4+ hour, 17+ min ago   (362+ words) TOKYO, Sept 14 — A candidate backed by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s ruling party won a gubernatorial election in Okinawa, bringing to power a leader who approves of a contentious US military base relocation plan for the first time in 12 years....

7+ hour, 29+ min ago   (317+ words) MUSCAT, Sept 14 — Oman has announced the postponement of a meeting today between Iran and Gulf countries on the Strait of Hormuz, the major flashpoint in the Middle East war. Iran’s foreign ministry had said there would be a meeting hosted…...

7+ hour, 55+ min ago   (687+ words) WASHINGTON, Sept 14 — US President Donald Trump and key allies voiced opposition yesterday to drastically curbing the development of artificial intelligence, despite calls in recent days from leading industry figures to tap the brakes. The rapid development of AI and the…...

7+ hour, 50+ min ago   (237+ words) LONDON, Sept 14 — The leaders of the main Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish separatist parties are to hold rare talks today aiming to advance their campaigns to break away from Britain, they announced in a statement. Scottish Nationalist Party leader John…...

8+ hour, 37+ min ago   (301+ words) SEPTEMBER 14 — It wasn’t long ago that a suggestion was made for a new law that would keep the government of the day in office for a full five-year term. Who made the suggestion? Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid…...

8+ hour, 27+ min ago   (379+ words) PARIS, Sept 14 — The leaders of France and Canada will next week visit France’s North Atlantic territory of Saint-Pierre-and-Miquelon to underscore their support for national borders in the face of Donald Trump’s territorial ambitions, Paris said yesterday. The US president today…...

21+ hour, 25+ min ago   (706+ words) HONG KONG, Sept 14 — Chan Yuk-tong hoped to spend his remaining years in the row of small, blue-brick houses where he was born and raised, but the 71-year-old’s Hong Kong village home will soon be bulldozed to make way for a…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (136+ words) NEW YORK, Sept 13 — OpenAI will not go public this year, the company’s chief executive Sam Altman said in an interview released on Saturday, citing safety concerns over artificial intelligence. “Given everything happening with safety, right now would be an ill-advised…...

22+ hour, 21+ min ago   (338+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 13 — The two-day Parliament Open Day which began yesterday successfully attracted over 13,368 visitors, exceeding the initial target of 10,000 people. Senate President Datuk Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah said the figure represents the programme's best achievement since it was…...

23+ hour, 41+ min ago   (429+ words) MIRI, Sept 13 — “This may be my last time.” That was the candid message from Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg as he called on the older generation to make way for younger leaders to carry on the…...