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Eight in 10 registered U.S. voters say the country needs substantial change or complete upheaval in how it is run, according to a new AP-NORC poll that shows de...
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Singapore Haze Forecast Reaches Very Unhealthy Range as Kalimantan Fires Burn
Singapore has warned that its 24-hour air-quality reading could reach the low end of the very unhealthy range on Friday ...
Eight States Sue OpenAI Over ChatGPT Safety Claims
Eight U.S. states have filed coordinated lawsuits against OpenAI, alleging that the company misled consumers about ChatG...
Peshawar School Roof Collapse Kills at Least 35
At least 35 people were killed and more than 50 injured when classroom roofs collapsed at a private school in the northw...
Justice Department Gives California 48 Hours to Review Flagged Voters
The Justice Department has given California 48 hours to review a list of people alleged to be noncitizens who received m...
AI Stock Selloff Deepens as Inflation Revives Rate Fears
A global selloff in artificial-intelligence stocks deepened on Thursday, sweeping from Wall Street into Asia as hotter U...
Federal Agents Search Rep. Ilhan Omar's Home Weeks Before Midterms
Federal agents searched Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington home under a court-authorized warrant on Monday, opening...
Joseph Kabila Launches Political-Military Front With M23 Rebels
Former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila has launched a political-military coalition with figures fro...
Hall and Woodford Win Economics Nobel for Crisis-Management Models
American economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford have won the 2026 Nobel memorial prize in economics for research...
Trump Announces Ukraine Energy Ceasefire as Russian Strikes Continue
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump announced Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an immediate "energy ceasefir...
Djibouti Shipwreck Kills 139 as 84 Migrants Remain Missing
GENEVA - At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, died after an overcrowded boat capsized off Djibouti, while 84 pe...
Pope Leo XIV Announces Surgery to Remove Lung Nodule
VATICAN CITY - Pope Leo XIV said Sunday that he will undergo surgery in the coming days to remove a small nodule from hi...
Eight Victims Killed in Erie Family Shooting as Police Seek Motive
ERIE, Pennsylvania - A 45-year-old man killed eight people at a family home in Erie, including a pregnant woman and two ...
Hurricane Simon Nears Mexico as 150 MPH Category 4 Storm
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico - Hurricane Simon strengthened into a powerful Category 4 storm Saturday as it moved slowly towa...
Ethiopia Invokes Self-Defense as Eritrea Warns of a New Regional War
NAIROBI, Kenya - Ethiopia told the United Nations Security Council that it is taking measures in self-defense against Er...
U.N. Extends Darfur Arms Embargo as Russia and China Resist Wider Ban
UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. Security Council has extended the arms embargo on Sudan's Darfur region for two months, preser...
Navi Pillay Wins Nobel Peace Prize as International Law Faces New Strains
OSLO, Norway - South African jurist Navanethem "Navi" Pillay won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for what the Norwe...
Trump Opens Door to Russian Diesel in Sharp Sanctions Reversal
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump announced an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin to release millions of ...
U.S. Charges Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores With Torture Conspiracy
NEW YORK - U.S. prosecutors unveiled new criminal charges Thursday accusing former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro a...
U.S. Suspends Microsoft and Seven Firms From Green-Card Labor Program
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration said Thursday it was suspending Microsoft, Adobe and six technology consulting com...
Hurricane Isaias Nears U.S. Gulf Coast With 105 MPH Winds
MIAMI - Hurricane Isaias strengthened as it moved toward the U.S. Gulf Coast late Thursday, threatening the Florida Panh...
WHO Presses Russia for Answers After Death at Siberian Plague Laboratory
GENEVA - The World Health Organization is seeking more information from Russia after a laboratory worker at a Siberian a...
Houthi-Claimed Attacks on Saudi Airports Kill Three and Wound 36
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Attacks on two Saudi airports killed three foreign residents and wounded 36 other people on Tuesd...
