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US judge blocks Pentagon's Anthropic blacklisting in AI safety dispute

Hegseth's unprecedented move, which ​blocked Anthropic from certain military contracts, followed Anthropic's refusal to allow the military to use its Claude AI models ​for US surveillance

China issues Level-IV alert after devastating flash floods at Nepal border

China's emergency response system for natural disasters has four levels, with Level-I being the highest and Level IV the lowest

US pledges $500,000 aid, WHO extends support to Nepal amid flash floods

US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs said she spoke with Nepal's Foreign Minister about the ongoing search-and-rescue efforts, including urgent efforts to locate missing US citizens

Fire at Russia's Amur gas complex kills 15, including 14 foreigners

Amur Gas Chemical Complex said in a statement that one Russian citizen and 14 foreigners were among the dead

Scientists find clues behind floods in Nepal, Tibet in satellite imagery

The flooding killed hundreds of people in Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday. Many more are still missing, including scores of foreigners and pilgrims

Climate change may be making El Nino events stronger, suggests study

El Ninos are more than 36% stronger than they were before the industrial age began in the mid 1800s, with a 16% jump in just the last 40 years

Meta's campaign on teen safeguards puts TikTok, YouTube, Snap on back foot

In a public callout to TikTok and YouTube that included a plan to publish open letters in newspapers, Meta said it's seeking to set a 'new industry standard'

US Federal Trade Commission probes YouTube over social media policies

The antitrust and consumer protection agency has been probing YouTube since last year and is in the final stages of preparing a potential lawsuit

Congo Ebola outbreak may be 3 times larger than official count: Africa CDC

Congo has officially recorded 5,713 confirmed infections and 2,744 deaths through Aug. 25. An outbreak three times that size would imply about 17,100 infections

Venezuela weighs exit from Opec as US discusses stake in oil fields

Venezuela was one of the five oil producers that founded Opec in 1960 and is widely considered the most influential country in the group's creation

Trump admin in talks with Venezuela to take major stake in oil fields

The Venezuela talks follow the January seizure of strongman Nicolás Maduro by US forces and the installation of more amenable leadership in Caracas

Donald Trump renames Lake Ontario as Lake America, stoking Canada spat

Lake Ontario is one of the Great Lakes and straddles the US-Canada border between the state of New York and the province of Ontario

Nvidia forecasts 70% sales growth in 2027, signals AI boom has years to run

"AI has reached its inflection point. It's doing useful work. Its tokens are productive and profitable. Now, compute is revenue," Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang said.

Nepal-Tibet flash flood: Death toll stands at 392, nearly 1,500 missing

The death toll from the massive Nepal-Tibet flash floods rose to 392 on Thursday, as rescuers raced against time to trace hundreds of people still missing, including 290 Indian nationals.

Trump says Putin will not attack NATO territory, downplays Ratcliffe trip

"He's not going to attack a NATO territory," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. Earlier in the day, Trump told Axios ​in a phone interview that there would ‌be no such attack

Tata Power loses challenge to $490 mn arbitration award in Russia coal case

Singapore court upholds a $490 million arbitration award against Tata Power over a failed joint bid for a Russian coal asset and rejects the company's natural justice challenge

Pentagon's NATO review preparing troop options for Hegseth by November 6

One important disclosure in the document is a plan for the top US ​general in Europe to participate in a decision briefing with the Pentagon's ​policy chief, Elbridge Colby, by September 18

Pakistan and Kuwait sign agreement to enhance defence cooperation

Pakistan and Kuwait on Thursday signed an agreement to further strengthen bilateral defence cooperation, including in areas such as training, capacity building and border management.

Nepal flash floods: 290 Indians missing and 200 stranded in Tibet

MEA says 73 Indians working on the Trishuli-1 hydropower project are among those missing; India has sent 47.5 tonnes of humanitarian assistance to Nepal

US probes Singapore-based Apex Logistics over alleged Nvidia chip smuggling

Authorities are looking into whether Apex - a unit of shipping giant Kuehne+Nagel - may have transported AI systems made by Super Micro Computer Inc. in violation of US export restrictions