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Samsung and SK Hynix dominate the high-bandwidth memory market. Now they are competing to become indispensable to Nvidia, OpenAI, and other U.S. AI companies.

The Council of Europe awarded human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh with the Vaclav Havel human rights prize. She is a prominent advocate for the rights of women, children and political prisoners.

A satellite view shows an overview of the Natanz nuclear facility near Natanz, Iran, on June 30. - Vantor/Reuters President Donald Trump is willing to give Iran sanctions relief and release frozen fun...

Pope Leo XIV ended his four-day visit to France in Metz on Monday by urging Europe to build on its Christian heritage and culture of dialogue rather than succumb to what he called the “desire for domi...

Students are protesting over issues such as overcrowded classes, but the prime minister has condemned reports of violence.

An 87-year-old Madrid pensioner whose eviction became a rallying point for Spain’s housing protests will be able to return home after reaching a deal with the property’s owners, her lawyer said Monday...

Researchers link the rise to immigration politics, economic anxiety and the growing visibility of South Asians in US.

A thick ash cloud from Mount Etna has been disrupting flights to Catania in Sicily for several days. Italy and Europe's most active volcano, Etna has impacted air travel several times this summer.

Washington — President Trump on Monday announced that the company Mesabi Metallics will build a $15 billion steel plant in Iowa over the coming years, in what would be the largest of its kind in U.S....

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• Trump announces $15bn steel mill project in Iowa before US midterms

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  Amid tight Iowa midterm races, US President Trump emphasises steel industry revival with a project announcement.

SpaceX’s Starship reached orbit for the first time, but the test flight ended earlier than planned.

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• SpaceX's Starship rocket reaches orbit for 1st time despite failure of an engine

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  SpaceX (SPCX) put Starship into Earth orbit for the first time on Monday and deployed all 26 Starlink V3 satellites on board, despite an engine going out during ascent, a SpaceX representative said du...

• Watch: From launch to fiery splashdown, SpaceX's Starship completes orbit test

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  A thunderous lift off, rapid satellite deployments and a fiery ending. That's how SpaceX's 14th launch of its Starship rocket panned out today.

Turkish comedian Deniz Göktaş also faces a travel ban but has been released due to time served.

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• Turkey: Comedian convicted for 'insulting' Erdogan in show

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  Deniz Goktas was convicted of two of three charges, including "insulting" the president, but was released pending the appeal process. Nominally, Turkey is a secular country with free speech.

• Turkish comedian Deniz Göktaş on trial for insulting President Erdoğan in standup show

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  Göktaş's arrest was the latest in a widening crackdown on anyone seen as critical of Turkey's conservative government or its values, which has netted hundreds of politicians, artists, musicians, journ...

Italy bounced back in style on Monday, thumping Turkey 4-1 in the rain to revive their Nations League campaign, while France edged Belgium 1-0 in Brussels with a late winner from Michael Olise. Elsewh...

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• Olise scores late to grab France 1-0 Nations League win at Belgium

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  Bayern Munich star Olise set off from inside his own half to score the winner in the 88th minute.

Gold hits seven-week low; silver follows suit and records a nearly 5 percent loss.

John Yeley is the seventh generation to run his family's farm in Illinois. - Courtesy John Yeley John Yeley has spent the last 26 years working on his farm, which his family has owned since 1852....

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Australia is increasingly concerned about China's military might - but Beijing is also its biggest trade partner.

British police said Monday five men arrested near an airbase used by the United States were released on bail, as officers probed whether a "foreign state" could be involved in a suspected bomb plot. S...

Protesters have set up tent encampments in central Madrid to demand government action on soaring housing costs.

The 'cockroach' movement has emerged as an influential force in Indian politics. Its latest campaign targets the election commission amid a wider debate over voter rolls and public trust in electoral...

The conservative firebrand whom the Trump administration installed as a No. 2 at the FBI announced Monday that he is resigning from the bureau. Andrew Bailey, the former Missouri attorney ge...

Russia is shooting down food deliveries, confiscating supplies that reach the ground and blocking evacuation of some 2,000 residents still trapped in the occupied Kherson town, where the Council of Eu...

It comes after the woman filed a civil lawsuit alleging she was drugged and raped at a fraternity house in 2024.

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• Cornell rape civil lawsuit prompts prosecutor to reopen criminal investigation

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  A New York state prosecutor has reopened a criminal investigation into an alleged gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity in 2024 after a civil lawsuit filed last week by the alleged victim drew...

British police said Monday five men arrested near an airbase used by the United States were released on bail, as officers probed whether a "foreign state" could be involved in a suspected bomb plot. S...

The threat of secondary US sanctions is putting pressure on airports, fuel suppliers and aviation companies that service Iranian airlines. Some countries have already canceled flights.

Trump administration officials said on Monday that the United States has no plans to sell weapons to China after U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue indicated during a televised interview that Presi...

