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Russia’s security chief, citing no proof, blames Ukraine and U.S. in terror attack

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Russia’s intelligence chief on Tuesday directly blamed Ukraine for orchestrating the assault on the Crocus City Hall concert venue with Western help, alleging without evidence that Kyiv “trained militants in the Middle East.” The accusation by Alexander Bortnikov, the head of Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB, seemed intended to deflect attention from his agency’s … Read more

China faces ‘fork in the road,’ IMF chief Georgieva says at CDF forum

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Kristalina Georgieva, Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), speaks during the China Development Forum 2024 at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on March 24, 2024 in Beijing, China.  China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images China has two choices right now: return to its old economic policies, or choose reforms to spur … Read more

U.N. chief to visit Gaza border after resolution on cease-fire vetoed

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U.N. Secretary General António Guterres is set to visit Egypt’s border with Gaza on Saturday, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to send forces into the packed city of Rafah near the border, despite warnings from U.S. and world leaders. The U.N. chief landed in Egypt after the U.N. Security Council failed to pass … Read more

Aston Martin names Bentley chief Adrian Hallmark as new CEO

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Exhibition of Aston Martin DB11 during the Turin Motor Show 2018.  Stefano Guidi | LightRocket | Getty Images LONDON — Adrian Hallmark, the experienced autos leader of luxury brand Bentley, has been appointed as new chief executive officer of Aston Martin. The 61-year-old will start in his new role no later than Oct. 1, the … Read more

Fed and others to make ‘major progress’ on rates this year: BIS chief

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An eagle tops the U.S. Federal Reserve building’s facade in Washington, July 31, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/ Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank look poised to make “major progress” in cutting interest rates this year, according to the central bank of central banks. Agustín Carstens, general manager of the Bank … Read more

Y Combinator’s Chief Startup Whisperer Is Demoting Himself

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When Michael Seibel lost his position at the startup incubator Y Combinator, he didn’t find out in typical tech industry fashion, which might entail an email calling him to a Zoom meeting where the bad news would be delivered. He did it to himself. Today Seibel is announcing that he’s stepping down as YC’s managing … Read more

AI is keeping GitHub chief legal officer Shelley McKinley busy

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GitHub’s chief legal officer, Shelley McKinley, has plenty on her plate, what with legal wrangles around its Copilot pair-progammer, as well as the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, which was voted through the European Parliament this week as “the world’s first comprehensive AI law.” Three years in the making, the EU AI Act first reared its head … Read more

Navalny’s former chief of staff Leonid Volkov attacked with hammer outside his Lithuania home

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Leonid Volkov, the longtime chief of staff of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, was attacked with a hammer and tear gas outside his home Tuesday, Navalny’s spokesperson Kira Yarmysh said. Volkov has lived in Lithuania in self-imposed exile from Russia for at least four years. The reported attack comes less than a month … Read more

UN nuclear chief tells Japan transparency is ‘very important’ in ruined nuclear plant’s discharges

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TOKYO — The head of the U.N. atomic agency on Tuesday emphasized to Japan’s government the importance of transparency in its ongoing discharges of treated radioactive wastewater at the ruined Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Rafael Grossi also expressed support for increasing Japan’s nuclear capacity as the country looks to … Read more