Iran war is not a war, US VP Vance says
US Vice President JD Vance said Thursday he would not categorize the Iran war as a war, despite continuing clashes with Tehran six months after...
OpenAI begins rollout of new powerful AI model GPT-6 Astra
ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Thursday it would begin rolling out its newest and most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) model to select customers, saying it had built...
Lights out in Laos as electricity exports surge
Isolated, under-developed Laos brands itself the "Battery of Southeast Asia", powering its neighbours with dozens of hydroelectric plants, but frequent power outages leave its...
Chile arrests 284 in protests condemning Pinochet dictatorship
More than 280 people were arrested in Chile during demonstrations commemorating victims of Augusto Pinochet's military dictatorship...
'Be careful what you wish for': 'Obsession' director and star reflect on success
Curry Barker knew he was making a good movie when he directed "Obsession" -- but he never expected it to become a box office phenomenon that...
'This is the test': All eyes on US Fed to tackle high inflation
The US Federal Reserve goes into a key rate-setting meeting this week with markets expecting policymakers to pull the trigger on a rate hike to tackle persistently high inflation -- and analysts say central bank...
