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A lawyer of imprisoned Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza was able to visit him in a prison hospital where he ad been held incommunicado for several days. His legal team said his health is “relatively stable”. Kara-Murza, a…

The remnants of Hurricane Beryl have dropped tornadoes and are threatening flooding as the system churns into Canada and the northeastern U.S. after leaving millions in the Houston area without power. Beryl was a post-tropical cyclone…

Samsung is dressing up its wearable devices in technology’s latest fashion — artificial intelligence. The South Korean electronics giant on Wednesday revealed that both its first-ever premium smartwatch and a smart ring heralding its entry…

The Biden administration is imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum shipped from Mexico that were made elsewhere. It's an attempt to stop China from avoiding import taxes by routing goods through one of the United States’ closest trading…

Toyota said Wednesday it’s investing in Ionna, teaming with seven other automakers to support the company’s implementation of its charging network for battery electric vehicles across North America. The investment gives Toyota and Lexus…

BMW of North America is recalling more than 390,000 vehicles in the U.S. because an airbag inflator could possibly explode. The agency said Tuesday that the original steering wheel may have been replaced with a sport or M-sport steering…

Novak Djokovic has received a free pass into the Wimbledon semifinals when his quarterfinal opponent, Alex de Minaur, withdrew with an injury. De Minaur, an Australian who was seeded ninth at the All England Club, announced he was pulling…

Rory McIlroy's recovery from a devastating U.S. Open loss was to walk the High Line in Manhattan. He says it allowed him to be alone in his thoughts. That follows a final hour in the U.S. Open where he says he got out of his own world and…

A second Chinese pangolin was born in the Prague zoo in less than two years and is doing well, defying the odds and surprising park officials. The female of the critically endangered mammal was born July 1, the second Chinese pangolin born…

Officials say security forces have raided a hideout of the Pakistani Taliban on the outskirts of the northwestern city of Peshawar. The raid Wednesday triggered a shootout that killed four security forces and three insurgents. A police…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has discussed the war in Ukraine with the leader of Austria, an ally of Kyiv that has a policy of military neutrality. Modi emphasized the need for diplomacy a day after he met Russian President Vladimir…

Microsoft has relinquished its seat on the board of OpenAI, saying its participation is no longer needed because the ChatGPT maker has improved its governance since being roiled by boardroom chaos last year.  In a letter sent on Tuesday,…

Big summer plans that call for big toys require generous towing limits. Several of today’s big SUVs are up to the task, capable of pulling between 8,000 and 10,000 pounds while offering three rows, ample cargo space, and an array of towing…

A union strike launched by railway employees has stopped trains across Sri Lanka. Hundreds of scheduled train journeys were canceled Wednesday due to the strike. Now tens of thousands of passengers are stranded at railroad stations. The…

China’s Commerce Ministry has announced it will launch an investigation into whether unfair trade practices were adopted by the European Union in its probe of Chinese companies. It said Wednesday the investigation will focus on wind power,…