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May 26 (Reuters) – A rescue team racing to save seven people trapped for days in a cave in Laos is getting closer to reaching them, the head of the operation said, after breaking through 15 m (16 yards) of obstacles in a day. The seven entered the cave in Laos’ central Xaisomboun province on May 20 but got trapped by a landslide triggered by heavy rain, according to a […]

BEIJING, May 26 (Reuters) – China on Tuesday reiterated its stance on the Australia-India-Japan-US Quad group, saying cooperation between countries should contribute to regional peace, stability and prosperity, and should not target any third party. “We also do not support the formation of exclusive cliques or bloc confrontation. No cooperation should undermine mutual trust and cooperation among regional countries,” China’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Mao Ning, told a daily press conference. […]

By Scott Murdoch SYDNEY, May 26 (Reuters) – OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on Tuesday the rapid development and adoption of AI would not lead to a global “jobs apocalypse” and the technology had not claimed as many white-collar jobs as he had feared. Speaking at a Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) conference in Sydney, Altman said he was initially concerned about the impact AI would have on global employment […]

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched multiple close-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said, the latest in a series of weapons demonstrations by North Korea this year. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles were fired from Jongju city on the North’s west coast. It said South Korea’s military has bolstered surveillance posture and is closely exchanging related information with the […]

By Marleen Kaesebier, Denis Balibouse and Cecile Mantovani WILER, Switzerland, May 26 (Reuters) – Hotel Momentum stands above Switzerland’s Loetschen Valley as a symbol of recovery, a year after a collapsing glacier destroyed the village of Blatten. Built in just 105 days near the neighbouring town of Wiler, the wooden hotel is one of the clearest signs of how displaced residents are rebuilding their lives after the disaster. “The past […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are beginning to sound repetitive. The visiting Hurricanes won their second straight overtime game against the Montreal Canadiens on Monday evening, this time on a goal by Andrei Svechnikov at 14:06 that gave them a 3-2 win in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals. The Hurricanes lead best-of-7 series 2-1 heading to Game 4 on Wednesday in Montreal. Carolina also won 3-2 on Saturday on an […]

By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE, May 26 (Reuters) – Western governments, currently ploughing tens of billions of dollars into critical minerals in an effort to break their reliance on China, could look to history to see how well-intentioned efforts to prop up commodity sectors can backfire. As efforts to build stockpiles and combat China’s dominance gather pace, a dozen industry executives, investors and analysts interviewed by Reuters pointed to the risk […]

Houston pitchers Tatsuya Imai, Steven Okert and Alimber Santa combined for the majors’ first no-hitter since 2024 as the Astros beat the Texas Rangers 9-0 on Monday in Arlington, Texas. Imai (2-2) walked four batters and struck out two over a career-high six innings. Okert worked around a leadoff walk in the seventh. Santa pitched two perfect innings in his major league debut to close out the Astros’ 18th no-hitter […]

CLEVELAND (AP) — The New York Knicks made a commitment to Jalen Brunson four years ago, signing him as a free agent and building their team around him. Brunson proved they made the right decision by leading them to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999. The All-Star point guard averaged 25.5 points and 7.8 assists during New York’s sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference […]