US senators back Ukraine ahead of major Trump speech, text shows
WASHINGTON, Feb 24 – A group of Democratic and Republican U.S. senators will introduce a resolution on Tuesday supporting Ukraine as it battles Russian invaders, hours before President Donald Trump…
France’s Macron accepts resignation of Louvre museum chief after jewel theft
PARIS, Feb 24 – French President Emmanuel Macron accepted the resignation on Tuesday of the head of Paris’ Louvre museum, which has been grappling with the fallout from a high-profile…
Canada to press OpenAI safety officials in wake of school shooting
OTTAWA, Feb 24 – Canada will press OpenAI officials on Tuesday about their safety protocols after it emerged the ChatGPT maker did not contact police about an account it banned…
Mexico weighs legal action after Musk links president to drug cartels
MEXICO CITY, Feb 24 – Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Tuesday she is considering legal action following a comment by tech billionaire Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, that…
M23 rebel spokesperson killed in Congo army drone strike, officials say
DAKAR, Feb 24 – The military spokesperson for the M23 rebel group, Willy Ngoma, was killed in an army drone strike in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, two…
Some cracks appear in Trump coalition before State of the Union
Some young voters, Latinos and other recent additions to the coalition are beginning to sour on him. Read More
Germany’s once-vibrant auto heartland falls on hard times
MOESSINGEN, Germany, Feb 24 – Dostech, a small supplier of sealant technology in Germany’s industry-rich Baden-Wuerttemberg region, shifted focus in 2018 when a surge in automotive enquiries prompted it to…
AI triggering ‘flashing warning signals’, researcher says
Some AI “agents” have emailed him without human prompting to announce they had attained sentience. Read More
State of the Union could be Trump’s best chance to sell voters on Iran plans
WASHINGTON, Feb 24 – Tuesday’s State of the Union address provides President Donald Trump with a nationally televised opportunity to persuade skeptical American voters to rally behind his threatened strikes…
A student’s death in Senegal shines light on a simmering debt crisis
DAKAR, Feb 24 – Amadou Bilo Diallo was hiding in his student dormitory with five roommates and a handful of friends when Senegalese police stormed in and began beating them…