Japan explores ‘ownership’ of nuclear submarines as regional rivalries worsen
Published: 8:00am, 8 Oct 2026Updated: 8:06am, 8 Oct 2026 Japan is expected to float the idea of acquiring a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines in...
‘China already has spies’ at US AI labs, former Anthropic researcher warns
Published: 7:39am, 8 Oct 2026Updated: 8:16am, 8 Oct 2026 Former Anthropic and OpenAI researcher Jacob Coxon said he was 90 per cent certain that...
Trump says he deserves Nobel Peace Prize but has doubts he will get it
Published: 6:41am, 8 Oct 2026Updated: 8:03am, 8 Oct 2026 US President Donald Trump, who waged war with Iran and has yet to broker peace...
Trump to give Musk top US science medal
President Donald Trump will present close ally Elon Musk and other tech bosses with the top US scientific award at a ceremony on Thursday,...
Rubio touts US power, calls on Europe to emerge from ‘slumber’
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday flexed American power and called on Europe to shake off its “long slumber” in a rousing...
Trump urged Xi to talk to Takaichi and lift export curbs on Japan, sources say
US President Donald Trump pressed his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to roll back China’s export curbs on Japan during their meeting in the US,...
Can the Gulf aviation superhub model survive the war?
Aldo Giovannitti is a writer and advisor on aviation and economic policy, formerly with the World Bank, working with governments and investors For decades,...
Venezuela’s Maduro to face new US charges over alleged torture of Americans, official says
Published: 4:58am, 8 Oct 2026Updated: 5:01am, 8 Oct 2026 Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are expected to face new...
Evicted 87-year-old woman Maricarmen, heart of Spain’s housing protests, has died
Maricarmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose dramatic eviction last month sparked mass housing protests in Spain that ultimately led to an early election, has...