Nepal Glacier Disaster Toll Surpasses 1,250 as Rescue Teams Battle Composite Mudflows and Floods
KATHMANDU, Sept. 3 — The death toll from the catastrophic glacial lake outburst and subsequent mudflows in Nepal has climbed…
Death Toll Reaches 70 After 7.7-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Eastern Indonesia
JAKARTA/KUPANG, Aug. 19 — Rescue operations continue across Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province five days after a powerful 7.7-magnitude…
Trump Orders Major Reduction in US-South Korea Military Drills, Citing ‘Very Good Relationship’ with Kim Jong Un
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 — The Pentagon on Wednesday formally confirmed President Donald Trump’s directive to substantially scale back joint military…
Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake Strikes Western Colombia, Killing at Least 132 and Triggering National Disaster Declaration
BOGOTA, Aug. 10 — A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday morning, killing at least 132 people, injuring…
Nearly Three-Quarters of England in Drought as “Flash Drought” Grips Regions
LONDON, Aug. 10 — Nearly three-quarters of England is now in drought following the driest July in 190 years, the…
Japan’s National Intelligence Bureau Inaugurated Amid Mixed Regional Reactions
TOKYO, Aug. 10 — Japan formally inaugurated its National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) on August 1, a new centralized intelligence agency…
South Korea and US Forge Unprecedented $950 Billion Semiconductor Alliance at SF AI Summit
SAN FRANCISCO, July 26 — South Korean and American technology giants unveiled a sweeping $950 billion semiconductor partnership on Thursday,…
Chinese Mathematicians Claim Fields Medal in Historic First at ICM 2026
PHILADELPHIA, July 23 — Two mathematicians from China have become the first Chinese-born recipients of the Fields Medal, the discipline’s…
Kimi K3 Launches with 2.8 Trillion Parameters as WAIC Day Two Shifts Focus From Benchmarks to Real-World AI Deployment
SHANGHAI, July 18 — At the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI unveiled Kimi K3,…
WAIC Day 2: Shanghai Summit Shifts Focus to Embodied AI and Global South Tech Transfers Following “Public Good” Mandate
SHANGHAI, July 18 — The 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) entered its second day on Saturday, shifting from high-level…