World / Americas

Zelensky returns to Washington to face Republican skeptics over US spending for Ukraine 21 Sep 2023 - 04:30 pm

WASHINGTON: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky returned to Washington on Thursday for a whirlwind one-day visit, this time to face the Republicans now questioning...

US offers temporary residence, work permits to nearly 500,000 Venezuelans 21 Sep 2023 - 02:05 pm

Washington: The US government announced Wednesday that it will allow 472,000 Venezuelans to remain in the United States and work legally for 18...

'Game of Thrones' author, other writers sue ChatGPT creator over copyrights 21 Sep 2023 - 11:13 am

San Francisco: "Game of Thrones" author George RR Martin and other best-selling fiction writers have filed a class-action lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the...

Google sued for negligence after man drove off collapsed bridge while following map directions 20 Sep 2023 - 11:02 pm

RALEIGH, North Carolina: The family of a North Carolina man who died after driving his car off a collapsed bridge while following Google...

Brazil economy grows more than expected as interest rate falls 19 Sep 2023 - 04:54 pm

Brazil’s economic activity grew slightly more than forecast as central bankers are seen extending their easing cycle with a second straight interest rate...

Big bank borrowing rebound seen as sign of alarm on reserves 18 Sep 2023 - 08:14 pm

An increase in US commercial banks’ borrowings suggests they’re uncomfortable losing any more reserves as depositors seek better returns elsewhere, according to Citigroup...

Blinken to meet China VP in latest high-level contact 18 Sep 2023 - 05:36 pm

United Nations, United States: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet Monday with China's vice president, the latest top-level dialogue in days...

Nine juveniles flee detention center in US after riot: police 18 Sep 2023 - 01:40 pm

Washington: Authorities in the US state of Pennsylvania are searching for nine minors who fled from a juvenile detention center Sunday night after...

Turkey's President Erdogan and Elon Musk discuss establishing a Tesla car factory in Turkey 18 Sep 2023 - 11:38 am

ISTANBUL:Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Elon Musk, the head of electric carmaker Tesla, to establish a factory in Turkey during a...

Mexico extradites ‘El Chapo’ son to US 17 Sep 2023 - 08:05 pm

Mexico extradited Ovidio Guzman, one of the sons of incarcerated drug lord Joaquin "ElChapo” Guzman, to the US to face drug trafficking charges,...

Trump refuses to say in a TV interview how he watched the Jan. 6 attack unfold at the US Capitol 17 Sep 2023 - 05:31 pm

New York: Former President Donald Trump repeatedly declined in an interview aired Sunday to answer questions about whether he watched the Capitol riot...

California sues oil giants, alleging climate risks deception: NYT 16 Sep 2023 - 11:12 am

Los Angeles: The US state of California sued five of the world's largest oil companies on Friday, alleging the firms caused billions of...

Biden's son Hunter indicted on gun charges 14 Sep 2023 - 11:01 pm

Washington: US President Joe Biden's sonHunterwas indicted Thursday for illegally buying a gun five years ago at a time when he admits he...

Largest US newspaper chain is hiring Taylor Swift and Beyoncé reporters, drawing interest and ire 14 Sep 2023 - 05:44 pm

LOS ANGELES: This week the United States’ biggest newspaper chain posted to its site two unusual job listings: a Taylor Swift reporter and...

Maduro says to send first Venezuelan to the Moon 'soon' 14 Sep 2023 - 10:34 am

Beijing: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said his country could soon send its first astronauts to the Moon in a Chinese spacecraft, hailing...

Musk, Zuckerberg visit US congress to discuss AI 13 Sep 2023 - 10:34 pm

Washington: Big tech bigwigs including Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg traveled to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to share their plans for artificial intelligence...