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Media should pool efforts to combat virus of deepfakes — OANA Secretary General

"To build a robust system for exchanging reliable information, it is necessary not only to develop our own methodologies...

Russian attacks kill at least 8, wound 37 across Ukraine, as ballistic strike hits major Dnipro industrial plant

The main targets of the attack were Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad, and Poltava oblasts, while strikes were recorded at 22 l...

Nicaragua govt responsible for at least 8 deaths in custody since 2018: UN

The Nicaraguan government is responsible for at least eight deaths in custody since it began its crackdown on dissent an...

AI Rally Loses Steam, US-China Talks Persist

US equity futures waver after Meta, Alibaba and Tencent boosted investor optimism around AI with their latest technology...

Macron calls on EU to tackle soaring energy prices

Emmanuel Macron has written to the EU Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, calling on Brussels to take immediate ...

Saudi issues new warnings, as Houthi attacks intensify

Saudi Arabia warned residents in a province bordering Yemen of potential danger from Iran-backed Houthi fighters.

BREAKING NEWS: Japan to study use of AI-equipped humanoid robots in defense

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Iran ready reopen Hormuz within 7 days, negotiate if the US lifts blockade

More Than a Third of Industrial Orgs See Cybersecurity Risk as a Top Obstacle to Growth, Study Finds

Industrial companies are increasing cybersecurity investment as connected operations, AI adoption, and IT/OT convergence...

Network Segmentation Failures Are Expanding the Corporate Attack Surface

Forescout warns that incomplete network segmentation is widening the potential blast radius of attacks

UN General Assembly live: Trump, Qatar emir to speak as Iran war dominates

First day of high-level meeting to kick off with speeches from world leaders, including from Brazil, US, Turkiye, Qatar.

Displacement on the rise in Yemen as fighting continues

As hostilities worsen in Yemen, more people have been fleeing their homes, further intensifying the humanitarian crisis ...

Guterres: ‘Cracks have become canyons’ as world faces four tests of power

Humanity faces four defining “tests of power” – around war or peace, inequality, climate change and AI – that will deter...

Trump defends military action against Iran, Venezuela, and calls for rebrand of AI

US President Donald Trump used his address to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday to defend recent military action agains...

Diplomacy is the way to address global challenges, Brazil tells General Assembly

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva told the General Assembly on Tuesday that the UN needs to become a “temple...

UN rendered unable to fulfil its mission, Turkish President laments before world leaders

The United Nations continues to be weakened, and those who have tied their hopes to the world body – from Palestine to S...

Qatar: Absence of a regional collective security system is fuelling crisis in the Gulf

The crisis in the Gulf should come as a surprise to no one, the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani said on T...

‘Time is running out’ for Israel-Palestine two-State solution

The UN chief warned on Tuesday that the two-State solution for the Israel-Palestine conflict is at risk of collapse amid...

Choose international order over ‘law of the jungle’, urges Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that the world faces a stark choice: “Do we want to live…with a return ...

When a country goes underwater: Island States fight for their future

Rising sea levels and ever-more-powerful storms are eroding shorelines, submerging land and threatening to evict million...

How El Niño offers a test of whether the world can adapt to a changing climate

El Niño is strengthening in a world that is already hotter, raising the risk of drought, floods and crop losses across s...

Brazilian subsea services provider changes hands

Norwegian engineering company CoreMarine has completed the acquisition of Brazil’s BravOcean, a provider of […] The post...

More than 10,000 could flee Yemen fighting to Djibouti in coming months: UN

The Iran-backed Houthis earlier this month seized control of Yemen’s Red Sea coastline, in a dramatic offensive that has...

1st mass-produced KF-21 delivered to Air Force, marking milestone for homegrown fighter program

South Korea's first mass-produced KF-21 Boramae fighter jet was delivered to the Air Force on Tuesday, marking a major m...

Record Oil Supertanker Rates Make Waves for the Whole Fleet

High earnings for the biggest oil carriers are spreading to smaller vessels.

Dangote Hires Engineers India for $16 Billion Kenya Refinery

Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest person, has hired the engineers that built his Lagos refinery to work on the new crude p...

Jordan’s King Abdullah Likely to Focus on Palestinians at U.N. General Assembly

The Jordanian monarch will most likely base his speech on the expansion of illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank ...

EU spends three times more on imports from China than bloc exports there

Study shows trade deficit ran at more than €1bn a day in July, days before Xi Jinping’s summit with Donald TrumpBusiness...

NCCIA arrests 212 individuals over alleged involvement in international fraud schemes

The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) raided three call centres in Islamabad over the past 24 hours, tak...

Who actually has power at the United Nations?

Every country at the UN gets a vote. But five countries have a power the other 188 don’t: the power of veto in the UNSC.

Europe’s Power Exchange Giant EEX Eyes New Weather Futures

European Energy Exchange AG, the world’s biggest power bourse, is considering listing new weather futures, becoming the ...

Ecuador Seeks US Help Fighting $30-Billion Cocaine Trade

Ecuador is asking the US "every day" for more help fighting a cocaine trade President Daniel Noboa estimates is worth $3...

Saudi war against Houthis displaces 130,000 Yemenis as hunger crisis deepens

Saudi war against Houthis displaces 130,000 Yemenis as hunger crisis deepens Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Tue, 09/22/202...

Afghan cyclist who escaped Taliban wins Asian Games silver medal

Fariba Hashimi, who used to disguise herself as a man to train in Afghanistan, finishes second in women's road race.

Rubio says US open to meeting Iranian officials at UN

Rubio says US open to meeting Iranian officials at UN Washington is open to the idea of meeting Iranian officials at the...

Saudi’s Ceer unveils first EVs in push to become autos hub

PIF-backed carmaker’s luxury EVs aim to make Saudi a manufacturing center and challenge Chinese brands.

Exclusive: EU countries sound alarm over weapons brought back from Ukraine front line

Returning soldiers from Ukraine's front are bringing weapons and military gear into the European Union, a confidential d...

Kremlin Backs UN Security Council Reform, But Says Permanent Members and Veto Powers Should Remain

The comments come in response to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s renewed calls to abolish both permanent member...

Gulf States Set to Urge Trump to Avoid Any Escalation With Iran

Gulf Arab states are set to urge US President Donald Trump to avoid any escalation of hostilities with Iran at a meeting...

Bigger EU budget and joint borrowing needed in ‘turbulent times’, Greek minister says

Greece’s deputy minister for foreign affairs has advocated for a bigger EU budget and joint debt in targeted sectors to ...