Politics
Sam Altman Returns To OpenAI Board Months After Crisis
CEO Sam Altman will return to the board of OpenAI, the company said on Friday, just months after a boardroom dustup that saw him fired and rehired by the...
‘Come To Jesus’: Biden Frustration Grows With Israel PM
With Gaza's humanitarian crisis growing more dire and his left flank in uproar, President Joe Biden is increasingly showing impatience with Israel's leader and making clear the United States...
Erdogan Says March Local Elections Will Be His ‘Last’
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said that the country's March local elections would be his last, suggesting an end to his more than two decades in power.It...
US FDA Approves Wegovy To Cut Risk Of Heart Problems
The US Food and Drug Administration has given the green light for a popular anti-obesity drug to be used to prevent serious heart conditions for the first time, in...
US Court Convicts Honduras Ex-president In Cocaine Trafficking
A jury in New York on Friday found former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez guilty of trafficking hundreds of tons of cocaine into the United States, enriching himself while...
Expert Says ‘No Immediate Danger’ From Sunken Ship Off Yemen
The sinking of a bulk carrier carrying thousands of tonnes of fertiliser off Yemen after a Huthi missile attack poses "no immediate danger", an expert said Friday.The Belize-flagged, Lebanese-operated...
UN Security Council To Vote On Sudan Ramadan Ceasefire Call
The UN Security Council will vote Friday on a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Sudan to coincide with the beginning of Ramadan next week as conditions in the...
2023-24 Winter Warmest On Record For Mainland US
The 2023-24 winter season was the warmest ever recorded for the mainland United States, official data showed Friday, in the latest sign the world is moving into unprecedented territory...
