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Donald Trump renames Lake Ontario as Lake America, stoking Canada spat

Lake Ontario is one of the Great Lakes and straddles the US-Canada border between the state of New York and the province of Ontario

Nvidia forecasts 70% sales growth in 2027, signals AI boom has years to run

"AI has reached its inflection point. It's doing useful work. Its tokens are productive and profitable. Now, compute is revenue," Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang said.

Nepal-Tibet flash flood: Death toll stands at 392, nearly 1,500 missing

The death toll from the massive Nepal-Tibet flash floods rose to 392 on Thursday, as rescuers raced against time to trace hundreds of people still missing, including 290 Indian nationals.

Trump says Putin will not attack NATO territory, downplays Ratcliffe trip

"He's not going to attack a NATO territory," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. Earlier in the day, Trump told Axios ​in a phone interview that there would ‌be no such attack

Tata Power loses challenge to $490 mn arbitration award in Russia coal case

Singapore court upholds a $490 million arbitration award against Tata Power over a failed joint bid for a Russian coal asset and rejects the company's natural justice challenge

Pentagon's NATO review preparing troop options for Hegseth by November 6

One important disclosure in the document is a plan for the top US ​general in Europe to participate in a decision briefing with the Pentagon's ​policy chief, Elbridge Colby, by September 18

Pakistan and Kuwait sign agreement to enhance defence cooperation

Pakistan and Kuwait on Thursday signed an agreement to further strengthen bilateral defence cooperation, including in areas such as training, capacity building and border management.

Nepal flash floods: 290 Indians missing and 200 stranded in Tibet

MEA says 73 Indians working on the Trishuli-1 hydropower project are among those missing; India has sent 47.5 tonnes of humanitarian assistance to Nepal

US probes Singapore-based Apex Logistics over alleged Nvidia chip smuggling

Authorities are looking into whether Apex - a unit of shipping giant Kuehne+Nagel - may have transported AI systems made by Super Micro Computer Inc. in violation of US export restrictions

Scott Bessent and Kevin Warsh diverge on who should set the price of money

Warsh has advocated retreating from some of the central bank's longstanding communication policies in favor of letting markets do the heavy lifting, while Bessent has deployed a number of tools

'Butcher of Bosnia' Ratko Mladic dies at 84 while serving life term

Mladic led Serb forces in the ethnic fighting among Bosnia's Muslims, Serbs and Croats that left more than 100,000 dead and more than 2 million people displaced

Meta settlement opens new front in global fight over social media harm

Meta's up to $18 billion settlement with nearly all US states over social media harm to teenagers has opened a new front in a global government fight to protect children and curb addiction

Poland urges EU to fine Meta €250 million for scams and false ads

In a letter dated August 26 to the European Commission, the minister cited tests conducted by CERT Polska, which identified 122 advertisements ​classified as fraudulent.

Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist who painted polka dots, dies at 97

Kusama died in a Tokyo hospital on Aug. 14, according to a statement on her official website. The cause was multiple organ failure, Kyodo News reported.

Russian-speaking cybercriminals hacked 7 firms using SpaceX's Cursor AI

The cybercriminals' AI-boosted hacking spree is the latest example of how rogue actors are using commercial AI tools to carry out intrusions.

Zuckerberg wanted to cut Meta workforce by 60%; here's why he didn't

Called Project OT, Mark Zuckerberg's plan envisioned artificial intelligence agents taking over much of the daily work done by thousands of human employees

Nepal floods: 270 killed, nearly 288 Indians among thousands missing

The flash floods were caused after an avalanche blocked the flow of the Lhende tributary of the Bhotekoshi and first hit Timure, near Nepal's border with China at Rasuwagadhi

Partial Lunar Eclipse on August 27-28: When and where to see it in India?

Partial Lunar Eclipse Date and Time: A partial lunar eclipse will occur on Aug. 28 as the Sturgeon Moon lights up the night sky. However, the entire celestial event will remain invisible from India

People from over 30 countries missing after flash floods in Nepal

The number of missing may vary across agencies due to differences in how they collected data, when it was reported and how it was verified, as well as gaps in coordination

Explained: Why Nepal is so vulnerable to nature's destructive forces

Nepal flash floods: From earthquakes and landslides to flash floods and glacial hazards, Nepal's geography and a warming climate are creating a growing challenge for people and infrastructure