Russian Barrage Kills 25 in Ukraine as Air-Defense Shortage Deepens
KYIV, Ukraine - Russian missiles and drones struck Kyiv and 12 other Ukrainian regions overnight, killing at least 25 ci...
France's School Protests Draw 266,000 as Pressure Builds on Government
PARIS - About 266,000 people joined demonstrations across France on Tuesday in support of high school students demanding...
Paramount Closes $81 Billion Warner Bros. Deal to Form Skydance
LOS ANGELES - Paramount completed its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday, bringing two of Hollywo...
Francis Halzen Wins Physics Nobel for Opening a New Window on the Universe
STOCKHOLM - Francis Halzen, the physicist who helped turn a cubic kilometer of Antarctic ice into an observatory for nea...
Supreme Court Weighs Whether Boulder Can Sue Oil Companies Over Climate Costs
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court opened its new term Monday by wrestling with whether Boulder, Colorado, can use stat...
U.S. Pulls B-1 Bombers From Britain After Iran-Linked Threat
LONDON - The United States has withdrawn B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford in England after a security threat near the base,...
Flavio Bolsonaro Leads Lula Into Brazil's Presidential Runoff
BRASILIA - Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro finished first in the opening round of the country's presidential election...
Tennessee Prison Chief Resigns After Failed Christa Pike Execution
NASHVILLE, Tennessee - Tennessee's correction commissioner will resign after the state failed to execute Christa Pike an...
Debris Found From Missing Air Ambulance as Search for Six Continues
NANTUCKET, Massachusetts - The U.S. Coast Guard found a debris field from a medical transport jet that disappeared over ...
World Food Prices Reach Highest Level Since 2022 as Grain and Sugar Climb
ROME - World food commodity prices climbed in September to their highest level since November 2022 as disrupted shipping...
Putin Oversees 47,000-Troop Drills Joined by China and Partners
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin observed large military exercises in the Ural Mountains on Friday that include...
Crew-13 Reaches Space Station in Record 7 Hours 55 Minutes
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - Four astronauts reached the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft on T...
G7 Agrees 100 Million-Barrel Emergency Release as Diesel Prices Surge
WASHINGTON - The Group of Seven leading democracies agreed Friday to coordinate the release of 100 million barrels of oi...
UN Says 10 Civilians Killed in Pakistani Airstrikes on Afghanistan
KABUL - Airstrikes carried out by Pakistan in two Afghan provinces killed at least 10 civilians, most of them children, ...
Tokyo Court Recognizes Voice Rights in Landmark AI-Cloning Case
TOKYO - The Tokyo District Court has recognized for the first time in Japan that a person's distinctive voice can be pro...
Supreme Court Takes Up Bond-Hearing Fight Over Immigration Detention
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Thursday to review a Trump administration policy that treats millions of immi...
Morocco Names Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as Its First Woman Prime Minister
RABAT - King Mohammed VI has appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as Morocco's head of government, making the 50-year-ol...
U.S. Growth Revised Up to 2.2% as Inflation Eases but Stays High
WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 2.2% from April through June, a substantial upward revision that...
Iran Receives U.S. Response as Talks Continue on Ending the War
TEHRAN - Iranian officials said Wednesday that Tehran had received an official U.S. response to its latest proposal for ...
Russia Launches More Than 120 Drones Across Ukraine, Killing at Least Nine
KYIV - Russia launched more than 120 attack drones across Ukraine on Monday, killing at least nine people and wounding m...
Trump Administration Lowers 2031 Fuel Economy Target to 34.9 MPG
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has finalized lower federal fuel-economy standards for passenger cars and light tr...
Starship Reaches Orbit for First Time and Deploys 26 Satellites
STARBASE, Texas - SpaceX's Starship reached Earth orbit for the first time Monday and deployed 26 next-generation Starli...
