WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. so far deems Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia’s Kursk region a protective move appropriate for Kyiv to use U.S. equipment, officials in Washington said, but they expressed worries about potential complications as Ukrainian troops push further into enemy territory. Ukraine has said its advancing troops …

SAN FRANCISCO – Google parent Alphabet said on Thursday it was expanding its AI-generated summaries for search queries to six new countries, just two months after it rolled back some capabilities following a problem-riddled launch. The search giant made AI Overviews – which are displayed atop a search results page …

LONDON (Reuters) – British weapons can be used by Ukrainian forces in operations on Russian territory, Britain’s Ministry of Defence said on Thursday, but restrictions on the use of long-range Storm Shadow missiles remain. In the last two weeks, Ukraine has carried out the biggest foreign attack on sovereign Russian …

Last August, Casey Harrell spoke the first clear words his five-year-old daughter could remember hearing him say, a repeat of his wedding vows to her mother, Levana Saxon. The adults in the room cried. The moment was possible thanks to a wave of innovation in one of the most challenging …

KUALA LUMPUR: The FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia Shariah Index and the FTSE Bursa Malaysia EMAS Shariah Index marginally outperformed their non-Shariah counterparts in the first seven months of this year, according to Bursa Malaysia. Bursa Malaysia chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Muhammad Umar Swift said this reflects growing investor confidence in …

It was a little over two weeks ago that Sophia Tung began waking up before dawn to the sound of cars honking. The flocks of identical white vehicles outside her window began to fill the parking lot, one by one. As they moved into and out of one another’s paths, …

WARSAW (Reuters) – France striker Kylian Mbappe scored on his debut as Real Madrid outclassed Atalanta 2-0 to win the European Super Cup on Wednesday. Uruguayan Federico Valverde put the European champions ahead after 59 minutes from close range and Mbappe fired the ball into the top corner from Jude …

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican prosecutors said on Wednesday they were investigating the disappearance of two bodyguards the same day as last month’s dramatic U.S. arrest of one of the founders of the infamous Sinaloa Cartel, alongside the son of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, who co-founded …

THIS Sunday (Aug 18) is the last day to catch the Malaysia-China 50th Anniversary photo exhibition at Mid Valley Megamall. The ongoing “Malaysia-China Ties: A Journey Through Time” exhibition features various significant moments in Malaysia and China’s bilateral ties. The half-century of relations are being reflected through 400 photographs on …

(Corrects to show the fund referenced in paragraphs 6 and 7 is Soros Capital Management, the family office of Robert Soros, not Soros Fund Management, the family office of George Soros) NEW YORK (Reuters) -Investors are watching quarterly filings on Wednesday to get a glimpse at how some of the …