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Production at German VW plants resumes after disruption caused by IT issue

The company said Thursday morning that the IT infrastructure problems were resolved during the night and production was resuming

Sri Lankan cricketer found 'not guilty' of rape in Australian court case

Sri Lankan cricket international Danushka Gunathilaka has been found not guilty of raping a woman he met on a dating site during the south Asian team's tour of Australia last November

Congressional hearing on Maui wildfire to focus on island's electric grid

Members of a US House Energy and Commerce subcommittee are expected to question the utility officials about how the deadliest US wildfire in more than a century began

Taiwan launches its first domestically made submarine for testing

Taiwan's president launched the island's first domestically made submarine for testing Thursday at a port in Kaohsiung

He should be on this stage tonight: Trump's rivals during 2nd GOP debate

Another Trump critic, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, failed to qualify after making the first debate

Regret Indonesia's decision to ban e-commerce sales on social media: TikTok

Indonesia banned goods transactions on social media platforms such as TikTok in a bid to protect small businesses from e-commerce competition, accusing them of predatory pricing

Biden sounds clarion call to defend democracy in his re-election campaign

Advisers see Biden's continued focus on democracy as not only good policy, but also good politics

Russia accuses US of promoting ties between Israel, Arabs before peace deal

Russia also criticised Saudi without naming it for moving toward establishing diplomatic relations with Israel while taking aggressive illegal actions on territory supposed to be part of Palestinian

Trump rails against electric cars in Michigan while GOP challengers debate

Drake Enterprises makes automotive and heavy-duty truck components, including gear shift levers for semi-trucks, said its president Nathan Stemple, who noted a shift to electric cars would cripple him

Kim urges greater nuclear weapons production in response to new Cold War

The Korean Central News Agency said Kim made the comments during a two-day session of the country's rubber-stamp parliament which amended the constitution to include his policy

Apple leverages idea of switching to Bing to pry more money out of Google

It is no secret that Apple is making more money on Bing existing than Bing does,' Mikhail Parakhin, Microsoft's chief of advertising and web services, said in US District Court in Washington

Hyundai and Kia recall nearly 3.4 million vehicles due to fire risk

The recalls cover multiple car and SUV models from the 2010 through 2019 model years including Hyundai's Santa Fe SUV and Kia's Sorrento SUV

Mark Zuckerberg kicks off Meta event on future of AR, VR investments

The company, which renamed itself Meta two years ago, unveiled the next version of its virtual reality headset, the Quest 3. It will cost USD 499 and begin shipping October 10

Hyundai, Kia recall 3.4 mn vehicles due to fire risk, urge to park outdoors

The recalls cover multiple car and SUV models from the 2010 through 2019 model years including Hyundai's Santa Fe SUV and Kia's Sorrento SUV

3 astronauts return to Earth after a year, Rubio sets US space record

The trio landed in a remote area of Kazakhstan, descending in a Soyuz capsule that was rushed up as a replacement after their original ride was hit by space junk

Zuckerberg to open developer conference with AI, virtual reality focus

Squeezed by a slump in online advertising and uncertainty around the global economy, Meta has cut more than 20,000 jobs since last November

France's withdrawal from Niger can jeopardise counterterrorism ops in Sahel

As the US keeps pushing for a diplomatic solution to resolve Niger's political crisis, analysts say the country's junta might struggle to sustain its relative peace with no external support

UK approves new North Sea drilling, delights industry but angers critics

British regulators on Wednesday approved new oil and gas drilling at a site in the North Sea, a move environmentalists say will hurt the country's attempt to meet its climate goals

192 Azerbaijani troops killed during offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh

A total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and over 500 were wounded during Azerbaijan's offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh last week, the country's Health Ministry announced on Wednesday

Iran puts imaging satellite successfully into orbit amid tensions with West

There was no immediate acknowledgment from Western officials of the launch or of the satellite being put into orbit. Iran has had a series of failed launches in recent years