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Fears about Amazon, Microsoft cloud computing dominance trigger UK probe

Concerns from regulators about the dominance of Amazon and Microsoft in Britain's cloud computing market have triggered a investigation into the competitiveness of the key industry

McCarthy's ouster leaves House adrift as divided Republicans seek to unite

The House will try to elect a speaker as soon as next week. The timing is nowhere near certain as Republicans line up for their chance at the gavel amid the bitter divisions that sparked the chaos

Trump's lawyers seek to postpone documents trial after 2024 election

The defence lawyers said they have access to only a small, temporary facility" in Miami to review classified documents, an arrangement that they say has slowed the process

New wildfire on Tenerife island in Spain forces 3,000 evacuations

The seven Canary Islands are located off the northwest coast of Africa and southwest of mainland Spain

Russia launches more drone attacks as Zelenksyy travels to a European forum

Ukraine's air force said that the country's air defences intercepted 24 out of 29 Iranian-made drones that Russia launched at the southern Odesa, Mykolaiv and Kirovohrad regions

US officials will meet with counterparts in Mexico to talk drugs, migration

Blinken was scheduled to discuss migration Wednesday with Mexico's Foreign Affairs Secretary Alicia Barcena, as well as the foreign ministers of Colombia and Panama

Shelling in northwest Syria kills at least 5 civilians: Emergency workers

Northwestern Syria is mostly held by HTS, as well as Turkish-backed forces

Typhoon Koinu injures 190 and brings record-breaking winds to Taiwan

The device measuring the wind speeds broke shortly after, Huang said

King Charles III's image to appear on Australian coins this year: Officials

The gold Australian dollar coin will be the first with an image of the new British monarch, who is also Australia's head of state, Royal Australian Mint chief executive Leigh Gordon said

Japan issues tsunami advisory after an earthquake near its outlying islands

The advisory, the second-lowest of a four-stage warning system, asked people on islands in the Izu chain, which stretches south from the Tokyo region, to stay away from the coast and river mouths

Israel quietly helped Azerbaijan retake Nagorno-Karabakh, supplied weapons

The Azerbaijani offensive killed over 200 Armenians in the enclave, the vast majority of them fighters, and some 200 Azerbaijani troops, according to officials

McCarthy's ouster as speaker could cost GOP its best fundraiser heading

Now that he's been ousted from the post after less than nine months, some in the GOP are wondering if anyone can take his place as a fundraising dynamo and party builder

Philippine boats breach a Chinese coast guard blockade in a faceoff

It didn't provide other details of the Chinese coast guard's actions, which it has condemned in the past as dangerous maneuvers that have nearly caused collisions

Fukushima nuclear plant starts 2nd release of treated wastewater into sea

The plant's first wastewater release began Aug 24 and ended Sept 11. In the second discharge it plans to release another 7,800 metric tons of treated wastewater into the Pacific Ocean over 17 days

IMF expects continuing US support for Ukraine despite Congress dropping aid

The US has already sent or committed $ 69.5 billion in military, financial, and humanitarian aid to Ukraine, according to the Institute for the World Economy in Kiel, Germany

Biden govt waives 26 laws to allow border wall construction in South Texas

According to government data, about 245,000 illegal entries have been recorded in this region during the current fiscal year

Turkey strikes Kurdish militants in Iraq after warning for Ankara bombing

Ankara said a large number of PKK militants were neutralised in the strikes

Biden suggests he has path around Congress to get more aid to Ukraine

There is another means by which we may be able to find funding, but I'm not going to get into that right now, he said

UK PM Sunak proposes raising legal age to buy cigarettes in England

It is currently illegal for anyone to sell cigarettes or tobacco products to people under 18 years old throughout the UK

Jury selection resumes at fraud trial for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried

Opening statements were expected to begin by the early afternoon in Manhattan federal court, where Bankman-Fried has entered not guilty pleas to seven charges