US urges hands-off approach to AI regulation at G-20 tech meeting
The US goals largely align with the thinking of the world’s biggest AI companies, nearly all of which are American. Read More
Kremlin adviser, papal envoy to discuss Ukraine humanitarian issues
Sept 1 – Russian President Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov will discuss humanitarian issues in the Ukraine conflict with papal envoy Cardinal Matteo Zuppi later this month in…
Tropical Storm Edouard moves ashore Gulf Coast near Texas-Louisiana border
Sept 1 – Tropical Storm Edouard churned out of the Gulf of Mexico and sloshed ashore near the Texas-Louisiana border on Tuesday, packing sustained winds of up to 60 miles…
Putin says Russia is winning on battlefield, won’t negotiate with ‘terrorists’
MOSCOW, Sept 1 – President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia was winning the war in Ukraine and portrayed the Ukrainian leadership as “terrorists” with whom it was not…
‘It created discomfort’, says Canadian minister about Russia’s G-20 presence
The presence of Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov prompted protests from European officials. Read More
Russia calls Germany’s Leipzig drone attack claims false and an unprecedented escalation
MOSCOW, Sept 1 – Russia’s embassy in Germany said on Tuesday that German allegations that Russia was responsible for an attempted drone attack at Leipzig/Halle airport last month were an…
Ukraine’s Fedorov says Palantir CEO will be first major investor in new defence company
Mykhailo Fedorov is Ukraine’s tech-savvy former defence minister who was dismissed in July. Read More
French singer Bruel cancels tour after protests over sex crime investigation
PARIS, Sept 1 – French singer and actor Patrick Bruel, one of France’s best-selling recording artists, on Tuesday cancelled a series of concerts he had planned from October following protests…
‘Significant’ number of EU countries back speeding up Ukraine funding, Ireland says
WICKLOW, Ireland, Sept 1 – A significant number of European Union member states support bringing forward the disbursement of funds under an EU loan to Ukraine to help its war…