12+ hour, 28+ min ago   (1031+ words) South Korea's expanded espionage law ‌takes effect on Sunday, broadening espionage offences beyond acts involving North Korea to include all foreign countries as Seoul seeks to protect key technologies amid intensifying competition in semiconductors and other strategic industries. Trump Says…...

8+ hour, 58+ min ago   (1049+ words) 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 Sunday. The US president on Monday posted…...

9+ hour, 7+ min ago   (1051+ words) Beijing is banning the possession of drones within city limits in new rules announced Sunday that further tighten its regulations on drones, which already include a May ban on sales of the devices. The ban on possession will come into…...

10+ hour, 39+ min ago   (897+ words) A water desalination plant in Iraq. (X) Container terminals at Hamad Port in Qatar. (QNA) People queue at a bakery in Cairo. (AFP) Vehicles travel along a highway on the outskirts of Kuwait City. (AFP) A Saudi farmer harvests wheat on…...

11+ hour, 6+ min ago   (1587+ words) Iraq’s Interior Ministry announced Saturday that authorities had seized 47 drones and 46 projectiles at an abandoned site in western Anbar province, believed to belong to an armed faction with a significant military presence in the area. The security development in Anbar…...

10+ hour, 58+ min ago   (1108+ words) 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 moment to go…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1424+ words) The dollar held near its highest levels of the past week in Asian trading on Friday as renewed fears of energy supply disruptions in the Middle East pushed up bond yields and oil prices. The US dollar index, which measures…...

11+ hour, 11+ min ago   (1587+ words) At least 23 prisoners have died in Tunisia in recent weeks due to extreme heat, according to rights advocates, who have long condemned harsh detention conditions made worse by overcrowding. Authorities have yet to release figures for prison deaths this summer,…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1535+ words) Credit rating agency S&P Global affirmed Saudi Arabia's credit rating at A+ with a stable outlook, according to its latest report. It stated that the stable outlook reflects its view that Saudi Arabia will be able to withstand pressures…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1305+ words) Two European Central Bank policymakers opened the door on Friday to further interest rate increases if a war-fueled rise in energy prices continues and pushes up other prices in the euro zone. The ECB raised borrowing costs on Thursday for…...