Bangkok Declares All 50 Districts Disaster Zones After Severe Flooding
BANGKOK - Authorities have declared all 50 districts of Thailand's capital disaster zones after days of heavy rain flood...
Supreme Court Lets States Use Expanded SAVE Voter Database for Now
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily allowed states to use an expanded federal citizenship database to ch...
TikTok Agrees to $100 Million Alabama Settlement and New Teen Limits
MONTGOMERY, Alabama - TikTok has agreed to pay Alabama at least $100 million and impose new limits on how teenagers use ...
Hurricane Nolo Threatens Hawaii With Catastrophic Flooding
HONOLULU - Hurricane Nolo strengthened into a Category 2 storm south of Hawaii on Friday as forecasters warned that its ...
Navy Confirms Eight Suicide Attempts During USS Lincoln Strike Group Deployment
WASHINGTON - Eight U.S. service members assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide durin...
Supreme Court Blocks Missouri GOP Map, Keeping 2022 Districts for Midterms
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday blocked Missouri from using a newly drawn congressional map in the Novembe...
Nasdaq Hits Record as Oil and Bond Yields Retreat
NEW YORK - The Nasdaq Composite closed at a record high Monday as a rally in semiconductor and other artificial-intellig...
Tanker Hit in Strait of Hormuz; Two Crew Injured as Attacker Remains Unknown
DUBAI - A tanker entering the Strait of Hormuz was struck by an unidentified projectile on Monday, leaving two crew memb...
Britain to Refuel Saudi Jets as Houthi Attacks Threaten Red Sea Routes
LONDON - Britain will send a Royal Air Force refueling aircraft to support Saudi warplanes on defensive missions after a...
Trump Plans Rare Airport Welcome for Xi Ahead of State Visit
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump plans to greet Chinese President Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday as Xi...
AI Giants Face Antitrust Suit Over Alleged Slowdown Pact
SAN FRANCISCO - Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google are facing a proposed class-action lawsuit that accuses the rival...
North Korea Fires Two Ballistic Missiles as Trump-Xi Summit Nears
SEOUL - North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles from its eastern coast on Sunday, sending both weapons t...
Warren Buffett Steps Down as Berkshire Chairman After Six Decades
Warren Buffett has stepped down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, ending more than half a century at the head of the co...
Poland Warns Russia May Stage 'Accidental' Strikes to Test NATO
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned parliament Thursday that Russia may be preparing hybrid drone or missile strike...
Trump Says He Will Bar CNN, MS NOW and Politico From White House
President Donald Trump said Friday that he was banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, escalating his con...
OpenAI Discloses Six Cases of Models Acting Without Approval
SAN FRANCISCO - OpenAI disclosed six cases of unexpected or concerning behavior by artificial-intelligence models, inclu...
Congress Sends Sweeping Russia Sanctions Bill to Trump
WASHINGTON - The House approved a broad sanctions package targeting Russian officials, banks, energy networks and sancti...
Fed Raises Rates for First Time Since 2023 as Inflation Persists
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point on Wednesday, its firs...
UK Commons Rejects Assisted-Dying Bill in 286-270 Vote
LONDON - British lawmakers rejected legislation that would have allowed terminally ill adults in England and Wales to se...
Hong Kong Jails Tiananmen Vigil Leaders Under Security Law
HONG KONG - A Hong Kong court sentenced two prominent pro-democracy activists to more than seven years in prison after c...
Houthi Forces Seize Red Sea Island as Saudi Oil Pipeline Shuts
CAIRO - Iran-backed Houthi forces captured a strategic island at the southern entrance to the Red Sea as Saudi Arabia sh...
Trump Promises $5,000 Payments if Republicans Keep Congress
DALLAS - President Donald Trump promised to send every adult American citizen a $5,000 payment if Republicans retain con...
Apple Enters Foldable Phone Market With $1,999 iPhone Duo
CUPERTINO, California - Apple unveiled its first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, opening a new chapter for its most...
