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Mexico's military captures top cartel leader in blow to Jalisco New Generation

The Mexican military has captured a top cartel leader in northwestern Mexico, dealing another blow to the country's most powerful criminal enterprise, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel

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Humanoid robots to become baggage handlers in Japan airport experiment

Japan Airlines will introduce the robots for trial run at a Tokyo airport amid country’s surge in inbound tourism and worsening labour shortagesJapan’s famously conscientious but overburdened baggage handlers will soon be joined by extra staff at Tokyo’s Haneda airport – although their new colleagues will need to take regular recharging breaks.Japan Airlines will introduce humanoid robots on a trial basis from the beginning of May, with a view to deploying them permanently as a solution to the country’s chronic labour shortage. Continue reading...

UK leader Starmer faces more pressure over Mandelson ambassador appointment

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing new pressure over the decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington

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Heavy flooding in southern China forces evacuations and leaves vehicles submerged

Heavy flooding from torrential rain submerged vehicles and forced the evacuation of more than 200 residents in a southern Chinese city

What to know about the largest coordinated attack in over a decade by militants and rebels in Mali

An alliance of al-Qaida-linked militants and separatists has launched the largest coordinated attack in over a decade in Mali