GENEVA, Sept 20 (Reuters) – Former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet announced on Saturday that she is withdrawing her candidacy to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations, ending a bid that had struggled to gain traction among Security Council members. Bachelet, 74, announced her
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz suffered a bruising electoral setback in two state elections on Sunday, including a historic defeat for his party, but vowed to press ahead with potentially painful reforms to Europe’s biggest economy. Projections by public broadcaster ARD on Sunday nig
By Field Level Media Sep 20 (Field Level Media) – The host Czech Republic rallied from a 2-1 deficit and captured both reverse singles matches over the United States to win 3-2 in Round 2 of Davis Cup qualifying play on Saturday in Prague. The Czech Republic will advance to the quarterfinals, while
MOSCOW, Sept 20 (Reuters) – The largest Ukrainian drone attack reported so far on Moscow region killed two people and damaged part of an oil refinery in the capital, authorities said on Sunday, as Russia enters the final day of parliamentary elections. Ukraine and Russia have continued attacks on ea
By Che Pan and Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, Sept 20 (Reuters) – Chinese DRAM chipmaker CXMT said on Sunday its fifth-generation technology platform had entered mass production, a claimed breakthrough that could help China build a stronger competitor to Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix and Micron Technolog
President Trump Plans New AI Czar, ‘AI Force,’ Vows Not To ‘Stifle’ Industry By The Media Line Staff President Donald Trump announced plans to appoint a new artificial intelligence adviser and establish an “AI force,” expanding his administration’s approach to the technology while rejecting calls fo
CARACAS, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Venezuela Interim President Delcy Rodriguez on Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding with French oil and gas company Total Energies, according to local media. It was the latest of a flurry of oil deals signed between multinational oil companies and Venezuela’s ne
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Drivers in vehicles built to move low and slow cruised Saturday down San Francisco’s Mission Street in celebration of one of the city’s most distinctive cultural traditions: lowriding. Music played as hundreds of customized cars bounced, tilted and otherwise made their way along
CAIRO (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Saturday confirmed that Yemen’s Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile, the first targeting of Riyadh since the escalation in fighting with the Tehran-backed rebels that has opened a new front in the Iran war. The statement by the Saudi-led co
(SRN NEWS) – Artificial intelligence is advancing at a breathtaking pace, and President Donald Trump says the United States must lead the next technological revolution rather than allow fear and political pressure to slow it down. In a major announcement Saturday, President Trump said he is creating
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Congo on Saturday began vaccinating healthcare staff against Ebola in Bunia, the epicenter of the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease in history as they are “particularly exposed and deeply involved in the response,” the provincial governor said. Health workers and other fron
WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said in a social media post on Saturday that he plans to appoint a new artificial intelligence adviser, known as an “AI czar,” and create an “AI force,” though he did not provide details about either initiative or how they would be implemen
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch riot police dispersed several hundred far-right protesters in The Hague on Saturday after violence erupted and local authorities banned a planned march in the city against immigration and asylum policies. Police officers made several arrests after some protesters
By Waylon Cunningham Sept 19 (Reuters) – The White House on Saturday denied access to journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico, following through with US President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would ban them from the building’s grounds. All three news outlets separately said their teams’ pre
BRUSSELS, Sept 19 (Reuters) – General Carsten Breuer, Germany’s chief of defence, was chosen on Saturday as the next head of NATO’s military committee, the alliance’s top military authority and a key advisory body for its political leaders. Military chiefs from the 32-nation alliance elected Breuer
By Field Level Media Sep 19 (Field Level Media) – No. 1 overall draft pick Gavin McKenna is expected to make his NHL debut Saturday night when his Toronto Maple Leafs host the Montreal Canadiens in a preseason game. He was Toronto’s first No. 1 overall pick since Auston Matthews was selected in 2016
NEW YORK (AP) — Reporters from three major news organizations — CNN, MS NOW and Politico — were denied access to the White House on Saturday, a day after President Donald Trump said he was barring them because of reporting he found to be “fake news.” The actions were a clear escalation of Trump’s lo
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly is launching into its yearly meeting of world leaders, a week of diplomacy, dealmaking, speechmaking — and lingo. Here is some of the key vocabulary, decoded. UNGA: Shorthand (often pronounced “UN’-gah”) for the U.N. General Assembly’s “High-level Week
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) – TikTok and ByteDance’s proposed $400 million settlement with the US Justice Department hit a hurdle on Friday after a federal judge indicated he would reject part of the agreement. TikTok and its Chinese parent company agreed in August to settle al
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jewish heirs of Holocaust victims and their representatives have filed two lawsuits in California staking their claims to Nazi-looted paintings that still hang on the walls of prominent museums in Los Angeles and Auschwitz. This pair of lawsuits are the first to be filed after the
By Jan Strupczewski DUBLIN, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Artificial intelligence could lift European productivity by about 1% over five years, but risks widening inequality, straining power networks and increasing dependence on foreign technology unless governments deepen economic integration, an Internation
BEIJING, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Artificial intelligence could deepen and prolong China’s strong supply and weak demand imbalance, a central bank adviser said on Saturday, adding to calls for policies that bolster consumption and repair balance sheets across the economy. China’s policymakers have been t
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street will get a key update this week on the U.S. housing market, along with a regular weekly unemployment update. On Thursday, the U.S. will release its August report for sales of newly-built homes. It details the sale of brand-new homes and sales contracts for homes that are
Sept 19 (Reuters) – Iran executed a man convicted of passing missile site intelligence to Israel during the 12-day war, according to the judiciary. Iran’s judiciary-run Mizan news agency said Hossein Pedaran was hanged after the Supreme Court upheld his death sentence on charges of espionage and int
By Amina Ismail and James Mackenzie ROSTOCK, Germany, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Shahd Najeeb still remembers the trauma of fleeing Islamic State fighters during Syria’s civil war. More than a decade after finding refuge in Germany, she now fears she may no longer be welcome there. “When I think about the
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Three generations of a Navajo family were heading home from picking up supplies for an 8th birthday party when their truck got stuck in mud as storms with heavy rain rolled through the area. Kalisi Begay opted to walk home while her mother and 7-year-old daughter stayed behi
PHOENIX (AP) — Three-time AL MVP Aaron Judge is headed back on the injured list — this time with a right calf strain — and New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone isn’t sure whether the slugger will be able to return for the postseason. New York said it will make the roster move on Saturday. The placem
NEW YORK (AP) — Florida is experiencing one of its worst surges of dengue fever in decades, and the toll now includes a death. The Florida Department of Health confirmed the death Friday, though it didn’t provide further details. It’s one of more than 130 locally acquired dengue cases reported so fa
The Jehovah’s Witnesses have partly eased their longstanding prohibition on the medical use of donated blood, allowing members to receive products derived from blood but maintaining a ban on transfusions of whole blood. The policy, announced Friday, is the second revision this year in what has long
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday signed into law a sweeping sanctions package targeting Russian officials and key pillars of its economy that is meant to punish and pressure Moscow for its ongoing war against Ukraine. The measure was a final legacy item for the late Sen. Lindsey Gr
