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Germany arrests 7 alleged members of network that helped Islamic State

Seven people were arrested in raids across Germany on Wednesday against alleged members of a network that helped finance the Islamic State extremist group's activities in Syria, prosecutors said

Sports leaders meet amid uncertainty over Russians playing Olympics 2024

Exactly how that neutrality is being defined is not very much clearer now as key qualification events start for the Olympics that open in July next year

China's industry minister, Tesla's Musk meet, discuss electric cars

China accounts for half of global electric vehicle sales and is the site of Tesla's first factory outside the United States

China warns of AI risks, calls for beefed-up national security measures

China's ruling Communist Party is calling for beefed-up national security measures, highlighting the risks posed by advances in artificial intelligence

Amazon workers upset over job cuts, return-to-office mandate stage walkout

While some plan to gather at the Amazon Spheres a four-story structure in downtown Seattle that from the outside looks like three connected glass orbs others will participate remotely

2 Saudi astronauts return from International Space Station after 9-day trip

A private flight carrying two Saudi astronauts and other passengers returned to Earth late Tuesday night after a nine-day trip to the International Space Station

Debt limit deal in place but budget deficit still a challenge for US govt

Both Biden and McCarthy ruled out any cuts to Social Security and Medicare, two programs that benefit older voters, before their teams even began their budget talks

North Korea's attempt to launch first spy satellite ends in failure

South Korea's military earlier said the North Korean rocket had "an abnormal flight" before it fell in the waters

US sanctions Chinese, Mexican companies over pill making machinery

This individual used the machines to create superlabs in Mexico with the capacity to produce millions of fentanyl-laced pills weekly, the Treasury Department said

US aid for Ukraine will total about $300 mn, include munitions for drones

But the new aid package comes at a tense moment in the war. The latest drone attack on Moscow follows Russia's seizure of the eastern Ukrainian city Bakhmut

US military complains of unsafe, aggressive move by Chinese fighter jet

US defense leaders have complained that China's military has become significantly more aggressive over the past five years, intercepting US aircraft and ships in the region

UN urges Russia, Ukraine to ban attacks at Zaporizhzhia power nuclear plant

UN nuclear chief stressed that the world is fortunate a nuclear accident hasn't happened in Ukraine and asked Moscow and Kyiv to commit to preventing any attack on Europe's largest nuclear power plant

Wildfire on Canada's Atlantic coast spurs evacuation of 16,000 people

A wildfire on Canada's Atlantic coast has damaged about 200 houses and other structures and prompted the evacuation of 16,000 people, many of whom were eager to return Tuesday

Ukraine's economy shows 'resilience' from Russian attacks, says IMF

Ukraine's economic output shrank by about 30% in 2022 after Russia invaded in February of that year

Possible Putin trip in spotlight as Russia, China ministers to meet in SA

Russian and Chinese foreign ministers are expected to meet with their counterparts from the BRICS economic bloc in Cape Town on Thursday

Artificial intelligence threatens extinction, experts say in new warning

Worries about artificial intelligence systems outsmarting humans and running wild have intensified with the rise of a new generation of highly capable AI chatbots such as ChatGPT

Musk meets China's Qin Gang, calls for mutual respect in US-China relations

Tesla opened the first wholly foreign-owned auto factory in China in 2019 after Beijing eased ownership restrictions to increase competition and speed up industry development

Cyber attack in Greece disrupts high school exams, causes political spat

The cyberattacks prompted a judicial investigation ordered by a Supreme Court prosecutor, to be assisted by the police's cybercrime division

US ends probe into Tesla for allowing video games in vehicles while moving

The agency said in documents that removing passenger play resolved its concerns about distracted driving that could be caused by the feature

Toyota, Daimler, Hino, Mitsubishi joining forces in ecological technology

The companies plan to cooperate in reducing carbon emissions and developing other technologies such as autonomous driving, net-connected services and electric vehicles