AFP spoke to people in different countries about their fears and hopes for the AI future, as leading US labs call for a coordinated slowdown of their cutting-edge work on the technology. Italy: 'Privately, it scares me' Beside ancient buildings in c...

The Italian cruise ship Costa Serena docked in Nagoya, where the Games are taking place until October 4. Around 4,000 athletes and officials will be housed on the ship, which is almost 300m long, weighs over 100,000 tonnes and has 1,500 cabins. Mo...

In a first-of-its-kind mandatory report to Congress, the inspector said that between February 28 and June 30, Operation Epic Fury (OEF) had an estimated cost of $33.4 billion, including $22.3 billion spent on expended munitions. "The munitions expe...

Town hall-hopefuls have also pledged to clean up graffiti-covered train stations, end "forever-building sites", fix buckled cycling lanes and take steps to ease a desperate shortage of affordable housing. Taken together, the list of woes hardens th...

Three-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Mahomes tore his knee ligaments in December, but defied expectations to return in time for a statement victory in the final game of the new NFL season's opening weekend. His successful return was overshado...

Here's a guide to Asia's biggest sporting spectacle. Where? The Games mainly take place in the port city of Nagoya and the wider Aichi prefecture. Nagoya has more than two million residents and is the fourth biggest city in Japan by population. It...

More than 17,000 competitors and officials are expected at the continent's biggest sporting spectacular, which takes place in Nagoya and the wider Aichi prefecture until October 4. The number of participants -- more than the Olympics -- has been a ...

AFP picks six world-class young stars who are primed to make a big impact in Japan: Yu Zidi (Swimming, CHN) Yu, then aged 12, became the youngest swimming world championships medallist in history in 2025 when winning bronze as part of China's 4x200m...

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia -- NATO members sharing a long border with Russia -- regularly report drone incursions since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. "A drone that just entered Lithuanian airspace was destroyed by N...

Only two of the six conservative justices on the nine-member panel offered a dissent. Justice Brett Kavanaugh, in a concurring opinion with the majority, said Trump's plan may ultimately be legal in the long run, but "state and local election offic...

With a 91-59 record and 12 games remaining in the regular season, the Dodgers are now assured of at least a wild card series place, as they pursue a historic three-peat as MLB champions. The Dodgers are currently in position for one of the National...

Tom Phillips was shot dead by police in September 2025 after nearly four years hiding with his three children in the rolling hill country of the North Island's Waikato region. He had eluded capture by setting up several camps in dense bush and desp...

The European Union blacklist of almost 3,000 individuals and entities -- which needs to be extended every six months -- was set to expire by Wednesday. But ambassadors from the 27 EU member states pushed back the deadline one week after the late ef...

The videos spread late last week across social media with hashtags such as "#AllDemocratsAreCriminals," and showed Hollywood actors chastising the Democratic Party in self-recorded statements branded with CNN's logo. "Today in America, there isn't ...

The preliminary injunction from District Judge Dennis Saylor came one day before the new visa rules from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) were scheduled to take effect. Under the proposed new rules, foreigners on student visas would be adm...