Pentagon chief says Trump still aiming for deal with Iran
WASHINGTON - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Fox News on Monday that President Donald Trump was still aiming for a nuclear deal with Iran even as hostilities...
Trump approval rating sinks to 40%, the lowest of his term, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
WASHINGTON — US President Donald J. Trump’s approval rating dropped one percentage point to 40%, the lowest level of his second term in office,...
Putin wins another six-year term
MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin won a landslide reelection victory on Sunday, extending his rule over the world’s largest country for another six...
Asian workers pushed to upskill as pandemic quickens digital shift
BANGKOK — Jaya Latchmi Mutusammy had worked several years in customer service and finance in Singapore, when caring for her ailing parents and demand for healthcare workers during the coronavirus pandemic led her to change track, with help from the government.
Paracetamol in pregnancy is safe, says European research prompted by Trump autism claims
LONDON — Taking paracetamol, known as Tylenol in the US, during pregnancy is safe, a group of European researchers have said, after compiling data...
UN report ignites fight for funds to build climate defenses
The United Nations (UN) climate panel’s report on Monday alerted wealthy nations to a lesson many of the world’s most vulnerable countries have already...
Angela Merkel, in memoir, recalls tricks for dealing with Donald Trump
BERLIN — Angela Merkel sought advice from the pope on dealing with Donald J. Trump when he was first elected US president, hoping to...
Japan saw record 2.79 million visitors in February due to Lunar New Year boost
TOKYO - Japan welcomed 2.79 million visitors in February, a record for the month and the most for any month since the COVID-19 pandemic began, boosted...
New North Korea nuclear, ICBM testing would trigger instant crisis — Moon
SEOUL — A resumption of North Korea’s nuclear weapon or long-range missile tests would “instantly” send the peninsula back into crisis, outgoing South Korean President Moon Jae-in said this week, calling for measures to prevent that from happening.
The hidden cost of the AI boom: social and environmental exploitation
SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION
Mainstream conversations about artificial intelligence (AI) have been dominated by a few key concerns, such as whether super intelligent AI will wipe us out,...
Australia, New Zealand brace for looming bird flu threat
CANBERRA/WELLINGTON - Australia and New Zealand are bracing for the arrival of a destructive bird flu strain by tightening biosecurity at farms, testing shore...
US law enforcement steps up security ahead of expected Mideast protests
United States law enforcement agencies have escalated security measures to safeguard Jewish and Muslim communities ahead of global pro-Palestinian protests expected on Friday but...