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US and China are failing the same AI race, only differently

In late September, construction crews in Ulanqab, on the edge of the Gobi Desert, filed through face-scanning gates to r...

Alice Huang, Chinese woman accused of spying on Nvidia chief, entered Taiwan 8 times

Beijing has rejected the spying allegations.

Watch: Pezeshkian says Iran wants compensation for environmental damage from US-Israeli attacks

Watch: Pezeshkian says Iran wants compensation for environmental damage from US-Israeli attacks Iran’s President Masoud ...

Jokowi’s Son Gibran Resigns as Indonesia Vice President

Indonesian Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka formally submitted his resignation to the country’s national assembly T...

Indian shares bounce back as investors seek AI shelter

Nifty 50 is world’s best-performing major market so far this quarter

Fighting intensifies in Yemen as Houthis deny targeting Mecca

World Health Organization says more than 320,000 people have been displaced in Yemen fighting since August 1.

North Korean troop dispatch to Russia unlikely in winter: Ex-Ukrainian official

North Korea is unlikely to carry out another large-scale troop deployment to support Russia’s war against Ukraine this w...

Bolivia arrests former judge on suspicion of drug trafficking

Arrests in Bolivia linked to a US-backed security alliance crackdown on drug cartels in Latin America.

ScreenConnect Attacks Target at Least 288 Endpoints Across 48 Organizations With Rogue Clients

ConnectWise has taken the precautionary step of disabling five third-party extensions in partner environments following ...

Senators Ask Trump Administration to Preserve Nvidia Documents

Two Democratic senators asked the Trump administration on Thursday to preserve all records regarding the export of Nvidi...

Russia attacks Khmelnytskyi Oblast energy infrastructure, leaving outages

"As a result of the Russian attack, energy infrastructure was damaged, causing emergency power outages in the Shepetivka...

Modi Ally Chandrababu Naidu Sees Google Project on Track, New Data Centers

Alphabet Inc.’s $15 billion Google AI hub in India’s southern state of Andhra Pradesh is on track to begin operations in...

UN peacekeepers failed to protect civilians before South Sudan massacre, Amnesty says

United Nations peacekeepers and South Sudanese authorities failed to take adequate action despite warnings weeks before ...

Turkey's president calls the war in Gaza an 'gecocide' at the UN climate summit

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called for the world to recognize the environmental impacts of the I...

Trump defends Iran war in Veterans Day address

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump defended the war against Iran Wednesday at a US Veterans Day commemoration...

Iran’s chief negotiator tells Al Jazeera ‘ball in US court’

Iran’s chief negotiator says it’s up to the US to answer Iran’s position in the latest round of peace talks.

State dinners to scrutiny: Nvidia’s Huang falls out of favour in Trump’s Washington 

AI kingmaker’s opponents see ‘blood in the water’ after affair with suspected Chinese spy

Vietnam Dollar Bond Sale on Hold as Fuel Cost Fans Inflation

Vietnam’s plans for an international bond issuance are on hold while officials wait for more suitable conditions, as glo...

China’s Xi says Taiwan ‘reunification’ must happen as history cannot be stopped

Xi’s speech comes a week ahead of the APEC summit in China.

China's Xi says Taiwan 'reunification' must happen as history cannot be stopped

BEIJING, Nov 12 - The tide of history cannot be stopped, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday, as he urged comp...

Pacific fuel crisis cost region nearly $1 billion in six months, NZ briefings reveal

Officials say the fuel crisis triggered in late February due to the war between Iran and the United States of America ha...

New Zealand Bond Auction Demand Climbs to Highest Since 2013

The demand for New Zealand bonds at auctions jumped to the highest in more than a decade after preliminary election resu...

Gulf allies’ Trump ties hand a hostile Congress subpoena targets

Washington’s key Gulf allies are expected to come under fire as Democrats use their new congressional majorities to inve...

Japan's IHI Corporation plans mass production of dual-use satellites — newspaper

Nikkei reported that the satellites could be used to monitor critical infrastructure

Amnesty says UN, South Sudan officials failed to prevent village massacre

Peacekeepers knew of likely raid on Abiemnom, where more than 200 people were killed, according to rights group report.

Lee to rally cooperation on energy supply risks at ASEAN, APEC summits

President Lee Jae Myung will underscore the need for closer regional cooperation to withstand energy supply disruptions ...

Nomura explores possible sale of Laser Digital crypto unit

Japan's largest securities firm is talking to potential buyers including Marex, which is evaluating the deal.

China’s Loan Interest Rates Are Already Low, Central Bank Says

China’s central bank highlighted what it said were relatively low loan rates compared to the rest of the world — a sign ...

'No room for Taiwan independence': Xi Jinping doubles down on reunification push

Yen nears key ¥160 level after U.S. inflation data, sparking intervention risk

The prospect of tightening by the U.S. Federal Reserve risks widening the U.S.-Japan rate differential and adding to dow...

Iran warns of expanded retaliation as Israel reportedly readies to attack

Israeli security cabinet orders military to step up preparations for a possible attack on Iran, Israeli media reports.

Solomons slush fund and Canberra’s pipeline

THE Albanese government has pulled no punches in its hard-nosed approach to how and why Australian aid should be deploye...

‘Plenty of reasons for hope’: what 30 years of climate talks have achieved

After 30 years of global climate talks, there has been more progress than you might think. A climate diplomacy expert ex...

Democrats preview plan to roll back US-Israel defense integration

Sen. Chris Van Hollen, who is considering a bid for Senate majority leader against Sen. Chuck Schumer, led a group of De...

COP31: Climate action must continue even if 'US is not here', Pacific leaders say

The United States government has no official presence at the climate talks in Türkiye, marking the second consecutive ye...

Japan 5-Year Bond Sale Sees Firmer Demand Than 12-Month Average

Japan’s five-year government bond auction drew stronger demand than its 12-month average as elevated yields attracted in...

Watch: At least six Palestinians killed in Israeli attack on Nasser hospital

Watch: At least six Palestinians killed in Israeli attack on Nasser hospital Footage shows the aftermath of Israeli air ...

Japan to contribute ¥294 million to Gaza’s healthcare system

The funds will be used to strengthen the coordination between emergency medical teams in the area.

Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital kills at least six, Gaza civil defence agency says

The strike hit the surgery department of the hospital in Khan Younis, wounding at least 20 people and causing extensive ...

US midterms put pro-Israel AIPAC on defensive

WASHINGTON: For years, the pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC was a US political juggernaut, but deepening voter disillusio...