10+ hour, 21+ min ago   (343+ words) BEIJING, Sept 14 (Reuters) – An essay by Anthropic’s CEO calling for a slowing down of AI development may look like a rational statement focused on safety risks, but it is ​really a “Cold War playbook” targeting China, the state-backed Global Times…...

14+ hour, 11+ min ago   (207+ words) By Bo Erickson, Chuck Mikolajczak and David Ljunggren NEW YORK/SHANNON, Ireland, Sept 13 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on ​Sunday said he would consider a ‌request from relatives of those killed in the September 11 attacks to release more records about…...

14+ hour, 11+ min ago   (223+ words) Sept 13 (Reuters) – Leaders of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts say it is on the brink ​of bankruptcy and could close as early ‌as Tuesday, the Washington Post reported on Sunday. The leaders, installed by U.S....

15+ hour ago   (337+ words) TOKYO, Sept 14 (Reuters) – A candidate backed by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government won Okinawa’s gubernatorial election on Sunday, ousting an opponent of Tokyo’s military build-up across the strategically ​important island chain near Taiwan and China. Genta Koja, 42, defeated ‌two-term…...

14+ hour, 46+ min ago   (361+ words) TORONTO, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Actor Cynthia Erivo hopes “Prima Facie,” the film adaptation of Suzie Miller’s acclaimed play examining consent, sexual violence and the challenges of pursuing justice through the British ​legal system, will spark conversations that lead to meaningful change....

20+ hour, 1+ min ago   (281+ words) KYIV, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy imposed sanctions on a former press secretary on Sunday, accusing her and nine others of spreading Russian ​propaganda and of supporting Russia’s aggressive policy toward ‌Ukraine. Yuliia Mendel — who worked with Zelenskiy from…...

15+ hour, 15+ min ago   (813+ words) By Mohammed Ghobari, Nayera Abdallah and Bo Erickson ADEN/DUBAI, Sept 14 (Reuters) – Middle East diplomacy appeared to falter heading into Monday with the postponement of a meeting between Iran and other Persian Gulf powers, while fresh attacks around the region’s…...

16+ hour, 46+ min ago   (101+ words) kfgo.com Sweden’s centre-left opposition bloc seen winning by one seat, election authority projects STOCKHOLM, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Sweden’s centre-left opposition ​bloc is projected to win a one-seat majority in Sunday’s ​vote ⁠for parliament, ⁠the election authority said. The bloc, headed…...

19+ hour, 12+ min ago   (374+ words) By Bo Erickson, Padraic Halpin and Conor Humphries DOONBEG, Ireland, Sept 13 (Reuters) – No country should have lower interest rates than the U.S., President Donald Trump said on Sunday, days before the Federal ​Reserve’s next policy meeting. Speaking to reporters at…...

18+ hour, 51+ min ago   (180+ words) Sept 13 (Reuters) – A newly installed memorial statue of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk was vandalized overnight in Phoenix ​on Sunday, according to the organization that he ‌founded. The statue was defaced with red paint, according to a post on X…...