Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from a hydropower tunnel as emergency teams continued efforts to reach others believed to be trapped inside, officials said.

Argentine President Javier Milei is escalating a dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands with tougher sanctions targeting companies involved in a major offshore oil project

The previously unreported call marks the involvement of one of the world's top tech executives in a fraught White House policy debate.

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain said the role of Moroccan authorities at key moments needed to be “clarified.” But he rejected any suggestion they had planned the crisis.

Volkswagen Group announced late Thursday that it plans to eliminate 50,000 jobs and cut half of its vehicle offerings. The German automaker is struggling with headwinds from increasing Chinese competition in Europe and tariff costs on its shipments to the US market.

The leader of Myanmar’s military-backed government is visiting Vietnam for talks to strengthen bilateral ties. Min Aung Hlaing has stepped up diplomatic engagements since he was sworn in

Nvidia, a semiconductor giant, will buy Hugging Face for $13bn. The platform hosts millions of mostly open AI models, which users can download and modify. Last year Hugging Face turned down $500m (at a $7bn valuation) from the chipmaker because it wanted to maintain its independence.

Republican Missouri candidate Thomas Christopher Ross is accused of trying to plant drugs on his political opponent to sabotage her campaign.