General News

(AFP) - Elon Musk warned Thursday that the "fate of Western civilization" depends on Donald Trump returning to office as the tech billionaire launched five nights of campaign events for...

(AFP) - US President Joe Biden on Thursday hailed Israel's killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar as a "good day" for the world, saying it removed a key obstacle to...

Berlin (AFP) - US President Joe Biden on Thursday began a farewell visit to Germany and talks with European leaders on support for Ukraine's war against Russia and  the Middle...

Washington (AFP) - Nicotine pouches have overtaken cigarettes in youth popularity, as tobacco product use among US middle and high schoolers dropped to its lowest level in a quarter of...

Washington (AFP) - The artificial intelligence arms race has gone nuclear.  Amazon, Microsoft, and Google are now looking to outgun each other with announcements on atomic energy, which they hope...

Washington (AFP) - The international community must come together despite the "difficult geopolitical environment" to tackle shared challenges like lackluster growth and the existential threat posed by climate change, the...

San Francisco (AFP) - Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, on Thursday announced new measures to fight sextortion, a form of online blackmail where criminals coerce victims, often teens,...

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel said Thursday it was checking whether it had successfully "eliminated" Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar in a Gaza operation, in what would constitute a massive blow against...

Washington (AFP) - Retail sales in the United States accelerated in September, according to government data released Thursday, a positive sign for consumption as the election approaches. Overall sales rose...

Kharkiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - When Ukrainian serviceman Igor Shyshko summarised his two years of detention in Russia alongside 72-year-old US citizen Stephen Hubbard, three words came to mind: torture, humiliation,...