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Kazakhstan to join Abraham Accords with Israel in boost to Trump initiative

The action, announced on Thursday, is largely symbolic as Kazakhstan has had diplomatic relations with Israel since 1992

OpenAI faces 7 lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide, delusions

The lawsuits filed on Thursday in California state courts allege wrongful death, assisted suicide, involuntary manslaughter and negligence

UN approves US-backed effort to lift sanctions on Syria's president

With the adoption of this text, the council is sending a strong political signal that recognises Syria is in a new era since Assad and his associates were toppled

Russian drone threats prompt Poland, Romania to deploy defensive systems

As well as being deployed in Poland and Romania, Merops will also be used by Denmark

UN climate summit kicks off in Brazil's with hopes for action, US absent

Organisers are hoping this year's Conference of Parties known less formally as COP30 will yield commitments of money and action

12 dead after engine fell off UPS plane that crashed, exploded in Kentucky

Finding survivors seemed unlikely as first responders searched the charred area of the crash at UPS Worldport

Qatar Airways to sell holdings in Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific for $896 mn

Under the agreement, Qatar Airways will sell all of its holdings, which represent 9.57% of Cathay Pacific stock

National Guard deployment in Washington DC extended till February 28

Hundreds of National Guard troops have been in Washington since August, which launched what Trump said was a crime-fighting mission

Philippines declares emergency after typhoon leaves 241 dead, missing

The typhoon's onslaught, which affected nearly 2 million people, displaced more than 560,000 villagers, including nearly 450,000 who were evacuated

Elon Musk the trillionaire? Debate over his Tesla pay package rages

Several pension funds have come out against the package, arguing that the board of directors is too beholden to Musk

First civil trial over 737 Max Ethiopia crash begins as Boeing faces payout

The eight-person jury in Chicago, where Boeing used to have its headquarters, had been expected to set financial compensation amounts for the families of two women who were among the people who died

Mamdani announces veteran transition team for ambitious NYC agenda

In the coming months, I and my team will build a City Hall capable of delivering on the promises of this campaign, Mamdani said

FAA reducing air traffic by 10% across 40 markets amid US shutdown

FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said the agency would not for a crisis to act, citing growing staffing pressures caused by the shutdown

Epic Games, Google settle 5-year antitrust battle over Android app store

Epic and Google revealed the settlement agreement in a joint legal document they filed in a San Francisco federal court on Tuesday

Trump pressures GOP senators to end govt shutdown, now the longest ever

Trump, whose first term at the White House set the previous government shutdown record, said this one was a big factor, negative in Tuesday's races

SC justices appear skeptical of Trump's sweeping unilateral tariffs

Three conservative justices raised questions about whether an emergency law gives Trump near-limitless power to set and change duties on imports

Norway transport firm tightens security after Chinese buses found hackable

Transport operator Ruter said test results published last week showed that Chinese bus maker Yutong Group had access to their control systems for software updates and diagnostics

Putin asks top officials for proposals on preparing nuclear tests

Speaking at a meeting with his Security Council, Putin reaffirmed his earlier statement that Moscow will only restart nuclear tests if the US does so first

As world leaders enter climate talks, people in poverty have most at stake

Any help from the climate talks depends on countries not just laying out pledges and plans to lower emissions. They also need to find the political will to implement them

Typhoon Kalmaegi kills 66 in Philippine province still reeling from quake

Kalmaegi blew away from western Palawan province into the South China Sea before noon on Wednesday with sustained winds of up to 130 kph