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Global summit calls for 'secure, trustworthy and robust AI'

Global summit calls for 'secure, trustworthy and robust AI'

Dozens of nations including the United States and China called for "secure, trustworthy and robust" artificial intelligence, in a summit declaration on Saturday criticised for being too generic to protect the public. The statement signed by 86 countries did not include concrete commitments to regulate the fast-developing

Trump imposes 10% global tariff after stinging court rebuke

Trump imposes 10% global tariff after stinging court rebuke

President Donald Trump imposed Friday an additional 10 percent tariff on imports into the United States after the Supreme Court struck down many of his sweeping and often arbitrary duties, delivering a stinging rebuke on his signature economic policy. Trump signed the tariff order in the Oval Office -- saying on

Impact of Israeli-Palestinian conflict plays out on screen in Berlin

Impact of Israeli-Palestinian conflict plays out on screen in Berlin

This year's Berlin Film Festival has seen controversy raging off-screen over the Gaza war, with some of the works being shown also grappling with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its global impact. Gaza has been a point of heated debate since the first day of the festival,

Timberwolves ace Edwards sends Mavericks to worst slump in decades

Timberwolves ace Edwards sends Mavericks to worst slump in decades

Anthony Edwards condemned the Dallas Mavericks to a 10th consecutive loss -- their worst slump since 1998 -- scoring 40 points in an ultimately convincing win Friday for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Fresh from winning MVP at last weekend's All-Star Game in Los Angeles, Edwards also managed six rebounds, while

Venezuela grants amnesty to 379 political prisoners

Venezuela grants amnesty to 379 political prisoners

Venezuelan authorities have granted amnesty to 379 political prisoners, a lawmaker said Friday, after a new law was enacted by interim authorities following the US toppling of former leader Nicolas Maduro. Venezuela's National Assembly unanimously adopted the law a day before, providing hope that hundreds of political prisoners

Austria turns Hitler's home into a police station

Austria turns Hitler's home into a police station

Turning the house where Adolf Hitler was born into a police station has raised mixed emotions in his Austrian hometown. "It's a double-edged sword," said Sibylle Treiblmaier, outside the house in the town of Braunau am Inn on the border with Germany. While it might

Trump, once unstoppable, hits snag after snag ahead of major US address

Trump, once unstoppable, hits snag after snag ahead of major US address

For a year, Donald Trump has governed the United States with little standing in his way. Now, as the president prepares for his State of the Union address on Tuesday, he's weighed down with Supreme Court reversals on tariffs, souring public opinion on his immigration crackdown and mounting