Expert says UK airbase plot ‘fits into a very intense pattern we’ve been seeing in past two months’ – A propos
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US ban on Canadian alcohol and dairy comes into effect as trade war drags on
A US ban on several Canadian imports, including alcohol, dairy and motorcycles, has come into effect as a trade war between the two neighbours drags on. The latest measure by the Trump administration is in response to Canada’s implementation of…
OpenAI cancels release of new AI model over safety concerns
OpenAI will not release its newest artificial intelligence model, known as Astra 6.1, after internal testing by the ChatGPT-maker revealed it did not meet safety standards, the company confirmed Monday. The news comes one day before the AI giant hosts an…
Maharashtra anti-conversion: New law is changing how Indian Christians pray in the state
Some churches in and around India’s financial capital Mumbai have begun asking worshippers to give a declaration in writing – «I came here to pray of my own free will.» Visitors write down their names, sometimes add an ID card number, and…
Argentina’s Milei threatens to sue UK over Falkland Islands oil project
Argentina‘s President Javier Milei threatened Monday to sue the United Kingdom over an oil project near the Falkland Islands, the British-administered territory over which Buenos Aires claims sovereignty. Britain and Argentina fought a brief but…
Christa Pike execution: Tennessee governor rejects clemency plea
«After deliberate consideration of Christa Gail Pike’s request for clemency, and after a thorough review of the case, I am upholding the sentence of the State of Tennessee and do not plan to intervene,» Governor Lee said in a statement.…
French student protests fuel political clash ahead of 2027 Presidential vote
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu clashed with far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon on Monday over the actions of high school students who are blockading classes and pushing for a nationwide spread of their fledgling protest movement for more…
OpenAI scraps rollout of new model over safety concerns
OpenAI will not release its next-generation model – GPT-6.1 Astra – due to safety concerns, the ChatGPT-maker confirmed on Tuesday. The AI system – which performs tasks like browsing the web and using apps by itself –…
US prosecutors reopen Cornell university gang rape investigation
US prosecutors reopened an investigation Monday into an alleged gang rape at Cornell University following claims the elite college failed to properly punish the men involved. The alleged victim said in a civil lawsuit this month she was drugged with…
Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma: The Ugandan journalist who became king amid a succession row
Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma Nyabongo II, who is set to be crowned king of Uganda’s Tooro kingdom later, has long been a familiar face in the country. For many Ugandans, he was known not as the heir to the throne, but as a storyteller, as a…