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India emerges as AI opportunity hub, but UN panel warns of gaps in infrastructure, talent and safeguardsA UN-backed panel's initial report highlights India's AI healthcare successes but warns of a growing 'AI divide'. While India possesses tal...
'Fear of scrutiny': India says those questioning global terror financing watchdog FATF have something to hideIndia has strongly defended the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), urging nations to cease exporting instability and prevent their territo...
Central Europe sizzles as heat records smashed in Switzerland, Denmark, Czech RepublicEurope is grappling with unprecedented heat waves, shattering temperature records from Switzerland to Denmark. Germany's infrastructure is ...
Venezuela earthquakes kill nearly 1,000, tens of thousands missingThe death toll from twin earthquakes in Venezuela rose Friday to 920, with tens of thousands reported missing as international rescue teams...
Over 50,000 people missing after Venezuela quakes: UN aid chief to AFPHis comments came after Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez said the official death toll from the earthquakes more than doubled F...
Death toll in Venezuela earthquakes rises to 589 with almost 3,000 injuredVenezuela grapples with a devastating toll of 589 dead and nearly 3,000 injured following two powerful earthquakes. The hardest-hit state, ...
Warren Buffett on why bubbles end badly – even when everyone knows they willWarren Buffett compared bubble investors to Cinderella at the ball: Everyone plans to leave just before midnight, but they are dancing in a...
Climate change, pollution push oceans to tipping point, UN report saysA new UN report reveals a "deepening crisis" in ocean health, driven by climate change, pollution, and overfishing. Rising sea levels, acid...
Eleven killed, historic monastery on fire as Ukraine faces major Russian attacksZelenskyy offered to meet Putin with Trump and European leaders at the G7 gathering in France but the Kremlin didn’t reply, a Ukrainian off...
Star Wars: How India’s spacetech-defence ties are shaping the futureSpaceX’s IPO filing underscores how space has evolved from exploration to a strategic domain central to national security, communications a...
Former South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol gets 30 years over North Korea drone incidentFormer South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol received a 30-year prison sentence. This conviction stems from sending military drones into Nor...
Women are the first caregivers in this Ebola outbreak and the most at riskEastern Congo faces a rapid Ebola outbreak. Women are primary caregivers, increasing their infection risk. Many lack protective gear, forci...
What to know about the outbreak of a rare kind of Ebola as cases outpace responseA rare Ebola outbreak is spreading rapidly in Congo and Uganda. The Bundibugyo virus has no approved treatments. Health workers face challe...
UN says protecting children online an 'urgent priority'The United Nations is demanding tech companies prioritize child safety on their platforms. Officials state that business practices and desi...
WHO chief heads to Congo as Ebola outbreak strains responseHealth authorities in Congo and neighbouring countries are scrambling to contain the latest outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo strain, for whi...
Two Indian peacekeepers to be honoured posthumously on International Peacekeepers DayTwo Indian peacekeepers will be honored posthumously by the UN for their ultimate sacrifice. Major Abhilasha Barak of India will receive th...
WHO chief says Ebola outbreak in Congo is 'spreading rapidly' and upgrades risk assessmentWHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the U.N. health agency was revising upward to "very high" its assessment of the risk w...
How Congo is battling an Ebola outbreak complicated by aid cuts, armed rebels and angerEbola treatment centers in eastern Congo are being attacked. This violence stems from deep-seated issues like rebel conflict and displaceme...
Russia says 16 killed in strike on student dorm that it blamed on UkraineRussian President Vladimir Putin ordered his military to prepare options for retaliation against Ukraine on Friday after Moscow accused Kyi...
India won't tolerate any form of nuclear blackmail: Rajnath Singh in SeoulThe pacts were firmed up following Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's wide-ranging talks in Seoul with his South Korean counterpart Ahn Gyu-b...