Porsche inks $1.5 billion AI deal with India’s Tata Consultancy
General atmosphere at the 2025 Icons of Porsche Festival at The Slab on November 22, 2025 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Maya Cellixa | Getty Images Porsche has signed a five-year contract worth 1.25 billion euros ($1.46 billion) for artificial…
Haiti gang members kill around 40 displaced people in church attack near capital
Gang members attacked displaced people huddling inside a church near Haiti‘s capital on Monday, killing around 40 – some of them execution-style, the mayor told AFP. «We have counted around 40 bodies. Searches are continuing. Some people are still…
Songs created by AI banned from Australia’s music charts
Songs that are largely or wholly created by AI have been banned from Australia’s music charts. From this week, all releases must be «substantially human made» to be eligible. The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) said the new code…
Trump targets Iran’s trade lifelines — here are the countries most exposed
A man holds the Iranian toman equivalent of 1 USD as US dollars selling rate on the free market reaches an all-time high, hitting the 200,000 toman mark in Tehran, Iran on Aug. 24, 2026. Fatemeh Bahrami | Anadolu | Getty Images The U.S. announced an…
Nevada wildfire forces tens of thousands to evacuate as blaze threatens city of Reno
Tens of thousands of people looked set to spend another night away from home Monday as a wind-driven fire bore down on the western US city of Reno. Schools were shuttered as smoke swathed the city in Nevada, near the California border, home to around…
Kaixiao Liu: New Zealand religious sect leader jailed over death of elderly Chinese follower
A New Zealand court has jailed a religious sect leader over the death of an elderly follower who had travelled from China to live with his family. Kaixiao Liu was found guilty of manslaughter and kidnapping, and sentenced to more than 10 years in prison.…
Xpeng shares sink as weak delivery forecast overshadows $6.3 billion robot unit valuation
CHANGZHOU, JIANGSU, CHINA – 2026/05/05: XPENG’s showroom at Jiangnan Global Harbor displays two XPENG electric cars behind glass, with a staff member inside. (Photo by Sheldon Cooper/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Sopa Images |…
Moment tornado tears through southern France
A destructive tornado has torn through villages in southern France, injuring more than 40 people. An eyewitness from the village of Verzeille recorded the tornado forming beneath a thunderstorm. Winds of more than 100km/h (62mph) ripped the roofs off…
Mideast live: Oil tanker struck by projectile in Strait of Hormuz off Oman
Home Middle East Live Issued on: 25/08/2026 – 05:31 A tanker carrying crude oil that transited through the Strait of Hormuz, on April 30, 2026. © Punit Paranjpe, AFP An oil tanker was struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast…
Bitcoin price near $80,000: cryptocurrency, ether, U.S. Treasuries
Bitcoin closed in on the $80,000 mark on Tuesday, as renewed inflows into spot bitcoin ETFs and improving risk appetite extended the cryptocurrency’s recent rally. The flagship cryptocurrency jumped 3.1% to $79,739. The latest move extends a sharp…