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Zimbabwe helicopter crash kills six, including high-profile businessman

The helicopter crashed in a rural area of Marondera district, southeast of Harare, with four passengers and two crew members on board, officials said

Hegseth announces new US drone command, 20% cut in top military ranks

The US Defence Department will also study the future of warfare with Elon Musk and Newt Gingrich, create an Office of Religious Affairs and build a new military base

Flydubai incident renews debate over mandatory cockpit video recorders

Cockpit video could provide investigators with a visual record of the Flydubai attack, but privacy concerns and opposition from pilots' unions have complicated calls for a mandate

'Terrorist or whack job': Trump on Flydubai co-pilot, hails Indian pilot

Trump said he spoke with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu about the incident and praised Captain Smit Machchhar and a passenger who helped subdue the co-pilot

California governor Newsom signs laws to protect workers from AI risks

The California governor signed measures addressing AI-related job losses and workplace surveillance, while ordering state agencies to continue using the term 'artificial intelligence'

Swiss glaciers lose 5.5% of ice volume in 2026, second-highest on record

Switzerland's glaciers lost 5.5 per cent of their ice volume this year, with experts warning that heat waves and low winter snowfall are accelerating long-term ice loss

Trump hails US military's exit from Iraq after 12 yr Islamic State mission

The final US troops left an air base in northern Iraq under a deal with Baghdad, as Washington ends its mission against Islamic State amid tensions with Iran-backed militias

Iran receives official US response to latest proposal to end 7-month war

Iranian officials did not disclose whether Washington accepted or rejected Tehran's latest proposal, as President Masoud Pezeshkian called for a 'win-win' agreement

US economy grew 2.2% in Q2 on rising consumer spending, investment: US govt

The US economy grew faster than previously estimated in the April-June quarter, with consumer spending rising 3.8% even as a surge in imports weighed on overall growth

US judge approves settlement, clearing $81 bn Paramount-Warner Bros. merger

A US judge has approved Paramount's settlement with 12 states, clearing the way for the $81 billion Warner Bros Discovery takeover as early as October

Modi, Trump review bilateral relations amid fresh sanctions threat

Modi and Trump reviewed cooperation in trade, defence, energy and critical technologies as New Delhi faces the prospect of fresh US sanctions over Russian energy purchases

US fuel supplies hit 12-year low as global oil crisis rages on

Stockpiles of gasoline dropped to 204 million barrels last week, according to US Department of Energy data released Wednesday.

Iran played part in suspected terror incident at air force base, says UK PM

Iran has previously strongly denied any involvement, with its embassy in London labelling it "Iranophobia".

Fed watchdog finds deficiencies but no misconduct in Powell-era project

The Fed watchdog's report, however, did highlight extensive problems with project oversight that contributed to a roughly $1 billion cost overrun for the renovation of the central bank's 2 buildings

DeepSeek partners with Huawei to develop chip programming tools

In a post on its official WeChat account, DeepSeek said it was open-sourcing programming infrastructure for Huawei's ​Ascend platform, including compute and communication libraries.

It's well past time for a woman to lead as UN ponders its next chief

According to the UN agency's recent "gender snapshot," at the current rate of progress it will take 171 years to achieve gender equality, a UN goal initially set for 2015 and then moved to 2030

Ken Griffin commits $3bn to Carnegie Mellon in single largest donation ever

The commitment will more than double Griffin's previous donations, bringing the total to roughly $5.7 billion.

US inflation rises less than expected in August, consumer spending surges

The Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index rose 0.3% last month after a downwardly revised 0.1% gain in July

flydubai co-pilot stabs captain onboard: Here's what we know so far

A fight broke out between the pilots onboard a flydubai flight, which prompted the aircraft to divert to Saudi Arabia. Here's what we know about the incident so far

Iran says it got US response on ceasefire proposal as Washington exits Iraq

Tehran views the pullout as a victory for its "axis of resistance" of allied armed groups, and a step towards its aim of driving US forces out of the region.