North Korea, despite international sanctions, aggressively invests in AI. A recent report sheds light on North Korea’s bold push into artificial intelligence (AI) technology, which includes critical areas like COVID-19 response, nuclear energy, surveillance, and even war games (via Reuters). The report, … Read More
The European Union is facing fresh chaos as farmers from member countries come together to block off major highways in a huge protest. Angry French farmers have brought the nation to a standstill by blocking major roads with enormous convoys … Read More
Major South African banks are providing funding for the Palestinian Hamas terrorist group, according to an investigative report Wednesday in the Jerusalem Post that also names a former Muslim community leader as a key figure in the financing operation. The Post reports: … Read More
At least 21 Israeli soldiers were crushed to death under a building due for demolition in Gaza on the deadliest day for IDF soldiers in the war so far. Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, vowed to fight on inside the … Read More
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish legislators scheduled a long-delayed vote Tuesday on Sweden’s bid to join NATO, in a step that could remove a major hurdle for the previously nonaligned Nordic country’s entry into the military alliance. Turkey, a NATO … Read More
KARLSRUHE/BERLIN Germany, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Germany can cut off public funding to the radical right-wing party Die Heimat, the Constitutional Court said on Tuesday in a landmark ruling which stirred up a debate on whether a similar step could … Read More
SHANGHAI/BEIJING, Jan 22 (Reuters) – China’s major state-owned banks moved to support the yuan on Monday, tightening liquidity in the offshore foreign exchange market while actively selling U.S. dollars onshore as equities slid, four sources with knowledge of the matter … Read More
Jan. 19 (UPI) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he has rejected U.S. calls for a Palestinian state after the war in Gaza ends. Netanyahu told a news conference in Jerusalem on Thursday that he had made clear to … Read More
Narendra Modi hails controversial opening as fulfilment of ‘dream that many have cherished for years’ More than three decades after a mob of militant Hindu radicals razed a mosque to the ground in the Indian town of Ayodhya, the country’s … Read More
A Japanese robot has successfully touched down on the Moon but problems with its solar power system mean the mission may live for just a few hours. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (Slim) put itself gently on the lunar … Read More