South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of violating a confidential agreement by publicly disclosing the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea,
South Korea and the United States are prioritizing the design and structure of Seoul’s $350 billion investment pledge over the idea of a currency swap, Finance Minister Koo Yun Cheol said in
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A United Nations expert has urged governments around the world to resist the temptation of “techno-solutionism” in their justice systems, warning that artificial intelligence (AI) must never replace the human judgment and
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has instructed her government to prepare a new package of economic measures aimed at alleviating the impact of persistent inflation on households and businesses, Bloomberg reported. Takaichi,
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Danantara, Indonesia’s newly established sovereign wealth fund, is considering plans to form a national asset management company by consolidating units from some of the country’s largest state-owned banks, according to Bloomberg, citing
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Chee Hong Tat, Deputy Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), said the new initiatives will include government grants to support corporate efforts. Speaking at an event hosted by DBS Group
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Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is preparing a major purchase package that includes U.S. pickup trucks, soybeans, and liquefied natural gas, to present to President Donald Trump during trade and security
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The cyberattack that crippled Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has cost the United Kingdom an estimated £1.9 billion, in what experts are calling the most economically damaging cyber event the country has ever
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Rodrigo Paz, 58, will officially take office as Bolivia’s new president on November 8, after winning a decisive victory in Sunday’s second-round elections with 54.6% of the vote, nine points ahead of
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In an unexpected alliance, more than 800 public figures—including politicians, celebrities, AI experts, and religious leaders—have signed a statement urging a global prohibition on the development of “superintelligence,” AI systems that could
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The United States and Qatar have issued a joint warning to the European Union, claiming that new climate and human rights regulations could jeopardize trade, investment, and energy security across the bloc.
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Washington is facing mounting political pressure over its multibillion-dollar support for Argentina, as critics question the Trump administration’s backing of President Javier Milei’s libertarian government ahead of midterm elections this Sunday. The
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In a new study published Sept. 30 in Communications Biology, researchers used brain scans taken while people watched an old episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents to explore how the brain processes time.
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A combination of a surgically implanted chip and augmented-reality (AR) glasses is giving hope to people who have lost their sight — allowing many to read again after years of blindness. According
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For the first time, mosquitoes have been confirmed in Iceland — a country long believed to be free of the buzzing insects. Three specimens of the mosquito species Culiseta annulata were found
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The Russian Embassy in Colombo issued a strongly worded press release on October 20 warning that any attempt by the European Union to redirect frozen Russian sovereign assets held in Europe would
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