The country has spent decades perfecting a surveillance state at home. Now it’s promoting its ideology of state control…

Jun 01, 2026. The population of Japan has fallen by over three million in the past five years. from Breaking News E…

Aviation start-ups and the Trump administration want to replace helicopters with electric aircraft, but the new vehicle…

Millennials who yearn for a bygone era of dancing that feels pure and more organic are bringing back the basement jam, …

A Chinese-born woman accused of infiltration has set off a debate over how Taiwan defends its democracy without profili…

A former member of the Resistance, he went on to a career spanning eras and disciplines. His books and pronouncements c…

Jeff Bezos was gaining ground on Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Starlink. Thursday’s rocket explosion on a launchpad creates a …

In a country fractured by civil war and other crises, he held the title of president from 2012 to 2022 and was widely s…

A PAC representing wind and solar energy interests spent $1.1 million to boost the Republican primary opponent of Chip …

Israel’s military continues to conduct strikes and seize territory despite a cease-fire with Hamas. Many of Prime Minis…

Just a few days ago, a U.S. court ordered the Treasury Department to suspend its penalties on Francesca Albanese, whose…

President Trump has yet to sign off on an emerging agreement that would extend the cease-fire while they negotiate nucl…

President Trump held out hope for a peace agreement, but said high oil prices would not force his hand, from NYT >…

Prime Minister Mark Carney chose a Saab surveillance and control plane after vowing to reduce military spending with th…

The country has always stood apart from the continent. Then President Trump started threatening Greenland. from NYT &…

Pope Leo XIV’s spiritual message on artificial intelligence arrived as Silicon Valley’s A.I. enthusiasts pursue their o…

The warnings came after U.S. forces struck military sites in Iran. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that …

In his letter, the first American pontiff called for putting care for humans at the heart of technological change. fr…

The Canadian prime minister, who was the governor of the Bank of England when Britain voted to leave the European Union…

Glamorous and a touch old-fashioned, the French film festival increasingly defines what Hollywood celebrates each year.…

The deadly virus has spread alarmingly in Congo for months. Only now is the response taking shape. from NYT > Worl…

Lawmakers, including some of President Trump’s closest allies, slammed the emerging agreement as effectively underminin…

President Trump said Iran and the United States had “largely negotiated” an agreement “pertaining to PEACE.” Three seni…

At Gibraltar, at the tip of Spain, British forces are ready to deploy autonomous mine-hunting equipment if a peace agre…

President Trump provided few details on social media about a memorandum of understanding being negotiated between the U…

Itamar Ben-Gvir, the Israeli national security minister, has long drawn criticism for his hard-line statements and hars…

Several hundred people massed at the gates of a hospital to demand the body of a suspected Ebola victim. Violence broke…

After a busy Google I/O, the company’s chief executive sits down with the hosts of “Hard Fork” to discuss the future of…

The temporary shutdowns came after videos emerged showing two Waymo cars stopped on swamped streets in Atlanta on Wedne…

If a problem with the launch tower is fixed, SpaceX will try to launch on Friday evening. from NYT > Science https…

Snap, TikTok and YouTube had already settled with the Kentucky district, allowing the companies to avert the first in a…

The government has appealed a judge’s ruling that it violated the free speech rights of Francesca Albanese, who was san…

The U.S. oil giant is negotiating a deal to pump oil in Venezuela, ending a standoff with its socialist rulers and mark…

Aid cuts by the Trump administration have shut down crucial disease surveillance networks and medical supply chains in …

The choice of this specific date to indict the former president Raúl Castro carries historical echoes from more than a …

Meta told employees last month that it would carry out mass layoffs on May 20, as the Silicon Valley giant tries to tra…

A new wave of start-ups are trying to harvest emissions-free energy from inside the Earth, but the industry still faces…

The finding effectively paves the way for continued use of atrazine, a widely used herbicide that has been linked to bi…

For decades, he criticized the industry’s lax attitudes toward computer security and individual digital privacy. He als…

The rules were established by the Biden administration after research linked the compounds to a range of serious health…

Early surveillance and testing failed to identify Bundibugyo, a rare species of Ebola responsible for the current outbr…

For decades, he criticized the industry’s lax attitudes toward both computer security and individual digital privacy. A…

The dream of clean hydrogen has tantalized energy experts for years, but producing it has been tough. Many start-ups th…

Meet the man who wants Ukraine to use autonomous drones that could decide on their own to use lethal force. from NYT …

