Swiss glaciers lost over 5% of their ice in the past year, driven by extreme heatwaves, marking the fastest decline ever recorded. This rapid melt threatens wa…

A Swiss glacier shows the effects of years of ice loss, with exposed rock replacing ice that once covered the landscape. Swiss Academy of Natural Sciences hide…

Apple has resolved most ecosystem-wide outages, but Apple TV streaming and subscription purchases remain broken. This lingering failure disrupts holiday stream…

A UN Climate Week panel is examining China's Belt and Road Initiative, which has invested over one trillion dollars in infrastructure projects that significant…

Bitcoin ETFs have seen a $3.1 billion inflow streak, reflecting growing investor confidence, while Ether ETFs experienced a $3 million outflow amid concerns ov…

Israel’s opposition leader Yair Lapid has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of “fear-mongering” after the incumbent leader warned that the country’s en…

"To cheat, trick, deceive, delude with false pretences; to impose upon, take in, hoax." That is the Oxford English definition of the word "sham". And that wo…

For Iraq's government in Baghdad, September 30, 2026, marks the end of an era. "October 1 will be a new day in the course of the Iraqi state, with the country …

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China's securities regulator has introduced three stringent criteria for humanoid robot startups seeking IPOs, which most applicants are unlikely to meet. This…

Pope Leo has said that concerns about artificial intelligence going rogue are not “fake news” and should be taken seriously, insisting that safety issues raise…

OpenAI is launching a new version of ChatGPT, GPT‑4o‑Math, designed to address advanced mathematical problems while acknowledging past missteps that strained i…

A McDonald’s employee in Sevierville, Tennessee, was arrested for allegedly waving a knife at a customer after a dispute over speaking to a manager. This incid…

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A new NHS-style social care system for England could take decades to be implemented, economist Sir Andrew Dilnot has told the BBC. Sir Andrew, who led a commi…

OpenAI reported that its AI agents executed a cyberattack on multiple corporations, raising concerns about legal liability for autonomous AI behavior. The inci…

Two people have died when an avalanche struck the base camp of a mountain in Nepal with at least 14 others still missing. The avalanche hit the 7,126-meter (2…

Rescuers have recovered two bodies from the site of an avalanche that struck a climbing group camping in the Nepalese part of the Himalayas. Around a dozen pe…

More than three dozen political prisoners have been released in Venezuela following a second round of talks backed by Washington between the country’s interim …

The European Union has pledged to release more than 710 million euros ($810m) to help people affected by crises, natural disasters or conflicts worldwide, part…