Finance
Ant International partners with Visa, Mastercard on developing AI payments
Visa, Mastercard and Ant International are working on common standards for AI-agent payments — including ways to verify
World
Ukraine war briefing: Arctic attack extends Kyiv’s strike reach into Russian gas heartland
‘Guess who?’ says Fire Point, Ukrainian maker of long-range weaponry; drone alert in Moldova as Zelenskyy waited to fly
World
Trump gave aide Natalie Harp a $45,000 holiday cash gift, disclosure shows
Federal employees are generally barred from receiving compensation beyond their government salaries.
World
Spain’s spy agency warned of mass crossings into Ceuta before border crisis
Declassified documents show Madrid and Morocco were warned of plans by migrants to breach the Ceuta border.
World
At least five killed, 87 missing after ferry fire in Philippines
At least five people died and 87 remained unaccounted for Thursday after a ferry caught fire off the Philippine island p
World
Baby orangutans found in forest in India spark trafficking investigation
Native only to the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, the rare apes were found thousands of kilometres away in Odisha state
World
US states sue Trump over weakening of endangered species protections
Attorneys general from 20 states and Washington, DC, say the US government illegally rolled back landmark protections.
Technology
UK needs new laws for AI in healthcare, says watchdog
The technology will soon be routinely used within the NHS, MHRA chief Lawrence Tallon tells the BBC.
Entertainment
‘South Park’ Creators Apologize for the Years-Long Delay of Their Kendrick Lamar Movie: ‘We Still Believe in the Project’
“South Park” co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have released an official apology for delaying their mysterious film
Entertainment
MrBeast and James Patterson’s Novel Collaboration Debuts at No. 3 on NYT Bestseller List
Sources confirm there are active talks around film rights for the mystery thriller, titled 'The Most Dangerous Games.'
World
Trump administration proposes excluding certain immigrants from US census
The proposal aims to exclude some legal and undocumented immigrants from the count used to determine US House seats.
Finance
India Cumulative Monsoon Rainfall 15% Below Normal as of Sept. 9
India has so far received 648 millimeters of rainfall during the monsoon season, which runs from June through September,