Women's Olympic sports limited to biological females from 2028 - IOCThe IOC said eligibility for the female category would be determined by a screening to detect the SRY gene - the sex-determining region Y gene - which is part of the Y chromosome and causes male characteristics to develop."The IOC considers that SRY gene screening via saliva, cheek swab or blood sample is unintrusive compared...

Carney inches closer to majority, as fourth MP defects to LiberalsJessica MurphyCanada digital editor, TorontoGetty ImagesA fourth MP of the current Canadian parliament has defected to join the Liberals, bringing Prime Minister Mark Carney closer to a majority in the House of Commons.Lori Idlout, a member of the left-leaning New Democrats (NDP), is joining the governing party. In a statement...

Adani pledges $100B to build AI data centers as India seeks bigger role in the global AI race Indian conglomerate Adani Group said on Monday it would invest $100 billion over the next decade to build data centers specialized for AI across the country, a move that underscores India’s ambition to play a larger role in the global AI race. The investment, which will run through 2035, is aimed at...

Greetings from Southwest Papua, which has some of the world's richest marine biodiversity Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. The world that exists underwater is almost entirely different from our own. In Raja Ampat, a collection...

Under-fire Trump commerce secretary Howard Lutnick confirms he visited Epstein's islandUS Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has confirmed he visited Jeffrey Epstein's island in 2012, contradicting previous claims that he had cut ties with the sex offender years earlier, before he was convicted. "I did have lunch with him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation," Lutnick testified...