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China’s full artificial intelligence technology stack was on display at this year’s Apsara Conference, the annual gathering of Alibaba Cloud users and developers held every September in Hangzhou, capital of eastern Zhejiang province. Downpours on Wednesday failed to keep crowds away following an opening speech by Alibaba CEO Eddie Wu Yongming, where he announced new AI infrastructure spending beyond the …

Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he ordered federal troops to Portland. The largest city in Oregon will become the next Democratic-led city the US president deployed the National Guard to, though it will likely be subject to legal challenges. Portland Mayor Keith Wilson said in a statement the day before that the city does not need federal intervention after …

The veteran politician has been briefly held at Gatwick airport under the Terrorism Act George Galloway was temporarily detained at Gatwick Airport under the Terrorism Act upon his return from Russia on Saturday, according to his Workers Party of Britain. Officers from the Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism Command stopped the 71-year-old former MP, along with his wife. The police have …

The main suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has been moved from his safe house a week after being released from jail. Christian Brueckner was swept into a police van flanked by officers in the German town of Neumunster The convicted sex offender was seen exiting from the ground-floor apartment he had been staying in, wearing a green hoodie …

The Russian Foreign Minister has held dozens of meetings on the sidelines of the UNGA including one with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is addressing the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York regarding the Ukrainian conflict and a broad range of other issues. Lavrov has held more than 35 …

The latest edition of Hong Kong’s largest annual LGBTQ carnival will be held online after organisers were unable to secure a venue at the West Kowloon Cultural District. In an Instagram post on Saturday, organisers of Pink Dot HK 2025 said that this year’s event would be held as an online concert, with Cantopop stars Marife Yau Yin-tung, also known …

A wealthy politician from the pro-Putin United Russia party has been found hanging from a tree in the latest suspicious killing involving the country’s ruling classes. Kremlin elites have watched on in terror as a series of top officials and businessmen have died in mysterious circumstances over the past few months. The latest to join the growing list of deceased …

Hong Kong’s environment minister has said strong public opposition led to the continued suspension of the government’s long-delayed waste-charging scheme, but has stressed that the volume of rubbish being disposed of has fallen over the years. Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan on Saturday defended the government’s decision to shelve the waste-charging scheme indefinitely. He said multiple surveys showed …

Iran has recalled its ambassadors to Britain, France and Germany, according to its state media. The move came hours after the UN Security Council voted down a resolution backed by China and Russia seeking to prevent the reimposition of global sanctions against the Islamic republic. China and Russia tabled a draft resolution on Friday aimed at halting the snapback mechanism …

Two women migrants have tragically died after trying to cross the Channel, French authorities have confirmed. The tragedy unfolded early on Saturday morning off the coast near Neufchatel-Hardelot in Calais. Around 100 people crammed into a makeshift boat in a bid to make the perilous crossing at 3.15am local time, but it soon ran into difficulties. The boat’s engine failed …