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At least 16 killed after building collapses in Pakistan following blast

At least 16 killed after building collapses in Pakistan following blast

A building collapse caused by an explosion in Pakistan's southern megacity of Karachi killed at least 16 people on Thursday, including children, officials said. More than a dozen people were injured in the incident in the Soldier Bazaar neighbourhood of Karachi at around 4:00 am, when Muslim

Summit photo op fails to unite AI startup rivals

Summit photo op fails to unite AI startup rivals

Tech bro rivalry is real, or at least it is for Sam Altman and Dario Amodei, the CEOs of two leading US artificial intelligence startups. A video of the pair at a global AI summit in New Delhi on Thursday rapidly spread on social media after the former colleagues awkwardly

OpenAI's Altman says world 'urgently' needs AI regulation

OpenAI's Altman says world 'urgently' needs AI regulation

Sam Altman, head of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, told a global artificial intelligence conference on Thursday that the world "urgently" needs to regulate the fast-evolving technology. An organisation could be set up to coordinate these efforts, similar to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), he said. Altman is

Peru picks Balcazar as interim president, eighth leader in a decade

Peru picks Balcazar as interim president, eighth leader in a decade

Peruvian lawmakers picked Jose Maria Balcazar as the country's new interim president on Wednesday, after previous leader Jose Jeri was impeached on graft allegations. The left-wing lawmaker was elected head of Peru's Congress after a vote broadcast live on TV, meaning the 83-year-old

Horror comics boom in our age of anxiety

Horror comics boom in our age of anxiety

Horror sells right now. Having swept the film, television and video game industries, it is also a winning formula in the world of comics. Just ask James Tynion IV. The New York-based writer sold around five million copies of his "Something is Killing the Children" series, which

Turkey fires up coal pollution even as it hosts COP31

Turkey fires up coal pollution even as it hosts COP31

Kaddafi Polat rarely mentions his own health after decades of breathing the polluted air blanketing his village beneath the towering chimneys of a coal‑fired power plant in southern Turkey. What troubles him most is his children. Fine dust settles on cars, laundry and the narrow streets of Cogulhan, a

Pea soup, veggie mash contest warms up Dutch winter

Pea soup, veggie mash contest warms up Dutch winter

In an industrial kitchen in the Netherlands, two dozen chefs are hard at work chopping vegetables and stirring pots at the World Snert and Stamppot Championships. The traditional split-pea soup and vegetable mash have been staples of the Dutch diet for decades, served at winter markets or enjoyed by