Chinese search engine company Baidu unveils Ernie 4.0 AI model, claims that it rivals...
HONG KONG, 17 Oct: (AP) — Chinese search engine and artificial intelligence firm Baidu on Tuesday unveiled a new version of its artificial intelligence...
China threatens US entities over downing of balloon
BEIJING, 15 Feb: China said Wednesday it will take measures against U.S. entities related to the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon off...
Long-haul carrier Emirates opens Dubai Air Show with $52 billion aircraft purchase from Boeing
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 13 Nov (AP) — Long-haul carrier Emirates opened the Dubai Air Show with a $52 billion purchase of Boeing Co....
19 Killed, 20 injured after fog causes road accident in China
Beijing, 8 Jan: Nineteen people died and 20 were injured Sunday in a road traffic accident in eastern China's Jiangxi province, state media reported.
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Protesters try to storm Baghdad’s Green Zone over the burning of Quran and Iraqi...
Baghdad, 22 Jul: Hund-reds of protesters attempted to storm Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses foreign embassies and the seat of Iraq's government,...
Helicopters collide over Australian beach, 4 passengers dead
MELBOURNE, Australia, 2 Jan: Two helicopters collided in an Australian tourist hotspot Monday afternoon, killing four passengers and critically injuring three others in a...
Germany and the UK seek a new bilateral treaty as Starmer pursues a ‘reset’...
BERLIN, 28 Aug (AP) — The leaders of Germany and the United Kingdom announced plans on Wednesday to draw up a treaty meant to...
Prosecutors have tape of Trump discussing holding onto classified doc after leaving office
WASHINGTON, 1 Jun: Justice Department prosecutors have obtained an audio recording of former President Donald Trump from after he left office in which he...
WHO: 7 million new omicron COVID cases in Europe last week
Copenhagen, Jan 11 (AP) There were more than 7 million new cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19 across Europe in the first week...
Fire at refugee shelter in eastern Germany kills 1, injures 10
BERLIN, 4 Jun (AP) — A fire at a refugee shelter in eastern Germany killed one person and injured 10 others early Sunday, according...
Qatar becomes a key intermediary in Israel-Hamas war as fate of hostages hangs in...
JERUSALEM , 24 Oct (AP) — The gas-rich nation of Qatar has become a key intermediary over the fate of some 200 hostages held...
US Def Sec Austin thanks India for its cooperation on Afghan evacuation
Washington, Sep 21 (PTI) US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin in a phone call with his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh has thanked India for its...
Crisis-Stricken Sri Lanka Bans Import Of 300 Consumer Goods Items
Colombo, Aug 24 (PTI): The cash-strapped Sri Lankan government has slapped a ban on the import of 300 consumer items like chocolates, perfumes and...
French President Macron defends decision to call snap election, urges voters to defeat the...
PARIS, 12 Jun (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron defended his decision to call sudden elections after his party’s crushing defeat in the European...
Germany slips behind China as top importer of Russian energy
BERLIN , Jun 13 (AP) — China has overtaken Germany as the biggest buyer of Russian energy exports since the start of the war...
Israeli group asks court to punish Netanyahu over legal plan
TEL AVIV, Israel, 26 Mar: An Israeli good governance group on Sunday asked the country’s Supreme Court to punish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for...
1 dead in grenade attack on a store selling national flags ahead of Pakistan’s...
QUETTA, Pakistan, 13 Aug: Suspected militants riding on a motorcycle hurled a hand grenade at a store selling Pakistani national flags in the restive...
China confirms offer to Sri Lanka of debt moratorium
BEIJING, 3 Feb: China’s government on Friday confirmed it is offering Sri Lanka a two-year moratorium on loan repayments as the Indian Ocean island...
Saudi oil giant Aramco’s first-quarter profits surge 80%
Dubai, May 15 (AP) Oil giant Saudi Aramco said Sunday its profits soared more than 80% in the first three months of the year,...
EU Commissioner urges Montenegro to push ahead with EU integration after new government confirmed
PODGORICA, Montenegro, 31 Oct (AP) — The European Commission’s top official on Tuesday urged Montenegro to push ahead with its European Union integration process...