RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -The Gaza war raging between Israel and Hamas could deal a heavy blow to the global economy, banking titans told a glitzy investment forum in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. The dour mood from some of the gathering's most high-profile speakers underscored how the conflict...
WASHINGTON, United States - A new US rocket, United Launch Alliance (ULA)'s Vulcan Centaur, is to make its maiden flight on Christmas Eve with a payload that includes a private lunar lander. The mission, called Cert-1, will also carry on board the cremated remains of several people associated...
LONDON, United Kingdom - UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Thursday that governments must be "honest" about the risks posed by artificial intelligence, as he prepares to host a global summit on the issue in Britain next week. In a speech in London, Sunak said while AI could bring...
LEWISTON, United States - Police in the US state of Maine waged a sprawling manhunt Thursday for a gunman who killed at least 16 people at a bowling alley and a bar in the deadliest mass shooting this year in America. Dozens more people were reported wounded in the rampage in the small town of...
ATHENS, Greece - A World War II bomb was defused Thursday near a landmark new park worksite on the coast of Greek capital Athens, with a local official warning more could be found. The operation at the site of Hellinikon, 15 kilometres (nine miles) south of Athens, shut down one of the...
GENEVA, Switzerland - The World Health Organization on Wednesday called for Hamas to provide proof of life of the hostages it is holding and release them all on health grounds. (Photo from AFP) The WHO said the International Committee of the Red Cross should be allowed immediate medical access...
WASHINGTON, United States - The US House of Representatives finally elected a new speaker on Wednesday, ending weeks of bitter Republican infighting that paralyzed Congress at a time of international and domestic crisis. (Photo from AFP) Mike Johnson, a little-known ally of Donald Trump who...
UNITED NATIONS, United States - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday rejected the "misrepresentations" of his remarks a day earlier on Palestinian grievances that infuriated Israel, which has vowed to retaliate against the world body. United Nations Secretary-General...
WASHINGTON, United States - US President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hailed Wednesday their shared stand on Israel, Ukraine and China during a state visit aimed at reinforcing a century-old alliance. US President Joe Biden (2nd R), First Lady Jill Biden (R),...
ACAPULCO, Mexico - Mexican authorities rushed to send emergency aid, restore communications and assess damage in the Pacific beach resort of Acapulco on Wednesday after a powerful hurricane left a trail of destruction. (Photo from AFP) President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador personally joined an...
SAN FRANCISCO, United States - X is tinkering with video and audio calling at the platform formerly known as Twitter, according to a post Wednesday by owner Elon Musk. Elon Musk "Early version of video and audio calling on X," Musk wrote in a post that contained a screen capture showing...
DAMASCUS, Syria - Israeli strikes killed eight soldiers in southern Syria on Wednesday, later returning to bomb Aleppo airport for the fourth time in a fortnight, the defence ministry in Damascus said. Israel said the first strike was in response to earlier rocket fire. Hours later,...
