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Putin: I met Telegram founder Durov years ago, did not keep in touch
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he met the founder of messaging service Telegram, Pavel Durov - who faces possible criminal…
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EXCLUSIVE: Safe Pro Group's AI-Driven Drones Aid in Ukraine Mine Detection, Delivering Key Data to UN
On Thursday, Safe Pro Group Inc. (NASDAQ:SPAI) announced that its Safe Pro AI subsidiary has completed a Phase III drone survey operation…
Business
Organized crime groups in Germany cause almost €3 billion in damage
Organized crime groups caused billions of euros in damage in Germany in 2023, a new report showed on Thursday. The study by the Federal…
News
Meta's Oversight Board separates death threats and 'aspirational statements' in Venezuela
Meta’s Oversight Board has weighed in on the company’s content moderation policies in Venezuela amid violent crackdowns and widespread…
Business
A 6-seat Model Y? Tesla to revamp SUV for China market under project 'Juniper'
The US electric vehicle (EV) maker will assemble a six-seat Model Y variant at its Shanghai Gigafactory next year to take a shot at…
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Pope urges fight against extremism and climate change at Southeast Asia’s largest mosque
Pope Francis and the grand imam of Southeast Asia’s largest mosque vowed to unite against religiously motivated violence and called for…
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Pope Francis calls for solidarity against religious extremism
Pope Francis on Thursday called for solidarity against religious extremism during his visit to Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim…
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Photo of Malaysian navy vessel sinking falsely linked to conflict in western Myanmar
Screenshot taken on September 3, 2024 of the false post The junta's brutal crackdown on anti-coup protesters has forced thousands of youth…
Business
Pope's Indonesia visit sparks false 'Jakarta holiday' claim
Screenshot of the false post, captured on September 4, 2024 Satya Adhi The head of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics is visiting Indonesia…
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Vigil held in MN for 6 hostages killed by Hamas in Gaza
ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. (FOX 9) - The Jewish community gathered in St. Louis Park on Wednesday night to remember the six hostages found dead…
Politics
Canadian opposition party ends support agreement with Prime Minister Trudeau's Liberals
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — An opposition party in Canada ended a support agreement with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government…
Politics
Australia plans AI rules on human oversight, transparency
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's centre-left government said on Thursday it planned to introduce targeted artificial…
Politics
Australia to Propose Mandatory Guardrails for AI Development
(Bloomberg) -- Australia’s government has released options for mandatory guardrails for high-risk research and development of artificial…
Business
Japan inflation-adjusted wages rise for two straight months in July
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's inflation-adjusted wages rose for two consecutive months in July thanks to a bump in summertime bonuses,…
Politics
Thermite-Spewing ‘Dragon’ Drones Are Ukraine’s Newest Battlefield Innovation
Ukraine’s employment of so-called Dragon drones capable of spewing the incendiary compound thermite on Russian positions appears to be…
Politics
Baerbock advocates for two-state solution ahead of Mideast visit
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has called on the Israeli government in unusually clear terms to no longer refuse to negotiate a…
Business
New car sales decline in Germany as demand for electric cars drops
Sales of new cars in Germany declined sharply in August compared to the same month last year, largely as a result of weak demand for…
News
Lawyers of Solingen suspect threatened by far-right group, police say
A far-right group is suspected of having threatened attorneys who represented the alleged perpetrator in the Solingen stabbing when he…
Politics
Canada's NDP pulls support for Trudeau's Liberals
Canada’s left-wing New Democratic Party (NDP) has pulled the plug on a two-and-a-half-year-old agreement with Justin Trudeau's Liberals…
Politics
Justin Trudeau loses governing partner
OTTAWA, Canada — New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh says he’s “ripped up” the deal that has propped up Justin Trudeau’s Liberals in…
Politics
Brussels demands information on Hungary's new visa rules for Russians
The European Commission and Hungary are still at odds over new Hungarian visa rules for foreign workers from Russia and Belarus, with…
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Fake CV lands top 'engineer' in jail for 15 years
The man who had been chief engineer at South Africa’s state-owned passenger rail company has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for…
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Volvo becomes latest carmaker to scale back electric ambitions, eases goal to at least 90% by 2030
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Sweden-based Volvo Cars has eased off on its pledge to stop selling cars with internal combustion motors by…
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Pope appears sprightly after health issues with epic Asia trip underway
Jakarta, Indonesia — Pope Francis appeared in good health and good humor Wednesday on the first full day of what will be a marathon trip…