Sean Penn, backing WGA strike, calls Producers Guild the 'Bankers Guild' at Cannes Film Festival
Sean Penn has strongly backed the current Hollywood screenwriters strike while speaking at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday, saying the dispute over Artificial Intelligence is “a human obscenity.”
2023-05-19 18:59
Ukraine's president begins visit to Saudi Arabia, aims to enhance ties with Arab world
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that he has begun a visit to Saudi Arabia where Arab leaders are holding a summit
2023-05-19 18:57
Britain unveils $1.2B strategy to boost computer chip industry
Britain’s government has unveiled its long-awaited semiconductor strategy
2023-05-19 18:28
Zelenskiy Attends Arab Leaders Summit That Includes Putin Allies
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is attending a summit of Arab countries in Saudi Arabia on Friday, a meeting
2023-05-19 18:27
Out of bailout spotlight, Greeks feeling recovery pains at election
Greeks will head to the polls on Sunday to elect a leader who will have more control over the country’s economy for the first time in over a decade
2023-05-19 15:27
Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise on hopes for US debt deal, but China declines
Asian shares are mostly higher as hopes grow that the U.S. Congress will reach a deal to avoid a default on the nation’s debt
2023-05-19 15:15
China's Xi meets Central Asian leaders, calls for trade, energy development
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has promised to build more railway and other trade links with Central Asia and proposed jointly developing oil and gas sources at a meeting with the region’s leaders that highlighted Beijing’s growing influence
2023-05-19 13:57
Saudis Welcome Assad in Diplomatic Win for Syria’s Leader
Syrian President Bashar Al Assad touched down in Saudi Arabia to attend an Arab League summit for the
2023-05-19 13:50
Dubai's next big thing? Perhaps a $5 billion man-made 'moon' as the city's real estate market booms
A proposed $5 billion real estate project wants to take skyscraper-studded Dubai to new heights — by bringing a symbol of the heavens down to Earth
2023-05-19 13:46
South Korea to send 21-member team to Japan to review discharge plans at Fukushima nuclear plant
South Korea will send a 21-member team of government experts to Japan next week to visit the Fukushima nuclear power plant where they will review contentious Japanese plans to release treated but slightly radioactive water into the sea
2023-05-19 12:45
Biden and G7 leaders prepare new Russia sanctions as Zelenskly expected to attend Japan summit
Ukraine's President Volodomyr Zelensky is planning to make a dramatic in-person appearance at this weekend's Group of Seven summit in Japan as he continues to appeal for military assistance amid Russia's invasion, according to an official familiar with the planning.
2023-05-19 12:24
Most say pair debt limit increase with deficit cuts, but few following debate closely: AP-NORC poll
A new poll finds that most U.S. adults say they are highly concerned about the impact on the national economy if the U.S. debt limit is not increased and the government defaults on its loans
2023-05-19 12:22