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Agreements at UK summit tip balance of humanity against AI threats: Sunak

Some argue that governments must go further and faster on oversight. Britain has no plans for specific legislation to regulate AI, unlike the US and the European Union

74 US dual nationals left Gaza Strip as Blinken goes to Mideast, says Biden

The White House has previously said some 500 to 600 US citizens had been trapped in Gaza since the start of the Oct. 7 Israel-Hamas war

US approves $14.5 bn aid for Israel as Biden vows to veto GOP approach

Democrats said that approach would only delay help for Israel. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, has warned that the "stunningly unserious" bill has no chances in the Senate

Putin signs bill revoking Russia's ratification of nuclear test ban treaty

Both houses of the Russian parliament voted last month to revoke Moscow's ratification of the bill

US to send $425 mn in aid to Ukraine amid ongoing war: Officials

This would be the 50th package of aid pulled from Pentagon shelves and it resembles an aid package about a week ago that was for $150 million

Maine mass shooting puts spotlight on array of laws and massive failures

Lawmakers want answers as to why laws in two states Maine and New York didn't prevent the tragedy

FTX founder Bankman-Fried convicted of defrauding cryptocurrency customers

Sassoon said Bankman-Fried turned his customers' accounts into his personal piggy bank as up to $14 billion disappeared

Uber and Lyft to pay $328 million in New York wage theft settlement

James said the settlements resolve investigations into the companies improperly charging drivers sales taxes and other fees when the costs should have been paid by customers

BoE keeps main UK interest rate unchanged at 15-year high of 5.25%

Most economists expect a sizable decline over coming months as domestic energy bills fall

Japanese nuclear plant starts 3rd release of treated radioactive wastewater

The plant operator discharged 7,800 tons of treated water in each of the first two batches and plans to release the same amount in the current batch through November 20

9,000 Palestinians have been killed in the war: Gaza Health Ministry

Dr. Ashraf al-Qudra, a ministry spokesperson, said 9,061 people have been killed in Gaza, including 3,760 who are under 18

Putin signs bill revoking ratification of global nuclear test ban treaty

The CTBT, adopted in 1996, bans all nuclear explosions anywhere in the world, but the treaty was never fully implemented

Efforts to pause fighting gain steam as Israeli troops push toward Gaza

President Joe Biden suggested a humanitarian pause on Wednesday, as hundreds of foreign passport holders and wounded Palestinians were allowed out of Gaza for the first time, exiting via Egypt's Rafah

Democrats fear that Biden's Israel-Hamas stance could cost him reelection

The situation has prompted the White House to discuss ways to alleviate tensions with some of the state's prominent Democrats

Brazil to militarise key airports, borders in crackdown on organised crime

The decision comes days after members of a criminal gang set fire to dozens of buses in Rio de Janeiro, apparently in retaliation for the police slaying their leader's nephew

Firefighters make progress in California wildfire, but homes threatened

"It was favourable conditions for firefighters" but humidity remained low and rugged terrain made the work challenging for the approximately 1,200 firefighters, Roseen said

Blinken will enter diplomatic maelstrom over Gaza war on new Mideast trip

As he did last month, Blinken will stress US support for Israel and try to prevent a wider Mideast war as he visits Israel and Jordan starting on Friday.

Fukushima NPP starts 3rd release of treated radioactive wastewater into sea

The plant operator discharged 7,800 tonnes of treated water in each of the first two batches and plans to release the same amount in the current batch through November 20

N Korea likely sent missiles, ammunition and shells to Russia: Seoul

Both Russia and North Korea dismissed the weapons shipment accusations as baseless

Executions in Iran up 30%, 419 killed in first 7 months of 2023: UN report

He said 239 people more than half of those executed in the seven-month period were reportedly put to death for drug-related offences, a 98 per cent increase from the same period last year