“Terrified” by escalating Ukrainian drone attacks, locals in the Russian city of Tambov head to parliamentary elections this weekend under no illusions that the pro-peace candidate stands a chance of victory. At first glance, the city of around 250,000 — some 500 kilometres (300 miles) southeast of Moscow — exudes calm. Its quaint 19th-century houses […]
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushed back Tuesday against growing calls to pause or slow AI development, arguing that market incentives and legal liability are the best safeguards against the technology’s risks.”People won’t want to use agents that are misaligned with them and that don’t do what they ask, so labs have a strong natural incentive […]
Read MoreThe Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen’s Houthis accused the rebels on Wednesday of targeting Islam’s holy city Mecca, sparking outrage across the Muslim world and deepening the conflict roiling the region. Fresh fighting between the Iran-backed Houthis and Saudi-backed Yemeni government has dragged in Riyadh, with the Houthis declaring a maritime blockade on the kingdom and […]
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Animals are dropping dead amid the worst drought in living memory for many Central Americans, who are grappling with the unforgiving effects of the powerful El Nino weather pattern.”Sometimes I break down in tears. Sometimes you eat, sometimes you don’t,” said Lidia Ochoa in San Lorenzo, southern Honduras. The same scene is playing out across […]
Read MoreUS director Zach Cregger is a huge fan of the “Resident Evil” video game franchise, so when he was tapped to direct its new film adaptation, he gave himself one objective: “Be authentic to the spirit of the games.”The “Weapons” and “Barbarian” filmmaker did so by leaning into the visual language of video games, shooting […]
Read MoreThe United States hammered home a message touting its energy dominance at Tuesday’s meeting of G20 energy ministers in Houston, while brushing past the consequences of Washington’s war in Iran and environmental concerns. The meeting’s slogan to “Unleash the full potential of American energy” has been repeated by US officials tirelessly in Texas since the […]
Read MoreUS military plans to rebuild the main port in a pristine Pacific archipelago have stirred painful memories of World War II and have locals concerned about being caught in a potential superpower conflict. Palau will become the US military’s top overseas location for construction next year as a crumbling wharf built by Japan in World […]
Read MoreA Seoul court ordered Pyongyang on Wednesday to pay roughly $32.5 million for blowing up in 2020 an office in North Korea that was intended to foster better relations between the two Koreas. The lawsuit over the destruction of the Inter-Korean Liaison Office marks the first time the South Korean government has sought damages directly […]
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Die US-Notenbank Federal Reserve (Fed) verkündet am Mittwoch ihre Leitzinsentscheidung (20.00 Uhr MESZ). Erwartet wird, dass die Fed den Leitzins erhöhen könnte, um die durch steigende Energiepreise angefachte Inflation abzuschwächen. Fed-Chef Kevin Warsh erläutert die Entscheidung im Anschluss auf einer Pressekonferenz (20.30 Uhr MESZ). Eine Leitzinserhöhung wäre eine Niederlage für US-Präsident Donald Trump. Er hatte […]
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