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Nuclear arms, nuclear subs: Japan's defense minister wants every option on the table

Japanese Defense Minister Shinzo Koizumi this week again urged his government to urgently debate acquiring nuclear weapons amid growing nuclear threats from China.

Former Myanmar American Chamber of Commerce board member detained in Spain

A former board member of the American Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar has been detained in Spain on charges of financial impropriety that he and others maintain were fabricated by the current board.

As party rifts deepen, Democratic group offers a new framework for the U.S.-Israel relationship

A pro-Israel Democratic advocacy group on Thursday released a framework intended to help the party better articulate its vision for the U.S. relationship with Israel, an issue that has deeply fractured Democrats this year and could lead to further divisions heading into the next presidential campaign.

Investigators work to determine why a pilot apparently tried to crash a FlyDubai flight to Israel

Investigators worked Thursday to determine why an Omani pilot stabbed the captain of a flight to Israel, causing the plane to plummet dangerously before others on board landed it in Saudi Arabia.

Blasts reported in Ethiopian capital hours after government banned drone flights

A series of blasts were heard across the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa on Wednesday night, hours after the government banned the use of drones and as fighting continued in the northern region of the country.

Tokyo court grants legal protection to human voices in AI clone case

A Tokyo court has awarded legal protection to the human voice in a landmark case in which a popular Japanese anime voice actor demanded that TikTok close an account over its unauthorized use of an artificial intelligence clone of his trademark baritone.

Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan kill 10 civilians, Kabul says; Pakistan says only militants hit

Pakistan carried out airstrikes in two Afghan provinces overnight, both countries said Thursday, with Afghanistan saying 10 civilians were killed, mostly women and children, and that at least 10 were wounded in the bombings.

Trump and Vance hit the campaign trail in deep-red areas where GOP candidates seek a boost

President Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance will both hit the campaign trail on Thursday, but they will be heading to heavily Republican areas to shore up lagging enthusiasm in their party ahead of next month's midterm elections.

Naomi Campbell's 5-year ban on serving as a charity trustee in England and Wales is overturned

Supermodel Naomi Campbell won a legal challenge Thursday to overturn a five-year ban on serving as a charity trustee in England and Wales.

Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection attempt

Tennessee officials were unable to put Christa Gail Pike to death Wednesday for a 1995 murder after administering two doses of a lethal drug. A death penalty expert said it was an unprecedented failure, and Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee halted the one remaining execution for the rest of the year.

SEC opens the door to more retail money in private markets

The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved new plans to open private markets up to retail investors.

South Park has AI datacenters, sentient penises, and a billionaire problem

Matt Parker and Trey Stone take aim at the obscenely wealthy in the latest episode – but it feels harder now to forget how wealthy they are.