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(L-R) FCA US (which makes Chrysler), GM (which makes Cadillac) and Ford have found themselves losing market share to their Asian competitors at home

Situation may worsen

Asian carmakers besting US rivals at home, China poised to strike

Aerospace giant Boeing has staked its corporate turnaround in part on growth of 737 MAX production

'Thorough review'

US regulator finds Boeing 737 MAX software bug 'not a safety concern'

Convicted US murderer Christa Pike, whose execution has been stayed

Two failed lethal injections

Botched US execution leaves murderer unconscious on ventilator: lawyers

The government has condemned the violence by the students

Protest movement

New rallies urged in France as protests disrupt over 730 schools

The meeting was chaired by French President Emmanuel Macron

Aiming for unified response

G7 agrees deal to ease global energy supply concerns

China's influence in Latin America is now viewed more positively than that of the United States, according to a major poll conducted in 17 Latin American countries

First time since 1995

China a better influence in Latin America than US: poll

A protest sign is seen on a state road that leads into Big Bend National Park in southern Texas, on August 15, 2026

Emergency injunction

Judge pauses construction of border project in Texas national park

Argentina's President Javier Milei delivers a speech at a conference in Buenos Aires in August 2026

At least $350,000

Argentina unveils passports-for-investment scheme

Tigrai TV's headquarters was hit by a drone on Sunday

Government counter-offensive

Ethiopian pro-government militia claims Tigray airport as regional tensions spike

Pressure from Trump has loomed large over an election campaign dominated by scandals and insults that has done little to ease Brazil's deep political polarization

No controversy unturned

Lula, Bolsonaro trade blows in final scramble for votes in Brazil

The city of Oleshky, on the southern bank of the Dnipro River in the Kherson region, was seized by Russian troops in 2022

Food, medicine shortages deepen in Russian-occupied Oleshky

Colorado, where climate change has shifted the environmental landscape over the decades, is at the center of a major lawsuit against energy corporations that will be heard by the US Supreme Court

What to know about Suncor v Boulder

US Supreme Court to hear high-stakes climate case

Sand berms have been built along beaches in Southern California in anticipation of storms hitting the area

By as much as a foot

Sea levels to rise in California as coastal wave surges up west coast

President Donald Trump is expected to name Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton as the White House's new AI czar

Trump expected to name intel chief Clayton as AI czar: reports

The British monarch will stress that AI needs to serve humanity and not take control of human destiny

Bahamas, Guyana, Antigua, Barbuda

King Charles to evoke colonial 'darkest days' on Caribbean tour

Moscow had rejected Kyiv's accusation that it has deliberated targetted civilian areas

Civilian areas targeted

Russia 'tearing Kyiv apart', mayor says, as strikes paralyse traffic

The nationwide buildout of data centers has become a major political flashpoint just weeks ahead of US midterm elections

Questionable charm offensive

Amazon vows $1 bn for data center towns, decries 'myths'

Nearly 1,500 people have died in DR Congo from the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, for which there are vaccines or treatments

48.4 fatality rate

DR Congo Ebola outbreak killed more than 4,000: official figures

The US job market posted lower than expected gains in September, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics also revising down the last two months' figures

Significantly missing expectations

US posts weak job growth data in September

Protesters outside Spain's parliament reacted with rage to the votes against the housing meaures

Amid nationwide protests

Spain's government dealt blow as lawmakers reject housing bills

Manchester City have been found guilty of more than 100 breaches of financial rules between 2009 and 2018

Punishment uncertain

Man City appeal against explosive ruling on breaches of financial rules

Sweden's Social Democratic Party leader Magdalena Andersson is to make a new bid to form a coalition government

Swedish Social Democrats leader to make new bid to form government

Gold medallist Lin Yu-ting celebrates on the podium

Continental showpiece

Taiwan boxer Lin wins Games gold as Japan edge North Korea on penalties

Training Laotian pilots will require China to put military assets at the Ban Keun facility -- whether modest transport aircraft or modern fighter jets

Crucial shipping routes, undersea resource exploration

China widens military footprint with Laos air base

Tensions in the region have been growing for months

Renewed fighting

Ethiopia's conflict: the regional dimension

Global life expectancy is rising back to levels seen before the Covid pandemic, according to WHO

Life expectancy almost back to pre-Covid levels, says WHO

Switzerland's President Guy Parmelin will be stepping down from government at the end of the year

Swiss president to quit government

Protesters are demanding urgent action to tackle Spain's housing crisis

Opposed by Catalan separatists

Spain housing package at risk in parliament, as protests mount

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