Pope to meet with victims of clerical sex abuse during France trip
Pope Leo XIV will meet on Sunday with victims of clerical sex abuse, a day after holding an open-air mass for hundreds of thousands of worshippers and praying at a holy shrine in Lourdes during his official visit to France.
Read more
Iran stands firm on Hormuz plan after US rejection
Iran stood firm Sunday on its conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, despite US President Donald Trump's rejection of the proposal that had created some optimism for breaking the Mideast war stalemate.
Read more
Bangkok floods force thousands into shelters
Thousands of Bangkok residents awoke in shelters on Sunday after flooding triggered by days of heavy rain in the Thai capital inundated homes and roads, with some starting to dry out their homes and belongings.
Read more
AI startup urges optimism from Europe despite safety fears
Europe needs to view artificial intelligence with more optimism -- despite growing warnings about its dangers -- or risk falling further behind, the head of a leading European AI start-up warned.
Read more
Italy winemakers hail bumper harvest but cut output
Wine growers in Italy's Piedmont region are celebrating a bountiful harvest despite the extreme heat but warn they have to cut production because of trade headwinds and changing consumer habits.
Read more
'Godlike, invincible': Japan hails 11-year-old Games history-maker
Japan celebrated a "godlike" new sporting hero on Sunday with 11-year-old eSports whizz-kid Yuki Kurihara's face splashed across newspaper front pages after he won a historic Asian Games gold.
Read more
Nepal's hydropower ambitions face climate reality check
Nepal's hydropower boom has long been touted as a cornerstone of economic growth and renewable energy, but the devastating flood in August exposed its vulnerability.
Read more
Japanese anime actor fights TikTok over AI voice cloning
A high-profile Japanese anime voice actor has taken TikTok to court over videos he says feature an artificial intelligence clone of his "lustrous" baritone, with a verdict due on Wednesday.
Read more
Curtain falls on the romance of India's single-screen cinemas
The demolition has begun at Bengaluru's Urvashi Cinema, once a 1,200-seat movie palace where generations of filmgoers cheered and whistled, another casualty of India's vanishing single-screen era.
Read more
Internationals keep Presidents Cup lead with late fightbacks
Canada's Corey Conners capped a late fightback and the Internationals were poised to snap a 28-year win drought, leading the United States by three points after Saturday's four-ball and foursomes matches at the Presidents Cup.
Read moreIn The News
