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Trump says King will be 'very safe' during US visit after security talks
The state visit will go ahead despite concerns raised after a gunman targeted an event attended by the president.
AI bill would crack down on deepfake distribution and protect whistleblowers
The new measure from a key Democrat aims to take the first steps on AI regulation this year, while saving heavier lifts for later.
Remembering Raghu Rai: The photographer who showed India to itself
With Rai's passing, India has lost a visual historian who was a chronicler of its most defining and often painful moments.
How vulnerable is America’s democracy?
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
The Chinese sports brand taking on Nike and Adidas
Now one of the biggest sportswear firms, Anta's rise follows a playbook adopted by many Chinese giants.
Pirates seize another vessel off Somali coast as threat level increased
The UK's maritime monitor reports at least four suspected piracy incidents in the past week off the coast of Somalia.
Kim Jong Un opens memorial for N Korean soldiers killed in Ukraine war
Kim Jong Un and Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov unveiled the memorial in Pyongyang.
Sun Pharma shares jump 7% as India's largest drugmaker to buy U.S. firm Organon in $11.75 billion deal
To fuel its global ambitions, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries will acquire New Jersey-based Organon & Co in an all-cash deal that values the U.S. company at $11.75 billion.
French teen who licked vending machine straw faces jail in Singapore
The teen, who posted on social media a video of himself licking the straw, could be jailed for more than two years.
Missing 5-year-old girl likely abducted from Outback home, police say
Police are searching for a man recently released from prison over her disappearance.
Did Trump save eight Iranian women from execution?
The US president says he saved eight Iranian women from execution, but Iran says otherwise.
The fashion influencer speaking truth to Putin
A viral Instagram video brings Russians’ wider grumbling into the open