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- Anti-Assad music star makes triumphant return to Syria
Technology
UNESCO chief Khaled el-Enany has proposed in an interview with AFP that the UN culture and education agency become a facilitator in the worldwide wrangling on the risks of artificial intelligence.
September 18, 2026
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Russians vote as Ukraine war drags on for fifth year
Politics
September 18, 2026
- Most Asian stocks track Wall St rally, yen drops after BoJ rate hike
- Russians begin voting in controlled election as war drags on
- Trump 'clearly' wants dialogue with Pyongyang: South Korean President
- Thailand's Muslim separatists vow to fight to the end
The world's busiest railway station, located at the heart of Tokyo in Japan, is testing whether mobile robotic rubbish bins can ease the workload of sanitation workers, a rail operator representative said on Friday.
September 18, 2026
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Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic said on Thursday that AI systems are increasingly capable of building future versions of themselves, adding to mounting concerns about the dangers of the powerful technology.
September 18, 2026
Briton Johnny Gibbs has been in Australia for six months, surfing and working part-time -- like countless other young people drawn to the country's pristine beaches and laid-back way of life.
September 18, 2026
Asian stocks mostly rose on Friday in line with a rally on Wall Street as a tumble in oil prices eased inflation concerns, while the yen dropped against the dollar even after the Bank of Japan hiked interest rates to a three-decade high.
September 18, 2026
Sports
The Asian Games in Japan were on Friday facing more accusations of poor organisation with a world champion gymnast "totally exhausted", the public drafted in to rescue stranded athletes and South Korea lodging a complaint about a Japanese warlord.
September 18, 2026
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Anthropic is expected to beat rival OpenAI to the public markets with a blockbuster IPO later this year despite recent doomsday warnings, but questions remain about their business models and whether regulators should step in.
September 18, 2026
Politics
As wars rage in the Middle East, Ukraine and Sudan, and fears mount over rapidly advancing AI, world leaders descend on the UN in New York from Tuesday for the world's signature diplomatic event.
September 18, 2026
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Company outlines its investment strategy, highlights recent portfolio developments, appoints Mitchell Jackman as CFO and plans to host an investor day
September 18, 2026
- ICC eyes China in bid to expand cricket
- Nkunku craving freedom and fun on RB Leipzig return
- Championship rivals brace for renewal of bitter feuds
- Bhutan's traditional archers lose ground to development
- Australian athlete who soiled herself apologises for continuing Hyrox race
- South Korea makes Asian Games complaint over Japan warlord ceremony
- Baby orangutans in India expose 'frightening' scale of trafficking
- US aid cuts are killing Kenyan sex workers