Motional robotaxis join the Uber app in Vegas two years after major reset Uber has added another company’s autonomous vehicles to its growing robotaxi network. Hyundai-owned Motional’s self-driving version of the Ioniq 5 is now available to be hailed for rides to and from five areas around the city — with a safety monitor in the car, for now. Starting Friday, the vehicles will do pickup and...

China is piling pressure on Japan's Sanae Takaichi. Will it work?China is hitting Japan where it hurts. Will PM Takaichi give in?Tessa WongAsia Digital ReporterAFP via Getty ImagesAnalysts say Takaichi's huge win at the recent election has given her political capital to stand firm against ChinaLast month at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, after receiving thousands of tearful goodbyes from Japanese fans, Xiao...

Death of Ali Larijani deepens crisis at heart of Iran's leadershipAnadolu via Getty ImagesLarijani was viewed as one of Iran's most influential political figuresThe Israeli air strike which killed Iran's security chief, Ali Larijani, has removed one of the Islamic Republic's most experienced and influential policy makers at a critical moment. Larijani was not a military commander, but he was a...

US boards second tanker in Indian Ocean after tracking it from CaribbeanTwitter/@DeptofWarFootage posted by the Pentagon appears to show troops boarding the tankerThe US military has boarded a second oil tanker in the Indian Ocean, after tracking it from the Caribbean Sea where it was suspected of helping Venezuela avoid US sanctions. The boarding of the Panamanian-flagged Veronica III is the...

Lebanon wants talks with Israel to end the fighting Lebanon says it's ready to talk to Israel to end the fighting, as the war in Iran intensifies.