Canadian province moves to limit AI power use, ban crypto mining
Connections to the power grid for other purposes like natural gas facilities will be prioritised. Read More
Gaza operations of much-criticised US aid group unravel
Since beginning operations in May, the GHF handed out millions of boxes of food to people in Gaza. Read More
US Marines probe firing of live artillery over California highway
LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Marines are investigating the firing of live artillery over a major California highway during a ceremony attended by Vice President JD Vance in which one…
Immigration raid in Chicago: A squalid building, a tip to the Feds, and then ‘straight-up chaos’
US law enforcement agents, rappelling from a Black Hawk helicopter, swarmed a 130-unit building. Read More
Defiant former French president Sarkozy to begin five-year prison term
PARIS – Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will be put behind bars on Tuesday, starting a five-year sentence for conspiring to raise campaign funds from Libya, in a stunning downfall…
Russian strike knocks out power to swathes of northern Ukraine, officials say
A new Russian attack on the Ukrainian border region of Chernihiv on Monday knocked out power to stretches of territory in the north of the country, including the main town…
In Trump’s drug war, prisoners may be too much of a legal headache, experts say
WASHINGTON – When two alleged drug traffickers survived a U.S. military strike last week in the Caribbean, they left the Trump administration with a decision to make: send them back…
Investors see IMF support as crucial for Bolivia’s new president
LONDON – Investors welcomed the Bolivian presidential election win for centrist candidate Rodrigo Paz as markets reopened on Monday, but cautioned he now faces a major challenge fixing the economy,…
Ivory Coast’s Ouattara looks to ride economic boom to fourth term
ABIDJAN – Alassane Ouattara’s long path to becoming Ivory Coast president included two elections in which he was disqualified from running and a brief but brutal 2010-11 civil war spurred…
Iraq bans Roblox game platform citing ‘moral values’
It cited content that violated Iraqi social norms. Read More