In AI, India’s choice needn’t be between a US leash or Chinese hook
On June 12, two of the world’s most capable artificial intelligence models went dark. An American export directive barred foreigners from using Anthropic’s two...
9 dead, including children and pregnant woman, in shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania
Published: 5:25am, 11 Oct 2026Updated: 6:07am, 11 Oct 2026 A man killed eight people including a pregnant woman, children and other relatives at his...
Isaias kills 4 in US, leaves 670,000 without power
Four people died after Hurricane Isaias made landfall early on Saturday, and about 670,000 residents in Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi were still without...
Trump demands Ukraine get new president, lashes out at Zelensky
US President Donald Trump has called for Ukraine to replace President Volodymyr Zelensky, accusing him of rejecting multiple opportunities to end the war with...
Christa Pike out of hospital and back in prison after surviving US execution attempt
Christa Pike, who survived Tennessee’s attempt to execute her by lethal injection, has been moved back to prison, her lawyers said on Saturday. Pike,...
Palestinian leader Abbas postpones elections to September 2027
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday postponed legislative elections due next month until September 11, 2027, and called a presidential poll for the same...
Houthi attack on Saudi airport kills 12, injures hundreds
Published: 10:19pm, 10 Oct 2026Updated: 6:51am, 11 Oct 2026 The third attack this week on Riyadh’s international airport on Saturday left at least 12...
Are Chinese military aircraft already using a new joint air facility in Laos?
Chinese military aircraft may already be using a new joint aviation facility in Laos, with satellite imagery showing twice as many K-8/JL-8-family trainer aircraft...
Russian attacks kill 20 in Ukraine after Trump strikes diesel deal with Putin
Published: 8:25pm, 10 Oct 2026Updated: 9:44pm, 10 Oct 2026 Russian strikes killed at least 17 people in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, Ukrainian officials said on...