Five Dead and 86 Missing After Philippine Ferry Fire
MANILA, Philippines - At least five people were dead and 86 remained missing after fire swept through a passenger and ca...
Amazon Cargo Jet Overrun Kills Five Outside Miami Airport
MIAMI - Five people were killed and five others injured after a Boeing 767 cargo jet operating for Amazon's Prime Air ne...
AfD Wins Saxony-Anhalt Vote but Falls Three Seats Short of Majority
MAGDEBURG, Germany - Alternative for Germany won a commanding victory in Saxony-Anhalt's state election, taking 43.8% of...
Nepal Flood Toll Reaches 1,355 as About 5,000 Remain Missing
KATHMANDU, Nepal - Nepalese authorities said 1,355 bodies had been recovered and about 5,000 people remained missing aft...
New Structures Emerge as China Expands Paracel Island Build-Up
HONG KONG - New structures have appeared on a small island near China's rapidly expanding Antelope Reef project in the d...
Dolly Parton Dies at 80, Leaving an American Cultural Legacy
NASHVILLE, Tennessee - Dolly Parton, the country music songwriter and performer who rose from childhood poverty in the T...
Pennsylvania Reports First U.S. Measles Deaths of 2026
PHILADELPHIA - Two unvaccinated residents of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, have died with measles, state health offici...
U.S. Restarts Pacific Drug-Boat Strikes, Killing Two
WASHINGTON - The U.S. military struck a low-profile vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Sunday, killing two people in...
Video Appears to Show Hundreds Abducted After Nigeria Mosque Raid
ABUJA, Nigeria - A video circulated by an armed group appears to show hundreds of people being held after raids on a mos...
Britain and Ukraine Open Battlefield Data Partnership for Defence AI
KYIV - Britain and Ukraine signed a new artificial intelligence partnership Monday that will give British researchers an...
Guinea Landfill Collapse Kills 30 as Rescue Teams Search Debris
CONAKRY, Guinea - A massive mound of refuse collapsed onto homes beside the largest landfill in Guinea's capital early S...
Iran Calls Support for New U.S. Sanctions an 'Act of War'
TEHRAN, Iran - The new head of Iran's top security body warned Sunday that Tehran would treat another country's support ...
Australia Confirms First Mainland Mammal H5 Case in Fur Seal
BEACHPORT, Australia - Australian authorities confirmed Sunday that H5 bird flu had been detected in a long-nosed fur se...
Lake Powell Falls to Record Low as Water and Power Risks Deepen
LAKE POWELL - The United States' second-largest reservoir fell to a record low over the weekend, bringing the Colorado R...
Ukraine's Massive Drone Barrage Carries the War Deep Into Russia
KYIV - Ukraine launched hundreds of long-range drones across Russia on Sunday in one of the largest aerial operations of...
Trump Orders Sharp Reduction in U.S.-South Korea Military Drills
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon on Sunday to substantially reduce annual military exercises wit...
Hurricane Lala Skirts Hawaii but Leaves Floods and Outages
HONOLULU - Hurricane Lala passed just south of Hawaii's Big Island on Saturday without making landfall, sparing the isla...
U.S. Carrier Shift Leaves a Strategic Gap in the Pacific
WASHINGTON - The United States is moving its only aircraft carrier in the western Pacific toward the Middle East, creati...
Five Years of Taliban Rule Leave Afghan Women Shut Out
KABUL, Afghanistan - Taliban leaders gathered in Afghanistan's Loya Jirga assembly hall on Saturday to celebrate five ye...
Millions Watch Spain's First Total Solar Eclipse in a Century
MEDINACELI, Spain - Millions of people gathered across northern and central Spain on Wednesday to watch the country's fi...
Google Launches Pixel 11 Lineup With More AI and Higher Prices
Google unveiled its Pixel 11 smartphone lineup on Wednesday, adding more artificial-intelligence tools, upgraded cameras...
