13+ hour, 14+ min ago   (317+ words) MUSCAT, Sept 14 — Oman has announced the postponement of a meeting today between Iran and Gulf countries on the Strait of Hormuz, the major flashpoint in the Middle East war. Iran’s foreign ministry had said there would be a meeting hosted…...

13+ hour, 41+ min ago   (687+ words) WASHINGTON, Sept 14 — US President Donald Trump and key allies voiced opposition yesterday to drastically curbing the development of artificial intelligence, despite calls in recent days from leading industry figures to tap the brakes. The rapid development of AI and the…...

14+ hour, 13+ min ago   (379+ words) PARIS, Sept 14 — The leaders of France and Canada will next week visit France’s North Atlantic territory of Saint-Pierre-and-Miquelon to underscore their support for national borders in the face of Donald Trump’s territorial ambitions, Paris said yesterday. The US president today…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (812+ words) SEPTEMBER 13 — China’s Pinglu Canal should not be understood simply as another impressive piece of infrastructure. For Asean, it represents something potentially much larger: the gradual geographical reorientation of southwestern China towards Southeast Asia. The 134.2-kilometre canal in Guangxi connects China’s…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (751+ words) DOONBEG (Ireland), Sept 13 — Donald Trump turns his focus Sunday to golf and promoting his business interests, as he wraps up a two-day visit to Ireland during which his off-the-cuff diplomacy has caused another stir. The US president caught his Irish…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (724+ words) DOONBEG, Sept 13 — Donald Trump said Saturday he would “love to see” a united Ireland, wading into a politically sensitive subject as he embarked on a two-day Irish visit that blurs the lines between his presidency and personal business interests. After…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (391+ words) SEOUL, Sept 12 — North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward the Sea of Japan on Saturday, South Korea’s defence ministry said. The South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the launch toward the body of water that Koreans call the…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (668+ words) WASHINGTON, Sept 11 — President Donald Trump has promised US$5,000 to every American adult if Republicans retain control of the House of Representatives and the Senate in November’s midterm elections. The pledge has raised questions about its legality, its cost and where…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (397+ words) WASHINGTON, Sept 11 — Elon Musk’s lawyers put the makers of a new four-hour documentary about the multibillionaire on formal legal notice days before its premiere, warning that the film defames him. The September 3 letter from attorney Alex Spiro, addressed to a…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (217+ words) CALGARY, Sept 11 — Prime Minister Mark Carney said yesterday that he had spoken to US President Donald Trump “in recent days” and Ottawa remains ready to reach a “fair” trade deal with Washington, despite escalating economic tensions. The once ironclad trading…...