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Smog scuppers Japan force helping fight Indonesia wildfires

Smog scuppers Japan force helping fight Indonesia wildfires

A Japanese firefighting force sent to help tackle huge blazes in Indonesia is struggling to operate because the smog is too thick to fly helicopters, a spokesman told AFP on Thursday.

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Modi pitches India as global chipmaking hub

Modi pitches India as global chipmaking hub

Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitched India as a new global hub for semiconductor production on Thursday, urging technology firms to invest in what he called a "reliable" location.

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King Charles to call on tech giants for 'reassurances' over AI

King Charles to call on tech giants for 'reassurances' over AI

King Charles III will urge tech giants to ensure that artificial intelligence is geared to serve humanity and that mankind does "not lose control", during a conference in Scotland on Thursday.

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Ukraine plans record defence spending in 2027

Ukraine plans record defence spending in 2027

The Ukrainian government plans to spend a record two thirds of its budget on defence next year as costs mount in its war with Russia, government documents showed.

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Klopp calls up 44 players in huge first Germany squad

Klopp calls up 44 players in huge first Germany squad

Germany coach Jurgen Klopp handed 16 players their first call-ups on Thursday as he unveiled a 44-man squad for his first camp since taking over as coach in the summer.

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STARPRIME Responds to Diverging Gold Market Demand with AM/PM Fixing and XAU24/7

STARPRIME Responds to Diverging Gold Market Demand with AM/PM Fixing and XAU24/7

New offerings address two distinct market needs: fixing-related exposure management and continuous quote-driven gold access.

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Counterculture pop artist Peter Max dies at 88: US media

Counterculture pop artist Peter Max dies at 88: US media

Pop artist Peter Max, whose cheery psychedelic creations helped define the counterculture aesthetic in the 1960s, died on Monday, US media reported. He was 88.

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Gambian businesses struggle under prolonged blackouts

Gambian businesses struggle under prolonged blackouts

In the coastal Gambian town of Tanji, Sirah Darboe-Manneh cleans fish next to a row of ice boxes laying empty because of relentless power cuts. With limited supplies of ice, storing the daily catch has become almost impossible.

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Asian Games chief defends 'functional' rooms after backlash

Asian Games chief defends 'functional' rooms after backlash

Accommodation for Asian Games athletes in Japan is "functional" and efforts are being made to deal with numerous complaints from disgruntled teams, a chief organiser told AFP.

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Fiji declares national HIV crisis

Fiji declares national HIV crisis

Fiji has declared a national HIV crisis as sexual transmission and illicit drug use help to spread the virus, now infecting an estimated one in 60 adults in the Pacific nation.

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