SOFIA, Bulgaria — Romania and Bulgaria partially joined Europe’s ID-check-free travel zone on Sunday, marking a new step in the two countries’ integration with the European Union. After years of negotiations to join the Schengen area, there is now free access for travelers arriving by air or sea from both countries. However, land border checks … Read more
Hello, and welcome to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Friday episode, in which we dig through the most critical stories from the week and chat through new and emerging themes. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. This week we … Read more
The aid group Doctors Without Borders said Wednesday that two people were killed when a shelter housing staff in the Gaza Strip was struck during an Israeli operation in an area where Palestinians have been told to seek shelter. “While details are still emerging, ambulance crews have now reached the site, where at least two … Read more
TORKHAM, Afghanistan — The barren desert plain among the mountains of eastern Afghanistan is filled with hundreds of thousands of people. Some live in tents. Others live out in the open, among the piles of the few belongings they managed to take as they were forced from neighboring Pakistan. The sprawling camp of people returning … Read more
The president of the Dominican Republic is defending his determination to shut air, sea and land site visitors with neighboring Haiti in a dispute over development of a canal focusing on a river that runs by means of each international locations ByMARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA Related Press September 17, 2023, 7:59 PM Dominican Republic safety forces … Read more
MEXICO CITY — Mexico is flying migrants south away from the U.S. border and busing new arrivals away from its boundary with Guatemala to alleviate strain on its border cities. Within the week since Washington dropped pandemic-era restrictions on looking for asylum at its border, U.S. authorities report a dramatic drop in unlawful crossing makes … Read more
Getty/Urupong Nations might want to guarantee they’ve the correct skillsets to bolster their cyberdefenses and safeguard their digital borders as applied sciences similar to generative synthetic intelligence (AI) are adopted and proceed to evolve. Singapore, for one, desires to go well with up its cyber armed forces and prepare future expertise with superior AI capabilities. … Read more