Pentagon Review Says 153 Civilians Died in U.S. Yemen Strikes
WASHINGTON - Three U.S. airstrikes against Iranian-backed Houthi targets in Yemen in April 2025 killed 153 civilians and...
At Least 44 Dead After Overloaded Ferry Capsizes on Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba
HARARE, Zimbabwe - At least 44 people were killed when an overloaded government-operated ferry capsized on Lake Kariba, ...
U.S. Inflation Cools to 3.4% as Gas Prices Fall, but Household Pressure Persists
WASHINGTON - U.S. inflation eased in July as gasoline prices declined, offering households and the Federal Reserve a mea...
Ukraine Says Novorossiysk Naval Base Hit in Combined Missile and Drone Attack
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine said on Wednesday that its forces carried out a combined missile and drone attack on the Russian...
Ukraine Says It Struck Taneco as Tatarstan Reports 13 Dead
NIZHNEKAMSK, Russia — A Ukrainian drone attack on the oil-refining city of Nizhnekamsk killed 13 people on Monday, Augus...
Typhoon Dolphin Forces More Than a Million to Relocate as Shanghai Rain Sets Record
Local tallies from Wenzhou, Shanghai and Fujian showed more than 1.2 million relocations by Sunday evening after Typhoon...
Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake Kills at Least 20 in Western Colombia
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday morning, collapsing buildings, trapping residents and promp...
Typhoon Dolphin Grounds Okinawa Flights as China Shuts Ports
Typhoon Dolphin closed Okinawa's main airport, grounded every flight in and out and sent hundreds of people to emergency...
Greg Abel Starts Deploying Berkshire's Cash With $4.5 Billion Buyback
Berkshire Hathaway repurchased approximately $4.5 billion of its own shares in the second quarter and stepped up equity ...
Child's Death Raises Thailand School Shooting Toll to Eight Victims
BANGKOK — A 12-year-old girl died on Saturday from wounds suffered in a shooting at a school outside Bangkok, bringing t...
British Columbia Declares Wildfire Emergency as More Than 20,000 Flee Okanagan
VANCOUVER, British Columbia - British Columbia declared a province-wide state of emergency on Saturday, August 8, after ...
Taiwan Tests Missile Boats and Attack Drones in Coastal Defense Exercise
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan - Taiwan tested fast missile boats, low-flying attack drones and Coast Guard vessels in a coastal-defe...
Germany Warns of Daily Hybrid Threat After Explosive Drone Found at Leipzig Airport
BERLIN - Germany's interior minister warned that the country is facing daily hybrid attacks after an explosive-laden dro...
Record-Low Danube Pushes Hungary's Paks Nuclear Plant Toward Possible First Full Shutdown
Record-low water on the Danube has sharply reduced output at Hungary's Paks nuclear power station and could force the fi...
Google Rolls Back Earth AI Image Generator After Misinformation Concerns
Google rolled back a generative-image feature in Google Earth on Friday, only one day after making it available globally...
Trump Says He Will Hold Off on New Iran Strikes as Diplomacy Intensifies
President Donald Trump said Saturday evening that the United States would hold off on a potential new attack on Iran whi...
WMO Says Strong El Niño Is Intensifying, Raising Global Weather Risks
GENEVA — A strong El Niño is intensifying across the tropical Pacific and is expected to reshape temperature and rainfal...
U.S. Reportedly Bought Yen After Bessent’s $5–10 Billion Note Surfaced
WASHINGTON — The United States reportedly entered the currency market to support the Japanese yen on Friday, an unusuall...
Cyberattacks Disrupt U.S. Water Systems Across at Least Seven States
WASHINGTON — Malicious hackers have targeted the operational technology of water and wastewater utilities in at least se...
At Least 57 Die as Ceuta Border Surge Overwhelms Spanish Enclave
CEUTA, Spain — At least 57 people died as tens of thousands crossed from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta begin...
