India evacuating more than a million people as Cyclone Dana nears
Schools in coastal Odisha and West Bengal have been shut and trains and flights have been cancelled.
U.S. charges Venezuelan media tycoon with money laundering
The United States on Wednesday charged a Venezuela media tycoon for his role in a massive bribery scheme that saw hundreds of millions of dollars laundered through the U.S. financial system.
More than 20 dead in Philippine tropical storm
Trami dumped one month's worth of rain over 24 hours in large swathes of the country.
Search suspended for passenger who fell overboard from Taylor Swift-themed cruise
The search for a woman, who fell overboard Tuesday night from a Taylor Swift-themed Royal Caribbean cruise ship in the Bahamas, was suspended Wednesday, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
Dust tornado and lightning captured on camera in UAE
Drivers near the city of Sharjah stopped their cars to watch the spiralling spectacle.
Paolo Banchero, Magic race past Heat with third-quarter surge
Paolo Banchero and his exuberant Orlando Magic teammates blew by their Miami Heat foes on countless extra efforts, transforming a tight game into a blowout with a third-quarter onslaught Wednesday in Miami.
Chance of limiting global warming to 1.5C is 'virtually zero', UN warns
The chance of limiting global warming to 1.5C is "virtually zero" on current trends, according to the UN's environment body.This year's Emissions Gap Report finds that
'A just peace' needed in Ukraine, UN chief tells Putin at 'new global order' summit
The UN secretary general has told Vladimir Putin that "a just peace" is needed to end the Ukraine war.Appearing alongside Mr Putin at a BRICS summit
'Have cultural respect': Starmer 'misunderstands' Commonwealth leaders' call for slave trade reparations – Labour grandee
Sir Keir Starmer has "misunderstood" why Commonwealth leaders are asking for slave trade reparations and he needs to have some cultural respect, a Labour grandee has
Cardi B pulls out of festival performance after 'medical emergency'
Cardi B has cancelled a festival performance in the US, as she recovers from a "medical emergency" in hospital.
Mother says son killed himself because of Daenerys Targaryen AI chatbot
The mother of a 14-year-old boy who killed himself after becoming obsessed with artificial intelligence chatbots is suing the company behind the technology.
Software tool bridges 2D and 3D to aid zero waste fashion design
What does sustainable fashion design have in common with Tetris? For both, an intriguing puzzle awaits, where you must configure unique shapes in a way that fills up the available space.
OpenAI unveils sCM, a new model that generates video media 50 times faster than current diffusion models
Two experts with the OpenAI team have developed a new kind of continuous-time consistency model (sCM) that they claim can generate video media 50 times faster than models currently in use. Cheng Lu and Yang Song have published a paper
European leaders meet to re-energize offshore wind power
The countries bordering the North Sea meet in Denmark on Thursday to seal commitments to boost offshore wind power, a sector that is suffering from stiff competition from China.
