, as outlined in a draft charter.

Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim country and firmly supports a two-state solution in the Mideast, and officials have justified joining the Board of Peace by saying it was necessary to defendPalestinian interestsfrom within, since Israel is included on the board but there is no Palestinian representation.

"Indonesia sees the importance of the involvement of the parties to the conflict as part of the process towards peace," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Yvonne Mewengkang said this week.

She said Indonesia would use its membership to "ensure that the entire process remains oriented towards the interests of Palestine and respects the basic rights of the Palestinian people, as well as encouraging the realization of a two-state solution."

The Jakarta Post slammed that kind of reasoning in an editorial, however, saying that an "independent Palestinian state, if it emerges at all, is likely decades away."

"Indonesia will end up paying $1 billion long before any meaningful outcome is achieved," Abdul Khalik wrote. "And if Indonesia eventually withdraws in frustration, it will have already spent vast resources; financial, diplomatic and political, for nothing."

Trump seen as overstepping the UN

The Board of Peace was initially envisioned as a small group of world leaders overseeing Trump'splan for Gaza's future. But the U.S. president has since said he sees the board as a mediator of worldwide conflicts, sidestepping the mandate of the U.N.

Prabowo, a former army general who has been keen to raise Indonesia's profile on the world stage, quickly accepted Trump's offer for a place on the Board of Peace and made an initial pledge of 20,000 Indonesian troops as peacekeepers during his speech at theUnited Nations General Assembly.

An online petition started by a group of Muslim scholars and activists questions joining a body that ostensibly promotes peace, but whose proposed chairman for life will be Trump, citing his threats to take Greenland, the seizure ofthen-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, and the American veto of a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a Gaza ceasefire last year.

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"In our belief, peace will be difficult to achieve by a country or a leader of a country who repeatedly uses his veto power to prevent the occurrence of peace itself," reads the petition, which calls for Indonesia to withdraw from the Board of Peace and has gotten more than 9,000 signatures so far.

"The BoP faces serious legitimacy problems, both normatively, structurally and morally."

Indonesia's military readies troops despite lack of guidance

About 100 protesters against Indonesia's involvement gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta on Friday, holding signs with slogans like "Bored of peace?" and "Free Gaza."

Earlier this week, Indonesian Army Chief of Staff Gen. Maruli Simanjuntak said that training had begun for the peacekeepers, even though Indonesia has yet to receive any guidance on what types of personnel were needed.

He said Indonesia now envisions sending between 5,000 to 8,000 troops.

"We have started training personnel who might later serve as peacekeepers," he said. "So that means engineering, medical units - the types often deployed."

Despite the skepticism at home, the idea of Indonesians serving as peacekeepers in Gaza is seen in the region as a good one, said Hassan Jouni, a Qatar-based analyst who was formerly a Lebanese army general. Indonesia, he said, is viewed as an "honest and acceptable broker" by both sides in the conflicts in Lebanon and Gaza.

"Indonesia is a Muslim country... and its religious identity gives it a large distinction in its security participation as part of the peacekeeping forces in the Arab region," he said. "At the same time, it does not pose a strategic threat to Israel."

While Indonesia and Israel do not have formal diplomatic ties and Indonesia has been supportive of the rights of the Palestinians, it has not taken a directly confrontational stance toward Israel similar to some other Muslim-majority powers such as Turkey and Iran.

"From this point of view, the participation of Indonesian forces in southern Lebanon comes in a balanced and effective manner," he said, and it may be expected to do the same in Gaza.

Many are looking for clarity toward the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace next week in Washington, where other countries are expected to announce troop commitments of their own.

Prabowo plans to attend in person and is expected to also sign the new trade deal while there, and the Center of Economic and Law Studies' Rakhmat said he didn't think he would be swayed by public sentiment.

"I don't think the domestic opposition would significantly change the decision of Indonesia in joining the BoP," he said.

Rising reported from Bangkok. Abby Sewell in Beirut contributed to this story.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Thursday to approve a 40-member global scientific panel on theimpacts and risks of artificial intelligence, with the United States strongly objecting.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who established the panel, called the adoption "a foundational step towardglobal scientific understanding of AI."

"In a world where AI is racing ahead," he said, "this panel will provide what's been missing — rigorous, independent scientific insight that enables all member states, regardless of their technological capacity, to engage on an equal footing."

He has described it as the first fully independent global scientific body dedicated to bridging the knowledge gap in AI and assessing its real-world economic and social impacts.