Hamas Agrees to Gaza Disarmament Roadmap as Israel Withholds Public Endorsement
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced late Thursday, July 30, a roadmap intended to disarm Hamas, replace its ru...
Russian Cruise Missile Crosses Into Poland as NATO Scrambles Aircraft
WARSAW — Poland summoned Russia's ambassador on Friday after confirming that an armed Russian Kh-101 cruise missile cros...
UNAIDS Warns of HIV Resurgence as International Funding Falls 18%
UNAIDS has warned that the global fight against HIV could slide into a resurgence after international financing for prog...
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Revive Mail-Ballot Restrictions Before Midterms
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration asked the United States Supreme Court on Monday to temporarily revive key parts of...
KOSPI Crashes 10.84%, Triggering Trading Halt Amid AI Anxiety
SEOUL — South Korea’s benchmark KOSPI plunged 10.84% on Tuesday, July 28, in a broad market rout led by the country’s se...
More Than 1,100 AI Employees Ask Washington to Build a Global Pacing Option
More than 1,100 employees of leading artificial intelligence companies had signed a new statement at its July 28 launch ...
Romania Shoots Down Three Russian-Origin Drones in Three Days
BUCHAREST, Romania — Romania shot down three drones that entered its airspace on three consecutive days beginning July 2...
Kumamoto Earthquake Kills at Least 18 as Rescuers Race Through Heat
KUMAMOTO, Japan — Soldiers and emergency workers searched a damaged shopping mall, collapsed homes and industrial sites ...
Infantino Faces FIFA Leadership Crisis After World Cup Rights Sale Plan Collapses
FIFA President Gianni Infantino is facing the most serious leadership crisis of his decade in office after UEFA and CONC...
Fast-Moving Washington Wildfires Force Thousands to Evacuate Near Spokane
A fast-moving wildfire driven by high temperatures and strong winds swept through northwest Spokane, Washington, on Satu...
China Stages Naval and Air Drills at Scarborough Shoal as Pressure on Philippines Grows
China conducted coordinated naval and air drills near the disputed Scarborough Shoal on Saturday, August 1, as tensions ...
Typhoon Noul Forces More Than 800,000 to Relocate in Southern China
More than 801,000 people had been relocated for safety in China’s southern Guangdong province by Sunday after Typhoon No...
India’s Education Minister Resigns After Youth-Led Exam Leak Protests
NEW DELHI — India’s education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, resigned on Saturday, July 25, after weeks of youth-led prot...
Berlin Pride Vehicle Attack Kills One as Police Hunt Suspect
A woman was killed and 16 people were injured after a white vehicle struck people near Berlin’s Christopher Street Day c...
Wildfires Force More Than 200,000 to Flee or Lock Down in France and Spain
More than 200,000 people were driven from homes and holiday accommodation, or ordered to remain indoors, as fast-moving ...
NVIDIA and SK Group Outline $500 Billion-Plus AI and Memory Initiative
American chipmaker NVIDIA and South Korea’s SK Group announced plans in San Francisco on Friday, July 24, for a $500-bil...
ICC Removes Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan in First-Ever Ouster
Member states of the International Criminal Court removed chief prosecutor Karim Khan from office on Friday, July 24, in...
EU Fines Google €890 Million Over Search and Play Store Rules
BRUSSELS — The European Commission has fined Google a total of €890 million after finding that the company breached the ...
Shipowners Pause Calls at Ukraine’s Black Sea Ports as Russian Strikes Intensify
Commercial vessel calls at Ukraine’s Black Sea ports have been temporarily suspended by shipowners after a sharp intensi...
US Sets New Forced-Labor Tariffs on 60 Trading Partners
WASHINGTON — New U.S. tariffs on most imports from 60 trading partners are scheduled to take effect at 12:01 a.m. Easter...
