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Scotland’s former leader rejects blame for estranged husband’s embezzlement of party funds

Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s former first minister, rejects any blame for her estranged husband’s embezzlement of Scottish National Party funds

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As the Pentagon pushes for battlefield AI, some military leaders urge caution

The Trump administration is pushing to unleash the power of artificial intelligence for the U.S. military while facing calls to put up guardrails around the rapidly developing technology from some companies - and even notes of caution from top leaders in uniform.

U.S. forces use Hellfire missile to stop ship sailing to Iran; Tehran claims to shoot down drone

Iran claimed to have shot down another U.S. drone on Sunday just hours after American forces fired a Hellfire missile into the engine room of a commercial ship trying to circumvent a U.S.-led blockade of the Islamic republic's ports.

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Heavy rains threaten to delay search for 2 people still missing in Laos cave

Heavy rains threatened to delay the search for two people missing in a flooded cave in Laos on Sunday, after the rescue of five other people who were trapped underground for over a week.

Thousands without power in Perth as destructive storms hit WA

Wind gusts up to 125km/h forecast to hit city as residents urged to stay away from windowsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIntense storms are lashing the western coast of Australia with an unusually deep low pressure system packing powerful winds and heavy rain.The extreme weather eventbrought wind gusts of up to 125 km/h to Perth and communities along Western Australia’s coast on Sunday afternoon. Continue reading...