European satellite navigation system knocked out

A "technical incident related to ground infrastructure" knocked Europe's satellite-navigation system offline on the weekend.

ICE raids to target migrants in 10 US cities

Fear gripped migrant communities in the US and advocate groups were on heightened alert as federal agents prepared to carry out raids in major cities on Sunday to deport thousands of undocumented people.

Macron showcases European military prowess at Paris parade

PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday put European military cooperation at the heart of the Bastille Day parade at a time of growing tensions with the United States.

UK could release Iranian oil tanker

DUBAI - British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt sought to ease tensions with Iran on Saturday, saying a seized tanker held in Gibraltar would be released if Teheran guaranteed the ship would not head to Syria.

26 killed in extremist attack on Somali hotel

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Twenty-six people were killed and 56 injured, including two Chinese, in an attack by Al-Shabaab jihadists on a popular hotel that ended early on Saturday in the southern Somali port city of Kismayo.

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Imagine that! Virtual reality

It's late. The wrought iron gates of the cemetery stand just ahead, but what's on your mind right now is the rain, falling in sheets and getting home as fast as you can.

Reality: a persistent illusion?

Reality, as we see it is pretty pliable. If we can create a virtual reality simulation, indistinguishable from reality, can we even guess what reality is, in the first place?

Johnson threw envoy 'under a bus'

Senior politicians in the United Kingdom have criticized leadership contender Boris Johnson over his role in Kim Darroch's resignation as British ambassador to the United States, after he repeatedly declined to rule out replacing the diplomat in a live TV debate.

Chernobyl exclusion zone will be a tourism magnet

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on Wednesday to turn the exclusion zone surrounding Chernobyl, the site of the world's worst nuclear accident in 1986, into a tourist site.

South Korea seeking US help in bitter trade spat with Japan

SEOUL - South Korea is seeking help from the United States in a bitter diplomatic row with Japan, another US ally in Northeast Asia, over Tokyo's moves to tighten controls on some high-tech exports.

Experts call on China, Japan to deepen cooperation

China and Japan should jointly resist protectionism and uphold multilateralism as well as the free trade system in order to repair the broken global industrial and supply chains, said former vice-premier Zeng Peiyan in Tokyo on Thursday.