20+ hour, 44+ min ago   (734+ words) Back in her political stronghold in northern France, Marine Le Pen is delivering her first major campaign speech this Sunday. The far-right candidate for 2027 will be in Hénin-Beaumont as part of her presidential election, after MPs from her party met…...

14+ hour, 45+ min ago   (579+ words) Jacob Coxon, the former OpenAI researcher and Anthropic employee who recently resigned over concerns about the dangerously rapid pace of artificial intelligence development, said Sunday that building superintelligent models is like "summoning an alien species." Appearing on ABC's "This Week,…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (410+ words) Myanmar's military-backed government said Sunday their UN ambassador -- loyal to ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi -- is occupying the office illegitimately, as the organisation prepares to weigh his replacement. Myanmar has been embroiled in civil war since a military coup…...

1+ day, 18+ min ago   (749+ words) Donald Trump turns his focus Sunday to golf and promoting his business interests, as he wraps up a two-day visit to Ireland during which his off-the-cuff diplomacy has caused another stir. The US president caught his Irish hosts and the…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (657+ words) A Hong Kong court sentenced three pro-democracy activists on Friday who organised annual vigils to mark China's deadly Tiananmen crackdown on charges of "incitement to subversion". The closely watched national security case was seen as a bellwether for freedom of…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (426+ words) A Hong Kong court is expected to issue sentences on Friday against three activists who organised vigils marking China's deadly Tiananmen crackdown, after they were found guilty of inciting "subversion". Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, Chow Hang-tung, 41, and Albert Ho, 74 have been behind…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (213+ words) Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that he had spoken to US President Donald Trump "in recent days" and Ottawa remains ready to reach a "fair" trade deal with Washington, despite escalating economic tensions. The once ironclad trading partnership between…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (447+ words) A fire broke out Thursday in a school in the eastern DR Congo city of Bukavu, causing a stampede that killed at least 14 children, local and health sources said. The blaze began while the children were in lessons, forcing some…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (796+ words) SINGAPORE – Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said he will consider disclosing more information on the distribution of salaries and performance bonuses among ministers beyond what is already shared, given the interest in this topic. But he also cautioned against turning ministerial…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1076+ words) SINGAPORE – There will be no immediate increase from $1.1 million to $1.8 million for an MR4 minister, and most at that entry-level grade are expected to be paid about $1.35 million by the end of the current term, Coordinating Minister for Public Services Chan…...