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A predominantly Muslim region in the southern Philippines has held its first elections for a regional parliament following years of delays, moving it closer to self-rule after decades of insurgency and violence

The technology industry is urgently warning about the potential harm of artificial intelligence, but political inaction in Washington poses a challenge

China has introduced new border control rules that could ban citizens from leaving the country if they engage in illegal activities threatening national or industrial security

The Federal Reserve is widely expected to lift its short-term interest rate Wednesday for the first time in three years to fight stubbornly high inflation, a move that would put the central bank at odds with President Donald Trump’s demands

The frictions in Russia’s wartime economy are growing, as massive military spending balloons the budget deficit

Johannesburg is struggling with a deepening waste crisis marked by unreliable collections, rapidly shrinking landfill space and a rise in illegal dumping

Anthropic has announced that its AI model, Claude, is significantly aiding in the development of building its successor

King Charles III has urged AI leaders to keep artificial intelligence under control and beneficial for people and the planet

Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has met with a U.S. envoy to push for the lifting of the remaining U.S. sanctions against his country

Inadvertently killing endangered animals while logging a forest or building a dam would no longer be considered illegal under a new interpretation of the Endangered Species Act

About six weeks ago, Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh announced that a divided central bank was keeping its key interest rate unchanged

Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac's latest snapshot of mortgage rates is due out later Thursday and expected to show that the average rate for a 30-year mortgage rose again this week, moving closer to 7%