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• Trump offered to sell arms to China during Xi visit, US ambassador tells Fox News

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  The United States is required by law to supply Taiwan, which has a democratically elected president and legislature, with weapons for its defence under the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act.

Sheep took over Southwark Bridge in London on Sunday, 27 September, as the city hosted its annual Woolmen’s Sheep Drive.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the murders are a "stain on our national conscience".

Five men arrested over a suspected bomb plot at RAF Fairford have been released on bail as investigations continue. Meanwhile, AI-enhanced images purporting to show their faces have gone viral, with s...

Two giant pandas from China have landed in the United States and are heading to Zoo Atlanta.

The TPLF advanced toward Afdeera after taking Erebti, with at least 150,000 people feared displaced in Afar alone. The offensive targets the Djibouti corridor, through which almost all of Ethiopia's i...

Parastoo Ahmadi was convicted of "offending public decency" after singing while wearing a sleeveless dress during a livestreamed concert.

Trade unions in France have called on public sector workers - from train drivers to teachers to health workers and police officers - to stop working and protest at the government's plan to freeze the...

Mediapart's explosive report comes a day after France's National Rally party secures a record number of Senate seats.

A jet ski rider manoeuvred through flooded streets in Bangkok as days of heavy rain inundated roads, markets and homes.

The BBC's Paul Adams reports from the scene of the strike on Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences.

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• Russian drones hit science academy in the historic heart of Kyiv

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  A residential building was hit in the eastern city of Kharkiv (SERGEY BOBOK)Russian drones struck Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences in the historic heart of Kyiv on Monday, in the latest dead...

• Ukraine says Russian drones kill 14, hit Kyiv and Odesa infrastructure

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  Ukraine reports 14 dead and 57 injured after a massive Russian drone barrage hits Kyiv and Odesa on 27 September, damaging schools, hospitals and key infrastructure.

In tonight's edition, Ethiopia's army says it's seized a key city in the northern region of Tigray amidst escalating conflict with local rebels. Also, two mass shootings in South Africa leave at least...

Speaking at the UN General Assembly, South Sudan’s UN envoy Cecilia Adeng called for sanctions to be lifted

Seven complexes holding more than 20,000 inmates are planned for 2035, including one in Russian-occupied Kherson, even as the prison population has dropped from 465,000 to 282,000 since 2021, largely...

Investigations are ongoing to establish the identities of at least 28 people whose remains were recovered by police.

A French investigative website on Monday alleged that far-right National Rally leader Jordan Bardella made antisemitic comments in writing in 2013, but the close ally of presidential frontrunner Marin...

Slovenia’s policy towards Palestine has changed sharply following a UNGA sideline meeting with Israeli PM Netanyahu.

The valuation on Nvidia (NVDA) is too appetizing for CEO Jensen Huang to ignore any longer. The king of AI chips revealed a stunning new $150 billion stock buyback plan on Monday — the largest share r...

A Russian strike hit a nine-storey apartment block in Kharkiv early on Monday, injuring 25 people, including nine children. Emergency workers evacuated 32 residents from the damaged building, accordin...

BBC correspondent Azadeh Moshiri reports from Delhi, where hundreds of women are protesting.

Russian drones struck Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences in the historic heart of Kyiv on Monday, in the latest deadly daytime attack on the capital. Volodymyr Zelensky has long been pleading with...

At a youth hackathon in Gaza City, young inventors are developing robots.

By John Kruzel WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito will not participate in an upcoming case involving a bid ‌by oil companies to scuttle a lawsuit seeking to hold...

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Rescuers are still looking for 12 Nepalese cook staff who were preparing for climbers to ascend the Himlung Himal peak.

There's a new Pope in town and he's got very different ideas on what France's far-right calls the defense of Christian civilization. Leo the 14th concluding his trip to France in the eastern city of M...

California jury finds Apple infringed two Taction patents but did not wilfully violate them; Apple plans to appeal.

A Colombian warlord, whose extradition to the United States had been delayed for several months while he was designated a peace negotiator by the country's previous government, was flown to Califo...

Closures driven by per-pupil funding that made smaller rural schools unviable far outpaced demographic decline. Since 2022, all remaining schools hold mandatory weekly classes on Russian "traditional...

Crowds have gathered in Lagos to watch Ben Dancer, who says he will carry on dancing until Tuesday morning.

François Picard is pleased to welcome Barbara Slavin, Distinguished Fellow at the Stimson Center. She describes the US-Iran conflict as a dangerous combination of military escalation, diplomatic ambig...

The growing number of measles cases across the U.S. this year is nearing 3,700, federal data shows, as an outbreak in Pennsylvania continues to surge. There are now 3,659 confirmed cases this year, ac...

Last week Zelensky revealed Ukraine had sent two captured North Koreans to South Korea - which Seoul says was meant to be a secret.

