Trump declares national emergency over coronavirus pandemic
The Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations, which includes Japan, the United States, and the European Union, have taken a significant step toward addressing the growing concerns surrounding advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems. On Monday, the G7 announced international guiding principles and a code of conduct aimed at guiding companies in the development of AI…
Twenty-five people have been arrested in raids across Germany on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government. The group of far-right and ex-military figures are said to have prepared for a “Day X” to storm the Reichstag parliament building and seize power. A minor aristocrat named as Prince Heinrich XIII, 71, is alleged to have…
Hundreds of people are missing as wildfires continue to raze homes in Chile’s Valparaíso region. More than 120 people have been killed in the fires, which have burned down thousands of homes. President Gabriel Boric said the blaze was “the worst catastrophe to hit the country since the earthquake of 27 February 2010”, in which…
A deadly attack on mostly Indian tourists in Pahalgam in contested Kashmir has sparked rising tensions in the region. Indian and Pakistani troops exchanged fire for a third night, and India has held naval drills Troops from India and Pakistan have fired small arms along Kashmir‘s Line of Control (LoC) for a third night as…
The two surviving Americans in a group of four violently abducted last week in Mexico returned to U.S. soil Tuesday, one of them with a leg wound not considered life-threatening. Mexican authorities said the two other members of the group traveling for cosmetic surgery were killed Friday after getting caught in the crossfire of rival cartel groups in the border…
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi wrapped up her first summit talks with U.S. President Donald Trump in Tokyo on Tuesday, with the new Japanese leader pledging to realize “a new golden age” for their countries’ alliance. Security was tight in the capital, with some 18,000 police officers mobilized for the meeting, a crucial test of Takaichi’s…