Voting begins in Russian parliamentary election which Putin has cast as barometer of support for war
MOSCOW, Sept 18 – Voting got underway on Friday in a three-day parliamentary election in Russia which President Vladimir Putin has framed as a barometer of support for Russia’s war…
Russia adapts a training missile to lead its ballistic onslaught of Ukraine
LONDON/KYIV, Sept 18 – The bodies of passengers strewn across a bloodied suburban railway platform near Kyiv last month bore grim testament to the escalating air war dominating the conflict…
Canada, EU face limits to relationship after symbolic EU overture to Carney
TORONTO, Sept 18 – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney secured this week an offer to become the European Union’s first associate member, a mostly symbolic victory in his campaign to…
AI fuels 440% surge in hackers using blockchains in malware attacks
State-backed groups – including those linked to North Korea and Iran – now account for the majority of this activity. Read More
Hispanics feel ‘betrayed’ on immigration, Republican warns Trump
There is growing concern that aggressive immigration enforcement could erode gains Trump made among Latino voters in 2024. Read More
Inside Microsoft and OpenAI, worry about damaging the publishing industry
Publishers argue tech companies violated copyright by training AI on their unpaid work. Read More
Assad-era Syrian official jailed for 60 years by US court
WASHINGTON, Sept 17 – A former Syrian government official who headed the Damascus Central Prison under ousted President Bashar al-Assad and was convicted of torture by a US federal jury…
US said to delay excess capacity tariffs until after Xi summit
The reason for the delay is unclear. Read More
OpenAI, Microsoft executives’ quotes on AI training threaten copyright defence, news outlets argue
The lawsuit accuses OpenAI and Microsoft of using millions of articles without permission to train ChatGPT from news sources. Read More
Trump seen examining printout of apparent Kennedy Center demolition
The image was included in court filing evidence as a judge ordered Trump to give 30 days notice before taking any steps to demolish the building. Read More