The vote in the 193-member assembly was 117-2, with the United States and Paraguay voting "no" and Tunisia and Ukraine abstaining. America's allies in Europe, Asia and elsewhere voted in favor along with Russia, China and many developing countries.

U.S. Mission counselor Lauren Lovelace called the panel "a significant overreach of the U.N.'s mandate and competence" and said "AI governance is not a matter for the U.N. to dictate."

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As the world leader in AI, the United States is resolved to do all it can to accelerate AI innovation and build up its infrastructure, she said, andthe Trump administrationwill support "like-minded nations working together to encourage the development of AI in line with our shared values."

"We will not cede authority over AI to international bodies that may be influenced by authoritarian regimes seeking to impose their vision of controlled surveillance societies," Lovelace said, adding that the Trump administration is concerned about "the non-transparent way" the panel was chosen.

Guterres said the 40 members were selected from more than 2,600 candidates after an independent review by the International Telecommunications Union, the U.N. Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies and UNESCO, the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. They will serve for three-year terms.

Members are predominantly AI experts but also come from other disciplines and include Maria Ressa, a Filipino journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 2021.

There are two Americans on the panel: Vipin Kumar, a University of Minnesota professor focusing on AI, data mining and high-performance computing research, and Martha Palmer, a retired University of Colorado professor and linguistics expert whose research includes capturing the meaning of words for complex sentences in AI.

There are two Chinese experts on the panel: Song Haitao, dean of Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, and Wang Jian, an expert in cloud-computing technology at the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

Ukraine said it abstained because it objected to Russia's Andrei Neznamov, an expert in AI regulation, ethics, and governance, being on the panel.

RYE, N.Y. (AP) —Jeanine Pirro,the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, has filed a $250,000 negligence lawsuit against her suburban hometown north of New York City and a power utility after claiming she tripped and fell while out walking.

Pirro said she tripped over a large wooden block protruding from a steel plate in a roadway on Aug. 28 in the Westchester County city of Rye, just weeks after she wasconfirmed as the Trump administration's top prosecutorfor the District of Columbia.

The plate was covering excavation related to gas-main work for Consolidated Edison, according to an amended complaint filed Wednesday in state court.

"As a result of defendants' negligence, Ms. Pirro sustained serious personal injuries, including but not limited to bruises and contusions to the head, eye, face, and shoulder areas, together with pain, discomfort, and limitation of movement," according to the complaint, initially filed last month.

The 74-year-old former Fox News host was confined to bed, required medical attention and "continues to experience pain and suffering," according to the filing.

Representatives for Pirro, Con Ed and Rye declined to comment on the pending litigation Thursday.

In a motion to dismiss the claim, an attorney for Rye wrote that it "can hardly be said that the City was negligent in a duty to pedestrians at a location that was not a pedestrian walkway." An attorney for Con Ed wrote in a separate court filing seeking dismissal that all the dangers and risks related to the incident "were open, obvious and apparent."

Pirro has served as both a judge and the district attorney for Westchester County.

Fresh off a pair of resounding victories, No. 21 Arkansas looks to avenge its most decisive loss of the season against slumping Auburn in Fayetteville, Ark., on Saturday.

The Razorbacks went "back to the basics" defensively in a 91-62 victory at LSU on Tuesday, according to coach John Calipari, in their second straight win by at least 20 points.

Arkansas (18-6, 8-3 SEC) could benefit from a similar effort in the rematch against Auburn, which shot 56.7% from the field in a 95-73 home victory Jan. 10.

"We were so bad defensively two-three weeks ago that some of this stuff is going back to the basics," Calipari said. "How do I get us to take unbelievable pride defensively. We've just got to get there.

"We go from here. We've got seven (SEC) games (remaining). We could lose all seven. We'll see if we are getting better."

The Razorbacks are one game behind SEC-leading Florida and tied with Kentucky for second, one game ahead of five 7-4 teams that are fighting for the four double-byes in the league tournament.

Auburn (14-10, 5-6) has lost three in a row after a four-game winning streak that included victories over then-No. 16 Florida and Texas. The Tigers fell to Vanderbilt 84-76 at home Tuesday.

"People are going to be panicking right now," first-year Auburn coach Steven Pearl said. "While the results haven't been there, this team has continued to get better."

NCAA Freshman of the Year candidate Darius Acuff Jr. scored 28 points and five assists in the win at LSU, four days after contributing 24 points and eight assists in an 88-68 victory at Mississippi State.

