Cybersecurity and technology researchers say autonomous artificial intelligence agents developed by OpenAI took control of a German website earlier this spring, raising concerns...

The Food and Agriculture Organization says global food prices have climbed to their highest level in four years, warning that growing supply-chain risks could add to inflation p...

Managers of Norway’s $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund have proposed sharply reducing holdings of US government debt, a move that could affect global bond markets, capital flows...

Japan spent a record $96.5 billion intervening in currency markets over the past month to support the yen, underscoring persistent pressure on the currency and challenges facing...

President Donald Trump’s administration has announced a plan to assert control over Venezuela’s vast oil reserves and direct American energy companies to take over major oilfiel...

An Iranian oil tanker was hit by missiles near the key Kharg Island export terminal as conflict involving Iran, Israel and the United States intensifies, raising concerns over M...

A glacier collapse and resulting flash floods along the Nepal-China border have killed at least 1,100 people and left about 4,400 missing as search and rescue operations continu...

The Smithsonian Institution introduced a multimillion-dollar programme using high-resolution three-dimensional scanning to make historical documents, cultural objects and scient...

Major League Baseball entered the final month of the regular season with close divisional and wild-card races across both leagues as television audiences and stadium attendance ...

Federal land managers closed several recreation areas and campgrounds in California and Oregon as drought, low humidity and strong winds increased the threat of wildfire ignition.

Meteorological and public-health agencies issued air-quality advisories after upper-level winds carried particulate smoke from agricultural fires in Indonesian Borneo across the...

National Center for Education Statistics data showed a modest year-on-year decline in undergraduate enrolment amid demographic changes and rising interest in vocational and tech...