Foremost among the threats for Beijing is the risk to the ruling Communist Party, which worries the technology could be weaponized against it.

Turkey’s Justice Minister Akin Gurlek launched the crackdown, saying it was part of an initiative to protect children and family values.

The Justice Department is accusing several members of Russia's intelligence services of running a "global assassination network" that targeted Kremlin critics — including one alleged murder plot on U.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said ​on Wednesday that she will invite the main ‌frontier AI labs to discuss efforts to tackle the risks posed by artificial intelligence.

A building housing displaced Palestinian families collapsed in Gaza City on Wednesday, killing at least 14 people, most of them women and children. The multistory structure was heavily damaged during the Israel-Hamas war and there had been warnings about its safety.

The Trump administration has announced that it will impose travel bans on officials it claims are responsible for discrimination against whites and other minority groups in South Africa.

The president’s statement that Moscow and Kyiv had agreed to pause strikes against each other’s energy infrastructure was followed by a night of precisely that.

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte made his first public appearance in more than a year on Wednesday at the International Criminal Court, where he’s awaiting trial for alleged crimes against humanity.