TAIPEI, Sept 25 (Reuters) – China’s Xi Jinping told President Donald Trump on Thursday that he hoped the US will adhere to the “correct position” of opposing Taiwan independence, and that the Chinese stance on “reunification” is clear-cut. Below are some questions and answers about what is meant by
By Timour Azhari and Hatem Maher RIYADH/CAIRO, Sept 25 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan will hold an urgent, high-level meeting under a joint defence pact to discuss ways to support the kingdom amid attacks by Yemen’s Houthis, while Saudi’s top religious authority told troops to be read
By Ellen Zhang and Alessandro Diviggiano BEIJING/SHENZHEN, Sept 25 (Reuters) – When Zhu Zhili was looking for a base to set up an artificial intelligence film studio in China two years ago, there was just one clear choice: the southern city of Shenzhen with its vast tech ecosystem. This year, AI fil
Sept 25 (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart met on Thursday and Moscow said both agreed that only a diplomatic settlement could end tension in the Middle East sparked by the US-Israeli war against Iran. “Current regional and international issues were discus
SANTIAGO, Sept 24 (Reuters) – Operations at BHP’s Escondida mine in Chile are being resumed progressively as assessments continue, the world’s largest copper mine said on Thursday. Operations at the mine were suspended on Wednesday after a worker was killed in an accident while carrying out maintena
(New York, NY) — Wall Street is closing with stocks mixed. It comes as treasury yields have continued to move higher amid anticipation of further rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. Oil prices have also seen an uptick. International Brent crude futures and West Texas Intermediate crude have both ga
NEW YORK, Sept 24 (Reuters) – Polymarket sued New York Attorney General Letitia James and other state officials on Thursday evening, to block them from regulating its prediction market. The lawsuit was filed in Manhattan federal court, after James filed her own lawsuit earlier in the day accusing Po
NEW YORK, Sept 24 (Reuters) – Oracle’s move to protect itself against potential delays at a massive data center project developed by Blue Owl in New Mexico sent a chill through the trillion-dollar market for AI infrastructure financing, according to interviews with bankers and investors. Oracle issu
(Corrects spelling of multiple in paragraph 1) Sept 24 (Reuters) – OpenAI is set to preview a cybersecurity-focused artificial intelligence model, GPT-6 Cyber, within days and launch a new product designed to help customers deploy it more securely and automatically, Fortune reported on Thursday, cit
Sept 24 (Reuters) – Anthropic is asking shareholders to approve a new corporate structure that would award CEO Dario Amodei and his six cofounders a special class of shares giving them collective voting control in most corporate matters, The Information reported on Thursday. The new arrangement, whi
>>Packers Hosting Falcons In Home Opener (Green Bay, WI) — Week Three of the NFL kicks off with a showdown between two members of the NFC. The Packers are hosting the Falcons in their home opener on Thursday Night Football from Lambeau Field. Green Bay is off to a 1-and-1 start after rallying for an
(Undated) — There are four days left in the Major League Baseball season, including today, with six postseason berths still up for grabs. The White Sox close out their series in Kansas City this afternoon, looking to hold on to the AL’s final wild card berth. Chicago sits a game out of first place i
Zelenskyy Warns ‘AI, Not Only People’ Could Soon Decide on the Battlefield Ukraine’s rapid adoption of drones and artificial intelligence is reshaping combat even as manpower shortages and traditional attritional warfare continue to constrain Kyiv By Giorgia Valente/The Media Line Russia’s war in Uk
Judea and Samaria Boycotts Strong Focus as Thousands Expected at International Christian Embassy, Jerusalem Events By The Media Line Staff The International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ) is bringing thousands of Christian supporters of Israel to Jerusalem for its annual Feast of Tabernacles cel
SAO PAULO, Sept 24 (Reuters) – MercadoLibre launched product deliveries within an hour in Brazil, starting in the city of Sao Paulo, Fernando Yunes, the firm’s executive vice president of commerce, said on Thursday. The Latin American e-commerce and fintech company also will expand its pharmacy busi
WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) – The White House has asked OpenAI and Anthropic to hold new models from British testers until a US review, Politico reported on Thursday, citing a person familiar with the matter and a senior US administration official. The White House wants to take steps to make sure
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose this week above 7% for the first time since January 2025, the latest affordability setback for prospective homebuyers following a five-week run of rate increases. The weekly average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate home loan rose to 7.03% from 6.95% last wee
The Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday that 19 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire who it had previously identified as journalists or media workers were actually militants or participants in combat. After a review of its tally, it says Israeli forces have killed 191 Palestinian journalis
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO is capable of handling sabotage and drone incidents in Europe and has good action plans in place to deal with them, the alliance’s secretary general said Thursday as a Danish intelligence service warned Russia is expected to increase such attacks. Secretary-General Mark Rutte sa
ATLANTA (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday that two giant pandas from China will arrive at Zoo Atlanta in the coming days, bolstering a loan program that at one time had lapsed as part of tensions between Beijing and Washington. China and the zoo had said in April that Ping Ping, a ma
At first glance, it looks like a typical Republican campaign advertisement. As images of President Donald Trump flash across the screen, the 30-second spot says “America will never be a communist country” and boasts about the “largest tax cuts in history.” But there’s something different near the en
NEW YORK (AP) — New York sued the prediction market Polymarket on Thursday, arguing the platform is an unlicensed gambling operation and calling for a judge to block the company from operating in the state. The lawsuit is the latest legal challenge from a state moving to rein in popular and now-ubiq
HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese electric vehicles’ ultrafast charging is only getting faster. On Wednesday, Geely Auto unveiled technology that can charge an electric vehicle battery from 10% to 70% in just 4.5 minutes, a leap analysts called a significant development for the Chinese auto group. Geely is j
(New York, NY) — Australia’s Prime Minister says an artificial intelligence agent belonging to OpenAI went rogue and hacked into an Australian government health website, gaining access to non-public information. Anthony Albanese [[ Al-buh-nee-zee ]] says the breach occurred in June but was only disc
(New York, NY) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has changed the city for the worse. Mamdani has called Netanyahu an architect of genocide of the Palestinians. Netanyahu also went after those who walked out on him at the UN General Assembly on Thursd
CAIRO (AP) — Six ballistic missiles targeting Saudi Arabia ‘s port of Yanbu on the Red Sea and the southwestern city of Taif have been intercepted, a Saudi military spokesperson said Thursday, blaming Iran-backed Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen as fighting escalates. There was no immediate claim
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A stabbing at a Catholic convent in southeastern Poland on Thursday left one person dead and four others wounded, authorities said. Police detained a suspect. Police said they were alerted to the stabbing on the grounds of the abbey in Jarosław at around 9:30 a.m. (0730 GMT). F
(Menlo Park, CA) — Meta is introducing a new portable AI gadget that can fit on a keychain. During the annual Meta Connect conference in Menlo Park, California CEO Mark Zuckerberg introduced a pocket-sized AI device called the Muse Charm. The black hand-held device has a small screen showing a custo
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(SRN NEWS)- ( ) About 2,000 people who reported being sexually abused by Catholic priests or other church representatives have sought reparations from a French independent body created to address decades of abuse. The Independent National Authority for Recognition and Reparation is preparing to end
