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PM Takaichi says Japan will 'protect' ICC from US push to dismantle

The sanctioning of Akane and a senior trial lawyer by the US marks the latest escalation of attacks on the court by Washington, which says the ICC has unfairly targeted the US and Israel

Trump admin weighs more trade penalties against Canada after retaliation

Trump and Carney were close to a possible deal, but talks broke down late Friday, and 50% tariffs on about $20 billion in Canadian goods came into effect just after midnight

India calls on international community to safeguard critical sea lanes

At a UNSC debate, India said secure maritime routes are vital for uninterrupted supplies of food, fertilisers and fuel, warning conflicts can disrupt global trade and worsen food insecurity

Trump submits civil nuclear agreement with Saudi to Congress for review

The agreement was signed last month in Washington by US Energy Secretary Chris Wright and his Saudi counterpart

Proposed additional H-1B fee could push high-value jobs overseas: FIIDS

FIIDS said an extraordinary fee could make legitimate hiring economically impractical and unintentionally encourage companies to place high-value jobs overseas

Sikh separatist Pannun says FBI warns him of new 'credible' life threat

The threat comes as Nikhil Gupta, who pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy charges in Feb, awaits a Nov 20 sentencing in Manhattan federal court for plotting in 2023 with others to assassinate Pannun

I don't support the rally: Mamdani opposes RSS chief Bhagwat's NYC event

Bhagwat is visiting the US, Canada and the UK as part of the Sangh's centenary-year global outreach programme

Grammy winner and queen of country music Dolly Parton dies at 80

With classic songs including "Coat of Many Colors," "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You," she became one of the best-selling female artists of all time, with over 100 million records sold.

AI founders who walked away from Bezos' Prometheus to model the universe

While ​systems like ChatGPT were created to let them predict ​the right next word in a sentence when talking to users, this alternative AI has learned to predict physical phenomena in space and time

US Supreme Court sides with Donald Trump for now on mail ballot curbs

Over dissents from the court's three liberals, the justices on Monday put on hold a Boston federal court ruling that blocked key parts of Trump's executive order from being fully implemented.

Australia's music industry bans AI-generated tracks from official charts

The crackdown comes as a variation of Madonna's pop hit "Like a Prayer" created by an Australian producer using AI-generated vocals and drums has spent 16 weeks in the Australian top 20

China robot maker Unitree's post-listing slump sparks bubble fears

Unitree shares steadied on Tuesday after three consecutive days of decline that took their losses to 45% since their debut last Wednesday.

Canada slaps retaliatory tariffs on US goods worth $20 bn amid trade war

US President Donald Trump's new 50% tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian imports took effect on Saturday after talks between the two countries ​collapsed.

Trump says Strait of Hormuz has been demined, warns Iran not to plant more

In ​a post on Truth Social, Trump said the United States, through its Space Force, was watching "every square inch" of the Strait, a ​key waterway in the global energy ‌supply chain.

Bangladesh could consider joining Mecca pact, in test for foreign ties

"If there is a security arrangement among ‌Islamic nations in the Middle East, it is not unusual for us to ​consider participating. It is being viewed positively," said B'desh junior foreign minister

China's data centres to consume more power than South Korea by 2030

Rapid growth in artificial intelligence workloads will see data centres use 774 terawatt-hours of electricity by 2030, around 6 per cent of China's total projected consumption, according to a report

4 India-based companies in US sanctions dragnet over Iran oil imports

US sanctions four India-based companies and three Indian nationals for facilitating imports of Iranian petroleum and petrochemical products worth millions of dollars

US state launches probe into OpenAI after AI agent hacks Hugging Face

Last week, IPO-bound OpenAI said it would slow the pace of model development while overhauling its ‌research and training systems

Australia teens return to TikTok 8 months after under-16 social media ban

Some 26% of children between the ages of 13 and 15 were on TikTok as of last month, just one percentage point below the rate prior to Australia's groundbreaking rules coming into effect

Zoox vs Tesla: How Amazon's 'toaster-shaped' robotaxi differs from Cybercab

Zoox and Tesla are taking different routes to driverless taxis. Here's how their robotaxis differ in design, regulation, manufacturing and deployment