The catastrophic mountain flooding in Nepal that killed more than 1,300 people was driven by a complex web of climate and seismic processes that made it nearly impossible to predict, according to an international team of scientists. Rising global temperatures …
Severe weather disruptions will amplify food security risks in Asia, potentially triggering civil unrest and political instability in vulnerable countries such as India, Indonesia and the Philippines, according to consultancy Verisk Maplecroft. The warning comes as the war in Iran …
Over the course of the summer, Russian attacks have been pushing ever deeper into European territory. On Aug. 11, military divers destroyed two drones floating off the coast of Romania near a €4 billion ($4.7 billion) energy project. Nine days …
The European Union proposed creating a security structure with like-minded allies to confront growing threats amid doubts about President Donald Trump’s commitment toward the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen floated a so-called European Security …
Iron ore trader Radiant World Corp and related companies have filed a lawsuit against commodities giant Glencore in Singapore’s High Court, seeking more than $2 billion in damages over allegations of fraud, breach of contract and conspiracy. A copy of …
Rogue AI agents from OpenAI hijacked Hugging Face user accounts and probed the site itself for vulnerabilities as early as May, nearly two months before the July breach of the open-source repository drew global attention, according to researchers who reviewed …
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Englewood, Colorado-based McMillan Insurance & Bonding Inc., dba Innovise Business Consultants. The Innovise Business Consultants team, led by Jason McMillan, will relocate to Gallagher’s Denver office under the direction of Bret VanderVoort, head of …
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil sued Columbia University on Monday, alleging it failed to address harassment against him and other members of a pro-Palestinian campus group and retaliated against them when they reported it. The university’s “deliberate indifference” led to the …
Newswise — For a pedestrian, the decision to cross a busy road often involves a distinct moment of human connection — an exchange of subtle cues with drivers, such as eye contact or a hand wave, to judge if it …
New York law recognizes a claim against insurance companies for breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, specifically where the insurance company’s handling of a claim frustrates the policy’s purpose and results in damages beyond the …