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Audi defends decision to stand by Trump on $4B US factory

Audi defends decision to stand by Trump on $4B US factory

Audi CEO Gernot Doellner defended the German automaker's planned US$4 billion investment in a new U.S. plant on Sunday. President Donald Trump announced the plan at a campaign rally ahead of the November midterm elections.
Australia's most populous city opens $4B international airport to passengers

Australia's most populous city opens $4B international airport to passengers

Singapore expands haze probe to local firms linked to Indonesian fires

Singapore expands haze probe to local firms linked to Indonesian fires

World's oldest cave paintings in Indonesia under threat of wildfires

World's oldest cave paintings in Indonesia under threat of wildfires

The world's oldest cave paintings on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi are under threat as heat and smoke from wildfires risk accelerating the deterioration of the more than 67,000-year-old artwork.
October 23, 2026 | 06:44 pm PT
China's first AI film hits cinemas, but ticket sales lag

China's first AI film hits cinemas, but ticket sales lag

China's first fully AI-generated feature film opens in cinemas on Friday in what promises to be a tough box-office test for the country's booming tech industry as advance ticket sales lag.
October 23, 2026 | 04:23 am PT
Europe's killer heat this summer claims 50,000 lives, climate change blamed for two-thirds of deaths

Europe's killer heat this summer claims 50,000 lives, climate change blamed for two-thirds of deaths

Blistering record heat in Europe this summer helped kill more than 50,000 people, with nearly two-thirds of that death toll blamed on human-caused climate change, a new study found.
October 22, 2026 | 10:24 pm PT
South Korea's celebrity shark back in canal, prompting new rescue bid

South Korea's celebrity shark back in canal, prompting new rescue bid

A shark that became a viral sensation after getting stuck in a South Korean canal returned hours after being coaxed out, authorities said on Thursday, prompting another attempt to guide it back to the sea.
October 22, 2026 | 01:32 am PT
Websites go dark as AI exposes critical security flaws

Websites go dark as AI exposes critical security flaws

Government agencies and companies around the world shut down websites as they raced Thursday to protect themselves from hacks after artificial intelligence uncovered critical flaws in a widely used programming language called PHP.
October 22, 2026 | 12:24 am PT
Indonesian anger builds over wildfires, toxic haze

Indonesian anger builds over wildfires, toxic haze

Indonesians protested in several cities on Tuesday, raging against wildfires and a toxic haze that has made thousands unwell for weeks on end in a crisis that has engulfed Southeast Asia.
October 20, 2026 | 10:55 pm PT
Japan probe on its way to Mars moon

Japan probe on its way to Mars moon

A Japanese spacecraft was on its way to one of Mars's moons on Tuesday on a world-first mission to retrieve samples, potentially helping unlock the origins of the Solar System and life on Earth.
October 20, 2026 | 09:57 pm PT
Trump open to idea of joint meeting with Xi, Putin next month

Trump open to idea of joint meeting with Xi, Putin next month

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he is open to three-way arms-control talks with the leaders of China and Russia as soon as next month, ​raising the prospect of an unprecedented meeting and a major diplomatic gambit for the U.S. president.
October 19, 2026 | 06:36 pm PT
Deputy mayor in Japan crushed to death during festival

Deputy mayor in Japan crushed to death during festival

A deputy mayor in western Japan died after being crushed under a giant float during a local parade, officials said on Oct. 19, a week after two others were reportedly killed at separate traditional festivals.
October 19, 2026 | 06:36 pm PT
Beijing's population expected to become super-aged by 2035

Beijing's population expected to become super-aged by 2035

The Chinese capital Beijing is expected to become "super-aged" by 2035, with around one-third of its population aged 60 and above.
October 18, 2026 | 08:28 pm PT
El Niño-powered drought leaves Indonesian palm farmers high and dry as river recedes

El Niño-powered drought leaves Indonesian palm farmers high and dry as river recedes

Supendi, a 33-year-old palm fruit farmer, cooled his heels at a mill in Indonesia's West Kalimantan for four frustrating days earlier this month trying ‌to unload his harvest of fresh fruit bunches before being told to leave as the site was full.
October 18, 2026 | 08:28 pm PT
France rocked by nationwide clashes, blazes and looting

France rocked by nationwide clashes, blazes and looting

France woke up Sunday to devastated streets after clashes between police and protesters, mass looting and fires erupted nationwide as marches against rising costs of living degenerated into "extreme" violence.
October 18, 2026 | 01:21 am PT
Putin agrees to cooperate with Pope Leo's plea for aid for Ukrainian town

Putin agrees to cooperate with Pope Leo's plea for aid for Ukrainian town

President Vladimir Putin told Pope Leo he had agreed to ‌cooperate after the pontiff asked him on Friday to help get vital supplies into the Russian-controlled Ukrainian town of Oleshky, the Kremlin said.
October 17, 2026 | 12:36 am PT
'Mixed feelings': AI cracks centuries-old ciphers

'Mixed feelings': AI cracks centuries-old ciphers

Napoleon Bonaparte ordered the wartime missive written in code, creating a puzzle that went unsolved for more than 200 years -- until AI cracked it in a matter of hours.
October 15, 2026 | 07:56 pm PT
Shooter kills 4 at Oregon elementary school before being shot dead by community member

Shooter kills 4 at Oregon elementary school before being shot dead by community member

A 16-year-old shooter opened fire on Thursday at an elementary ‌school in Bend, Oregon, killing four people including three children, before being killed by an armed member of the community who had pursued the assailant into the school, police said.
October 15, 2026 | 07:55 pm PT
Behind AI's carbon footprint, a potential climate tool

Behind AI's carbon footprint, a potential climate tool

Artificial intelligence has become a lightning rod in climate debates over concerns about the growing carbon footprint of the data centers powering the technology.
October 14, 2026 | 11:37 pm PT
Gen Z is turning to credit card rewards to offset everyday costs

Gen Z is turning to credit card rewards to offset everyday costs

Young consumers are using points and cash back to get more value from their spending.
October 14, 2026 | 11:37 pm PT
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