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The People Building AI Are Warning It Could Kill Us All

A former Anthropic researcher has quit, warning that the race to build superintelligent AI could put humanity at risk. Two current Anthropic researchers backed his concerns, including one who puts the chance of AI killing humanity at more than 10% within the next decade.

Pakistan Chief Minister's India terror remark triggers political backlash, government distances itself

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz's suggestion to use an "India card" on terror issues sparks backlash in Pakistan as government distances itself from the statement.

RBI Defends Rupee as Oil Nears $100 a Barrel

The RBI has stepped into currency markets again to support the rupee as rising oil prices and geopolitical tensions increase demand for dollars, extending a sustained intervention campaign aimed at preventing sharp swings in the Indian currency.

Haiti’s Gang War Is Spreading Into the Countryside

Haiti’s gangs are pushing beyond Port-au-Prince, using mobile units, kidnappings and hit-and-run attacks to extend their influence across rural communities, exposing weaknesses in security forces and transforming the country’s gang crisis.

Houthi Attacks Wound 73 in Saudi Arabia as Yemen Truce Unravels

Houthi attacks have wounded 73 civilians across four Saudi cities as renewed fighting in Yemen threatens to unravel years of relative calm and drag the country back towards full-scale war.

Trump Threatens to Block Bombardier Jets as US-Canada Trade War Escalates

President threatens Canadian aircraft maker's US market access as retaliatory tariffs worth $20bn take effect in widening trade conflict

Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Resigns as Corruption Scandal Deepens Political Tensions

Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko has resigned amid a major corruption investigation inside his office, adding to political tensions in Kyiv as President Zelensky faces growing pressure over corruption and divisions within his wartime government.

China Prepares Humanoid Robots for Future Battlefield Roles

China is accelerating efforts to bring humanoid robots onto the battlefield, testing them for reconnaissance, logistics and combat as the PLA explores how machines could increasingly operate alongside human soldiers.

Why India Needs a Social Media Platform of Its Own

From Guatemala’s CIA-run radio broadcasts to the Twitter Files and political upheavals across India’s neighbourhood, this is a story about information, influence, and a question India may soon have to answer: who controls the platforms on which a nation understands itself?