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AI 'warning shots' focus Beijing on national security risks
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Data centre command hub keeps AI up and running
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Philippine tribe in limbo over US-led tech hub
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Leo XIV, first US pope transcends his restrained style
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Saudi-led coalition says Houthis fired ballistic missile at Riyadh
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France's debt climbs to highest since 1978: ministry
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Cuba works to restore power after another blackout
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Thousands protest inaction over climate crisis in Switzerland
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Brigitte Bardot widower slams sale of star's belongings
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UK actor Naomi Watts honoured at Spain film festival
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Indonesia accepts Malaysia's help to tackle wildfires
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Trump signs bill authorizing sweeping Russia sanctions
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Nvidia, OpenAI CEOs to attend Xi dinner at White House
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Anthropic picks Accenture for in-house AI safety evaluation
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Cuba hit with seventh major blackout of the year
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Hushing and hedging: US companies retreat on climate
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Nigeria miners struggled to breathe in cell before 37 died: survivors
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Crisis-wracked Volkswagen warns of 10-bn-euro hit to profits
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Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway chairman
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Shakira to cap off world tour with Madrid 12-gig run
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Isolated Syrian-Druze city blames Damascus for shortages
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Isolated Syrian-Druze city shortages
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Kerry James Marshall: American 'blackness' painter celebrated in Europe
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UNESCO can be 'moderator' in AI debate: chief to AFP
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Infantino 'must go', says German FA vice-president
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Russia seizes assets of Nestle, French firms
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Japan's busiest rail station tests robot bins
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Anthropic says AI systems moving towards building themselves
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Backpackers fret over Australian visa crackdown
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Asian stocks boosted by falling oil, yen weakens after BoJ rate hike
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Bank of Japan hikes rates to 31-year high to battle inflation
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Afghan medical students in Pakistan hope court stops college expulsions
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AI doomsday warnings unlikely to slow IPOs but questions linger
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Australia to detain tourists who overstay visa, minister says
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In Brazil's Amazon, the hunt for oil fuels hopes and fears
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Asian stocks track Wall St rally as oil prices drop
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Baby orangutans in India expose 'frightening' scale of trafficking
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Prized Mexican relic returns on loan, two centuries on
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Oversight Board blasts 'inadequate' Meta safeguards for AI deepfakes
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'In our lane': Fed's Warsh defies Trump but still fighting for credibility
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Harry makes first public appearance since return to UK
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Trump admin makes major cut to endangered species protections
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Princess Diana's brother makes new explosive claims against Charles
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GM delivers first components for US interceptor missiles
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Trump admin overhauls key protection for endangered species
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Travis Scott and Keith Richards feature on GTA VI soundtrack
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Mbappe draws political fire over Ceuta t-shirt controversy
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King Charles warns tech bosses of 'existential dangers' of AI
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Third malaria death in Germany from outbreak tied to Frankfurt airport
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French fishermen block ports over petrol prices
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned Iran that time was running out for the Islamic republic to prevent American military intervention as Tehran rejected holding negotiations against a backdrop of threats.
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Spain aims to restart within 10 days full service on a key high-speed railway line where a collision between two trains killed 45 people, the transport minister said on Wednesday.
Greenland dispute 'strategic wake-up call for all of Europe,' says Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday a standoff with the United States over Greenland was "a strategic wake-up call for all of Europe", speaking alongside the leaders of Denmark and the Danish autonomous territory.
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The dollar recovered slightly on Wednesday as traders awaited the US Federal Reserve's outlook on interest rates, while gold reached another record high as investors seek safety amid an uncertain economic outlook on several fronts.
SKorean chip giant SK hynix posts record operating profit for 2025
South Korean chip giant SK hynix said on Wednesday its operating profit doubled last year to a record high after a surge in global demand for technology powering artificial intelligence.
Greenland's elite dogsled unit patrols desolate, icy Arctic
Donald Trump has ridiculed Denmark's defence of Greenland as amounting to "two dogsleds", but the Sirius Dogsled Patrol is no joke: the elite navy unit works in extreme conditions where only the toughest survive.
Dutch tech giant ASML posts bumper profits, cuts jobs
Dutch tech giant ASML, which sells cutting-edge machines to make semiconductor chips, reported a significant gain in annual net profit Wednesday but said it would cut hundreds of management jobs to improve internal organisation.
Uganda's Quidditch players with global dreams
Far from the legendary skies above Hogwarts school, a young woman chased a "Golden Snitch" highlighting how the craze for Harry Potter's favourite sport, Quidditch, has taken hold in a remote Ugandan village.
'Hard to survive': Kyiv's elderly shiver after Russian attacks on power and heat
Shivering in her flat after Russian strikes knocked out the heating, 91-year-old Lidia Teleschuk said she couldn't remember a winter this harsh since World War II.
