Business Apple Faces AI Test as Foldable iPhone Takes Center Stage Apple's first major event under CEO John Ternus puts its expected foldable phone and delayed AI ambitions under close investor scrutiny.
World Houthi Attacks Wound 73 and Hit Saudi Energy Sites Missile and drone strikes wounded 73 civilians and sparked fires at energy facilities as renewed Saudi-Houthi fighting threatened shipping and oil flows.
Technology Qualcomm and Amazon Strike Multigeneration AI Chip Deal Qualcomm and Amazon will develop custom AI inference chips and 1.6-terabit optical links under an agreement tied to a warrant for up to 25 million shares.
Sports USA routs Czechia to reach Women's World Cup quarterfinals The defending champions beat Czechia 105-64 in Berlin, finished Group D unbeaten and earned a direct place in the last eight.
Science Ultra-Fast Black-Hole Wind Found in Long-Dead Galaxy Astronomers detected a wind moving at 7% of light speed from an active black hole inside a galaxy dormant for nine billion years.
Politics EU and Greenland Sign €200 Million Partnership Amid Arctic Tensions The EU, Greenland and Denmark signed a declaration backed by €200 million for connectivity, energy and development as Arctic sovereignty tensions persist.
Health South-East Asia health ministers adopt Dili plan for specialist care WHO South-East Asia ministers adopted a regional plan to improve access to specialist care in rural and underserved communities.
Environment Global illegal fishing treaty marks 10 years as FAO urges stronger enforcement FAO says 86 parties now participate in the landmark port treaty against illegal fishing, with more than 22,000 vessel inspections conducted annually.
Entertainment Ellen Burstyn Receives Venice Lifetime Honor as Marilyn Short Premieres Ellen Burstyn received Venice's Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement as Flesh Impact, a short imagining her as Marilyn Monroe at 100, premiered.
Business EverBank and WaFd Agree $3.9 Billion Merger to Create $75 Billion Bank EverBank and WaFd agreed to a $3.9 billion reverse merger that would create a regional US bank with about $75 billion in assets and more than 250 locations.
World Israeli Strikes Kill 12 in Southern Lebanon as Truce Comes Under Strain At least 12 people, including two children, four women and a paramedic, were killed as Israeli strikes intensified around Lebanon's strategic Ali al-Taher ridge.
Technology Pixxel Raises $100 Million to Expand Earth Observation Platform Pixxel has secured $100 million to expand hyperspectral satellites, Earth intelligence software, sovereign systems and manufacturing.