China said on Monday that an investigation found US chip giant Nvidia had violated the country’s antitrust rules. It vowed an additional probe just after trade talks between Beijing and Washington entered a second day. Beijing, which announced the investigation in December, is currently engaged in an intense contest with the United States for supremacy […]
The United States has approved the sale of advanced air-to-air missiles and related equipment to Finland in a deal valued at $1.07 billion, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on Wednesday. “The proposed sale will improve Finland’s capability to meet current and future threats and enhance its interoperability with US and other allied […]
German police believe an arson attack that has left thousands of people without electricity in south-eastern Berlin was politically motivated. Initial investigations suggest that the ongoing power cut was due to arson, with two high-voltage pylons in the city’s Johannisthal neighbourhood having caught fire. A police spokesman said on Tuesday morning. The flames have since […]
At least 10 protesters were killed Monday after Nepal police fired rubber bullets, tear gas, and water cannon to disperse demonstrators in Kathmandu demanding the government lift its ban on social media and tackle corruption. Several social media sites — including Facebook, YouTube, and X — have been inaccessible in Nepal since Friday after the […]
Britain’s deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, resigned on Friday after an investigation found she breached the ministerial code by underpaying on a property tax, in a major blow to Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s embattled Labour government. Rayner, a figurehead among the party’s left-wing base, had earlier this week admitted not paying enough on the flat […]
Tens of millions of mobile phones across the UK will blare a siren sound at the same time on Sunday as part of government efforts to better prepare for national emergencies. The nationwide test comes as officials seek to strengthen the country’s resilience amid more frequent extreme weather events and concerns around Russia’s war in […]
Portugal held a day of national mourning on Thursday as the death toll from the derailment of one of Lisbon’s iconic funiculars rose to 17 people, with 21 injured. The accident on Wednesday evening in one of the capital’s most popular tourist spots saw the yellow Gloria funicular veer off a steep stretch of tracks […]
China defended on Thursday its decision to invite the leaders of Russia and North Korea to World War II commemorations, which President Donald Trump accused them of using to conspire against the United States. Trump wrote a testy Truth Social post addressing his Chinese counterpart after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russia’s Vladimir […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin sought on Monday to defend his Ukraine offensive to Moscow’s allies, blaming the West for triggering the three-and-a-half year war that has killed tens of thousands and devastated much of eastern Ukraine. “This crisis was not triggered by Russia’s attack on Ukraine, but was a result of a coup in Ukraine, […]
The parents of a teenager who died by suicide after receiving guidance on self-harm from ChatGPT filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging the company prioritised profit over safety when it released the GPT-4.0 version of its AI chatbot last year. Matt and Maria Raine, the parents of 16-year-old Adam […]
