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A blaze was burning near the main access road to the ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in Peru, leaving one person dead and two injured, officials said on Saturday. The fire began on Friday in the Sacred Valley of the Cusco region, which also includes the Ollantaytambo train station — the busiest for travelers visiting Machu Picchu. "We have one elderly person who died in the flames and two others with second-degree burns," Miguel Osco, head of the Cusco Regional Office for Disaster Management and Safety, told RPP radio. How did the fire start? Osco said the fire originated from controlled bush burning that farmers carry out to clear land for crops. The flames spread quickly because of the hot, windy weather and dry vegetation, he added. The Incas built Machu Picchu in the 15th ce...

The latest polling points to a tight race in Brazil's presidential election on Sunday, with leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva seeking a fourth non-consecutive term and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro seeking to continue the right-wing populist movement started by his father, Jair Bolsonaro. The two leading candidates wrapped up their campaigns on Saturday in Brazil's economic powerhouse state of Sao Paulo. Lula vows to 'defeat the far-right' The 80-year-old Lula capped off his campaign with a tour through the city of Sao Paulo, vowing to "defeat the far right," and framing the election as choice between "democracy and sovereignty" and "barbarism and corruption." Organizers said some 150,000 of Lula's supporters turned up for the rally in Brazil's largest city. Lula has campaigned on...

A safety engineer who recently quit ChatGPTcreator OpenAI warned Saturday that artificial intelligence (AI) firms were "not being nearly careful enough." David Robinson's comments come amid growing concerns about AI becoming too powerful — a threat that US President Donald Trump has labeled a "hoax." OpenAI and Anthropic recently disclosed cases in which their AI models slipped past safety controls, hid mistakes and hacked systems they were not meant to access.How US, China could end the AI raceTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video What did David Robinson write? In an op-ed for The Atlantic, Robinson said AI needs guardrails similar to those for nuclear power and aviation, adding, "The time for trial and error is ...

Two Iranian nationals charged with plotting acts of terrorism  against the United Kingdom's Jewish community were remanded in custody by a court in London on Saturday. The pair were detained on September 20, the eve of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. The case only came to light on Friday when the two men were charged, just days after another terror plot, which the UK has linked to Iran, was foiled. What do we know about the case? Prosecutor Mark Luckett told Westminster Magistrates' Court that Rahman S., 34, and Salam ‌A., 36, are accused of carrying out "hostile reconnaissance" on Jewish targets in Manchester, in northern England. He said the two men planned to use a "homemade explosive device" and had allegedly been in contact with a third party, an Iranian natio...

A car drove into a crowd of rugby league supporters in the eastern Australian city of Newcastle on Saturday after its driver appeared to lose control, leaving at least 10 people injured, authorities said. Several children were reported to be among the wounded. Two of the injured were in a critical condition, including a 5-year-old girl and a 67-year-old man, New South Wales officials said. What do we know about the car crash in Australia? The incident occurred in Newcastle's Wallsend ‌suburb, situated some 110 kilometers (68 miles) north of Sydney. Fans had gathered on the streets to cheer on the Newcastle Knights rugby team who were leaving for the National Rugby League grand final against the Sydney Roosters, slated to be held in ​Sydney on Sunday. Local reports cited the police as...

Spain's parliament has narrowly voted down a pair of emergency government decrees aiming to quell widespread protests against rising rental costs for housing. Hundreds of protesters were gathered outside the parliament in Madrid amid the marathon debate culminating in a pair of votes on Friday. They yelled "shame" and "your profits, our misery," as news of the measures being quashed filtered through.  Spain has been gripped by protests for around a week, including a tent city set up in central Madrid, ignited by the eviction of an 87-year-old pensioner from her apartment that threw the more longstanding issue of unaffordable housing costs into sharp focus. Why and how did the emergency decrees fail?  Left-leaning Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez leads a minority government in Spain and so ...

Argentina's government launched a scheme it hopes will attract wealthy investors and simultaneously "further strengthen the Argentine Republic's fiscal and financial position," offering people the chance to apply for citizenship via investment and thus bypass the more typical procedures.  Economy Minister Luis Caputo and Cabinet chief Diego Santilli launched the citizenship-by-investment program amid the "Argentina Week" business event in Paris, saying it would start accepting applications during the fourth quarter of 2026.  "This announcement is part of Argentina's drive toward international openness and integration, accompanied by reforms aimed at strengthening the investment climate and attracting capital," the Economy Ministry said in a statement.  Argentina's President Javier Milei...

The interior ministers of European Union countries met in Luxembourg on Thursday to discuss ways to strengthen border controls and curb undocumented migration into the 27-member bloc.  Following the talks, they approved a new regulation to boost deportations of irregular migrants. It will allow member states ​to establish so-called return hubs outside the EU for migrants who are legally required to leave the bloc but cannot be returned to their countries of origin. Countries including Denmark, Austria, Greece, Germany and the Netherlands have been exploring options to change migration policy and set up such migrant centers. How the far right hardened Europe's migration stanceTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video W...