Egypt on Tuesday launched a fresh initiative to restart stalled talks on a 60-day Gaza truce, frozen since late July after the United States and Israel withdrew from negotiations in Doha, as a Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo for consultations. Diplomatic and security sources told Egypt’s state-ow»»»

Washington: AI chatbot Grok on Tuesday offered conflicting explanations for its brief suspension from X after accusing Israel and the United States of committing "genocide" in Gaza, as it lashed out at owner Elon Musk for "censoring me." Grok, developed by Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI»»»

Jalal-Abad’s Muras United and Abdysh-Ata from Kant have advanced to the group stage of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Challenge League. The official AFC website says. Muras United secured their spot after a 2–0 away victory over Bangladesh’s Abahani Limited in the qualifying round. Both goa»»»

At least 30 train cars derailed in north central Texas on Tuesday. Photo courtesy of Palo Pinto County Emergency Services District 1/Facebook Aug. 13 (UPI) -- A train, seemingly transporting hazardous materials, has derailed in north-central Texas, according to responders who say no injuries have b»»»

BRUSSELS/LONDON/KYIV: Europe and Ukraine’s leaders will speak to US President Donald Trump at a virtual meeting on Wednesday ahead of his summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, as they try to drive home the perils of selling out Kyiv’s interests in pursuit of a ceasefire. Trump hosts Putin, a pariah »»»

A power failure aboard the 48-year-old passenger ferry Ionis Tuesday highlighted concerns over the aging fleets of Greece’s small ferry operators. The Ionis was en route from Kea to Lavrio when it lost power to its engines and the entire vessel, leaving it adrift in one of the Eastern Mediterranean»»»

Former Deputy Prime Minister Lidiya Shuleva addressed ongoing criticisms surrounding the introduction of the euro and supply chain issues, suggesting that the impact of recent measures will become clearer within one to two months. Shuleva noted that concerns over price freezes potentially causing p»»»

France, Germany, and the United Kingdom have told the United Nations they are ready to reinstate sanctions on Iran if it does not return to negotiations with the international community over its nuclear program, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. The foreign ministers of the so-called E3 grou»»»

Shares of One 97 Communications Ltd. surged to the highest level in over three years after its unit received approval from India’s central bank to operate as an online payment aggregator. The stock surged as much as 6% in early trading on Wednesday to the highest since January 2022, as the regulato»»»

More than 200 people are working under Russian Teacher Abroad project in Kyrgyzstan in 2025. The Director of the Center for International Cooperation of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation Sergei Malyshev stated. According to him, the project has been implemented since 2019. «Moreov»»»

1 of 3 | Heavy rainfall caused flash flooding in Chattanooga on Tuesday. Photo courtesy Hamilton County Sheriff's Office/X Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Heavy rains caused flash flooding in Chattanooga and surrounding areas Tuesday that has inundated roads, triggered an emergency declaration and sent rescue wor»»»

MIAMI: A federal judge is set to hear closing arguments Wednesday over whether to stop construction indefinitely at an immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” as she considers whether it violates environmental laws. US District Judge Kathleen Williams ordere»»»

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on Wednesday that Israel’s leader Benjamin Netanyahu had “lost the plot” as the country weighs up whether to recognize a Palestinian state. Luxon told reporters that the lack of humanitarian assistance, the forceful displacement of people and the »»»

Relationship between Washington and Beijing is the biggest challenge that is shaping the 21st century, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an interview published on Tuesday. "I think it’s the biggest challenge we face. Because, like, the 21st century is going to be defined by the relationship»»»

The E3 countries - the United Kingdom, France and Germany - told the United Nations that they are ready to reimpose sanctions against Iran if Tehran does not agree to a nuclear deal by the end of August, the Financial Times newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing a letter it had seen. On July 26, t»»»

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet on Friday in Anchorage, Alaska, a territory once ruled by Russia and sold to the United States in 1867. Alaska still retains traces of its Russian past in churches, language and culture – and sits just a few kilometr»»»

The fossil of a mouse-sized mammal dating back to the time of the dinosaurs has been unearthed in Chile. The minute creature is the smallest mammal ever found in this part of South America. Scientists have discovered the fossil of a tiny mouse-sized mammal that lived in the time of the dinosaurs in»»»

Billionaire Elon Musk announced Monday that his AI startup xAI is planning legal action against Apple, accusing it of antitrust violations by favouring OpenAI's ChatGPT in its App Store rankings. Musk claims Apple's practices block other AI apps like xAI's Grok from reaching the top, sparking a sha»»»

Two workers were killed and ten others injured after multiple explosions rocked the US Steel Clairton Coke Works plant near Pittsburgh on Monday, officials said, as search-and-rescue operations continued at the site. Two workers died and 10 were wounded Monday after blasts at a US Steel plant in th»»»

Some of the 800 National Guard troops ordered by US President Trump began arriving in Washington, DC on Tuesday as he took control of the city’s police, citing a crime emergency. Mayor Muriel Bowser and officials dispute the need, highlighting falling crime rates and limited city autonomy under fed»»»

A pre-dawn explosion tore through an explosives plant near Curitiba, Brazil, on Tuesday, killing nine workers, injuring seven others, and shattering windows in homes more than a kilometre away, authorities said. Nine people died Tuesday after an accidental blast at an explosives factory in southern»»»

Authorities in South Sudan are sounding the alarm over the country's mental health crisis. Just last month, 12 suicides were reported in Juba in a single week. Clinics offering mental health support are scarce – and many are at risk of shutting down. In 2022, eight centres were opened across the co»»»

Lacking soap, clean water and the most basic medicine, hundreds of thousands of people in refugee camps in Sudan's Darfur are facing an outbreak of cholera. The World Health Organization said last week that 100,000 cases had been reported across the country since July 2024. Cholera is ripping throu»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday denounced Israel’s plan to expand military operations in Gaza City as a “disaster waiting to happen”. He pushed for a permanent ceasefire and a UN-mandated international coalition to stabilise the Gaza Strip, protect civilians and support Palestinian gover»»»

France has adopted a modified piece of legislation that will prevent a pesticide believed to pose risks to human health from being reintroduced into the country. The country's main farmers' unions had argued that the pesticide was necessary for French farmers to compete with their European counterp»»»