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Rome (AFP) - A concert by the US rapper Kanye West, who was supposed to perform on July 18 in Reggio Emilia in northern Italy, has been banned on public...

New York (AFP) - Artificial intelligence is getting expensive -- and companies are starting to rethink their embrace of the disruptive technology. Playing by a well-worn Silicon Valley playbook, AI...

Beirut (Lebanon) (AFP) - Israel's military issued evacuation warnings on Saturday for residents of seven villages in southern Lebanon, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces had pushed deeper...

Singapore (AFP) - Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth struck a measured tone towards China at a major defence forum on Saturday, noting "rightful alarm" over Beijing's military build-up but saying Washington sought...

Beirut (Lebanon) (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday his country's forces had pushed deeper into Lebanon, even as military delegations from both countries held landmark security...

Singapore (AFP) - Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth struck a comparatively soft tone towards China at a major defence forum on Saturday, saying there was "rightful alarm" over Beijing's military build-up but...

Paris (France) (AFP) - Global betting revenue for the upcoming World Cup is likely to be "in excess of $50 billion", betting expert Darren Small told AFP, for an event...

Singapore (AFP) - Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth is the headline speaker at Asia's premier defence summit, which began on Friday with top Chinese officials notably absent despite weighty questions over...

Washington (United States) (AFP) - Whether he was faced with inscrutable words like "hwyl," "potto" or "pluchea," California teenager Shrey Parikh's confident nod never faltered as he methodically spelled his...

Washington (United States) (AFP) - How do you choose just 30 artifacts from millions to encapsulate 250 years of American history?That's the question the government-funded Smithsonian Institution posed itself as...