Today: September 19, 2026
Today: September 19, 2026

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Business|Political|World

South Korea, US discuss Seoul's role in Middle East, investment pact

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday as the longtime allies grappled with delayed

Economy|Environment|Health|Science|World

Screwworm infests US horse before port reopens to Mexican livestock

The U.S. confirmed a case of New World screwworm in a horse in New Mexico on Thursday, as the federal government prepared to resume imports of Mexican

Crime

UN-backed experts cite possible US war crimes in Iran strikes

U.N.-commissioned human rights experts say they have found “reasonable grounds” to believe the United States committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran

Political|Technology|World

UK silence over demand for Apple data access is farcical, lawyer says

The British government's refusal to confirm whether it has issued an order to bypass encryption to access customer data held by Apple has become farcical,

Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Ed Sheeran's opening acts all quit in solidarity with Macklemore

Ed Sheeran’s international tour has been thrown into crisis, with one opening act, the rapper Macklemore, dropped from the tour’s US dates for his onstage support of Palestine, and all of the British singer’s other openers quitting to protest the removal.

Economy|Environment|Science

The Iran war is driving clean energy development. It's not enough to help the planet, yet

Countries are embracing clean power and taking steps to use less energy because of the war against Iran

Arts|Economy|Environment|Europe|Fashion and Beauty|Finance|Food|MidEast|Technology

Energy disruption hits Bangladesh and Pakistan as Gulf crisis worsens 

In Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, Parvin Akter times her cooking to the neighborhood's availability of piped gas.

Science|Technology|World

AI military risks spark concern at China security conference

A range of delegates to China's flagship defence conference this week expressed fears over the potential for unchecked AI development and technology

Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

Japan, US discussing chip factory construction as part of $550 billion investment talks, Nikkei reports

Japan and the United States are in talks to build a semiconductor factory as part of their $550 billion investment agreement, the Nikkei business daily reported on Thursday.

Science|Technology

A global AI safety strategy depends on US-China cooperation. They each see the other as the problem

As concern rises over the risks of artificial intelligence, hopes for any kind of global approach on safety depend on cooperation between the U.S. and China

Business|Economy|Finance|MidEast|Political|US|World

Trump says 'hopefully we are towards end' of Iran war

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he hoped an end to the war against Iran was near and a media report separately said he is expected to meet

Crime|World

Afghan man sentenced to 20 years in case tied to 2021 airport bombing that killed US troops

Afghan man sentenced to 20 years in case tied to 2021 airport bombing that killed US troops

Business|Economy|Finance

Goldman Sachs sees slightly softer fixed income, currencies, commodities business, higher costs

The chief of Goldman Sachs said on Wednesday he expects the bank's fixed-income, currencies and commodities (FICC) business to be

Business|Economy

US firm Heeney Capital to operate Venezuela gold mine, Continental seeks to enter oil project

Venezuelan authorities signed deals on Wednesday granting New York-headquartered investment firm Heeney Capital operational and

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US drops Venezuela from drug list, may remove Colombia, Trump says

The United States has removed Venezuela from its list of countries which have failed to demonstrably combat illegal drug trafficking for the first time in more than 20

Political|Science|Technology

UN chief sounds alarm on AI risk after Trump plays it down

U.N.

Science|Technology|World

AI is not a 'monopoly of great powers', China's top newspaper says

AI is not a "monopoly of great powers" and the U.S. should work with China to manage risk to create a non-discriminatory development environment, China's top newspaper,

Political|Travel|World

South Korea's foreign minister to meet Rubio for talks in US on Friday

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun is travelling to the U.S. this week for talks with Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday, the ministry said on Wednesday.

Political|Science|Technology

Nvidia CEO to attend Trump dinner for Xi, source says

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is set to attend U.S.

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

US stocks slip after oil prices and the bond market crank up the pressure

The U.S. stock market slipped as oil prices and the bond market cranked up the pressure on Wall Street

Arts

Carney says Canada can wait for the right conditions in Trump trade war and emerge stronger

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada intends to emerge from its trade war with U.S. President Donald Trump “stronger, more resilient, more independent,” while telling Washington that future cooperation must be based on respect for each country’s sovereignty

Asia|Business|Economy

South Korean lawmaker says Trump due to announce US investment details on Friday

A South Korean lawmaker said on Tuesday, while questioning the country's finance minister nominee, that U.S.

Europe|Political|World

Belarus' authoritarian leader meets US envoy to push for lifting sanctions

Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has met with a U.S. envoy to push for the lifting of the remaining U.S. sanctions against his country

Business|Crime|Economy|Political|World

Maduro ally Alex Saab expected to plead guilty in federal money laundering case

Alex Saab, a close ally of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, is expected to plead guilty Tuesday in a federal case