17+ min ago   (117+ words) SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP): More than 280 people were arrested in Chile during protests condemning Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship, the government said Saturday. Authorities arrested 284 people, including 31 minors, Public Security Minister Martin Arrau said on X. Pinochet led a dictatorship in Chile from…...

7+ hour, 34+ min ago   (339+ words) PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi has criticized the federal government over repeated petrol price increases, saying the rising cost of fuel is placing an unbearable burden on the people. Addressing a meeting of the provincial cabinet, the…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (300+ words) Artificial intelligence continues to advance at an unprecedented pace, and Chinese large language models, known for their open-source nature, high quality and cost-effectiveness, have gained traction among users worldwide, including in the United States. This trend underscores the vitality of…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (880+ words) DALLAS (Reuters): US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (Sep 9) that he would pay every American adult a US$5,000 “Trump dividend” if Republicans retain control of Congress in November’s midterm election, a striking attempt to persuade voters to back his…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (235+ words) WASHINGTON (Reuters): President Donald Trump on Wednesday predicted that the war with Iran ​will end “immediately after” the US midterm elections in November because Tehran was trying to influence the vote but would not be able to hold out more…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (426+ words) The Central Intelligence Agency is not known for being a publicity seeker. Its first tweet, in 2014, was a masterpiece of tongue-in-cheek institutional coyness: “We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet.” Interesting then that Michael Ellis,…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (568+ words) WASHINGTON (AFP): Meta said Wednesday it had begun testing Community Notes in 16 Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America, a step toward replacing the professional fact-checking program it runs with partner organizations across the region. The crowd-sourced notes system, modeled on the…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (155+ words) BRASILIA (AFP): A judge ordered the reinstatement of Brazil’s federal police chief on Wednesday after another judge ordered his suspension amid a deepening crisis in the nation’s top court. Supreme Court Justice Flavio Dino ordered police director-general Andrei Rodrigues to…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (167+ words) WASHINGTON (AFP): US President Donald Trump gave his executive assistant Natalie Harp a $45,000 cash gift, US media reported Tuesday. Two other White House employees, Margo Martin and Chamberlain Harris, received similar amounts, according to the Washington Post. The three women…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (572+ words) The United States Supreme Court has declined to reinstate a Republican-backed congressional map in Missouri, leaving in place an older map for November’s midterm elections. On Tuesday, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who handles emergency matters from Missouri, rejected the state’s request…...