Acuff tied a season high with 13 field goals against LSU, and his 22 attempts were a season high. He was 1 of 4 from distance.

"Which meant either a mid-level shot, which I like him to shoot because he can make them, or he shot layups," Calipari said. "You don't have to live and die with the threes."

Forward Trevon Brazile had 14 points and 12 rebounds against LSU, his fifth double-double of the season. He has averaged 16.3 points and 9.3 rebounds in the last three, his best stretch in SEC games.

"It makes us different," Calipari said of Brazile's impact. "For him, it's a mindset."

DJ Wagner (ankle) and Karter Knox (knee) have missed the last two Arkansas games, tightening Calipari's rotation and providing more minutes for Billy Richmond III, who has scored in double figures in four of his last five games.

Reserve center Malique Ewin took four stitches in his forehead after being struck by an elbow late in the LSU game but is expected to play.

Auburn established control early in the first meeting, opening a 14-point lead with nine minutes left in the first half. The Razorbacks were never closer than 13 in the second half.

Tigers' leading scorer Keyshawn Hall (20.7 points) scored 32 points in the first meeting, tying a season high. He was 11 of 14 from the field and 4 of 5 from deep.

Hall was not a factor against Vanderbilt, going 3 of 13 from the field and playing only 26 minutes. He sat the final 12:38 as Auburn cut the Commodores' lead to 70-66 on Tahad Pettiford's layup with 2:42 left.

"I just went with the guys that I thought put us in the best position to get back in the game," Pearl said. "Our offense wasn't really in sync when he was on the floor, so wanted to give us a different look."

Pettiford, who averages 14.1 ppg, has scored 46 points the last two games, 21 against Vanderbilt and 25 in a 96-92 loss to Alabama last Saturday.

--Field Level Media

Surging, third-ranked Houston will look to build on its 17-game home winning streak and continue its recent stretch of dominating play when it hosts reeling Kansas State on Saturday afternoon in a Big 12 Conference game.

The Cougars (22-2, 10-1 Big 12) moved up five spots in the most recent AP poll and justified that jump with a 66-52 win at Utah on Tuesday. Emanuel Sharp led the charge for Houston with 27 points and a career-high eight 3-pointers that gave him 277 and propelled him past Marcus Sasser (276) as the school's career leader in made 3-point field goals.

"I was just shooting," Sharp said. "It was really no complicated science behind it. I've been blessed with having two great point guards on this team with Kingston (Flemings) and Milos (Uzan). They are so unselfish. They always find me in great spots."

No other Houston player scored in double figures on Tuesday, but that didn't stop the Cougars from building a 22-point lead in the second half and waltzing to their fifth straight victory and their 16th in the past 17 outings. Houston's defense held Utah to just 2-of-17 shooting (11.8%) from beyond the arc and its lowest point total of the season.

After the win, Houston coach Kelvin Sampson lauded Sharp and his continued contribution to the program's success.

"Every team Emanuel has played on has won a conference championship, whether it's the American or Big 12," Sampson said. "He's played in Final Fours, Elite Eights, Sweet 16s. All he's done is win. He's made this program better. Emanuel has been around. He's seen a lot of winning. He's been a huge part why this program has been successful."

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Sharp is averaging 16.3 points per game, second on the team to mercurial freshman Flemings (16.6 ppg).

It's into this gauntlet that the struggling Wildcats step. Kansas State (10-14, 1-10) heads to the Bayou City carrying a five-game losing streak after a 91-62 defeat at home against Cincinnati on Wednesday. The Wildcats shot 40.3% from the floor and made only 6 of 25 shots (24%) from 3-point range vs. the Bearcats.

P.J. Haggerty, the nation's second-leading scorer at 23.3 points per game, amassed 24 points for the Wildcats in the setback but got little help. Kansas State trailed by 22 points at halftime and by 32 in the second half.

Kansas State has dropped 10 of its past 11 games, and coach Jerome Tang took his team to task for a lack of effort and hustle on both ends of the floor in the latest loss.

"They got to have some pride," Tang said. "It means something to wear a K-State uniform. It means something to put on this purple. These dudes do not deserve to wear this uniform. There will be very few of them in it next year. I'm embarrassed for the university, I'm embarrassed for our fans, our student section. It is just ridiculous."

The 1-10 record through 11 conference games equals the Wildcats' worst start in the Big 12 era, a mark also posted by 1999-2000 and 2020-21 teams.

--Field Level Media