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Ukraine warWorldRussia & Central AsiaZelensky details rift with Ukraine’s dismissed defence minister FedorovThe president said inaccurate defence ministry information contributed to an aw...
Police are called on New York Times reporter after she is barred from entering Republican’s event with other journalistsKean, who had a three-month absence from Congress earlier this year, has develop...
Nordic soccer associations have 'lost confidence' in FIFA boss InfantinoSix Nordic national soccer associations have piled more pressure on embattled FIFA president Gianni Infantino by saying they had...
IndonesiaAsiaSoutheast AsiaIndonesia arrests 72 suspected of starting forest fires as haze persistsInvestigators are tracing financial records to determine whether companies have financed...
UkraineWorldRussia & Central AsiaPutin wants to draft 300,000 new troops for war, Ukraine’s Zelensky saysRussia could draft more troops in 2027 to reach its goal of 500,000 and aims to pr...
Andy Burnham to hand mayors powers over local planning decisionsMayors to overrule councils to ‘call in’ decisions on large-scale developmentsBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from...
ScienceChinaScienceYour backyard could hold a rare earth fortune – and this orange lichen is the clueChinese scientists discover link between lichen growth and potentially untapped rare-e...
China abruptly postpones ambitious Chang’e-7 lunar mission launchChina has postponed its planned ambitious Chang’e-7 lunar missionBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popoverChina abrup...
Why are there suddenly so many devastating earthquakes?Colombia, Venezuela, Japan, Indonesia, Spain and Mexico have all seen large quakes this summer. But experts tell Julia Musto it’s all normalBookm...
SingaporeThis Week in AsiaEconomicsSingapore’s Lawrence Wong unveils major pro-family measures amid record low fertilityThe government will fully bear the bill for increasing childcare le...
From the water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, to sewage problems in Alabama, stalled projects could get new life after federal court rulings.
ScienceChinaScienceChina delays Chang’e-7 mission to drill for ice near lunar south poleHistoric mission expected as early as Monday has been postponed after safety and reliability assess...
Accidents and personal safetyHong Kong3 elderly people injured after escalator fall at Hong Kong shopping centreOnline photos show fire crews and paramedics at scene as escalator remains ...
China-Africa relationsChinaDiplomacyThe African firms adopting Chinese AI as US-China rivalry intensifiesLower costs, downloadable models and greater language flexibility are helping Chin...
Powerful storm hits Baltic countries, killing 2 and leaving hundreds of thousands without powerA powerful cyclone has hit Latvia and Lithuania, leaving two people dead and more than half a million wit...
CrossCountry train chaos as power cut cancels most services across UKJourneys are suspended ‘across almost all routes’ until further noticeBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bo...
US-China relationsChinaDiplomacyUS efforts to secure AI supply chains are doomed to fail: Chinese academicWashington’s initiatives such as Pax Silica will not succeed by targeting third p...
Artificial intelligenceTechBig TechChina’s overlooked internet army is quietly embedding AI into everyday businessesFrom RedNote to Meituan, digital platforms are bypassing third-party pr...
RoboticsTechTech TrendsChinese robots tackle tennis, smash track records at World Humanoid Robot GamesEvent highlights robots’ remaining weaknesses, including balance issues, limited auto...
Sydney Marathon admits ‘unfortunate error’ after finisher’s medal mistakenly depicts Munich stadiumMarathon organisers laugh off mistake saying they’re ‘not going to run from it’BookmarkCommentsGo to ...