8.3 mn refugees at risk due to 'severe' funding cuts: UN
Nearly 8.3 million refugees and other forcibly displaced people face losing vital assistance from UNHCR, the UN's refugee agency warned Tuesday, as protection services...
09/29/2026 05:00
Jumio Completes Worldwide Rollout of selfie.DONE™, Bringing Privacy-Focused Reusable Identity to EMEA
Jumio, the leading provider of AI-powered identity intelligence, today announced the expansion of its reusable identity solution, selfie.DONE, across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. This launch marks the final phase of Jumio’s selfie.DONE rollout, following successful launches in Latin America, North America, and Asia-Pacific — making true reusable identity available worldwide wherever Jumio operates. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.business...
Iran FM says expects US answer Tuesday on plan to open Hormuz
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he expected a formal answer on Tuesday from the United States to Tehran's proposal to open the Strait...
Trump unveils AI chatbot for US government services
US President Donald Trump unveiled an AI-powered website on Tuesday aimed at becoming the first stop for Americans to access federal services, hailing the initiative...
Brazil's Lula turns to Bad Bunny tune to criticise Trump ahead of polls
With elections just days away, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's campaign adapted a song by Latin music powerhouse Bad Bunny to assert the country's sovereignty in the face...
Dogs rescued in final mission as South Korea counts down to dog meat ban
Members of animal welfare group Humane World for Animals Korea rescue dozens of dogs from a dog meat farm in Gangjin County, South Korea, in what the NGO says is its last such operation before the country's dog meat ban takes effect in February 2027. "We are hoping that across Asia, other countries where the dog and cat meat trade still exists, can really learn a lesson from the fact that South Korea has phased out a really substantial dog meat industry...
South Korea volleyball team latest to be bussed to wrong Games venue
South Korea were victims of another Asian Games transport mix-up in Japan when the bus carrying their men's volleyball team went to a venue an hour away...
Bears thrash Eagles 27-7 as third-string QB Keenum shines
Chicago Bears third-string quarterback Case Keenum dealt the Philadelphia Eagles their first defeat of the season, rolling back the years with two passing touchdowns and a dive into the end...
09/29/2026 06:00
Freemarket and Axiym launch LIQUI-DT™ – real-time business access to primary-market USD₮ from Tether
Freemarket and Axiym today launched a world-first service that gives businesses 24/7 real-time access to freshly minted, primary-market USD₮ issued by Tether. LIQUI-DTTM gives businesses compliant access to primary market stablecoins inside a fully regulated payment ecosystem via Freemarket’s global payment network. In audited trials, clients have minted or burned more than $300 million to date. Institutional users and high-volume traders will benefit from superior price certainty and dir...
09/29/2026 06:00
Estonia and Owkin Partner to Advance Sovereign AI in Biology
Estonia, led by the National Applied Research Center Metrosert, and Owkin today announced a collaboration to advance sovereign AI in biological and health research, working with Metrosert, Estonia’s state-owned applied research organisation. The collaboration will evaluate how K Pro, Owkin’s AI scientist platform, can help approved researchers work with complex Estonian health data inside secure national infrastructure, enabling reproducible analysis, and faster generation of scientific insig...