China on Thursday vowed to deepen investment in high-tech industries and scientific innovation, framing them as essential to bolstering national security and self-reliance amid rising geopolitical ...

BEIJING — China’s new five-year policy blueprint laid out its ambitions to aggressively adopt artificial intelligence throughout the world’s second-biggest economy and dominate emerging technologies ...

Iran launched a wave of missiles at Israel early on Thursday, sending millions of residents into bomb shelters as the US-Israel war with Iran entered its sixth day and just hours after moves to halt ...

ROME — Italy is planning to send air defense aid to Gulf countries in response to Iranian air strikes, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said, underscoring Rome’s concern for the safety of its citizens ...

LONDON — South Africa is asking local drugmakers to start a process to make Gilead Sciences’ long-acting HIV prevention drug, lenacapavir, domestically, in a push to bring production to the region ...

Salesforce, a US-based cloud software company, said the Philippines is one of the most strategic markets in Southeast Asia and will continue to pour investments into the country in 2026. “The ...

A lava effusion with lava flow and 29 volcanic earthquakes was reported at Mayon Volcano over the past 24 hours, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) on ...

Philippine inflation accelerated to a 13-month high in February as prices of rice, fuel and utilities increased, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority showed on Wednesday. The consumer ...

The US–Iran war widened sharply on Wednesday after a US submarine sank an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, killing at least 80 people, and NATO air defenses destroyed an Iranian ballistic missile fired ...

Brazilian businessman Daniel Vorcaro, the owner of lender Banco Master, was detained on Wednesday in the latest phase of a probe after a judge cited a “strong indication” that Mr. Vorcaro attempted to ...

Australia and Canada on Wednesday signed a series of new agreements on critical minerals, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said, including Australia joining the G7 minerals alliance. Western ...

MANILA — The Philippine government said on Wednesday it had apprehended some of its citizens on suspicion of spying for China in a “serious national security matter” that underscores the need for ...