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Can the US and Russia resolve the Ukraine war without Ukraine?
Experts debate the future of Ukraine as the US warms up to Russia and US-European relations shift.
Liverpool go 11 points clear as Salah inspires 2-0 win over Manchester City
Salah grabs a goal and an assist as Liverpool take a major step towards lifting the Premier League title.
Israel won’t allow Syria military forces south of Damascus: Netanyahu
PM Netanyahu has demanded the 'full demilitarisation' of southern Syria, where Israel has illegally expanded its forces.
Kohli century leads India to win as Pakistan left on Champions Trophy brink
India beat Pakistan by six wickets in Dubai to leave their rivals on the brink of elimination from the Champions Trophy.
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy offers to leave office in exchange for peace, NATO
Ukrainian president has been criticised by US President Trump, who called him a 'dictator'.
Glasgow adds 6,000 student rooms over 10 years
Purpose-built housing for 5,879 students has been constructed in Glasgow since 2015.
“Toughest negotiations” surrounding Gaza hostage exchange
“He [Netanyahu] wants to get as many of the hostages back without paying, really, the price for it.”
Sudan’s RSF, accused of genocide, signs charter to form rival government
The charter states creating a government of 'peace and unity' despite concerns from rights groups and global actors.
Rich in cash, Japan automaker Toyota builds city to test futuristic mobility
SUSONO — Woven City near Mount Fuji is where Japanese automaker Toyota plans to test everyday living with robotics, artificial intelligence and autonomous zero-emissions transportation.
Daisuke Toyoda, an executive in charge of the project from the automaker's founding family, stressed it's not "a smart city."
"We're making a test course for mobility so that's a little bit different. We're not a real estate developer," he said Saturday during a tour of the facility, where the first phase of construction was completed.
The Associated Press was the first foreign media to get a preview of the $10 billion Woven City.
The first phase spans 47,000 square meters (506,000 square feet), roughly the size of about five baseball fields. When completed, it will be 294,000 square meters (3.1 million square feet).
Built on the grounds of a shuttered Toyota Motor Corp. auto plant, it's meant to be a place where researchers and startups come together to share ideas, according to Toyoda.
Ambitious plans for futuristic cities have sputtered or are unfinished, including one proposed by Google's parent company Alphabet in Toronto; "Neom" in Saudi Arabia; a project near San Francisco, spearheaded by a former Goldman Sachs trader, and Masdar City next to Abu Dhabi's airport.
Woven City's construction began in 2021. All the buildings are connected by underground passageways, where autonomous vehicles will scuttle around collecting garbage and making deliveries.
No one is living there yet. The first residents will total just 100 people.
Called "weavers," they're workers at Toyota and partner companies, including instant noodle maker Nissin and Daikin, which manufactures air-conditioners. Coffee maker UCC was serving hot drinks from an autonomous-drive bus, parked in a square surrounded by still-empty apartment complexes.
The city's name honors Toyota's beginnings as a maker of automatic textile looms. Sakichi Toyoda, Daisuke Toyoda's great-great-grandfather, just wanted to make life easier for his mother, who toiled on a manual loom.
There was little talk of using electric vehicles, an area where Toyota has lagged. While Tesla and Byd emerged as big EV players, Toyota has been pushing hydrogen, the energy of choice in Woven City.
Toyota officials acknowledged it doesn't expect to make money from Woven City, at least not for years.
Keisuke Konishi, auto analyst at Quick Corporate Valuation Research Center, believes Toyota wants to work on robotic rides to rival Google's Waymo — even if it means building an entire complex.
"Toyota has the money to do all that," he said.
The protests in Serbia are historic, the world shouldn’t ignore them
Amid democratic backsliding across Europe, Serbian students have shown the way to reimagining democracy and governance.
Thousands attend funeral of ex-Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut
Tens of thousands of mourners have attended the public funeral service for former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
Video: Trump lauds first month back in power before adoring crowd at CPAC
At this year's Conservative Political Action Conference, US President Donald Trump revelled in the spotlight.
Israel halts release of Palestinian prisoners in breach of ceasefire deal
The Israeli prime minister’s office postponed the release of Palestinian prisoners, accusing Hamas of ‘humiliation ritua
Israel expands West Bank offensive, says troops to remain ‘for next year’
For more than a month, Israeli forces have been raiding Palestinian homes and destroying infrastructure.
The wounds of the 1944 deportation still fester in Chechnya and beyond
The tragic history of trauma and repression in Chechnya must be a warning for those who want to abandon Ukraine.
Mourners attend former Hezbollah leader Nasrallah’s funeral in Lebanon
Dressed in black, some waving Hezbollah flags or carrying portraits of Nasrallah, thousands flock to stadium in Beirut.
Ukraine supporters rally in Washington DC ahead of third anniversary of war
‘I’d like everyone to remember that Russia started it.’
Supporters of Ukraine have rallied in Washington DC
Israeli settlers burn Palestinian property in occupied East Jerusalem
Israeli settlers have attacked a Palestinian Bedouin community and burnt their property in occupied East Jerusalem.
Pope Francis, in critical condition, has a ‘tranquil’ night, Vatican says
The 88-year-old pontiff was admitted to Rome's Gemelli Hospital on February 14 after experiencing difficulty breathing.
Trump ‘victory lap’, Musk’s chainsaw, Bannon’s salute: Key CPAC takeaways
The annual gathering of US conservatives enthusiastically welcomes US president's promise to shrink the government.