7+ hour, 23+ min ago   (359+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14 — Malaysia is in a stronger position than a decade ago, thanks to major fiscal decisions by the government, such as subsidy cuts and a focus on economic development, said Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) chairman Datuk Mohammad Faiz…...

14+ hour, 24+ min ago   (362+ words) TOKYO, Sept 14 — A candidate backed by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s ruling party won a gubernatorial election in Okinawa, bringing to power a leader who approves of a contentious US military base relocation plan for the first time in 12 years....

17+ hour, 36+ min ago   (317+ words) MUSCAT, Sept 14 — Oman has announced the postponement of a meeting today between Iran and Gulf countries on the Strait of Hormuz, the major flashpoint in the Middle East war. Iran’s foreign ministry had said there would be a meeting hosted…...

16+ hour, 39+ min ago   (430+ words) VENICE, Sept 14 — A chilling new documentary about Israel’s AI-assisted killing of civilians in Gaza by two Israeli directors won a special jury prize at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday. Receiving the award, Abraham said that in the 10 days since…...

15+ hour, 30+ min ago   (583+ words) SINGAPORE, Sept 14 — Cambodia and Thailand will face off before international mediators in Singapore this week in a long-standing dispute over valuable maritime resources, the latest spat between the feuding neighbours. Phnom Penh initiated a UN-backed conciliation process at the Permanent…...

18+ hour, 2+ min ago   (687+ words) WASHINGTON, Sept 14 — US President Donald Trump and key allies voiced opposition yesterday to drastically curbing the development of artificial intelligence, despite calls in recent days from leading industry figures to tap the brakes. The rapid development of AI and the…...

16+ hour, 27+ min ago   (270+ words) WASHINGTON, Sept 14 — A forty-year-old woman in the US state of Pennsylvania has died of measles, authorities said yesterday, bringing this year’s death toll from the highly contagious, preventable disease to three, amid declining vaccination rates. The Washington Post, citing Coroner…...

16+ hour, 55+ min ago   (430+ words) VENICE, Sept 14 — A chilling new documentary about Israel’s AI-assisted killing of civilians in Gaza by two Israeli directors won a special jury prize at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday. Receiving the award, Abraham said that in the 10 days since…...

18+ hour, 34+ min ago   (379+ words) PARIS, Sept 14 — The leaders of France and Canada will next week visit France’s North Atlantic territory of Saint-Pierre-and-Miquelon to underscore their support for national borders in the face of Donald Trump’s territorial ambitions, Paris said yesterday. The US president today…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (136+ words) NEW YORK, Sept 13 — OpenAI will not go public this year, the company’s chief executive Sam Altman said in an interview released on Saturday, citing safety concerns over artificial intelligence. “Given everything happening with safety, right now would be an ill-advised…...