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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union laid out Wednesday its toughest plan yet to pressure Israel to end the war in Gaza as Palestinians fled en masse from Israeli tanks, drones and troops pushing deeper into the coastal enclave ravaged by 23 months of war.Kaja Kallas, the EU’s foreign policy chief, urged the 27 member nations to increase tariffs on some Israeli goods and impose sanctions on 10 Hamas leaders, Israeli settlers, and two members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Cabinet: National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.“We are proposing this measures not to punish Israel or…

Cybersecurity authorities outlined the real-world risk in an AI safety governance document on Monday, describing the danger of losing “control over knowledge and capabilities of nuclear, biological, chemical and missile weapons”.“In training, AI uses content-rich and wide-ranging [texts] and data, including fundamental theoretical knowledge related to nuclear, biological, chemical and missile weapons,” it said.“Without sufficient management, extremist groups and terrorists may be able to acquire relevant knowledge and develop capabilities to design, manufacture, synthesise and use such weapons with the help of retrieval-augmented generation capabilities.”“Retrieval-augmented generation capabilities” is an AI technique that combines the ability to retrieve large amounts of…

The Philippines must move decisively beyond routine diplomatic protests in the face of China’s latest assertion of control over Scarborough Shoal, a retired Supreme Court justice has warned, as Beijing’s declaration of a vast marine nature reserve in contested waters deepens fears over regional stability and Philippine sovereignty.“China’s declaration raises the issue of what state has sovereignty over Bajo de Masinloc – the Philippines or China,” Antonio Carpio, an ex-Supreme Court senior associate justice, said in a statement on Saturday, using Manila’s official name for the contested shoal.“Thus, it is not enough for the Department of Foreign Affairs to lodge…

Federal Reserve officials meet on Tuesday and Wednesday in a pivotal meeting under unprecedented circumstances.   It is expected that monetary policymakers, at the conclusion of their two-day meeting on Wednesday, will announce the first interest rate cut since December, in an attempt to support the slowing U.S. labor market, with hopes that the broad tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump will have only a limited impact on inflation.   But there is an “elephant in the room” occupying discussions about the U.S. economy: Trump’s intense effort to reshape the top of the Federal Reserve.   The Senate on Monday…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — European officials warned Iran on Wednesday it had yet to take the actions needed to stop the return of United Nations sanctions over its nuclear program.The comments from the German Foreign Ministry and the European Union came after a call Iran had Wednesday with representatives of France, Germany and the United Kingdom, as well as the EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas.“The window for finding a diplomatic solution on Iran’s nuclear issue is closing really fast,” Kallas warned in a statement. “Iran must show credible steps towards addressing the demands of France, (the) U.K. and…

We have put together stories from our coverage on electric and new energy vehicles from the past two weeks to help you stay informed. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.1. Tesla continues its skid in China as August sales and market share fallTesla is gradually losing its appeal in China’s premium electric vehicle (EV) segment as its sales and market share fall.2. China’s EV makers face uphill task to meet 2025 break-even targetChinese makers of smart EVs will have to redouble their efforts over the next few quarters to stay on track to…

LONDON: British pharmaceutical group GSK said Wednesday it will invest $30 billion in the United States over the next five years, as drugmakers face pressure from US President Donald Trump to produce more in the country. The investments, announced on the first day of Trump’s state visit to Britain, will bolster GSK’s research and development as well as production capacities in the United States, the company said. Trump unleashed a barrage of tariffs after his re-election in a bid to force a range of industries to increase domestic production, accusing them of contributing to an “unfair” US trade deficit. “This…

The widow of Alexei Navalny said Wednesday that two independent labs have found that her husband was poisoned shortly before his death in a Russian prison.Navalny, who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests as President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest foe, died in the Arctic penal colony in February 2024. He was serving a 19-year sentence that he believed to be politically motivated.Authorities said that the politician became ill after a walk but have otherwise given few details on his death. He was 47.In a video released Wednesday, Yulia Navalnaya said that biological samples from Navalny’s body had been…

Federal Reserve officials meet on Tuesday and Wednesday in a pivotal meeting under unprecedented circumstances.   It is expected that monetary policymakers, at the conclusion of their two-day meeting on Wednesday, will announce the first interest rate cut since December, in an attempt to support the slowing U.S. labor market, with hopes that the broad tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump will have only a limited impact on inflation.   But there is an “elephant in the room” occupying discussions about the U.S. economy: Trump’s intense effort to reshape the top of the Federal Reserve.   The Senate on Monday…

Indus Motor Company Limited (INDU), the assembler of Toyota vehicles in Pakistan, has cautioned that easing used car imports under the National Tariff Policy (2025–30) could disrupt the country’s auto sector. The automaker gave its views in its annual report, made available to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), on Wednesday. “The National Tariff Policy (2025–30) targets tariff rationalisation and trade liberalisation in line with global practices. While well-intentioned, measures such as eliminating duties and easing used car imports risk disrupting Pakistan’s auto industry, weakening supply chains, and threatening jobs and economic stability in the near to medium term,” INDU said.…