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Australia has debated and studied high-speed rail for four decades. The High Speed Rail Authority has begun work on a project that could finally deliver some high-speed rail in the 2030s.

New Zealand's current electricity supply crisis requires immediate solutions.

Statistics Canada recently released a detailed report estimating which professions are likely to be affected by artificial intelligence in the next few years.

Outside an Audi factory in Brussels described by the German carmaker as the "cradle" of its electric drive, around 200 picketing workers huddled around a bonfire in the morning drizzle.

TikTok will attempt to convince a federal court on Monday that a law requiring the video-sharing app to divest from its Chinese ownership or face a ban in the United States is unconstitutional.

Talks between Boeing and striking US factory workers will resume Tuesday under a federal mediator, the union said, after workers voted overwhelmingly to reject a proposal from the embattled aviation giant.

The U.S. could be drawn into a conflict between China and the Philippines that's been roiling the South China Sea.

While reporting on the tensions between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea, 60 Minutes was on board as a Philippine ship was rammed — then surrounded — by larger Chinese vessels.

The Justice Department has convicted more than 1,000 Jan. 6 rioters. U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves says the crimes that occurred that day are likely some of the most recorded in history.

The crimes of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot are some of the most recorded in history, top prosecutor Matthew Graves says. He explains what went into the more than 1,000 convictions.

Jerod Hughes, a convicted Jan. 6 rioter who helped kick open a door to the Capitol, still believes the 2020 election was stolen.

Producing hydrogen remains vital to Australia's prosperity through the net-zero transition, according to a major strategy that lays a national pathway to becoming a global leader in low-emissions technology.

China stands ready to work together with the Pacific Island countries (PICs) to build a more professional law enforcement team to ensure high-level security guarantees for high-quality development and achieve lasting security in the region, Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong said on Wednesday at the third ministerial dialogue on police capacity building and cooperation between China and the PICs.

The US and UK's pledge of nearly $1.5 billion in additional aid to Ukraine is their latest efforts to fuel the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, despite the mounting battlefield challenges Kiev is facing. At the same time, Europe continues to struggle with the broader geopolitical and security crises brought on by the conflict, analysts said.

Nine candidates running in the leadership election of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, a record number under the current system, attend an event to deliver their policy speeches at the party’s headquarters in Tokyo on September 12, 2024. Official campaigning for the election to choose the country’s next prime minister also begins the same day. Photo: VCG

Sen. JD Vance and others shared a new video and article alleging African immigrants were seen preparing to grill dead cats.

The explosion in Miragoane, Haiti, also injured about 40 people, with some suffering burns over most of their bodies, officials said.

Donald Trump's got his pronouns all mixed up ... getting onstage during a rally and calling Latin singer Nicky Jam a "hot" woman -- and, looking a bit surprised to find he's actually a dude!

Military officers played a prominent role in the funeral because Rebecca Cheptegei held the rank of sergeant in Uganda's army, an official said.

Three American citizens, two Spaniards and a Czech citizen have been detained in Venezuela​ on suspicion of plotting to destabilize the country through "violent actions."