Pope Francis Visits Children in Hospital, Will Be Discharged Saturday
Pope Francis baptized a baby and greeted children in Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Friday as he appeared to make a rapid recovery from a bout of bronchitis that caused him to be hospitalized earlier this week. Francis will return home…
Україна може отримати від МВФ перший транш вже найближчим часом – Мінфін
Рішення ради директорів МВФ дозволяє негайну виплату близько 2,7 мільярда доларів США …
Russia Sends Bombs as Ukraine Marks Grim Bucha Anniversary
Russia used its long-range arsenal to bombard anew several areas of Ukraine on Friday, killing at least two civilians and damaging homes as Ukrainians commemorated the anniversary of the liberation of Bucha from a brutal occupation by the Kremlin’s forces….
Call for Pause in AI Development May Fall on Deaf Ears
A group of influential figures from Silicon Valley and the larger tech community released an open letter this week calling for a pause in the development of powerful artificial intelligence programs, arguing that they present unpredictable dangers to society. The…
Is Banning TikTok Constitutional?
U.S. lawmakers and officials are ratcheting up threats to ban TikTok, saying the Chinese-owned video-sharing app used by millions of Americans poses a threat to privacy and U.S. national security. But free speech advocates and legal experts say an outright…
Finland’s NATO Membership: What’s Next?
Finland received the green light to join NATO when Turkey ratified the Nordic country’s membership late Thursday, becoming the last country in the 30-member Western military alliance to sign off. All NATO members must vote unanimously to admit a new…
Britain Claims Post-Brexit Win by Sealing Trans-Pacific Trade Pact Membership
Britain will join 11 other countries in a major Asia-Pacific trade partnership, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced Friday, in the country’s biggest post-Brexit trade deal following nearly two years of talks. Britain will be the first new member since the…
Russia Using TikTok to Push Pro-Moscow Narrative on Ukraine
New data is suggesting at least some U.S. adversaries are taking advantage of the hugely popular TikTok video-sharing app for influence operations. A report Thursday by the Alliance for Securing Democracy (ASD) finds Russia “has been using the app to…
Montenegrin Justice Minister: Do Kwon Extradition Sought by US, South Korea
Authorities in Montenegro say the United States and South Korea have asked the Balkan nation to extradite South Korean Terraform Lab founder Do Kwon, who is suspected in those countries of cryptocurrency fraud amounting to more than $40 billion. “Two…
World Court Rules US Illegally Froze Some Iranian Assets
In a partial victory for Iran, judges at the International Court of Justice on Thursday ruled that Washington had illegally allowed courts to freeze assets of some Iranian companies and ordered the United States to pay compensation, the amount of…
Blinken Urges Democracies to Use Technology to Help Citizens
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday urged democracies around the world to work together to ensure technology is used to promote democratic values and fight efforts by authoritarian regimes to use it to repress, control and divide citizens….
Tech Leaders Sign Letter Calling for ‘Pause’ to Artificial Intelligence
An open letter signed by Elon Musk, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and other prominent high-tech experts and industry leaders is calling on the artificial intelligence industry to take a six-month pause for the development of safety protocols regarding the technology….
Vatican Repudiates Colonial Era ‘Doctrine of Discovery’
The Vatican on Thursday formally repudiated the colonial-era “doctrine of discovery”, used centuries ago to justify European conquests of Africa and the Americas, saying “it is not part of Catholic Church teaching.” The Vatican acknowledged in a statement from its…
Russia’s War in Ukraine Creates Ripple Effect in Africa
The disruption of Ukrainian agriculture caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is creating a shortage of commodities in African countries, like Kenya, that heavily rely on imported grain and products like fertilizer and irrigation equipment. To help meet the…
Київ готовий забрати депортованих українських дітей-сиріт на кордоні РФ із, наприклад, Естонією – Верещук
Ірина Верещук запропонувала механізм повернення незаконно вивезених у РФ дітей …
Latest in Ukraine: Turkey to Vote on Finland’s NATO Bid
New developments: Spain to send six Leopard tanks to Ukraine in April Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba calls April rotating U.N. Security Council presidency held by Russia “a bad joke.” Kuleba tweeted the world “can’t be a safe place with Russia…
Україна отримала грант від США на 1,25 мільярда доларів – Мінфін
Кошти підуть на часткове відшкодування видатків держбюджету, зокрема, на пенсії, виплати ВПО, та зарплати рятувальникам і викладачам вишів …
Wall Street Journal Reporter in Russia Detained on Suspicion of Spying, Report Says
Russia’s FSB security service said on Thursday that a reporter with the U.S. newspaper The Wall Street Journal, Evan Gershkovich, had been detained in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg on suspicion of espionage, the Interfax news agency reported. In a…
Японія надасть 400 млн доларів на відбудову інфраструктури України
«За ці гроші планується закупити обладнання та послуги, необхідні для відбудови» …
US Lawmakers Seek Assurances on Ukraine Aid Use
Since Russia invaded Ukraine more than a year ago, the United States has earmarked about $113 billion in military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine – making it one of the largest ever assistance packages approved by the US government. Investigators…
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