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• Seoul demands apology after Zelensky reveals secret North Korean prisoner transfer

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  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Seoul has called for an official apology from Ukraine after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed what it says was supposed to be a secret transfer of two North Korean priso...

The Trump administration's policy of deportating thousands of people to countries with which they have no links is "increasing risks of torture and ill-treatment and enforced disappearance", a panel o...

Heavy rain triggered deadly floods and landslides across Nepal, while an avalanche left 12 workers missing.

By midmorning, the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield had risen to 5.27%, its highest level since mid-June 2007. (Samuel Corum / Bloomberg via Getty Images file)Stocks fell Monday alongside a jump in bond yi...

Schools were closed in parts of the state on Monday, including the capital Lucknow, while rescue teams moved people from flooded areas to safer locations.

Agency used video of Hall of Fame player Brian Dawkins to show readiness for border protection.

Donald and Josephine Johnson's GoFundMe campaign aimed to raise money for Josephine's cancer treatment. (KXAS)GoFundMe pulled the plug Sunday on a campaign to raise money for an elderly Texas...

Days of heavy rain have flooded Bangkok, disrupting transport and businesses, with shelters opened and officials warning water could take days to recede.

Goodman Group, the property giant behind the Project Mars data centre, says the decision is due to changes to the "policy and regulatory environment".

France's largest wildfire since 1949 has been declared extinguished more than two months after it broke out in southwestern Gironde, forcing the evacuation of around 224,000 people and covering the ci...

Defendants were sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison over the 2016 fatal abduction of the Cambridge scholar.

A screenshot of President Donald Trump's 2023 ad for the 2024 presidential elections. —Screenshot from Donald Trump's Truth Social account @realDonaldTrumpPresident Donald Trump declares that...

South Africa is awash with legal and illegal firearms, and shootings are common, often fuelled by gang rivalry, extortion and competition between informal businesses.

The category-three storm is approaching the state of Baja California Sur, on Mexico's northern Pacific coast.

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• Hurricane Polo takes aim at Mexico as Nolo threatens Hawaii with flooding

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  Hurricane warnings are in effect for parts of Mexico's Baja California Sur as Hurricane Polo, a Category 3 storm, heads toward the peninsula. Polo is expected to reach the west coast of Baja Calif...

With a month to go until Israel goes to the polls on October 27th, a new opinion poll shows the opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party in a dead heat with Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyah...

The visit took place as the Israeli prime minister battles domestic turmoil ahead of October's Knesset elections.

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The most revealing thing about the summit in Washington may be what the two leaders did not say - and what we still don't know.

Authorities in Ethiopia are accusing outside forces of backing armed groups fighting the country's troops in the north. Since last week, heavy clashes have been reported between government forces and...

Members at annual conference are optimistic about new PM

The NewsDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth is running into a wall of congressional GOP resistance as he tries to secure $1.5 trillion for the Pentagon next year.Lawmakers’ growing reluctance to fulfill He...

Thousands of pilgrims filled Lourdes on Sunday evening for a candlelit procession with Pope Leo XIV, as he brought his four-day visit to France to a close.

Taylor Swift, Madonna, and LISA were among the big winners at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) on Sunday evening in downtown Los Angeles.

The US midterm elections are just five weeks away - and while the US President is not on the ballot, his influence is top of mind for Republicans. Donald Trump's approval ratings have been hitting rec...

Nearly half a million people are displaced in Rakhine as a result of the conflict between the military and rebel groups.

Celebrities posed for the cameras ahead of the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles.

Monday is the final day of Pope Leo'svisit to France and the trip has been marked not only by an outpouring of emotion from France's Catholics but also flurry of economic activity. The first figures a...

Matthew VanDyke and six Ukrainians were accused of smuggling weapons and drones to armed ethnic groups fighting India.

Senator John Fetterman, Democrat of Pennsylvania, speaks at the Texas Tribune Festival, in Austin, on Saturday.Photograph: Brian Cahn/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock With speculation about whether he m...

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Five suspects arrested by British police on suspicion of terrorism and explosives ​offenses after white vans drove towards an airbase used by US forces were all British nationals from London in their...

Tehran filed a UN complaint against US sanctions forcing regional cancellations of Iran flights.

First came a proposal to permit tariff-free beef imports, but that immediately angered America’s farmers and ranchers. Then came a plan to ban exports of domestic diesel fuel, but that met wi...

North Korean soldiers were among the foreign contingent conscripted to fight alongside Russian troops on various frontlines in the war on Ukraine, after the Kremlin sought assistance from its close al...

Pope Leo XIV urged Europe on Monday to draw from its Christian roots and tradition of dialogue to counter the "uncivilised" relations and "desire for domination" driving today's wars, as he wrapped up...

