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In July, South Korea’s central bank estimated that North Korea’s economy had grown by more than 3% for a third consecutive year, its best results since a comprehensive sanctions package took effect in 2017.

Efforts to bring down Scotland’s sky-high rate of drug deaths are being frustrated by the arrival of hundreds of powerful new synthetic substances that experts warn are making the deadly drugs crisis even more dangerous.

The intelligence report, circulated across the US military this spring in the midst of the war with Iran, immediately set off alarm bells: A Chinese ship in the Middle East was transporting components of a nuclear weapons program.

North Korea’s vice defense minister said on Thursday that a growing U.S.-led military buildup and what he called an expanding nuclear alliance among Washington

Documents obtained by BIC from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) show that the British subsidiary of the Chinese company Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology transferred millions of dollars to Belarus.

The South London park is deserted by the time “Pete” arrives. It’s closing in on 10pm. As he takes his place opposite me on a park bench, he is careful to keep his balaclava pulled up over his nose

The US has deployed weapons in space, the US military has confirmed, in an extraordinary public announcement that analysts warn will accelerate a high-risk arms race with Russia and China in Earth’s orbit.

Shortly after sunrise on a cloudy Saturday morning, nine bankers returned to their offices in London’s financial district for an extraordinary meeting.

For years, Zhang Hongli was one of the most prominent faces of China’s financial power. A well-connected operator with close ties to Beijing’s political elite, Zhang built a formidable career at the top of global banking

At the heart of London’s financial district, wedged between the Bank of England and London Bridge, stands one of the world’s most powerful institutions.

One of history’s largest ever money laundering busts left officials in Singapore with a multibillion-dollar question: What to do with the cars, properties and thousands of luxury goods seized in the investigation?

Donald Trump has insisted that the only "control" needed to protect from the threats of Artificial Intelligence is a "strong and smart" President.

On May 24, Donald Trump Jr. was celebrating in the Bahamas, as scantily clad dancers in stilettos and sailor caps performed for him and his guests. It was the last night of his wedding, a lavish, three-day party held across a pair of ultra-exclusive private islands.

As Russia’s hybrid campaign intensifies and confidence in Washington wanes, governments across Europe are loosening the restraints on their intelligence agencies.

ChatGPT boss Sam Altman has warned that the future of AI could go ‘very badly’ if the technology’s rapid progress continues to be developed.

Saima Wazed, daughter of ousted Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Hasina, has resigned as the WHO’s Southeast Asia regional director after an extended internal investigation into alleged financial fraud and academic misrepresentation left her unpaid, mentally exhausted, and financially drained.

Posting on an accommodation forum, Zhenhao Zou had two demands – an “outgoing, extroverted” housemate and “good sound insulation” to mask his noisy house parties.

State-run surveillance operations around the world are using Claude to streamline their operations, Anthropic said in a threat report released Thursday.

Anthropic said it has disrupted several allegedly malicious uses of its AI models over the past eight months, including conventional weapons development, cyber operations, surveillance, and biological misuse.

At least 20 people have been killed after a cargo ship caught fire in a Chinese port.

A security guard who imported hundreds of illegal zombie knives and sold them online, including to people he knew were schoolchildren, is facing jail.

The US has sunk five Iranian oil tankers in a brutal response to a new round of ballistic missile attacks by Tehran.

British racing driver Ollie Millroy is recovering in a Shanghai hospital after a terrifying multi-car crash during Saturday’s China GT Championship race left him with devastating injuries.

Former head of MI6 Sir Richard Dearlove has warned foreign states have their ’fingerprints’ all over our critical infrastructure and called for action to protect Britain’s hardware and tech independence

A Chinese state-owned firm has supplied Russia with the materials required to build hundreds of kamikaze drones, according to internal Russian company shipping documents obtained by POLITICO.