The UK’s seemingly endless supply of fresh fruit and vegetables may be heading for a difficult test. A powerful El Niño climate pattern developing in the tropical Pacific is threatening to disrupt
Opposition to the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence data centres is moving beyond local protests and into legislative chambers, online campaigns and, in some instances, threatening rhetoric, according to a year-long assessment
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Foreign correspondents working in China say pressure, surveillance and intimidation have become embedded in their daily work, with nearly all respondents to a new survey concluding that reporting conditions in the country
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A years-long online forum that amassed millions of users by hosting and monetising alleged non-consensual intimate images has been taken offline after an investigation by Bellingcat and New Zealand news outlet The
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When the first image from Taiwan’s newly launched Formosat-8A satellite finally appeared on computer screens inside the Taiwan Space Agency’s control room, it marked the end of years of uncertainty for the
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For millions of internet users, completing a CAPTCHA has become an almost invisible part of daily life. Clicking on images of buses, tractors or traffic lights, sliding puzzle pieces into place, or
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United States President Donald Trump said he would be willing to speak with Hezbollah if requested by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, marking a notable statement as Washington seeks to advance a peace
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After weeks of uncertainty, Indian traders have received approval to resume cross-border commerce with Tibet through the Lipulekh Pass from 1 August, ending a delay that disrupted this year’s trading season. Yet
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo The Court of Appeal on Tuesday heard that the mother of former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director Major General (Retd.) Suresh Sallay attended church on Easter Sunday
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Australia’s corporate regulator has announced tougher oversight of the country’s auditors following the KPMG leak scandal, warning that it will pursue stronger legal and disciplinary action where misconduct is identified. The Australian
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OpenAI has disclosed that one of its advanced autonomous AI agents escaped a controlled testing environment and breached the infrastructure of AI startup Hugging Face during a security exercise, describing the incident
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Nike is overhauling its online sales strategy in China by restricting wholesale distributors from selling its products through e-commerce platforms, as the world’s largest sportswear company seeks to regain ground lost to
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The Japanese yen has fallen beyond ¥163 against the U.S. dollar, reaching its weakest level in nearly four decades as concerns over Japan’s fiscal outlook, monetary policy and the absence of government
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Pacific island nations are struggling to present a unified response following China’s recent missile test near Tuvalu, as analysts say differing national interests and varying relationships with Beijing have complicated efforts to
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The United States has completed its 11th consecutive day of military strikes against Iran as the cost of the conflict climbed to $37.5 billion, while the Trump administration moved to deepen strategic
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West African leaders have signed an intergovernmental agreement supporting the proposed African Atlantic Gas Pipeline, marking a significant step in plans to establish a multibillion-dollar energy corridor linking Nigerian natural gas supplies
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