As outrage over the death of chief Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny reverberates across the world, Russian President Vladimir Putin is turning a deaf ear to Western anger as he prepares to extend his 24-year rule in an election next month and police across Russia continue to squelch any protest attempts. The U.S. and its allies … Read more
SOPA Images/Contributor/Getty Images A big focus of enterprise work these days is to automate human tasks for greater efficiency. Computer giant IBM asks in its most recent research whether generative artificial intelligence (AI), such as large language models (LLMs), can be a stepping stone to automation. Called “SNAP”, IBM’s proposed software framework trains an LLM … Read more
Manchester United say the club have dealt with an “internal disciplinary” matter with Marcus Rashford after he was absent from the team’s 4-2 win at Newport County. The original guidance given for Rashford’s absence from the squad on Sunday was an illness, after the England striker was pictured out in Belfast earlier in the week. … Read more
This artist sketch depicts former President Donald Trump, seated right, listening as his attorney D. John Sauer, standing, speaks before a federal appeals court on Jan. 9 in Washington. This artist sketch depicts former President Donald Trump, seated right, listening as his attorney D. John Sauer, standing, speaks before a federal appeals court on Jan. … Read more
King Charles is allegedly of the opinion that he is responsible for Prince Andrew and his actions since taking up the role of monarch from his late mother. This has been brought to light by a figure close to Buckingham Palace. According to the Daily Mail, the figure explained King Charles’ reasonings for this thought … Read more
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese state media accused the Philippines on Monday of repeatedly infringing on China’s territory in the South China Sea, spreading false information and colluding with extraterritorial forces to cause trouble. The Philippines has relied on U.S. support to continually provoke China, with such “extremely dangerous” behaviour seriously harming regional peace and stability, … Read more
Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) is warning House Republicans that President Biden could not be impeached and removed from office for any conduct or crimes committed before he was elected president in 2020. Mullin’s statement in an interview with Newsmax pours cold water on a House GOP investigation into Biden’s family’s business dealings, particularly Hunter … Read more
By Enrico Dela Cruz and Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines repeated its call for China to stop “provocative actions”, warning that its attempts to block Manila’s resupply missions to a disputed atoll in the South China Sea could have “disastrous results”. Jonathan Malaya, spokesperson at the National Security Council (NSC), said in a … Read more
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine military has called out China to stop “unsafe actions” in the South China Sea, after a Chinese navy ship shadowed and attempted to cut off a Philippine navy vessel conducting a resupply mission late last week. A Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessel came as close as 350 yards … Read more
Children crying because of Israeli raids on October 15, 2023 in Khan Yunis, Gaza. Many Gazan citizens have fled to the south following warnings from the Israeli government to do so. Israel has sealed off Gaza and launched sustained retaliatory air strikes, which have killed at least 1,400 people with more than 300,000 displaced, after … Read more