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British Police Capture Escaped Terrorism Suspect

British Police Capture Escaped Terrorism Suspect

A former British soldier who escaped from a London prison four days ago was captured Saturday while riding a bike...

Poland’s Political Parties Reveal Campaign Programs

Poland’s Political Parties Reveal Campaign Programs

Poland’s conservative governing party and the opposition showered potential voters with promises Saturday as the country’s political parties revealed their...

AI Technology Behind ChatGPT Built in Iowa Using Lots of Water

AI Technology Behind ChatGPT Built in Iowa Using Lots of Water

The cost of building an artificial intelligence product like ChatGPT can be hard to measure. But one thing Microsoft-backed OpenAI...

Ukraine Making ‘Tactical Advances’ Against Russian Forces, UK Says

Ukraine Making ‘Tactical Advances’ Against Russian Forces, UK Says

Ukraine’s armed forces are making “gradual tactical advances” against Russia’s defensive line east of the town of Robotyne, the British...

US, India, Saudi, EU to Unveil Rail, Ports Deal on G20 Sidelines, Official Says

US, India, Saudi, EU to Unveil Rail, Ports Deal on G20 Sidelines, Official Says

A multinational rail and ports deal linking the Middle East and South Asia will be announced Saturday on the sidelines...

Britain Marks Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s Death

Britain Marks Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s Death

Britain on Friday marked one year since the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. As Henry Ridgwell reports from London, polls...

International Team Tries Rescue of US Explorer in Turkey

International Team Tries Rescue of US Explorer in Turkey

An international team of at least 150 rescuers gathered at a Turkish cave Friday and prepared to try to bring...

UN Offers Incentives for Russia’s Return to Black Sea Grain Deal

UN Offers Incentives for Russia’s Return to Black Sea Grain Deal

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in a letter last month that Russia would be eligible...

British Police Confirm First Credible Sighting of Escaped Terror Suspect

British Police Confirm First Credible Sighting of Escaped Terror Suspect

London’s Metropolitan Police on Friday reported the first confirmed sighting of a terror suspect who escaped Wednesday from a London...

Death Toll Rises as Greece Grapples With Storm Daniel

Death Toll Rises as Greece Grapples With Storm Daniel

Rescue crews have begun airlifting hundreds of people trapped in dozens of Greek hamlets after four days of cataclysmic rainfall...

World Public Broadcasters Say Switch From Analog to Digital Radio, TV Remains Slow

World Public Broadcasters Say Switch From Analog to Digital Radio, TV Remains Slow

Members of the International Radio and Television Union from about 50 countries, meeting this week in the Cameroonian capital, Yaounde,...

Friday Marks First Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth’s Death

Friday Marks First Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth’s Death

Friday marks the first anniversary of the death of England’s Queen Elizabeth.  She died a year ago at her beloved...

India Seeks a Greater Voice for the Developing World at G20, but Ukraine War May Overshadow Talks

India Seeks a Greater Voice for the Developing World at G20, but Ukraine War May Overshadow Talks

It’s never been easy for the leaders of the world’s largest economies to find common ground, but Russia’s war on...

Russia Holds Elections in Occupied Ukrainian Regions in an Effort to Tighten Its Grip There

Russia Holds Elections in Occupied Ukrainian Regions in an Effort to Tighten Its Grip There

Russian authorities are holding local elections this weekend in occupied parts of Ukraine in an effort to tighten their grip...

Ailing US Explorer Trapped 1,000 Meters Deep in Turkish Cave Awaits Difficult Rescue

Ailing US Explorer Trapped 1,000 Meters Deep in Turkish Cave Awaits Difficult Rescue

Rescuers from across Europe rushed to a cave in Turkey on Thursday, launching an operation to save an American researcher...

Huawei Phone Kicks off Debate About US Chip Restrictions

Huawei Phone Kicks off Debate About US Chip Restrictions

It started with an image of U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on her China trip last month, reportedly taken on...

Ukraine, US Intelligence Suggest Russia Cyber Efforts Evolving, Growing

Ukraine, US Intelligence Suggest Russia Cyber Efforts Evolving, Growing

Russia’s cyber operations may not have managed to land the big blow that many Western officials feared following Moscow’s February...

Russian Gets 9 Years in Prison for Hacking, Insider Trading Scheme

Russian Gets 9 Years in Prison for Hacking, Insider Trading Scheme

A wealthy Russian businessman with ties to the Kremlin was sentenced Thursday to nine years in prison for his role...

Erdogan, Putin Deepen Cooperation, Putting Ankara on Collision Course With Western Allies

Erdogan, Putin Deepen Cooperation, Putting Ankara on Collision Course With Western Allies

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, are pledging deeper economic cooperation as the list of...

Britain Vows to Find Terror Suspect Who Escaped London Jail

Britain Vows to Find Terror Suspect Who Escaped London Jail

The United Kingdom pledged on Thursday to find the former army soldier suspected of terrorism who escaped from prison by...

Report: China Using AI to Mess With US Voters

Report: China Using AI to Mess With US Voters

China is turning to artificial intelligence to rile up U.S. voters and stoke divisions ahead of the country’s 2024 presidential...

US, Britain Sanction 11 Linked to Russian Cybercrime Group

US, Britain Sanction 11 Linked to Russian Cybercrime Group

The United States and Britain on Thursday sanctioned 11 people who are part of the Russia-based Trickbot cybercrime hacking group,...