A hotter-than-expected inflation reading dented Wall Street stocks on Wednesday, while the dollar and bond yields pushed higher as investors pencilled in a higher chance the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates later this month. The consumer price index (CPI) was up more than analysts expected in September, rising 3.7 percent on a year-on-year basis, […]
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India sends ‘cockroach’ leaders to jail after protest
Two leaders of India’s youth-led movement Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) were remanded in custody for five days on Wednesday, as police clamp down on protests against the election commission. CJP activists and opposition parties have defied a security crackdown to demand the resignation of India’s chief election commissioner, accusing the poll body of manipulating voter rolls […]
EU takes a page from Ireland’s AI playbook
The European Union wants to catch up in the AI race by taking a cue from Ireland, an early adopter of the technology, which has rolled out the red carpet for data centres despite local backlashes. Ireland showcased the role it aims to play in the technological revolution as it hosted an international AI summit […]
Pope recovering after lung cancer operation that rattles Church
Pope Leo XIV was recovering Wednesday in hospital after a tumour removed from his lung was found to be cancerous, plunging the Catholic Church into a period of uncertainty. Part of the pope’s right lung was removed in the operation and the leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics is awaiting the results of tests […]
Canadian publisher supports novelist Orelien after AI denial
The publisher of Haitian-Canadian writer Thelyson Orelien said on Wednesday it would keep his novel “It was Either That or Die” in bookstores, after the author denied he had used AI to write the book.”A publisher should not demand proof from (its authors) but rather stand by them and that is what we are doing,” […]
Fuel shortage triggers queues on Indonesia’s Bali island
Moldovan tourist Raisa Neagu spent hours on Wednesday waiting to fuel up her scooter, one of many people snared in a petrol shortage on resort island Bali that Indonesian authorities blamed on supply disruptions. Officials urged people to stay calm, noting there was enough fuel to go around on the island that relies on shipped-in gasoline […]
Israeli settlers set fire to mosque in occupied West Bank
Israeli settlers set fire to a mosque and graffitied its outside walls on Wednesday in the occupied West Bank village of Mikhmas, Palestinian sources and the Israeli military said. Atta Kanaan, a Palestinian resident of Mikhmas who lives 50 metres from the mosque, told AFP that he heard the sound of breaking glass shortly after […]
Japan summons Russian ambassador to protest journalist’s arrest
Tokyo summoned the Russian ambassador on Wednesday to lodge a protest over Moscow’s arrest of a Japanese journalist on suspicion of espionage, with the foreign ministry urging “fair and impartial treatment”. Russia has arrested several citizens of what it calls “unfriendly” countries in recent years, accusing them of working for Western intelligence services. Russia’s foreign […]
‘Distressed’ family of UK man killed by tiger urge end to online posts
The family of a mentally ill man killed by a tiger at a UK wildlife park have urged people to stop posting “deeply offensive media content” of the attack, as US President Donald Trump uploaded disturbing footage online. William Chapman, 23, died from his injuries after being attacked by a tiger when he entered its […]