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Washington — When it comes to combating disinformation ahead of the U.S. presidential elections, artificial intelligence and chatbots are failing, a...

Former Albanian President Meta arrested for alleged corruption

10/21/2024 Newsmaker

TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s left-wing Freedom Party said Monday its leader and former Albanian President Ilir Meta has been arrested on...

Microsoft to allow autonomous AI agent development starting next month

10/21/2024 Newsmaker

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Microsoft will allow customers to build autonomous artificial intelligence agents starting in November, the software giant said on Monday, in...

French government takes new blows over deal to sell painkiller maker to US fund

10/21/2024 Newsmaker

Paris — French drugmaker Sanofi’s confirmation that it will sell a controlling stake in its consumer health unit to a U.S....

Russia on track to ban adoptions from countries allowing gender change 

10/21/2024 Newsmaker

In late September, the Russian parliament backed new legislation that will make it harder for some people to adopt children...

Germany inaugurates Baltic Sea naval HQ amid rising tensions with Moscow

10/21/2024 Newsmaker

Berlin — Germany inaugurated on Monday a new multinational naval headquarters for the Baltic Sea capable of leading operations for NATO...

Gulen, the powerful cleric accused of orchestrating a Turkish coup, dies

10/21/2024 Newsmaker

ISTANBUL — The U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, who built a powerful Islamic movement in Turkey and beyond but spent his later...

Moldova’s EU referendum goes to wire after Sandu decries vote meddling

10/21/2024 Newsmaker

CHISINAU, Moldova — A knife-edge majority of 50.17% voted “yes” in Moldova’s pivotal referendum on joining the European Union, nearly final...

‘Gives us what you stole from us,’ Australian senator yells at visiting King Charles

10/21/2024 Newsmaker

CANBERRA, Australia — An Indigenous senator told King Charles III that Australia is not his land and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese...

 Austin visits Ukraine in show of US support

10/21/2024 Newsmaker

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made an unannounced visit Monday to Ukraine in a show of support for Ukraine’s military...

Wounded Ukranian war vets train for wintry sports competition

10/21/2024 Newsmaker

In February, Canada will host the first-ever winter Invictus Games, an athletic competition for wounded and injured veterans from around...

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy seeks strong reaction to North Korean involvement in war

10/20/2024 Newsmaker

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday he was seeking a strong reaction from countries who have acknowledged that North Korea...

Brazil’s Lula cancels Russia trip for BRICS summit after head injury

10/20/2024 Newsmaker

Brasilia, Brazil — Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday canceled his trip to Russia for the BRICS summit,...

Serbia’s president talks with Putin and vows he’ll never impose sanctions on Russia

10/20/2024 Newsmaker

BELGRADE — European Union candidate Serbia will continue to refuse to impose sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine despite...

Iran protests EU support for UAE over disputed islands

10/20/2024 Newsmaker

Tehran — Iran summoned the ambassador of Hungary, whose country holds the rotating European Union presidency, to protest a joint E.U.-Gulf...

Tens of thousands rally in Georgia for EU ahead of pivotal vote

10/20/2024 Newsmaker

Tbilisi — Tens of thousands of Georgians staged on Sunday a pro-Europe rally, days before parliamentary elections seen as a crucial...

Libyan held in Germany over suspected Israel embassy plot

10/20/2024 Newsmaker

Berlin — A Libyan suspected of planning an attack on the Israeli embassy in Berlin and links to the Islamic State...

Kyiv launches more than 100 drones over Russia as a missile strike on Ukraine injures 17

10/20/2024 Newsmaker

KYIV — Russian air defenses shot down more than 100 Ukrainian drones Sunday over Russia’s western regions, Moscow officials said, while...

Tiny Caribbean island of Anguilla turns AI boom into digital gold mine

10/20/2024 Newsmaker

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The artificial intelligence boom has benefited chatbot makers, computer scientists and Nvidia investors. It’s also providing an unusual windfall for...