Key US Official Calls for Tech Companies to ‘Do Something’ About AI
The director of the leading U.S. cybersecurity agency has a message for scientists and top technology company officials who are warning that artificial intelligence could lead to the end of humankind: Take action. “If you actually think that these capabilities…
Україна отримала від США 1,25 мільярда доларів фінансової підтримки – Шмигаль
«Кошти підуть на підтримку державного бюджету, зокрема соціальні та гуманітарні видатки» …
Ankara Could Get F16s but US–Turkey Ties Remain Fraught
Aiming to secure support for Sweden’s bid to join NATO, U.S. President Joe Biden signaled a transactional approach in his engagement with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The newly reelected Turkish leader has been one of the most consequential yet complicated…
Ankara Could Get F16s but US-Turkey Ties Remain Fraught
Aiming to secure support for Sweden’s bid to join NATO, U.S. President Joe Biden signaled a transactional approach in his engagement with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The newly reelected Turkish leader has been one of the most consequential yet complicated…
Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Starts 11-year Sentence for Blood-Testing Hoax
Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes is in custody at a Texas prison where she could spend the next 11 years for overseeing a blood-testing hoax that became a parable about greed and hubris in Silicon Valley, according to the Federal…
British PM Rishi Sunak to Visit Washington Next Week for Talks with Biden
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will hold talks with U.S. President Joe Biden next week when they will discuss improving economic ties and how to sustain military support for Ukraine in its conflict with Russia. Sunak will be in Washington…
Україна домовляється з ЄС про відкриті кордони для своєї агропродукції – Мінагро
Із 2 травня до 5 червня діє заборона від Єврокомісії на постачання пшениці, кукурудзи, ріпаку та насіння соняшнику з України до пʼяти країн – Болгарії, Угорщини, Польщі, Румунії та Словаччини …
Україна може отримати від МВФ другий транш на 900 мільйонів доларів – заява
Як ідеться в пресрелізі, Україна виконала «всі кількісні критерії ефективності на кінець квітня та структурні маяки на кінець травня» …
Turkey to Investigate Media Outlets Over Election Coverage
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog on Tuesday announced it is investigating six opposition TV channels for “insulting the public” through coverage of Sunday’s presidential election runoff. The Radio and Television Supreme Council, or RTUK, said viewers had complained about election coverage, but did…
South African Rand Dives After Russia Accusations
South Africa’s currency, already under pressure, has plummeted to new lows after a US official accused the country of helping Russia. The plunge is causing concern among officials and investors, but as Zaheer Cassim reports from Johannesburg, it’s the people…
NATO Soldiers on Guard in Kosovo Town, Serb Protesters Smash 2 Cars
Serb protesters smashed two cars belonging to Albanian journalists in Kosovo’s Leposavic town on Tuesday, a day after 30 NATO soldiers and 52 protesters were hurt in clashes, as EU and NATO officials urged calm and de-escalation of the violence….
China’s Shenzhou-16 Mission Takes Off Bound for Space Station
China sent three astronauts to its Tiangong space station on Tuesday, putting a civilian scientist into space for the first time as Beijing pursues plans to send a manned mission to the Moon by the end of the decade. The…
5 Greek Border Police Officers Arrested on Suspicion of Working With Migrant Smugglers
Greek authorities said Monday they had arrested five police officers from a special border guard force on suspicion of working with smugglers to help migrants cross into the country from neighboring Turkey. A police statement said the five suspects are…
Why Do Kosovo-Serbia Tensions Persist?
Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo flared anew this weekend after Kosovo’s police raided Serb-dominated areas in the region’s north and seized local municipality buildings. Violent clashes between Kosovo’s police and NATO-led peacekeepers on one side and local Serbs on the…
Poland Imposes Sanctions on 365 Belarusians Over ‘Draconian’ Verdict Against Journalist
Poland imposed sanctions Monday on 365 Belarusian citizens and froze the financial assets of 20 entities and 16 other people associated with the Russian capital in reaction to what it condemned as a “draconian” verdict against a journalist. Under the…
UN Talks on Treaty to End Global Plastic Pollution Open in Paris
A United Nations committee met in Paris Monday to work on what is intended to be a landmark treaty to bring an end to global plastic pollution, but there is little agreement yet on what the outcome should be. The…
Spanish PM Calls Snap Election Following Results of Regional, Local Polls
Spain’s prime minister called early general elections on Monday after unsatisfactory results in regional and local elections Sunday. Speaking on national television, Pedro Sanchez said he would dissolve parliament and Spain would hold snap elections on July 23. “I have…
Ukrainian Teen Barely Escapes War-Torn Bakhmut Alive
Depending on who you ask, the city of Bakhmut or separate parts of it are during any given week either controlled by Russian troops or by the Ukrainian Army. But the reality is that the city is in ruins and…
At Least Three People Dead in Boat Accident in Northern Italy
At least three people died and one person is missing after a 16-meter tourist boat capsized and sank on Lake Maggiore in northern Italy Sunday evening. Divers backed by a helicopter continued to search for the missing person. An air…
Kosovo Serbs Gather to Take Over Municipality Buildings in the North
Ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo on Monday tried to take over the local government buildings where Albanian mayors entered last week with the help of police. Kosovar police and NATO-led Kosovo Force were seen protecting the municipality building in Zvecan,…
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