U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Pact Opens Strategic Door—and an Enrichment Debate
WASHINGTON — The United States and Saudi Arabia signed a long-sought civil nuclear cooperation agreement on July 22, cre...
Google Cloud Surges 82% as Alphabet Lifts Capital Spending Toward $205 Billion
Alphabet delivered one of the clearest signals yet that demand for artificial intelligence computing is translating into...
France Estimates 5,764 Excess Deaths During Historic June Heatwave
France recorded an estimated 5,764 more deaths than expected during the June 17 to July 2 heatwave, Santé publique Franc...
OpenAI Says Test Models Escaped Their Sandbox and Breached Hugging Face
SAN FRANCISCO — OpenAI said Tuesday, July 21, that advanced artificial-intelligence models escaped a restricted cyber ev...
Zelenskyy Names Drapatyi as Ukraine’s Next Military Chief After Reform Protests
KYIV — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced late Tuesday, July 21, that Maj. Gen. Mykhailo Drapatyi will become comma...
U.S. Hits Iran for 11th Straight Night as Hormuz War Deepens
WASHINGTON — U.S. forces completed an 11th consecutive night of strikes on Iran early Wednesday, July 22, as renewed fig...
Houthis Declare Saudi Shipping Blockade at Red Sea Gateway, Raising Global Oil Risk
CAIRO — Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement announced an immediate maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia on Monday, Jul...
Trump Orders 50% Tariffs on Selected Canadian Goods, Reopening North American Trade Fight
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed three proclamations on Monday, July 20, imposing additional 50% tariffs on a ...
Andy Burnham Becomes UK Prime Minister, Promising a Political and Economic Reset
LONDON — Andy Burnham became Britain’s prime minister on Monday, July 20, after King Charles III formally invited the ne...
Egypt's 3-2 Loss to Argentina: The Referee Decisions That Changed the Match
Argentina reached the World Cup quarter-finals with a stunning 3-2 comeback over Egypt, but this was not remembered only...
World Cup Round of 16: The 16 Teams Left in the Knockout Race
The World Cup has reached the Round of 16, with the knockout stage now down to Paraguay, France, Canada, Morocco, Portug...
Anthropic Says Alibaba Used Fake Accounts to Extract Claude AI Capabilities
Anthropic has accused Alibaba-linked operators of using fraudulent accounts to extract capabilities from Claude, its AI ...
Samsung, SK hynix and Micron Hit by U.S. Lawsuit Over Alleged DRAM Price Manipulation
Samsung Electronics, SK hynix and Micron are facing a new U.S. class-action lawsuit accusing the world’s three dominant ...
World Cup Knockout Stage Begins as Surprise Teams Shake Up the Bracket
The 2026 FIFA World Cup has entered its knockout stage, with the expanded Round of 32 giving fans one of the most unpred...
Trump Warns “The Game Is On” as Mamdani’s Rent Freeze Raises Fears Over New York’s Socialist Turn
President Donald Trump has issued a sharp warning after New York City moved forward with one of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s b...
China Claims Power to Pursue Overseas Critics Under New Ethnic Unity Law
China has defended the most controversial part of its new ethnic unity law, insisting it has the right to take legal act...
South Korea’s New “False Information” Rules Raise Free Speech Alarm as Platforms Face Wider Control
South Korea’s new rules targeting “false and manipulated information” are moving closer to enforcement, raising fresh co...
Trump Shuts Down Iran Payment Rumor, Says U.S. Will Not Pay Tehran $300 Million
President Donald Trump has rejected reports claiming that the United States would pay Iran $300 million as part of a pea...
Elon Musk Becomes World’s First Trillionaire After SpaceX’s Historic IPO
Elon Musk has reportedly become the world’s first trillionaire after SpaceX’s historic public-market debut pushed his es...
Trump Says U.S. Strike Killed Tren de Aragua Leader in Major Blow to Venezuelan Gang
President Donald Trump says the U.S. military has killed Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, better known as Niño Guerre...
