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OpenAI is preparing to launch its own artificial intelligence-powered web browser in the coming weeks, in a direct challenge to Google Chrome’s dominance in the global browser market, according to sources familiar with the development. The move signals OpenAI’s broader ambition to expand its footprint beyond chatbots and into the infrastructure of how people interact with the internet. The browser, which is reportedly built atop Google’s open-source Chromium platform, is designed to incorporate ChatGPT-like functionality into a native interface—offering users a fundamentally different browsing experience powered by AI. According to three individuals briefed on the project, the browser is expected…

The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan met in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, reviving efforts to reach a final peace agreement after decades of conflict rooted in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. The meeting between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, held in Abu Dhabi, comes four months after both sides agreed on a draft peace deal in March. While the draft raised hopes of ending one of the post-Soviet world’s most enduring conflicts, a final timeline for signing the accord remains unclear. Both governments confirmed the high-level talks, which follow a period of tense calm…

At least two people were killed and 13 others injured after a deadly overnight drone strike targeted Ukraine’s capital city of Kyiv, officials confirmed early Thursday, marking one of the most intense aerial assaults in recent weeks. The Ukrainian military reported that Russian drones targeted six districts of the city during the hours-long onslaught. Fires broke out across multiple neighbourhoods, including Shevchenkivskyi and Podilskyi districts, damaging residential buildings, warehouses, vehicles, and a primary healthcare centre. “Residential buildings, vehicles, warehouses, office and non-residential buildings are burning,” said Kyiv’s military administration head Tymur Tkachenko in a statement posted on Telegram. “Unfortunately, we…

The UAE-based airline Air Arabia has been granted permission to operate additional flights in Pakistan, according to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). According to details surfaced on Wednesday, Air Arabia has received approval to operate seven weekly flights to Sialkot International Airport, with flight operations set to commence from July 17. In addition, the airline has been authorised to operate five weekly flights each to Multan and Faisalabad. The CAA stated that the additional flight permissions were granted following government approval.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump focused on freeing hostages held in Gaza, as Israel continued to pound the Palestinian territory amid efforts to reach a ceasefire. Netanyahu said on X that the leaders also discussed the consequences and possibilities of “the great victory we achieved over Iran,” following an aerial war last month in which the United States joined Israeli attacks on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear sites. Netanyahu is making his third US visit since Trump took office on January 20 and had earlier told reporters that while he did not…

Samsung Electronics on Wednesday unveiled thinner, lighter new foldable phones as it aims to fend off Chinese competition in the higher-margin, premium segment that remains untapped by arch rival Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab. The stakes are high. The South Korean company lost its global smartphone crown to Apple in 2023, and faces growing competition from Chinese rivals like Huawei and Honor. Meanwhile, Samsung’s mainstay chip business has suffered a profit slump stemming in part from its delayed supply of artificial intelligence chips to Nvidia (NVDA.O). Samsung’s mobile president and chief operating officer, Choi Won-joon, said his most important mission…

England’s Jofra Archer has been named in the team to face India in the third test of the series at Lord’s, England’s cricket board (ECB) announced on Wednesday, as the fast bowler prepares for his first Test in more than four years. Archer will replace fellow seamer Josh Tongue, the only change England have made, for the third test that starts on Thursday. Tongue picked up only four wickets and conceded more than 200 runs in the two innings. Archer has not played in the longest format since England faced India in Ahmedabad in February 2021. The 30-year-old has taken…

The United States imposed sanctions on 22 companies in Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates and Turkiye on Wednesday for their roles in helping sell Iranian oil, the Treasury Department said. The oil sales benefit Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force, Iran’s most powerful paramilitary organization, it said. The US has designated Quds as a foreign terrorist organization. The Quds Force employs front companies outside of Iran that use offshore accounts to transfer hundreds of millions of dollars in profits derived from Iranian oil sales to circumvent US sanctions, Treasury said. The money funds Iran’s weapons programs and proxy…

 “Is it not a joy to have friends come from afar?” This opening question and well-known saying from the Analects of Confucius has been transformed into a vivid reality as experts and scholars from across the world gathered at the 11th Nishan Forum on World Civilizations in east China’s Qufu City. The forum is named after Nishan Mountain, formerly known as the Ni Qiu Hill, about 30 kilometers southeast of Qufu – the birthplace of the great Chinese thinker and educator Confucius (551-479 BC). Since its first edition in 2010, the forum has become a crucial platform for understanding China…

Developing nations can adopt China’s green agriculture philosophy, poverty alleviation models and technological achievements through cooperation between China and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), an official from FAO told China Media Group. The FAO is hosting a workshop in Rome, Italy, to launch a global initiative under its “One Country One Priority Product” (OCOP) program, backed by the FAO-China South-South cooperation program. The collaboration aims to leverage China’s advanced agricultural practices, technologies and experience to support the sustainable development of agricultural products in developing countries. Launched in September 2021, the FAO’s OCOP initiative is dedicated to fostering…