British lawmakers called Wednesday for the government to end a contract between the country’s National Health Service and AI giant Palantir, warning of an over-reliance on US data providers. “Palantir’s increasing presence across...
Germany failed on Wednesday for the first time to secure a seat on the UN Security Council, with Portugal and Austria receiving more votes for the two Western European spots starting in 2027. The UN Security Council has 15 members: five permanent...
Ukrainian drone strikes deep inside Russia are causing “panic” for the Kremlin, EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas told AFP Wednesday, saying Moscow was lashing out at Kyiv with increased attacks. “It clearly shows also panic on the...
The World Health Organization’s chief told AFP on Wednesday that he welcomed Washington’s stated intention to re-engage with the Gavi vaccine alliance, voicing hope it might also decide to rejoin the WHO. US Secretary of State Marco...
Kuwait said on Wednesday that its territory and airspace were not used to attack “any country”, denying Iranian claims that the United States launched strikes from there. The denial came as Kuwait summoned Iran’s charge...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday hailed his army’s overnight strikes on Saint Petersburg as a “fair” response to Russian attacks on his country and threatened to further ramp up Kyiv’s retaliatory hits...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Iran was “playing with fire” after the Islamic republic carried out an attack on Kuwait. “Iran surely knows what the (US) president has said, that if necessary...
US President Donald Trump thinks the two Republicans most likely to jockey to succeed him would make an unbeatable ticket if they run together, he told an interviewer Wednesday. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are both...
Saudi Arabia’s economy has shown resilience in the face of headwinds triggered by the Middle East war thanks in part to energy and logistics infrastructure that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz, the IMF said Wednesday. The Gulf has borne much of...
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he hopes to meet Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, as Washington and Tehran accuse each other of violating an increasingly fragile ceasefire. Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, is thought to have been wounded...
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will attend the G7 summit in France later this month, a source told AFP on Wednesday, with artificial intelligence set to feature high on the agenda. The summit of the Group of Seven leading economies will be held in the French...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu downplayed on Wednesday a row with US President Donald Trump, saying they both were aligned on the goal of disarming Hezbollah in order to achieve peace between Israel and Lebanon. Trump confirmed in an...
Finnish prosecutors have charged a man for the sexual abuse of 361 children via social media, the National Prosecution Authority has said. The offences were committed between 2019 and 2022 with the victims aged from nine to 15, according to the...
Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Wednesday presented her new cabinet, which for the first time in Danish history included more women than men. Following months of talks after inconclusive elections in March, incumbent Frederiksen...
He is already the richest man in the world, but when SpaceX finally makes its hotly anticipated stock market debut, Elon Musk could become the planet’s first trillionaire. Forbes magazine on Tuesday estimated Musk’s net worth at nearly...
