Counting the Cost Will AI drive explosive economic growth or is it just hype? Nations and companies around the world are weighing up AI’s costs and benefits. Read more Almost one trillion dollars, that’s how much tech companies are estimated to be spending on building up the artificial intelligence industry over the coming years. Supporters…

United States President-elect Donald Trump has drawn the ire of world leaders as he highlighted brazen foreign policy plans. Speaking to reporters from his Mar-a-Lago estate in a wide-ranging media conference late on Tuesday, two weeks before he takes the reins at the White House, Trump made startling claims regarding NATO and Ukraine’s potential membership,…

NewsFeed Canada, Mexico leaders brace for Trump’s tariffs “We will always defend the dignity of our people.” Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau say they are ready to respond should Trump move forward with his threat to impose 25% tariffs as soon as Saturday. Published On 31 Jan 202531 Jan 2025

The United States has announced it is easing select restrictions on Syria’s transitional government. Late on Monday, the US Treasury issued a general licence, lasting six months, that authorises certain transactions with the Syrian government, including some energy sales and incidental transactions. The move is designed to allow the entry of humanitarian aid following the…

Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the 42-year-old suspected driver in the New Year’s truck attack in New Orleans, was a United States citizen and US Army veteran. But within hours of the attack – which killed 15 people and is being investigated as an act of terrorism – President-elect Donald Trump, Republican leaders and social media influencers speculated…

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