This article was originally published by ProPublica, a Pulitzer-prizewinning investigative newsroom. A robot was on fire. Again. It was the summer of 2024, and the cutting-edge robots inside General Dynamics’ sweltering artillery factory near Dallas were catching fire with
NEW DELHI, Aug 13 - Hours after India made public assurances last week that its ethanol-blended petrol was safe, the country's main auto lobby withdrew a complaint about fuel contamination it had sent to the government a week earlier. The group said some figures needed more
A total of 211 people were rescued and brought ashore by vessels that rushed to the scene on Wednesday (Aug 12), including a navy ship and another ferry in the vicinity. A 19-year-old Indonesian woman was found dead.
Modi and his BJP party have realised they need to engage youths, which are a powerful voting bloc.
The airport said diversions caused by the Middle East conflict helped boost its traffic, while Heathrow was ranked second.
Zhu Rongji, who served as China's premier from 1998 to 2003, died from illness on Wednesday at the age of 97.
The Singapore Police Force said the 32-year-old man had no valid travel document and is believed to know one of the alleged kidnappers; he and a 33-year-old Singaporean woman were rescued by Malaysian police.
It said China was the only country New Zealand had detected conducting espionage “at scale.”
WELLINGTON, Aug 13 - New Zealand's security agency said it disrupted an attempt by a Chinese state-linked observatory to install satellite-tracking infrastructure in the country, highlighting the case in its annual assessment of an increasingly dangerous espionage environment.
It was the first time the Russian leader had visited the Kuril islands, according to state media.
The K-pop star says he has suffered hearing issues for over two years before revealing it publicly this week.
The Facebook and Instagram owner promised more action in the face of possible regulatory intervention.
Moscow is seeking reinforcements from North Korea to continue the war.
Aug 13 - Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Iturup, an island in the disputed Kuril Islands chain claimed by both Russia and Japan, state news agency TASS said on Thursday.
It is part of efforts to stabilise a red-hot housing market.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has doubled down on his military and strategic alliance with Vladimir Putin and the Russian regime, betting that this axis will strengthen his own position for now. However, Kim’s strategic calculus depends on the outcome of the war in Ukraine
The community was once home to 70 or 80 practitioners, but fewer than 20 remain.
Singapore's Changi Airport came in at third place.
The island has in recent years complained about what it sees as China’s “hybrid warfare”.
For as little as RM300 a month, tenants can rent tightly packed quarters that can ignite and burn with terrifying speed.
Zhu Rongji, born on October 23, 1928, died on August 12, 2026. He had been a prime minister, and a great modernizer of China’s financial system. Yet his legacy seems to have faded. Premier Zhu was the man who pushed for China to join the World Trade Organization. He wanted
The anti-blockade escort drill used realistic combat-oriented exercises to strengthen cross-agency coordinated response.
China’s mystery weapon aboard its experimental stealth corvette points to a wider naval race to harness directed energy for everything from deniable gray-zone coercion to defeating the drone swarms that threaten to overwhelm conventional ship defenses. This month, Defense Blog
Current holders of these passports will be given a free replacement.
The companies allegedly transported construction waste across the Tuas Second Link before dumping it near villages in Pontian, according to the head of Johor’s waste management agency.
The Zhu-led Western Development Strategy was able to “bring Tibetans in line with Chinese government policies.”
The Malaysian PM needs to reverse a losing streak in electoral contests for his Pakatan Harapan coalition.
The programme was game-changing for its users - but as costs balloon, its success has led to its downfall.
The slick off the coast of Oman from a grounded tanker had reportedly reached the mainland on Aug 12.
He had undergone a surgical procedure successfully on Aug 10.
The 23-year-old was caught at Woodlands Checkpoint allegedly carrying fake employee passes and official-looking stamps bearing the emblems of the Supreme Court and the Ministry of Home Affairs.
“No longer necessary.” That was Min Aung Hlaing’s foreign ministry on August 8, on the office of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Chair’s Special Envoy on Myanmar. He had flown home from a state visit to Thailand 48 hours earlier, which invited the easy
DUBAI, Aug 12 - Iran and the United States remain at loggerheads over efforts to agree a permanent end to the war in the Gulf, according to a senior Iranian source who said there had been no progress in talks to revive the interim deal agreed in June and define a timeframe to
The Taliban have issued more than 100 decrees targeting women and girls since taking power, deepening what the UN calls the world’s worst women’s rights crisis.
LONDON, Aug 12 - Myanmar's former ambassador to the United Kingdom stood trial in a London court on Wednesday, charged with trespassing at a diplomatic residence that he refused to leave after being sacked for opposing Myanmar's military coup five years ago.
LONDON, Aug 12 - Myanmar's former ambassador to the United Kingdom stood trial in a London court on Wednesday, charged with trespassing at a diplomatic residence that he refused to leave after being sacked for opposing Myanmar's military coup five years ago.
India and China are seeking to mend ties following deadly border clashes in 2020.
The former premier brought China into the WTO and championed reforms that fuelled growth.
The man had entered Malaysia illegally in May while his girlfriend had entered legally. This is the second case in a week in which Malaysian police have rescued Singaporean kidnap victims.
DUBAI, Aug 12 - There were no discussions between Iran and the United States to extend their ceasefire because, from Tehran's perspective, the deal had no start date and therefore had nothing to extend, a senior Iranian source told Reuters on Wednesday.
The organisation allegedly managed two illegal pornography sites and 18 gambling sites.
LAHORE, Aug 12 - Pakistan's ruling party appeared poised to win a majority in Pakistan-administered Kashmir's local assembly, even as some of the most closely watched constituencies had yet to vote amid deadly unrest.
Salim Group will be the official distributor for the consoles.
The Hartono family transfer tops the roughly S$12.8 billion left behind by Singaporean Wee Cho Yaw.
The Singaporean had evaded his parole for a drug offence, The Star reported.
The traditional vending machine, long a symbol of Japanese convenience and efficiency, is fighting a brutal economic battle.
BEIJING, Aug 12 - Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, who died on Wednesday aged 97, was never one to mince his words.