Mexico rejects new border wall plan ahead of talks with US officials
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday rejected US plans to build new sections of wall at the US-Mexico border ahead of high-level meetings with US officials expected to…
Russia’s Putin sends the West a warning over nuclear testing
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday held out the possibility that Russia could resume nuclear testing for the first time in over three decades and might withdraw its ratification of a…
Singapore police appear to confirm arrest of Three Arrows co-founder Su Zhu
Singapore police appeared to confirm the arrest of Su Zhu, one of the founders of bankrupt crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital. Last week, the company’s liquidators, Teneo, said that…
Crossbow man detained for nine years over treason threat to kill Queen Elizabeth
A man who was arrested with a loaded crossbow at Windsor Castle saying he wanted to kill Queen Elizabeth was detained for nine years on Thursday after admitting an offence…
Russia will attack others if Ukraine loses, Zelensky tells Europe
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned European leaders on Thursday that Russia could rebuild its military capabilities and attack other countries within five years if the continent were to waver in…
Indonesia’s agriculture minister resigns amid graft probe
Indonesia’s agriculture minister on Thursday stepped down over his involvement in a case being investigated by the country’s anti-graft agency, making him the sixth minister in President Joko Widodo’s Cabinet…
SEC tries to force Musk to testify in Twitter takeover probe
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, is being sued by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which is trying to compel him to testify as part of a probe…
British lawmakers call for pause in live facial recognition surveillance
A cross-party coalition of 65 British lawmakers called on Friday for a pause in use of live facial recognition surveillance on the country’s streets. The use of the technology in…
Putin suggests plane of Wagner boss Prigozhin was blown up by hand grenades on board
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday suggested that the plane crash which killed Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin in August was caused by hand grenades detonating inside the aircraft, not…
ChatGPT-owner OpenAI is exploring making its own AI chips
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is exploring making its own artificial intelligence chips and has gone as far as evaluating a potential acquisition target, according to people familiar with the…