Trump officials could ban and detain ships from ‘maritime chokepoint’ countries
Federal Maritime Commission says measures would hit Panama flag the most
Day: March 17, 2025
Trump could ban and detain ships from ‘maritime chokepoint’ countries
Federal Maritime Commission says measures would hit Panama flag the most
Man In China Tortures Cat To Death, Only Gets Fine And 15-Day Jail
A “mentally ill” man in China stomped on a cat, broke its legs and gouged out its eyes in a public area. But he only received a fine and an administrative detention of 15 days.
BlueSky Proposes ‘New Standard’ for When Scraping Data for AI Training
An anonymous reader shared this article from TechCrunch:
Social network Bluesky recently published a proposal on GitHub outlining new options it could give users to indicate whether they want their posts and data to be scraped for things like generat…
Military chiefs to thrash out Ukraine peacekeeping proposal amid Russia war
A senior military source tells Al Jazeera a multinational force needs a ‘maximalist approach’ to deter Russia.
Scientists Discover New Way To Defeat Invisible Cancer Cells
Australian researchers have identified a surprising mechanism focusing on telomeres — protective caps at the ends of chromosomes — that can help cells defend against cancer.
Ramadan 2025: Where does suhoor end as iftar begins elsewhere?
As the world spins, Muslims in one city begin their fast while others on the opposite side of the world break theirs.
Ceasefire talks with Putin will involve land and power plants, Trump says
Trump says that he would talk to Putin on Tuesday, after negotiators have pushed for Russia to back a US-Ukraine ceasefire proposal.
Macron says Putin has no say in whether Western troops are deployed to ‘sovereign’ Ukraine
Moscow has no say in Ukraine’s request for deployment of peacekeeping troops from allies, says Macron
No Time to Spare: Irish Defense and Security in 2025
Two years ago, we wrote in these pages about the sorry state of Irish defense and security that, we have on good authority, prompted a question on the matter to the then Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar when he visited the Biden White House on St. Patrick’…