Philippine rescuers recovered 41 more charred remains from a ferry fire, authorities said on Saturday, raising the death toll to 76 and leaving 13 people unaccounted for, as forensic teams faced the daunting task of identifying the victims.That painstaking process had already begun after 30 bodies recovered on Friday were brought to a port in…
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would be willing to meet Russian leader Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Miami for talks on ending the war, in a media interview released Saturday.The Kremlin said it had not yet made a decision on whether Putin would attend the gathering of world…
US President Donald Trump. President Donald Trump said Iran-backed Houthis have asked the US to abstain from targeting the militant group, as a worsening clash with Saudi Arabia inflames tensions in the Middle East. “The Houthis called us, and they don’t want to fight with us,” Trump told reporters during a Saturday meeting in Dublin…
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim Kochi: Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim has said he does not agree with every view of All-India Sunni Jemiyyathul Ulema general secretary Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musaliyar, whom he is scheduled to visit in Kozhikode Sunday.Kanthapuram’s recent statement that women should remain confined to their homes had resulted in a backlash….
An Indian academic who has lived in Britain for more than 60 years has become the subject of a pointed debate in the UK parliament after disappearing in Nepal’s Aug 26 floods, with his constituency’s MP in that country alleging that authorities declined to assist in his case because he did not hold a British…
New Delhi: Amid disruptions to global energy supplies, Brics leaders have called for uninterrupted flows of energy from diverse sources and stronger protection of critical energy infrastructure, including cross-border infrastructure, while stressing the continuing role of fossil fuels in the global energy mix.They also called for greater cooperation on smart grids, energy storage and critical…
PM Modi with Anwar Ibrahim.Malaysia agreed to the openingof a new Indian consulate New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi met his Malaysian and Ethiopian counterparts, Anwar Ibrahim and Abiy Ahm-ed Ali, on the sidelines of the Brics summit Saturday. Officials said the meetings took relations with both countries on a new trajectory, as Malaysia and Ethiopia…
New York: The CEO of Anthropic said Saturday the AI industry should slow its fast-moving development to give safety measures time to catch up. Without it, Dario Amodei warned AI could be capable within six to 12 months of leading a swarm that could take over the entire internet, among other risks. Sam Altman, CEO…
NEW DELHI: Brics has set out an ambitious plan to prepare people for an AI-driven economy, but its New Delhi Declaration leaves a key question largely unanswered – what happens to workers whose jobs are lost or sharply changed because of automation and AI?It calls AI an “immense opportunity to stimulate economic growth and sustainable…
NEW DELHI: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has ordered recall of two food products after testing found them non-compliant with standards.Recall orders pertain to “Shalimar’s Chef – Coriander Powder” manufactured by M/s Nilgiri Oil & Allied Industries and “Carrageenan” manufactured by M/s Aquagri Processing Pvt Ltd. A sample of coriander powder…