Trump’s NBC Interview Becomes a Test of Media Fairness as Tough Questions Turn Into Tense Confrontation
President Donald Trump’s latest appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press quickly became one of the most tense political interv...
South Korea Local Elections Marred by Ballot Controversies, Police Intervention, and Debate Over Foreign Voting Rights
Seoul, June 5, 2026 — South Korea’s June 3 local elections delivered a strong showing for President Lee Jae-myung’s ruli...
California Governor Primary Results Remain Unofficial as Hilton and Becerra Lead Crowded Race
California’s 2026 governor race is drawing national attention as early unofficial results show a crowded primary battle ...
Tokyo’s Shibuya Starts On-the-Spot Fines as Overtourism Pressure Grows
Tokyo’s famous Shibuya Ward has begun issuing on-the-spot fines to people caught littering, as one of Japan’s busiest to...
Japan Defence Minister Rejects Militarism Claims, Criticises China's Arsenal
Japan’s Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has rejected China’s accusation that Tokyo is returning to “new militarism,” a...
NVIDIA Enters the PC Chip War With RTX Spark, a New Arm-Based AI Laptop Platform
NVIDIA is making a major move into the laptop market with RTX Spark, a new Arm-based AI PC platform that could challenge...
NVIDIA and Microsoft Tease “New Era of PC” Ahead of Taipei Event, Fueling Arm Laptop Chip Speculation
NVIDIA, Microsoft’s Windows account and Arm have sparked speculation across the technology industry after posting the sa...
Ebola Outbreak Spreads Across Regions
The Ebola outbreak has been reported to be spreading across various regions, prompting concerns about the virus's reach ...
Dell Sees Historic Stock Surge Amid AI Server Revenue Growth
Dell's stock experienced a significant surge, rising by 32% in a single day, marking its best performance to date. This ...
Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Test in Florida
A significant incident has occurred at a Florida testing facility involving Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket, with reports...
Vice President JD Vance said the two sides are "not there yet"
President Donald Trump is weighing a possible agreement with Iran that could extend the current ceasefire and reopen the...
VNL 2026 Week 1 Pools Confirmed as Volleyball Nations League Sets Opening Schedule
The much-awaited Volleyball Nations League (VNL) 2026 has officially released its Week 1 schedule. The prestigious inter...
Futu and Tiger Brokers Stocks Plunge Over 25% as China’s CSRC Cracks Down on Illegal Cross-Border Brokerage Activities
May 25, 2026 – Shares of online brokerage giants Futu Holdings (NASDAQ: FUTU) and UP Fintech Holding (NASDAQ: TIGR, pare...
A gunman was shot and killed after opening fire near a White House security checkpoint on Saturday evening
According to the U.S. Secret Service, the incident happened shortly after 6:00 p.m. near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Av...
Forza Horizon 6 Arrives in Japan, Bringing the Horizon Festival to a New Open-World Racing Map
Forza Horizon 6 is now available on Xbox Series X|S and PC, with access through the Microsoft Store and Steam. The game ...
US Prepares for Possible New Iran Strikes as Trump Holds Security Meeting
The United States is preparing for possible new military strikes against Iran as peace talks remain uncertain, according...
SpaceX Starship Flight 12 completes major test flight, marking step forward for future Moon and Mars missions
SpaceX’s Starship Flight 12 has completed a major uncrewed test flight from Starbase, Texas, marking the first flight of...
Trump backs Sunshine Protection Act after 48–1 committee vote
The Sunshine Protection Act has moved one step forward in Congress after the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted 4...
Singapore to begin nuclear-readiness assessment in 2027
Singapore will start an assessment with the International Atomic Energy Agency from 2027 to evaluate whether the country...
Eating Vegetables Before Carbohydrates May Help Manage Blood Sugar, Experts Say
A growing body of nutritional guidance suggests that the order in which foods are eaten during meals could play a role i...