Palantir wants to 'defend the West,' but the West is wary
France's move Tuesday to drop Palantir from its intelligence services is the latest sign of European unease with the American data-mining firm -- a company that has grown from a CIA-backed startup into one of the most powerful technology players of the Trump era.
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Jubilant New York on guard for Knicks parade
Millions of New Yorkers are expected to turn out for a heavily guarded victory parade Thursday for the city's Knicks basketball team after it won the NBA Finals at the weekend.
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What we learned after the first round of World Cup games
From Lionel Messi rolling back the years to full stadiums and a Cape Verde team that shocked Spain, here is what we learned after the first round of games at the World Cup:
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New Zealander Manu has 'no fear' of Toulouse before Top 14 semi
Racing 92's New Zealander centre Joey Manu has no fear of dominant Toulouse before meeting the record 24-time champions in the French Top 14 semi-finals on Friday in Marseille.
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Drastic restrictions on public transport take effect in Cuba
Drastic restrictions on cross-country travel took effect Thursday in cash-strapped Cuba, with spaces on ever scarcer trains and buses now reserved for the sick, people traveling for funerals and other emergencies.
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Pain-riddled South Korean man fights for right to die
In excruciating pain from a debilitating neurological condition, South Korean Lee Myung-shik had reluctantly given up on assisted death in Switzerland when he learned his daughter risked prison time if she helped him.
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Cuba approves economic reforms to boost private sector, investment: state TV
The Cuban Communist Party on Wednesday approved a package of reforms aimed at opening up more sectors to private investment as the island, under pressure from Washington, undergoes a major economic crisis.
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India learns to live with hotter summers
On India's hot plains, scorching summers have become increasingly harder to endure, requiring adaptations and forcing life into the hours of dark before the sun turns punishing.
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'Retired' Wallaby Slipper, 37, set for shock international comeback
Recently retired Australia prop forward James Slipper is set for a shock international comeback, with the 37-year-old eyeing a fifth Rugby World Cup on home soil next year.
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EU wrestles over how to tackle China export flood
EU leaders will grapple on Thursday over whether the bloc needs new beefed-up trade defences to curb the surge of Chinese exports deemed an existential threat to European industry and jobs by Brussels.
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