London police to extend use of live facial recognition, drones
London's Metropolitan Police force said Wednesday it will expand the use of drones, artificial intelligence and live facial recognition technology, which has been criticised by rights campaigners.
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Australia spy chief warns of Iran terror threat
An Australian citizen living in Iran who was a senior member of its Revolutionary Guards orchestrated a major antisemitic firebomb attack in Sydney, Australia's spy chief said Wednesday.
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Europe swelters under record-breaking heatwave
Europe struggled to cope with a record-breaking heatwave on Wednesday, with at least 94 million people expected to experience temperatures above 35C, most of them in France and Spain.
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Heatwave-hit Europe must adapt healthcare: WHO
The heatwave gripping Europe is putting people's health at risk, and the continent's leaders must invest in making their health services more climate-resilient, the WHO chief said Wednesday.
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Iran says deal to end Mideast war 'declaration of US defeat'
Iran called the deal it struck to end the Middle East war "a declaration of America's defeat" on Wednesday, as the top US diplomat kicked off a tour of Gulf countries hit hardest by Tehran.
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Euclid telescope snaps best photo yet of Milky Way's heart
The Euclid space telescope has captured the largest and most detailed photo ever taken of our galaxy's crowded heart, a dazzling image packed with 60 million stars, the European Space Agency said Wednesday.
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S.Korea chip giant SK hynix seeks $29 bn in Nasdaq listing: regulatory filing
South Korea's SK hynix, a maker of memory chips for artificial intelligence data centres, said Wednesday it plans to raise 45.45 trillion won ($29 billion) through a listing on Wall Street's tech-heavy Nasdaq stock index.
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French-German tank maker KNDS fires starting gun on mega-IPO
French-German tank maker KNDS said Wednesday that it would launch a stock market flotation in Paris and Frankfurt within weeks, firing the starting gun on Europe's biggest defence sector IPO in years.
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'Pragmatists' vs 'hardliners': Is Iran split over US deal?
Factional divisions and opposition to talks with the United States exist within the Iranian hierarchy, but such splits will not suffice on their own to derail the negotiating process, analysts say.
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Right-winger Fujimori poised to win Peru president runoff
Conservative Keiko Fujimori appeared on Tuesday to win Peru's presidential election, setting the stage for the return of the Fujimori name to power decades after her father's fall.
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