Polish migrants return home to a changed country
Unemployment was soaring and the country was in economic turmoil when Monika Pudlik first left Poland to find a job in Ireland just over two decades ago.
Dutch tech giant ASML posts bumper profits, eyes bright AI future
Dutch tech giant ASML, which sells cutting-edge machines to make semiconductor chips, reported a significant gain in annual net profit Wednesday and predicted a bright future driven by demand for artificial intelligence.
Minnesota congresswoman unbowed after attacked with liquid
Seconds after an attacker sprayed US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar with unidentified liquid at a Minnesota meeting, she confronted the man and then defiantly went on to finish her comments, AFP journalists saw.
Backlash as Australia kills dingoes after backpacker death
Australian authorities have sparked a backlash by killing a group of dingoes linked to the death of a young Canadian woman on an island in the country's east.
Omar attacked in Minneapolis after Trump vows to 'de-escalate'
As the White House worked to "de-escalate" tensions in Minneapolis Tuesday, a man sprayed Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar with a syringe of unknown liquid at a town hall meeting, where she called for curbing the Trump administration's anti-immigration crackdown.
Dollar struggles to recover from losses after Trump comments
The dollar ticked up Wednesday following another selloff fuelled by Donald Trump's suggestion he was happy with the currency's recent decline, while tech firms extended their rally ahead of much-anticipated earnings from the sector this week.
Greenland blues to Delhi red carpet: EU finds solace in India
Presiding over the signing of a major trade deal alongside Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen broke into a large smile.
French ex-senator found guilty of drugging lawmaker
A French court Tuesday found a former senator guilty of drugging a woman lawmaker with ecstasy with intent to sexually assault her, and sentenced him to four years in prison, of which 18 months must be behind bars.
US Fed set to pause rate cuts as it defies Trump pressure
The US Federal Reserve is broadly expected to pause its series of interest rate cuts Wednesday, resisting mounting attacks from President Donald Trump, while policymakers await more data on the world's biggest economy.
Trump says will 'de-escalate' in Minneapolis after shooting backlash
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would "de-escalate a little bit" in Minneapolis after the fatal shootings of two civilians fueled a storm of criticism over his signature immigration crackdown.
CERN chief upbeat on funding for new particle collider
Mark Thomson, the new head of Europe's physics laboratory CERN, voiced confidence Tuesday about raising the billions of dollars needed to build by far the world's biggest particle accelerator.
Trump's Iowa trip on economy overshadowed by immigration row
US President Donald Trump headed to Iowa Tuesday eager to show voters he cares about affordability -- but his trip was overshadowed by anger over the deadly immigration crackdown in the neighboring state of Minnesota.
What to know about America's colossal winter storm
A deep freeze is gripping large swaths of the United States after a monster storm killed dozens of people from the Northeast to the Deep South, knocked out power to hundreds of thousands and sent air travel into chaos.
GM reports quarterly loss but boosts shareholder returns
General Motors announced Tuesday fresh actions to return funds to investors, lifting shares despite reporting a quarterly loss on costs connected to its electric vehicle retreat.
US banks fight crypto's push into Main Street
The banking industry is pushing back against White House-aligned crypto companies seeking to expand their business to Main Street customers in the United States.
LVMH 2025 net profit drops 13% to 10.9 bn euros
The world's leading luxury group, LVMH, saw net profit slide 13 percent in 2025 to 10.9 billion euros ($13.1 billion) as an exceptional tax on large French companies weighed on its bottom line.
How to assess microplastics in our bodies? Scientists have a plan
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US consumer confidence drops to lowest level since 2014
Consumer confidence in the United States plunged in January to its lowest level since 2014, survey data showed Tuesday, as American households continue to fret about inflation and elevated costs of living.
Teens underwhelmed by France's social media ban
Teens and tweens were split Tuesday over a looming ban on social media for under-15s in France, with some admitting the risks of overuse -- while others laughed off the measure and vowed to dodge it.
BAFTAs nominees in main categories
Here are the nominees that will compete in the main categories for Britain's BAFTA film awards to be held on Sunday 22 February in London -- three weeks before the Oscars in Hollywood.
Mexico exports jump in 2025 despite US trade tensions
Mexico's exports climbed 7.6 percent in 2025, despite its auto, steel and aluminum sectors being swept up in US President Donald Trump's tariffs blitz, according to figures released Tuesday.
Blazy takes flight of fancy with bird-themed Chanel show
After reaching for the stars in his first show for Chanel, new chief designer Matthieu Blazy took a feathery flight of fancy for his debut Haute Couture collection inspired by birds and nature on Tuesday.
Spain to regularise 500,000 undocumented migrants
Spain's left-wing government approved Tuesday a plan to regularise around 500,000 undocumented migrants by decree, the country's latest break with harsher policies elsewhere in Europe.