May 18, 2026. The Iran war has created a shortage of a product needed for the ink used for food wrapping in Japan. …

The extradition of Alex Saab, who is tied to a huge graft scheme, is part of a purge of powerful figures who helped the…

One of his country’s richest businessmen, he fled arrest and escaped prosecution for allegedly financing and directing …

The lack of concrete agreements with Beijing shows the risks of President Trump’s personality-driven foreign policy, wh…

Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the target of an Israeli strike in Gaza City, took over the group’s military wing in Gaza last ye…

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Adm. Brad Cooper’s testimony suggested that he believed that the U.S. military had been near perfect in avoiding civili…

Nigel Farage, the leader of the populist right-wing party, had previously said the money was for personal security. f…

As President Trump threatens to act against Cuba, experts are debating whether the flights, which the United States is …

The president’s middle son is said to be joining his father in a “personal capacity” rather than to make business deals…

Mr. Altman, the C.E.O. of OpenAI, said on Tuesday that he worried Elon Musk wanted control of the A.I. lab. from NYT …

Prime Minister Keir Starmer seemed to have won a temporary reprieve on Tuesday after daring his rivals to challenge him…

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The war in Iran has cast a shadow of uncertainty on both superpowers, dimming early hopes that they could begin to addr…

Parliament passed a new law that paves the way for military trials for hundreds of Palestinians suspected of taking par…

The last evacuees disembarked in the Canary Islands, and a smaller crew is now en route to Rotterdam, where the ship wi…

The company said that it had identified, for the first time, hackers using artificial intelligence to discover an unkno…

Asian nations worry that the president might trade security commitments for better economic terms with China during his…

Mr. Thaksin has long been a foil to Thailand’s conservative establishment. He still holds significant influence, with h…

A recent victory in a key state has put Narendra Modi at the helm of a country in which opponents hold almost no power.…

May 11, 2026. The Pentagon has released never-before-seen documents on UFOs and UAPs. from Breaking News English ht…

Spaniards line up at weddings, tennis tournaments and galas to eat ham prepared by Ernesto Soriano, one of the world’s …

The U.S. Navy’s blockade continued to intercept ships trying to leave or enter Iranian ports, while fear of Iranian att…

The cruise ship will arrive on the island of Tenerife, part of the Canary Islands of Spain, officials said. All of the …

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States are recognizing the ecological benefits of ripping out dams and reconnecting rivers. from NYT > World News …

The Bureau of Land Management will allow the use of the spring-loaded traps, which can kill coyotes and other animals t…

The police in Britain said that a suspect was in custody after reports he had behaved in an “intimidating manner.” fr…

Economic pain is pushing many Europeans to the nationalist right. Local elections in Britain should give clues about ho…

Gabi, the newest monk at a temple in Seoul, vowed to not overcharge as it seeks enlightenment. from NYT > Technolo…

Nothing was disclosed about the peace plan, and there were conflicting signals from the Iranians about how seriously th…

Researchers examined the combined effects of tree loss and global warming in an effort to better understand how and whe…

The agency’s scientists and data contractors reviewed millions of patient records for studies that were pulled back bef…

The war in Iran has meant big profits for fossil fuel companies, prompting some lawmakers to call for a tax. But that w…

Blackstone and Goldman Sachs are among the investors in the new firm, which will help integrate Anthropic’s A.I. model …

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With President Trump’s visit to Beijing looming, China is pushing Iran to negotiate even as its companies export materi…

One case of hantavirus infection has been confirmed in a laboratory, the organization said on Sunday. There are five ad…

May 04, 2026. A report says press freedom is at its lowest level in 25 years. from Breaking News English https://if…

New A.I. tools are changing China’s entertainment industry and transforming one of its most popular genres: the microdr…

The attack’s location and timing fueled concerns about potential collaboration between Somalia’s pirates and Yemen’s Ho…

Some businesses advertising watch parties in Canada’s two host cities are wary of running afoul of FIFA’s copyright, wh…

The average wait for a test in England and Scotland has hit 22 weeks, up from five weeks before the pandemic, leading t…

Narges Mohammadi, a prominent human rights activists, was taken to a hospital after collapsing following a heart proble…

U.S. officials visited Venezuela after the first direct flight between the two countries since 2019. Our White House co…

In front of the American Embassy in Havana, the Cuban government held its annual International Worker’s Day celebration…