World champions Spain host Croatia in matchday two of the UEFA Nations League, with Yamal facing Modric.

Erin Ogunkeye is pleased to welcome Colleen Dulle, Vatican correspondent for America magazine and author of "Struck Down, Not Destroyed". She came to Pope Leo’s visit to France expecting measured dipl...

The US president has denied Tehran the opportunity to use the US midterm elections as a pressure point.

The CIA has reportedly warned several countries that Russia is preparing to launch hybrid operations across the Mediterranean Sea. But is the risk real, or is it a form of cyber warfare?

The latest outbreak of fighting in the South West State city stranded civilians unable to flee or reach hospitals.

Mediators are trying to facilitate more talks, but Washington signals faith in its pressure tactics.

British police said Monday that five men arrested on explosives and terror charges near a US-run air base in England were being released on bail but remained under investigation. Counter-terror detect...

Ukraine condemns Russian targeting of civilians as strikes kill seven and injure dozens across Kyiv.

British police officials say that suspects arrested over a 'terror' incident at a RAF base were released on police bail.

An avalanche has struck the Himlung Himal base camp in Nepal after days of severe weather. Two guides are confirmed dead and at least 14 people remain missing in the remote region.

SpaceX cleared a landmark development hurdle this morning by launching an enormous Starship rocket up into low-Earth orbit for the first time. Welcome to FLORIDA TODAY Space Team live coverage of Spac...

Protesters in Madrid have spent a second night camping in Puerta del Sol, turning the capital’s main square into a makeshift housing protest camp after the eviction of 87-year-old María del Carmen Aba...

Tens of millions of people from Maine to Virginia found themselves in the path of the powerful weather system.

In many major urban centers of Europe, the housing shortage has become an explosive social issue. DW looks into various models that have been put in place across the continent.

Thousands of protesters blocked a road in Portadown, Northern Ireland, on 27 September, in an attempt to stop an Orange Order parade from entering the mainly Catholic and nationalist Garvaghy Road are...

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Iranian officials that while they were aware of Trump's comments on rejecting the new proposal, they had not received a formal message rejecting the plan that would open the Strait of Hormuz.

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In a system often marked by red tape and exhausting delays, officers seen to be following the rules get adulation.

At a high-profile summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Washington, there was much talk of trade and artificial intelligence. One of the most contentious issues, Taiwan, was only di...

With Israel’s election approaching, prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is battling new revelations of alleged warnings about Hamas’ 7 October attack and countered the political storm with a fiery UN sp...

In rare access to Yemen's conflict zone the BBC travels to the front line with pro-government soldiers.

Hundreds of flights were canceled and thousands were delayed as a nor'easter brought flooding, power cuts and travel disruption to cities like New York, Boston and Philadelphia.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards claim that the vehicle is a REMUS 600 and has been handed over to Iranian military experts "to retrieve its data," but the US military denies the claim. Top Iranian army co...

In rare access to Yemen's conflict zone the BBC travels to the front line with pro-government soldiers.

A month before the early parliamentary elections, Serbia's high ranking politicians from the ruling and opposition parties engaged in a debate on the N1 channel after a prolonged boycott between the a...

Aleksandar Vučić's administration has been dogged by prolonged protests over allegations of corruption.

Seven people were killed and 40 injured in a Saudi airstrike on a market in Yemen’s Taiz province, as Houthi forces advance and Saudi-led air raids intensify.

Pope Leo spoke to bishops before leading a service attended by thousands of worshippers in France.

The Israeli FA issued a statement commending the FAI and the Irish squad for deciding to go ahead with the match, saying: "Football has won."

The 34-year-old is under investigation for incidents that began in February 2024 up until as recently as last month.

Russia's recruitment drive targeting Belarusians has become a key tool to boost manpower on the battlefield and exploits economic hardship and isolation.

The initiative would have prevented the nation from imposing sanctions unless approved by the UN.

Although the EU is not facing immediate gas shortages, Energy Commissioner Jørgensen warned capitals that soaring prices driven by rising global demand could lead to shortages as winter approaches, ac...

A slew of dissidents being released from long-term detention comes days after the nation's interim leader met the US president.

Renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia is drawing in the country’s disputes with Egypt, Sudan and Eritrea, raising fears that its internal conflict could spread across the region.

Big Bang played London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, marking a long-awaited return for the group that helped build the blueprint for modern K-pop.

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The foreign minister says Tehran is waiting for an official rejection of a deal, despite the US President's comments.

Nearly $11 billion (€9.7 billion) worth in contracts have emerged from the Azerbaijan International Investment Forum, where some of the world’s biggest investment managers gathered for talks ranging f...

The victims of the crash have not yet been identified, Quebec provincial police told the BBC.

Seventeen people were killed in a shooting at a bar to the west of Johannesburg, while 10 people were fatally shot in an attack outside of Cape Town, police said.

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